Word: nureyev
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gunshot wound (apparently by his own hand); outside Leningrad. Soloviev's exuberant grace and brilliant interpretation of classic roles won him fans not only in the U.S.S.R. but in the West, where he toured with Leningrad's Kirov Ballet. Although he lacked the passionate dynamism of Rudolf Nureyev or Mikhail Baryshnikov's transparent, effortless style, some critics believed that he was fully the equal of those famed Soviet emigres as a premier danseur...
...often." There are few major dancers or choreographers whose careers have not crossed that of Herr Drosselmeyer, Marie (or Clara, as she is sometimes known) or the Sugar Plum Fairy. Dame Margot Fonteyn made her debut at Sadler's Wells in 1934 as a snowflake. Both Rudolf Nureyev and Baryshnikov danced the prince as young men in Leningrad, as did Balanchine himself some 60 years...
...just the right kind of childish yet suggestive face to do this descent justice. Behind her babushkas and grey wool dresses we sense a merciless passion just ready to burst out. Explode it soon does, and smothers a cheeky, high-cheek boned arriviste named Lukasz Niepolomski. A Rudolph Nureyev double, he drools over her, duels over her and introduces her to a new brand of ballet...
...young Mama belting out pop hits with the Mamas and the Papas a decade ago. In London these days, Michelle Phillips, 32, is trying a different tune, playing Natacha Rambova, the haughty wife of the legendary screen lover in Ken Russell's film Valentino. With Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev, 38, cast as Valentino, the relationship is somewhat different from the original. The driven Rambova constantly badgered her "Rodolpho" to make bigger films, then walked out on him in a fit of pique. This time round, it's Nureyev who keeps demanding more effort. Says Phillips: "When we were...
...like them onstage, you'll love them on the screen. At least that's the hope of moviemakers who are now trying to turn ballet stars into box office draws at the cinema. In Spain, Dancer Rudolf Nureyev, 38, has stepped into the role of legendary screen lover in Ken Russell's film Valentino. His sole dancing assignment in the film: a 1920s tango. At the same time in New York, fellow Kirov Defector Mikhail Baryshnikov has tried a few lines of his own in The Turning Point, a ballet movie featuring Misha, 28, and Leslie Browne...