by Julia Rosica | Aug 22, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
When Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn began dancing together in the early 1960s, they made an unexpected pair—he was a young, hot-tempered Soviet defector and she was a distinguished prima of The Royal Ballet, 19 years his senior. Yet their partnership (which lasted...
by Julia Rosica | May 30, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
It’s been an exciting few weeks in New York City with both American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet in the midst of their respective seasons at Lincoln Center. With so many homegrown stars in the spotlight, it’s wonderful to remember the past...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Aug 24, 2016 | Company Life
Jody Sawyer: “Margot Fonteyn didn’t have great feet.” Jonathan Reeves: “Well, when Margot Fonteyn was onstage, you couldn’t tear your eyes away from her.” —Center Stage (2000) YouTube wasn’t yet invented when the movie Center Stage was...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 13, 2016 | Company Life
Can you imagine completing your spring showcase performance and being handed a soloist contract by your dream company? That is precisely what happened to Rudolf Nureyev and Alla Sizova in 1958, and this clip is from that very performance. The opening section of Le...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 23, 2015 | Everything "Nutcracker", Profiles, TBT
Given the thousands of incarnations The Nutcracker has undergone—from tiny-tot productions in small-town studios to grand modern classics—the ballet’s Grand Pas de Deux from Act II has remained remarkably intact. With slight variations, most professional dancers...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Nureyev’s impact on ballet reaches beyond his dancing. Not only did he increase the attention paid to male dancers at a time when most audiences focused almost solely on the ballerinas, he insisted on raising the level of ballet costumes. As a blog in the SF...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
In English, “le jeune homme et la mort” translates to “the young man and death.” There’s no missing the somber tone in this clip of Roland Petit’s short ballet. As the young man, Rudolf Nureyev dances in a reverie to the melancholic...
