Rudolf Nureyev
Acting
Born 1938-03-17 · Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia] · Died 1993-01-06
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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acting
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
self
Nureyev
Self, Archive Footage
The Nutcracker
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
Himself (Archive Footage)
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
Paolo, a young man
A Life for Ballet
Self
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Nureyev Unzipped
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
Film Producer
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
Self
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Love at First Sight
Igor
Rudolf Nureyev
Himself
The Margot Fonteyn Story
Rudolf Nureyev
The Dame Edna Experience
Self
Wedden, dat..?
Self
That's Dancing!
Exposed
Daniel Jelline
Marco Spada
Marco Spada
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
The Afternoon of a Faun
Faun
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
Himself
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky
Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
Giselle
Albrecht
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Please Turn the Page
Self
Petrushka
Petrouchka
Crew
Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker
Director
Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Director
Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala
Choreographer
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Choreographer
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Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]
Choreographer
The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala
Choreographer
Cinderella
Choreographer
Swan Lake
Choreographer
English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
Choreographer
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
Choreographer
Don Quixote
Choreographer
La Belle au bois dormant
Choreographer
La Belle au bois dormant
Conductor
La Bayadère
Choreographer
Don Quichotte - Nureyev
Choreographer
La Bayadère
Choreographer
Nureyev - Raymonda
Choreographer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Stage Director