Rudolf Nureyev

Also known as Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer (1938–1993)

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Rudolf Nureyev was a Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer who lived from 1938 to 1993 and became one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. He is historically significant for his extraordinary talent and artistry, which helped elevate ballet's popularity and influence during his lifetime.

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Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

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…

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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande — Self (archive footage)2021
Nureyev — Self, Archive Footage2018
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe — self2018
The Nutcracker2018
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams — Himself (Archive Footage)2016
I Am Divine — Self (archive)2014
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival — Paolo, a young man2013
A Life for Ballet — Self2012
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala2005
Nureyev Unzipped — Self (archive footage)1998

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Russia
Active from: 1938
Active to: 1993

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Instance of: human
Given name: Rudolf
Gender: male
Citizenship: Austria
Place of birth: Razdolnoe
Place of death: Levallois-Perret
Occupation: director
Educated at: Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Languages spoken: Tatar
Student of: Vera Volkova
Official website: nureyev.org
Image: Nureyev Allan Warren.jpg
Work location: Soviet Union

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Commons category: Rudolf Nureyev
date of birth: 1938-03-17
date of death: 1993-01-06
ethnic group: Tatars
place of burial: Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
cause of death: cobalt
manner of death: natural causes
student: Manuel Legris
start of work period: 1958-00-00
sexual orientation: homosexuality
end of work period: 1992-00-00
name in native language: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев
partner in business or sport: Margot Fonteyn

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Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the preeminent male ballet dancer of the 20th century, as well as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.

Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Lake Baikal, in Siberia , Soviet Union , to a Tatar family. He began his career in Leningrad with the company that in the Soviet era was called the Kirov Ballet. In 1961, he defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. This was the first defection of a Soviet artist during the Cold War, and it created an international sensation.

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