Rudolf Nureyev
Acting
Born: 1938-03-17 · Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Died: 1993-01-06
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
2025
Director
Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker
2025
Director
Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX
2024
Choreographer
Don Quixote
2024
Choreographer
Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala
2022
Choreographer
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
Self (archive footage)
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
2019
Choreographer
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Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris]
2019
Choreographer
Nureyev
2018
Self, Archive Footage
Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe
2018
self
The Nutcracker
2018
The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala
2018
Choreographer
Cinderella
2018
Choreographer
Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams
2016
Himself (Archive Footage)
Swan Lake
2016
Choreographer
English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet
2015
Choreographer
Don Quixote
2015
Choreographer
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
2015
Choreographer
I Am Divine
2014
Self (archive)
Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival
2013
Paolo, a young man
La Belle au bois dormant
2013
Choreographer
A Life for Ballet
2012
Self
La Bayadère
2012
Choreographer
Don Quichotte - Nureyev
2012
Choreographer
La Bayadère
2010
Choreographer
Nureyev - Raymonda
2009
Choreographer
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2005
Stage Director
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
Self (archive footage)
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
Self
📺 TV Shows (12)
Love at First Sight
1992
Igor
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
Self
Wedden, dat..?
1986
Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
Self
The Muppet Show
1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Self
Midi trente
1972
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
Self (archive footage)
Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
1964
Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self - Ballet Dancer
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self