Premier danseur: ballet's greatest superstar, Rudolf Nureyev, defined his era. (includes excerpt from Diane Solway's 'Nureyev: His Life')

From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine) | Date: October 27, 1998| Author: Ulrich, Allan | Copyright information

Rudolph Nureyev made a lasting contribution to the role of the male ballet dancer when he defected to the West in 1961. His personal life, much of which was devoted to the Danish dancer Erik Bruhn, was tumultuous and irrepressibly passionate, and significantly dedicated to his own needs.

Thirty-seven years ago a young member of Leningrad's touring Kirov Ballet announced to French authorities at Paris's Le Bourget airport that he wished to remain in their country. Rudolf Nureyev w...

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