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Rudolf Nureyev

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Rudolf Nureyev

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 17, 1938 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

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​

Known For

Acting
2021Hervé Guibert, la mort propagandeSelf (archive footage)
2018NureyevSelf, Archive Footage
2018Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russeself
2018The Nutcracker
2012A Life for BalletSelf
2005Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
1998Nureyev UnzippedSelf (archive footage)
1997Nureyev: Dancing Through DarknessSelf
1997CinderellaFilm Producer
1994The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
1992Love at First SightIgor
1991Rudolf NureyevHimself
1989The Margot Fonteyn StoryRudolf Nureyev
1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelf
1986Wedden, dat..?Self
1985That's Dancing!
1983ExposedDaniel Jelline
1982Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982Marco SpadaMarco Spada
1981The Afternoon of a FaunFaun
1980Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf NureyevHimself
1980Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to NijinskyHimself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune
1977ValentinoRudolph Valentino
1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977Please Turn the PageSelf
1976PetrushkaPetrouchka
1976The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star
1973Don QuixoteBasilio
1972I Am a DancerHimself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince)
1972The Special London Bridge SpecialBallet Dancer
1972The Sleeping BeautyPrince Florimund
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
1972Midi trenteSelf
1971Singer Presents Burt BacharachHimself
1969Political PortraitsHimself
1968The NutcrackerHerr Drosselmeyer/The Prince
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967OmnibusSelf (archive footage)
1966Romeo and JulietRomeo
1966Swan LakePrince Siegfried
1965The Day of the OathSelf
1964Lieder, Arien und GeschichtenSelf
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Ballet Dancer
1963An Evening With The Royal BalletSelf
1963Swan LakePrince Siegfried
1958When the Spirit Soars in Flight
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
-Afternoon of a FaunFaun
Production
1972The Sleeping BeautyProducer
1968The NutcrackerProducer
Directing
2025Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping BeautyDirector
2025Paris Opera Ballet: The NutcrackerDirector
1997CinderellaDirector
1989The NutcrackerDirector
1973Don QuixoteDirector
1972The Sleeping BeautyStage Director
-The Sleeping Beauty (Opera)Director
Crew
2024Swan Lake - Filmed for IMAXChoreographer
2024Don QuixoteChoreographer
2022Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla ScalaChoreographer
2019Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)Choreographer
2019Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]Choreographer
2018The 350th Anniversary Inaugural GalaChoreographer
2018CinderellaChoreographer
2016Swan LakeChoreographer
2015English National Ballet's Romeo and JulietChoreographer
2015Don QuixoteChoreographer
2015Nureyev & Friends: A Gala TributeChoreographer
2013La Belle au bois dormantChoreographer
2012La BayadèreChoreographer
2012Don Quichotte - NureyevChoreographer
2010La BayadèreChoreographer
2009Nureyev - RaymondaChoreographer
2008Tchaikovsky: Swan LakeChoreographer
1989The NutcrackerChoreographer
1982Swan LakeChoreographer
1979Le Beau MecChoreographer
1973Don QuixoteChoreographer
1972The Sleeping BeautyChoreographer
1968The NutcrackerChoreographer
1966Swan LakeChoreographer
1963Swan LakeChoreographer