Rudolf Nureyev Solo Debut on American TV 1963

Rudolf Nureyev's first American solo broadcast. He danced the male solos from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and from Katchaturian's Gayne.

He seems nervous and vulnerable, especially in the Katchaturian, where he finishes in a bit of a sad and awkward pose. Because of the blurry image you can't really see his final expression, which is strained, in between a forced smile and a grimace of pain.

The audience loved him. His unmistakable charisma and beauty were instantly recognized.

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• defection
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• solo
• debut
• tchaikovsky
• sleeping
• beauty
• katchaturian
• gayne

[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.

[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

[1987ulise]

THIS WAS A RECORDING APLAUSSE...I GUESS.

[jazztariamos]

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

[Tayuya12611]

@jazztariamos

calm.the.fuck.down.

[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

[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

[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...