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Rudolf Nureyev
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
Known for
5.8Valentino
1977
7.3I Am Divine
2014
4.8Exposed
1983
7.4The World of Jim Henson
1994
Political Portraits
1969
7.1That's Dancing!
1985
Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
1971
8.0The Special London Bridge Special
1972
3.7Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
7.3Nureyev
2018
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018
8.0Romeo and Juliet
1966
Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev
1980
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
The Nutcracker
1968
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
8.2Swan Lake
1966
9.0An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963
8.0The Margot Fonteyn Story
1989