Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev following their performance in the Royal Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera in 1965 - Bettmann Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet was ...

Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn. Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s revolutionary 1964 production of "Swan Lake" with ballerina Margot Fonteyn ...

At 23, Nureyev fled his homeland of Russia to escape persecution for being gay. The first Russian dancer to seek freedom in the West, Nureyev suddenly found himself become an international icon.

A Whirl of Memories and Ardent Invention, From Nureyev to Now Lincoln Center’s Dance on Camera festival returns with films focusing on luminaries like Paul Taylor and Rudolf Nureyev that wrap in ...

in NYC For Limited Time Only, April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27 – Encores on August 9, 10, and 15 Romeo and Juliet forbidden love set under the stars of Italy, Verona, in 14th century. Shakespeare ...

He befriended Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 while the Kirov Ballet was in Paris and witnessed his headline-making defection at the height of the Cold War. By Neil Genzlinger She danced with Nureyev and ...