Rudolf Nureyev

Acting

Born: 1938-03-17
Died: 1993-01-06
From: Irkutsk, USSR [now Russia]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Rudolph NureyevRudolf Chametowitsch NurejewRudolf NurejewRudolf NoureevРудольф Хәмит улы НуриевРудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев

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 have Nureyev killed Description above from the Wikipedia article Rudolf Nureyev, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Awards & Nominations4 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

1988
🏆 Won

Capezio Dance Award

1987
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

Acting44 titles

Directing8 titles

Production2 titles

Sound1 title

Art1 title

Crew21 titles