Rudolf Nureyev
Biography
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 ...
Also Known As
Rudolph Nureyev, Rudolf Chametowitsch Nurejew, Rudolf Nurejew, Rudolf Noureev, Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев
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Rudolf Nureyev's Movies
Valentino
07 Sept 1977
Nureyev
25 Sept 2018
That's Dancing!
18 Jan 1985
Exposed
22 Apr 1983
The World of Jim Henson
23 Nov 1994
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
24 Nov 2021
Romeo and Juliet
04 Oct 1966
Swan Lake
26 Dec 1966
I Am a Dancer
01 Jun 1972
The Sleeping Beauty
01 Jan 1972
The Margot Fonteyn Story
11 Jan 1989
Petrushka
27 Dec 1976
The Special London Bridge Special
01 Jan 1972
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
01 Dec 1963
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
01 Jan 2005
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
01 Jan 1997
Cinderella
30 Apr 1997
Don Quixote
18 Jul 1973
A Life for Ballet
09 Aug 2012
Political Portraits
01 Jan 1969
Rudolf Nureyev's TV Shows
The Muppet Show
05 Sept 1976
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
Omnibus
13 Oct 1967
The Hollywood Palace
04 Jan 1964
The Dame Edna Experience
12 Sept 1987
Le Grand Échiquier
12 Jan 1972
Wedden, dat..?
02 Jan 1986
Love at First Sight
12 Feb 1992
Midi trente
06 Mar 1972
Please Turn the Page
20 Apr 1977
Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
11 May 1964