Rudolf Nureyev
Ballet Dancer, Film director
1938 – 1993
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Who was Rudolf Nureyev?
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Soviet-born dancer of ballet and modern dance, one of the most celebrated 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.
Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1938
Irkutsk - Also known as
- Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev
- Rudolf Noureev
- Rudi
- Ethnicity
- Bashkirs
- Tatars
- Nationality
- Austria
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Mariinsky Ballet
- Vaganova Ballet Academy
- Died
- Jan 6, 1993
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on July 23, 2013
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