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Our introduction to the life and works of Rudolf Nureyev
includes the following pages:
Rudolf
Nureyev: A Lifetime of Dance
Nothing could stop the determined Rudolf Nureyev from dancing.
Not his father. Not his lack of rigorous training as a child.
Not even the Soviet government. In fact, the young boy from
the small town of Ufa grew up to become one of the most
world-renowned dancers in history.
Running
from the Law
Rudolf Nureyev wanted to be a successful dancer, and he
wanted to dance in all of the major theaters—in
the West as well as the East. But the government of the
then-Communist Soviet Union viewed Nureyev's desire to mingle
with the West with suspicion.
Margot
Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev: The Unlikely Pair Who Created
a Legendary Partnership
When Fonteyn and Nureyev began partnering in 1962, their
careers were at radically different stages and their performance
styles were in sharp contrast. Surprisingly, this unlikely
pair created extraordinary magic on stage.
The
Artist Paints the Dancer
When Jamie Wyeth met Rudolf Nureyev in 1974 at a party,
he was immediately intrigued by the alluring dancer. Wyeth
asked him if he would pose for some portraits, but Nureyev
declined. Three years passed before the dancer would relent.
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