Rudolf Nureyev
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1938 — Present
Dancerchoreographerballet director
Personal Info
- Born
- Mar 17, 1938
- Age
- 88
- Birth Place
- Near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev
17 March 1938
Near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died 6 January 1993 (aged 54)
Levallois-Perret, France
Cause of death AIDS-related complications
Resting place Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, Paris, France
Citizenship
Soviet Union (until 1961)
Stateless (1961–1982)
Austria (from 1982)
Years active 1958–1992
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Partners
Erik Bruhn (1961–1966)
Wallace Potts (1969–1975)
Robert Tracy (1979–1992)
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev[a][b] (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.[c]
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.
17 March 1938
Near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died 6 January 1993 (aged 54)
Levallois-Perret, France
Cause of death AIDS-related complications
Resting place Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, Paris, France
Citizenship
Soviet Union (until 1961)
Stateless (1961–1982)
Austria (from 1982)
Years active 1958–1992
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Partners
Erik Bruhn (1961–1966)
Wallace Potts (1969–1975)
Robert Tracy (1979–1992)
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev[a][b] (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.[c]
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.
Life & Career Details
Born Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev
17 March 1938
Near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died 6 January 1993 (aged 54)
Levallois-Perret, France
Cause of death AIDS-related complications
Resting place Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, Paris, France
Citizenship
Soviet Union (until 1961)
Stateless (1961–1982)
Austria (from 1982)
Years active 1958–1992
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Partners
Erik Bruhn (1961–1966)
Wallace Potts (1969–1975)
Robert Tracy (1979–1992)
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev[a][b] (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.[c]
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.
17 March 1938
Near Lake Baikal, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died 6 January 1993 (aged 54)
Levallois-Perret, France
Cause of death AIDS-related complications
Resting place Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, Paris, France
Citizenship
Soviet Union (until 1961)
Stateless (1961–1982)
Austria (from 1982)
Years active 1958–1992
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Partners
Erik Bruhn (1961–1966)
Wallace Potts (1969–1975)
Robert Tracy (1979–1992)
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev[a][b] (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.[c]
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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