Nureyev defects to the West

Nureyev's defection and his rehearsal of Sleeping Beauty.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Nureyev
• Ballet
• Sleeping
• Beauty

[chowmikki]

The best, I saw Nureyev perform in Toronto, I still have the ticket and brochure.

[star2559]

and if you want to read a really interesting book about him read Dancer by Colum McCann.

[FaerieCrone]

@Harvey030547 That isn't what it means. British Pathe is just the company name and all their old reels are for 'PREview only' which means it isn't a feature film or documentary but just a news item shown in theatres. Hope that helps. :-)

[audie83]

Oh that's sad. :(

I hope they are both together now.

[mysticmeg111]

yes -he returned to find his mother very ill -blind and paralysed and she did not appear to recognise him. He stayed approximately 10 minutes in her little flat and later stated that Russia had dealt the winning blow.

[Genrietta]

Were is video of Makarova and Nureyev?

[Harvey030547]

how spineless of Pathe to make it for British viewing only!

[solokevin]

yes, i've got a picture of him at Ufa.

[audie83]

Thank you again! And I will. :)

[audie83]

Oh good! I wasn't sure of when he died-I know the Soviet Union came down in 1989.