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...RUDOLF NUREYEV The Russian dancer's 1961 defection from the U.S.S.R. to the U.S. made headlines. In Nureyev, author Diane Solway looks at his glittering career onstage and his fascinating life behind the scenes...
...enabled him to mount The Muppet Show. The program ran in syndication from 1976 until 1981, when Henson decided to end it lest its quality begin to decline. At its peak it was watched each week by 235 million viewers around the world. Stars from Steve Martin to Rudolf Nureyev appeared as guest hosts, and the show launched the career of Miss Piggy, the vain, tres sophistiquee female who was besotted with Kermit...
...practice, it would be better," says Harmon. "I'm sure his swing is going to be better in four years." CBS golf commentator Gary McCord offers a similar critique to the First Golfer: strengthen your grip, swing more outside and keep your left heel down in the backswing. "Nureyev didn't get on his toes this much," says McCord. Sometimes, you see, a golf coach has to give tough love. If Clinton could just keep that heel down, McCord adds, "it would stop his Big Bubba turn." --By Joel Stein
With a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum, the Boston Ballet is currently performing the American premiere of the Russian classic, "The Pirate" (Le Corsaire). This brilliant and colorful production was aided by a $100,000 grant from The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, which is dedicated to maintaining public awareness of Nureyev's artistic legacy. The tale of Le Corsaire is based on an 1814 Byron poem and was revived in 1868 by the great ballet choreographer and master Marius Petipa. The current Boston Ballet production is based on choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev and was staged by Anna-Marie...
...Kirov's artistic focus seems insecure, even wayward. In the decades when such companies as the Kirov and the Bolshoi were rarely glimpsed, they had a potent aura of mystery. Classical ballet and the music of Tchaikovsky were, after all, their heritage. When a Nureyev or a Baryshnikov fled the country, people imagined that the Kirov was full of such melancholy geniuses. Now, with frequent touring, it is easy to decide for oneself the quality of the emperor's clothes...