Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Defector to the West in 1961. Lead with the Royal Ballet alongside Margot Fonteyn. Director of the Paris Opera Ballet. The most charismatic male ballet dancer of the twentieth century.

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

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