Rudolf Nureyev

From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped for did not happen. But, before his death in 1991,...

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for...

Biography of Dame Margot Fonteyn.

Classic ballet by Kenneth MacMillan to the music of Prokofiev.

Scenes from the ballet Petrushka, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet at the National Opera Theatre.

Documentary about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

In 1972, the Arizona State Park bought the London Bridge. Tom Jones (as himself) is magically transported to the bridge's new location where he,...

Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty" with Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn

Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title role...

Despite his HIV-positive diagnosis in the early 1980s, Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev continued to dance and work as the director of the...

Ballet luminary Rudolf Nureyev choreographed this spectacular 1972 National Ballet of Canada production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," and also...

Perhaps the most popular ballet video ever released, this version of Tchaikovsky's beloved work stars one of the most famous classical dance...

"A Paris Opera Production filmed in studio with Sylvie Guillem, Charles Jude and Rudolf Nureyev as a movie producer. The ballet is set in Hollywood...

A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.

A documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.

Dedicated to Dieter Meier. voice-over by Gregory Markopoulos, reading an excerpt in English translation of Paul Valéry’s L’Homme et la nuit (Man...

On March 14, 1971, SINGER PRESENTS BURT BACHARACH was shown on CBS and featured Barbra Streisand joining the composer at the piano for an intimate...

This historic performance from 1968 captures Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Nureyev's legendary performance makes this the definitive...

An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.

Narrated by Terence Stamp, this TV program documents the life and career of famed ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, through interviews with friends and...

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s,...

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to...

When he arrives in Saint Petersburg, at the age of 29, Marius Petipa is just an obscure dancer who fled western Europe to escape his debts. He is far...

Swan Lake: The Royal Ballet

At the Nureyev Festival at the London Coliseum in July 1983, Rudolf Nureyev danced the faun as part of a Homage to Diaghilev in a mixed bill of...

"This film presents rare documentary footage of presidential inaugurations, from William McKinley in 1897 to Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The film conveys...

Young ballet artists from across the Soviet Union showcase their skills at the All-Union Festival of Choreographic Schools.

The 1979 production of L'Après-midi d'un faune by Vaslav Nijinsky. Staged by Rudolf Nureyev and Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet and set to Claude...

Rudolf Nureyev rose from a humble childhood in Siberia to become one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers. Filmmaker Patricia Foy's...

In this program, Julie Andrews and Rudolf Nureyev explain what dancing is and introduce different styles of dance to their young audience.

Petrushka, Le Spectre De La Rose, and L'Apres Midi D'une Faune performed by Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet as a tribute to the legacy of Vaslav...

The 49th Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium on the 21st of November, 1977. Presented by Bob Hope, includes his own...

An Italian aristocrat leads a double life as a bandit.

The film tells the story of the regular visits that the legendary Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev made to Turkey between 1980 and 1990.

An overview of the Bournonville method through two legendary ballets of the Danish choreographer: The Sylph in its 1936 choreography and the "Pas de...

1979 production of the ballet classic starring Rudolf Nureyev and featuring the Bavarian State Ballet

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body...

Theatre and film director Lindsay Anderson in conversation with ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev. First broadcast in 1974.

The personal and professional lives of aspiring dancers at New York's American Ballet Theatre School are chronicled in this documentary.

Excellent documentary about the legendary couple with large excerpts from Marguerite and Armand, Le Corsaire, Romeo and Juliet. Lots of pictures from...

A Shakespeare story told through Rudolf Nureyev's choreography using Tchaikovsky's music.

Ballet with Alicia Alonso and Rudolf Nureyev

Choreography from Nureyev filmed under the choreographer’s direction for television, in a studio close to Milan with the outstanding tragic...

Entire ballet filmed in color for Antenne 2 TV channel in December 1983, with Noella Pontois, Rudolf Nureyev, Jean Guizerix and the Paris Opera...