Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

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...

Known For

Valentino

as Rudolph Valentino

Exposed

as Daniel Jelline

Cast Credits

Cinderella

as Film Producer

Exposed

as Daniel Jelline

Marco Spada

as Marco Spada

Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky

as Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune

Valentino

as Rudolph Valentino

Petrushka

as Petrouchka

Don Quixote

as Basilio

The Sleeping Beauty

as Prince Florimund

The Nutcracker

as Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince

Swan Lake

as Prince Siegfried

Swan Lake

as Prince Siegfried

Crew Credits