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ARTSBEAT; Royal Ballet's Star Dancer Quits Sergei Polunin, who at 19 became the youngest male dancer to be made a principal with the Royal Ballet in Britain, abruptly quits the company. Photo Star Dancer Quits Royal Ballet Originally born in southern Ukraine, Sergei Polunin joined the Royal Ballet School in 2003 at age 13. ?The Nutcracker? in London, Four Different Versions This season?s batch of ?Nutcrackers? in London included performances by the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Matthew Bourne and the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Liam Scarlett Choreographs ?Viscera? for Miami City Ballet Liam Scarlett, a British ballet choreographer whose vocabulary and aesthetic that are resolutely classical, has created a new work, ?Viscera,? for Miami City Ballet. In 'Marguerite,' Sparks Between a New Star and a Senior Ballerina "Marguerite and Armand" was the centerpiece of a triple bill that the Royal Ballet opened at the Royal Opera House. Bolshoi?s ?Esmeralda? Is Vivid on a Movie Screen The Bolshoi?s ?Esmeralda? is the latest in live, high-definition ballet to be shown in movie theaters worldwide, and the production is vivid. Natalia Osipova at the Mariinsky Theater in ?Giselle in 3D? The latest of the ?Giselle? movies, this time in 3-D, stars Natalia Osipova and Leonid Sarafanov at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. ?Swan Lake?: One Classic Ballet, Many Interpretations ?Swan Lake? is more popular than ever. Still, the versions by New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater leave room for improvement. Kevin O?Hare, Royal Ballet?s Next Artistic Director Kevin O?Hare, the Royal Ballet?s next artistic director, has a big challenge ahead. Royal Ballet Courts the Masses in a London Arena The Royal Ballet in East London shed pretenses and decamped to the O2 arena to perform ?Romeo and Juliet,? enjoyed by the masses along with beer, nachos and hot dogs.