GREAT PERFORMANCES | Nureyev: The Russian Years | PBS

RUDOLF NUREYEV is one of the enduring icons of 20th-century dance. NUREYEV: THE RUSSIAN YEARS is a new examination of the key period in his life prior to and immediately following his famous "leap to freedom" in 1961. Premiering Wednesday, August 29 on Thirteen/WNET New York's GREAT PERFORMANCES on PBS (check local listings), the special weaves recent interviews with Russian colleagues and rare archival footage of the young dancer never before seen in the West.

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A BBC production in association with Thirteen/WNET New York, the program can also be seen in the U.K. on BBC. (check local listings) GREAT PERFORMANCES is the longest running performing arts series on television. It is produced for PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York and is funded by the Corporation for Public Television, the National Endowment for the Arts, public television viewers, and PBS. Major corporate funding in provided by UBS. Special funding for this program was provided by the Irene Diamond Fund and the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust.

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[Madre02]

For God's sake. I'd forgotten how good-looking he was. I was just a toddler when he came to the States. He still stands as the greatest Russian dancer of all time for me.

[14nomonkeys]

He was and remains the best and most wonderful dancer in the world. He soared!

How sad that he's gone. Hats off to the Tartars.

[eulex10]

tears go down

[Maripudelmonaco]

Muchas de las imágenes de danza, no corresponden a sus años en RUSIA, de todas formas es un bello video.

[88888Di88888]

what a legend!!! like the Queen song says: one by one... only the good die young :( RIP Nureyev!

[Il00OOll]

Tatar genius

[IamKesyerSoze]

Such an interesting figure.

[happyC73]

@sprintbass ps; i'm speaking of myself with regards to ballet, of course. Good luck with the cycling!! It's so very painful!!

[happyC73]

@sprintbass cycling is super challenging!! I've trained with some cyclist - wow! I never performed at such a high level, but family members did so. However, even the modest training that I did receive drove home how amazing is the art (and athleticism) of dance. As an "old" fogey, I now do swim training. A dance background actually helps a lot with fine-tuning body placement/'feeling the water'. Swimming is highly technical. Dance forms can still be enjoyed, albeit not ballet performance level.

[sprintbass]

@happyC73 well for me after i stopped dancing i took up cycling..I love the tour de france...at this point id love to go and do both...its just hard for me to do something that i performed at such a high leval at when i was younger..I wont accept being 38 as old..yes my body will not respond how it did at 21 but it is attainable to find good form its just going to take longer...

[happyC73]

@sprintbass But never too late to love dance and immerse yourself in other ways! I also took dance in the 80s and am very blessed to understand and appreciate how very amazing it is as a result! :-)