Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin became the protagonist of the music video for Depeche Mode's song "In Your Room"
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"In Your Room" - a famous song Depeche Modereleased as the fourth and final single from their album Songs of Faith and Devotion (1994). After almost 30 years the song found a second round of fame thanks to the music video. Anton Corbijnwhich has already racked up more than 120,000 views in a few days! The main character of the video was a famous Russian ballet dancer Sergey PoluninThe most interesting thing in this story is that for some reason, Polunin has been able to make the most of his incredible plastic movements. covered up the tattoo with Putin, which the artiste wrote on his chest! Quite curious... Why was it done? And what, in fact, is the idea of the clip itself? Let's understand...
About the clip
"In your room." (2021) is a collaboration between a brilliant director and an internationally renowned ballet dancer... Not only is it a stunning music video, but also a unique excerpt from the upcoming feature-length documentary "Dancer II": this music video will be included in the said film, entirely dedicated to the story of Polunin himself... The second part serves as a sequel to the tape released in the 2016: it's a complete narrative that tells the story Sergei - we will see his ups and downs, legendary breakthroughs, leaving the theatre... As for the music video, it appeared on the artist's YouTube channel 25 May 2021: in a few days, the video has been viewed by more than 120,000 users! In it, the artist dances on an autumn beach to Depeche Mode's track "In Your Room"... The director is. Anton Corbijn. Here's what Polunin himself said about the experience:
"Collaborating with Anton is a wonderful experience, thanks to which I was personally able to see all the layering he creates in different dimensions... It's a dance with nature itself! And it has the deepest meaning... I am very proud to have met him. And I'm very happy because I got the opportunity to dance to Depeche Mode, a band I've loved and listened to for so many years...".
The filming took place in the autumn 2020on the Dutch island of Terschelling.... Anton Corbijn recalls:
"It was a great pleasure to work with Sergei. This is one of my favourite songs in Depeche Mode's repertoire... Sergei did his job perfectly: he vividly expressed the inner struggle... It is worth mentioning the harsh weather conditions of November... The clip, in my opinion, is delightful and conveys the whole meaning of the composition...".
Where did the Putin tattoo disappear to?
When watching the clip, many people who actively follow the work and life of Sergei Polunin, have quite reasonable question: "Where, in fact, did the tattoo on his chest with Putin's portrait disappear to?" As it turned out, the ballet dancer has not removed the tattoo and has no plans to do so:
"If I do decide to get tattoos, Putin's portrait will be last on their list..." - Sergei commented.
Moreover: Polunin was very surprised by the hype caused by the "disappearance" of the tattoo:
"I'm constantly travelling to different countries, working with different magazines, and I respect other people's traditions. And sometimes, during shoots, they put special masking paint on my tattoos... There are photo shoots that shouldn't echo politics. The same goes for video shoots..."
The Ukrainian ballet dancer made his popular tattoo immediately after the got a Russian passport. A kind of tribute to the head of the country.....
And lastly about the song.....
"In Your Room" is a well-known composition Depeche Mode 1993. It was also the subject of an official music video, also directed by Anton Corbijn... In this video work you will find many references to other music videos of the band, such as " " .Strangelove" (model posing in lingerie), "Walking in My Shoes" (bird costume), "Halo" (man with clown make-up), "Personal Jesus" (showing a band member in a cowboy hat) and many others...As of May 2021 the video has racked up more than 17 million views!
Anton Corbijn himself characterised the clip as "a retrospective of his work done with the Depeche Mode..." Due to scenes of partial nudity, the clip was rarely broadcast on MTV (and only at night), which was the reason for the single's modest commercial success in the country... By the way: this is the last clip in which we can see the Alan Wilder (He would later leave the group...).
