Rudolf Nureyev
(1938-1993)
Died aged c. 55
Wikidata WikipediaRudolf Khametovich Nureyev (/ˈnjʊəriɛf, njʊˈreɪɛf/ NURE-ee-ef, nyuurr-AY-ef; Tatar/Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, IPA: [rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf]; 17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation. Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk, Siberia, Soviet Union, to a Tatar family. He began his early career with the company that in the Soviet era was called the Kirov Ballet (now called by its original name, the Mariinsky Ballet) in Leningrad. He defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him. This was the first defection of a Soviet artist during the Cold War, and it created an international sensation. He went on to dance with The Royal Ballet in London and from 1983 to 1989 served as director of the Paris Opera Ballet. Nureyev was also a choreographer serving as the chief choreographer of the Paris Opera Ballet. He produced his own interpretations of numerous classical works, including Swan Lake, Giselle and La Bayadère.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Rudolf Noureev 1938-1993. Danseur et Chorégraphe, Directeur du Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, a vécu dans cette maison les dernières années de sa vie
English translation: Rudolf Nureyev 1938-1993 dancer and choreographer, Director of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris lived in this house during the last years of his life
23 quai Voltaire, Paris, France where they lived
Rudolf Nureyev 1938-1993 Ballet Dancer lived here
27 Victoria Road, Kensington, London, United Kingdom where they lived