Today marks the anniversary of the death of Rudolf Nureyev - perhaps the greatest male dancer of his generation and known for his partnership with Margot Fonteyn. But #didyouknow that Nureyev was also a great choreographer? Here he is in a beautiful performance of Don Quixote which he also choreographed for The Australian Ballet. Stream the full film on Marquee TV: https://www.marquee.tv/videos/australianballet-donquixote | Marquee TV

24 anni fa moriva il grande Rudolf Nureyev - 6 gennaio 1993 Considerato uno dei più grandi ballerini di tutti i tempi, morì a soli 54 anni di Aids. Lo ricordiamo nel meraviglioso "Il Lago dei Cigni" | Il Messaggero

The Sleeping Beauty Rudolf Nureyev source: África https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcpZ3Mbo5cj/?igshid=NDA1YzNhOGU= | Ballet Mon Amour

Rudolf Nureyev and Alla Sizova. Pas de deux from “Le Corsaire”. at Vaganova school graduation performance in 1958. Alla Sizova (1939 – 2014) was a Russian ballet dancer, best known for her work with the Kirov Ballet. She was one of the four superstar ballerinas of the Soviet Union, as well as the preferred dance partner of Rudolf Nureyev before his defection. For her graduation she partnered her fellow student, Rudolf Nureyev, in the duet from Le Corsaire, a performance that gained both young da