Rudolf Nureyev
Born: 1938-03-17
• Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed
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Filmography
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
Nureyev
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The Nutcracker
A Life for Ballet
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
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Nureyev Unzipped
Cinderella
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
The World of Jim Henson
Rudolf Nureyev
The Margot Fonteyn Story
That's Dancing!
Exposed
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Venezia, carnevale, un amore
The Afternoon of a Faun
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Valentino
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Petrushka
Don Quixote
I Am a Dancer
The Special London Bridge Special
The Sleeping Beauty
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
Political Portraits
The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
Romeo and Juliet
The Day of the Oath
Swan Lake
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
When the Spirit Soars in Flight
Afternoon of a Faun