Nurejew, Rudolf#

Nureyev, Rudolf, b. Rasdolnoje (in the Trans-Siberian Railway near Irkutsk, Russia), March 17, 1938, d. Paris (France), Jan. 6, 1993, ballet dancer and choreographer. Studied in St. Petersburg, 1958-1961 member of the Kirov ballet company, 1961 requested political asylum in France, from 1962 international career as a soloist (mainly with M. Fonteyn). 1964-1988 numerous performances in Vienna as soloist and choreographer, from 1982 Austrian citizenship.

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