Rudolf Nureyev Solo Debut on American TV 1963

[moonshinemaude]

rudi, i wish i'd seen you in the nudi.

[1987ulise]

THIS WAS A RECORDING APLAUSSE...I GUESS.

[jazztariamos]

Stupid audience, clapping hands, as if it was some freak show piruettes in a circus, you must never do that...but well...it was a wonderful performance.-he's my favourite

[Tayuya12611]

@jazztariamos

calm.the.fuck.down.

[jazztariamos]

@Tayuya12611 I'm pretty sure you love clapping at funerals too...good for you! n_n

[LadyPapagheno]

Da brivido !!! bellissimo e bravissimo !

[Il00OOll]

Tatar genius

[MrBipulpandey]

Amazing!!

[candacesuero]

he's sexy.

[saraallsion]

God he was gorgeous and his lines are pure perfection

[powertothebees]

Graceful, impeccable landings. Why does he always move clock-wise?

[1987ulise]

THIS IS AN HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. APPLAUSES ARE OUT OF PLACE.

[1987ulise]

Who put these applauses out of place. A great error!

[shakira04031991]

A legend in history of dance!!!

[1947Rollo]

Baryshnikov o Nureyev ? Non saprei ! Non ho la competenza per giudicare(nè lo vorrei) chi dei due è il più grande,per me strabiliano entrambi.Credo che se di preferenza si può parlare, è solo in relazione al gusto personalissimo di ciascuno di noi.

[rorozco181]

I love Nureyev's dancing sooo much. I wish I could've seen him when he was alive. And Nureyev is more artistic and he has more of a flare than Baryshnikov, they're different types of dancers. I like what litsa Style said.

[niznet111]

AWSOME!

[shyapokun]

ヌレエフかっこいい♡知りませんでした。

ありがとうございます！！

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[log05mus]

I knew of him through the theater and my dear friend who introduced us....He was so magnificent in person, beyond any desription other than a man touched BY GOD...It was sheer perfection...I always trembeled as I talked with him, actually became ill after a rather long conversation about my workouts, one time...in the 70's... back then...Stomach in Knots from nerves.....So HAndsome!!!!

[ardillahhhh]

ESPLÉNDIDO!!

[rj42103]

Have you seen the movies SMila's Sense of Snow or Legends of the Fall....that is his daughter.

[KurbatovaN]

Он гений!!!

[Tigerlin7]

Rudolph was Charming ,charismatic, poise, carefree, A master at his art .A leader of his own destiny in his career made him unique. ahead of his time ...loved by everyone...

great Actor ...Dancer... creative fashion icon and his love for music as a music conductor and also teaching ballet... Your memory will live on forever. Thanks for this video

[gluups]

Trop beau, quel destin !

[HopePrincess7]

I love him, he was wonderful there is never going to be someone like Nureyev. He really was born to dance

[Tigerlin7]

I can watch this over and over its so flawless. I was 1 year old when this was made.

[mags102755]

He was quite fine. Just fine.

[PiNkpRo]

the worlds most amazing dancer. does anyone know how you can get good information on him?

[johie27]

@PiNkpRo

[bunbacheso]

the second one is kinda funny. NO offense intended. He was great.

[larry46lurex]

I love that boy..

He was Freddie Mercury's pair

♥

[midojaix87]

he is beautiful

[looker768]

&(*^%! He's beautiful!

[Kapojos]

nijinsky is more interesting

[gladys8it]

He's absolutely brilliant; my favorite dancer of all time!!!!

[TheSailormarie]

Lo adoro, es maravilloso.

[sfriedgintis]

Hi. This is a wonderful video. Thanks so much for posting it. I would like to cite it in a research paper. Can you tell me where you located the video? Or, perhaps, just some basic information about the performance: when it aired, what station, what program, etc.? I would be very grateful. Thanks again for posting!

[blopcup]

what an intense face...

[kangadillo]

He was absolutely sublime. He had what Longinus called "the grace beyond the reach of art." I was lucky enough to see him on stage in New York. Oh, my God, it was a night to remember.

[jansumi]

@kangadillo ah, perhaps we were there together <: I saw him & fonteyn in 'romeo & juliet' & 'swan lake' in NY in '69. I've never been the same since - once she began i couldn't stop crying, lol.

This video is wonderful - what culture shock he must have been in, the courage it took him to break with everything he'd been trained to do and be...

[sabinabarbara]

splendido

[LanzaLover2]

I remember seeing him at the Hollywood Bowl, probably his Bowl debut. The "girls" had been dancing a while, then all of a sudden he came flying from behind the curtain stage right, clear to the center of the stage it seemed. He was already airborne when you first saw his pointed foot. Have you ever heard 18,000 gasp all at once??? It's an amazing sound. Sold out that night. It was soooo thrilling. I've never been able to figure out how he could fly so far so high.

[esquibelle]

He was very mean personally.

But a great artist.

[ThunderAppeal]

@esquibelle He wasnt mean, he didnt suffer fools and incompetence. The nitwits in American media gave him that reputation because the American media has *no* talent and they dont know what to do with it when they see it.

[VolgaTatar2007]

Amazing!

[Caligulalia]

I appreciate and certainly understand the enthusiasm, but how I wish this audience hadn't applauded DURING the performance, as if they were in a circus.

[Sulalee]

@Caligulalia, I bet that was part of why he stumbles and grimaces so much, thinking "What the heck did I do coming here and leaving my country where people were at least cultured enough to wait until the end of a piece to applaud?"

[Caligulalia]

I know what you mean. I attributed the grimace to a painful landing -- an attempt at stoicism, but I also see the mixed emotions. While he hated the authoritarian and limiting regime he escaped, he was also heartbroken at having to leave his family, culture, and mentors like Pushkin. He loved the over-the-top praise he got in the West but accepted it with flared nostrils and undisguised contempt. What a character. Love him.

[TheDancerChic]

The grace and character this man had is absolutely incredible. He's my ballet idol. <3

[lbrin3]

Oh so mind-boggoting!!

[tresh700]

who is nuriev? greatest performer who ever lived in 20 st century..

[khc333]

@tresh700  I AGREE!!!

[Inmeroj]

Totally beautiful and amazing

[preciousbash]

Actually the first piece was fantastic as well. If he was capable of this sort of dancing why did he not display his true skill more often?..He did loose control and just sort od shlumo to the floor at the end of the 2nd piece though. SIGH!!!

[shelaghmckenna]

It may be that moment, however, which revealed to the world the wild animal beneath the classical discipline.

[Genrietta]

Were is video of Makarova and Nureyev?

[whitebearpaws]

We can be thankful he was alive and dancing in a time when we could have him on film. He set the bar extremely high. THANKS RUDI

[MINOTAURESEPT]

The audience was too enthusiastic with their applause, it interrupted the performance.

[hipretty]

This is true Russians would have been/are more conservative with their applause.

[rockchick80s]

Thanks for the share flybreath - My mum loved him and Dame Margot Fontaine, two of the Greats. I am a big fan of Darcy Bussell myself. I always think of Ballet as being a cross between Dance and Sport - they are such amazing athletes, so well trained and disciplined and yet so elegant.

[TheReturnOfStephan]

One of the great men artists who helped me finally become comfortable in my one skin.:)

Thanks for posting.

[leathrgrl]

I just finished reading the Kavanaugh bio. My first ballet was seeing him in Sleeping Beauty. I fell in love with him and ballet from that moment on. Thank you for the film. I miss him very much.

[PhillipLWilcher]

The greatest dancer of all time. One of life's most extraordinary creatures. Inspiring. There will never be another like him.

[jkircher314]

Thank you for your comment. He was a uniquely gifted artist.

[devucka]

One only is near him for this time : Gheorghe Iancu.

Rudenka was extraordinary.

[PhillipLWilcher]

Agreed! He was extraordinary - his mind was as much for music and mime as it was for movement and his poetry was his passion spent. Never forgotten.....

[MonaAllegra]

Yes! Even beyond extraordinary - Nureyev didn't dance - he was dance. His spirit, the heart he brought to his work is breathtaking. Against all odds and at great personal cost. You are right, there will never be another like him. Truly unforgettable.

[PhillipLWilcher]

Agreed, totally!

[sugarbabyxy]

@PhillipLWilcher If you're interested in him and his life, you should read "Dancer" by Colum McCann, it's just about his life

[PhillipLWilcher]

@sugarbabyxy Thank you for that. I'll look into it. I have almost every book written about him over the years. Thanks again!

[jrushka]

@PhillipLWilcher

Genious!!!!!

[PhillipLWilcher]

@jrushka Through and through......

[LitsaStyle]

@PhillipLWilcher Baryshnikov was better:)

[PhillipLWilcher]

@LitsaStyle Baryshnikov was different. I'd say he was a better technician.....but I prefer Nureyev. I don't think it's a question of who was better really. Blessings!

[goingcarving]

@PhillipLWilcher Right it is not all a matter of perfect lines... it is a matter of the look... and NO ONE CAN HOLD A CANDLE TO HIM...

[Ryan935]

WOw!

[Apulia2001]

It's so wonderful to remember why I loved this dancer so much.

[qbendanny1]

Though there were many greats before him,(Youskevitch,Bruhn,Eglevsk­y) it was Rudy who put the male dancer on the map, now and forever.Bow when you hear his name.Great post JK314.

[Ryan935]

THat's was excellent!!

[2319236]

realmente uno de los mejores videos que vi de este ser excepcional.Adoro su arte es realmente insuperable.Nureyev siempre seras unico.Gracias ROXANA

[KamillAristonChudoba]

OMG

This is so amazing.

Nureyev in his prime.

Sensational, just fantastic!

Thank you so much for posting this

[jkircher314]

You're welcome, and by the way, beautiful pirouettes.

[KamillAristonChudoba]

Thanks

[merluzasfritas]

his dancing is so lyrical and so musical, I do not think there is anyone dancing like him these days,but if anyone can tell me who can I would be grateful.

[fairylilac]

ohhhhhhh!! You knew I'd love this, I haven't seen the second part of it before, its wonderful. Thank you JK :-)

[jkircher314]

Yes, I was thinking of your, fairylilac, when I posted this :)

So glad you like it. Even though I can tell he's very nervous, he was still such a new and thrilling experience for the audience - they loved him!

Because the film comes out blurry, you can't really see his expression - more of a grimace than a smile - at the end of Gayne. It's actually cute, like a little boy who isn't sure he ended up in the right position or not. Imagine the pressure he was under!