Twenty-three-year-old dancer Rudolf Nureyev was just becoming a household name in Russia when he became a Cold War sensation by defecting to the West. Movie critic Bob Mondello says that incident ...

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 ...

When the Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev came to Paris to tour with the Kirov ballet company in 1961, he was “like a wild animal out of a cage,” says Oleg Ivenko, the 26-year-old Ukrainian dancer ...

Julie Kavanagh’s 2011 biography, “Rudolf Nureyev: The Life,” serves as the basis for Ralph Fiennes third film as director, “The White Crow,” featuring the acting debut of 22-year-old Ukrainian-born ...

Jacqui and David Morris' documentary 'Nureyev,' about the legendary dancer, includes much never-before-seen footage. By Frank Scheck There has been no shortage of documentaries about Rudolf Nureyev, ...

In 1961, Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West — providing director Ralph Fiennes with a rich character for his third feature. Why did world-renowned Russian ballet dancer Rudolf ...

No one was quite prepared for what they saw when Rudolf Nureyev was unleashed. It wasn’t just the iconic dancer’s athletic abandon, though that was impressive enough. He turned faster than anyone and ...

He befriended Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 while the Kirov Ballet was in Paris and witnessed his headline-making defection at the height of the Cold War. By Neil Genzlinger She danced with Nureyev and ...

Julie Kavanagh’s 2011 biography, “Rudolf Nureyev: The Life,” serves as the basis for Ralph Fiennes third film as director, “The White Crow,” featuring the acting debut of 22-year-old Ukrainian-born ...

A Nureyev Ballet, With a Hint of Ambivalence, Takes Its Time “The Sleeping Beauty” being performed by the Paris Opera Ballet is notable for its length and what Rudolf Nureyev may have been trying to ...