6 (of 6) DANCING THROUGH DARKNESS - Documentary About Nureyev's Last Years

Through the testimony of those who were closest to Nureyev, "Dancing Through Darkness" tells the compelling and hitherto untold story of the last years of one of the most important artistic figures of the twentieth century. Above all. it shows one man's struggle to transcend the confines of mortality, a man who literally tried to cheat death by doing what he loved most: dancing.
Especially for all Nureyev admirers. Enjoy!

[@carolmarr6607]

So sad that treatment for this vicious virus came too late for Nureyev. Like him I have loved dance since childhood and still dance and create choreographies. He leaves behind his marvellous reputation as a beautiful graceful passionate energetic dancer who is an inspiration. His star still shines.

[@normajidahmohamedlop5828]

Yes, Rudolf Nureyev is a legend. Do not grief everyone, because legends NEVER die, they live in our hearts forever. Thank you God for giving us such a gifted dancer like him and for loaning him to us so that we can all capture his remarkable spirit and passion in dance.

[@soniamouraomourao7420]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰❤️🥰❤️

[@reneerichero1219]

💕🌹👏💞♥️🎶

[@user-kj8zm3qw9f]

Разрывается сердце видеть это!Хочется обнять и прижать к сердцу драгоценного соотечественника, прославившегося на весь мир и оцененного им, всеми странами, кроме самого отечества., в котором нет пророка..

[@user-gl4uw8mi7p]

.....тридцать лет прошло, смотрю на Рудольфа Хаметовича и слезы, слезы. За что с ним так поступили? Проклятая слежка.

[@user-nk2qj7ji1k]

Смотрю и ком в горле.Душат слезы !Жизнь не справедлива.Бездари и тупицы и другие двуногие падали живут долгую и никому не нужную жизнь.Почему бог забрал Руди так рано к себе?!Почему гении так мало живут!? Наверно потому что они -гении!❤❤Рудольф Хаметович спасибо вам !!!

[@kathleenruane9208]

He was so much more than a danseur--he was both the dance and the Lord of the Dance, who is also the Lord of Death. Rudik embraced these roles with his whole being, with dignity, glory, and grace. Thank you for this documentary so very much. I, too, am dying of not one but two invisible diseases. I believe I have just learned how to balance the desire to live with the desire to let go, and to do that with integrity, with courage, and hope for those I must leave all too soon.

[@LaLapinNoir]

I have just finished watching the series again for the second time and am in tears...he struggled his entire life - to survive and dance. An amazing beautiful man gone much too soon!

[@rosesflowers4722]

Arlene Mary Baladi Unfortunately he made choices.

[@maryrosenblatt6741]

@@rosesflowers4722. I don’t believe he knew the consequences of his choices in the beginning. And suddenly it was too late. He loved life and would never have chosen his fate for you to say that suggest that you didn’t really know him.

[@rosesflowers4722]

⁠@@maryrosenblatt6741Yes, but the uncleanliness of exchanging bodily fluids can be viewed as careless, especially not knowing the medical risks and history of an individual.

[@maryrosenblatt6741]

@@rosesflowers4722 you are describing paranoia about intimacy. Intimacy is the kind of closeness, that many people desire and even crave without looking for negative complications.

[@rosesflowers4722]

@@maryrosenblatt6741 Yes, thank you 😊!

[@rbeygarcia]

I cried at the end. What a talent and beauty he was. And...He did it HIS way. Who could ask for anything more.

[@secretofsinging]

What an INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL MAN AND A MAGNIFICENT DANCER...the most exciting and virile dancer ever !!!!!!! HE IS FOR BALLET...AS MARIA CALLAS WAS FOR OPERA. I was VERY MOVED..........thank you for this testimony.

[@user-jc2sk6hm5t]

Рудольф завораживает, даже сейчас. Человек мира, легендарный.

[@latigojusticiero615]

Bravo , you died the way you wanted, on stage, just three month after you finish your last performing..just a brake ... BRAVO Rudy..RIP . Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@soniamouraomourao7420]

Rudolf magnifique 👏👏🥰👏👏🥰👏👏👏🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰☀️

[@elenaivanova3655]

Great, amaising, unforgettable legend! Love him, his talent, tremendous hard work. My Big Respect to him! With Love from Russia🌹

[@scottg8883]

An astonishing performer! This is a poignant documentary. Nureyev was lucky to have such dear and loyal friends.

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Oh Rudolf nureyev is so missed in every corner of the world. Living in south Africa i would never get to a performance i was content to know that all was well with ballet all over the world with Rudolf 's presence.

[@annejederyd4369]

Rest in piece. We loved you so much and you gave us such an everlasting gift with your dancing and the gift of your self. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You opened up my love for ballet as an art of joy and and extraordinary skills and exvilibrism ❤️

[@grai]

I saw him dance Giselle at the London Colesium in 1977 The curtain calls were almost as long as the ballet! People just worshipped him

[@markhooper4532]

Winnie Wallace.. An absolute one off, that was Nureyev. This documentary is priceless. We can see the man who gave us more than dance. His story is unique, he overcame so much..Bravo Rudolf, bravo.

[@hildaayoub8109]

Beautiful dancer and l love when he was partner whit Margot Fonteyn

[@belpberg1]

this dancer will never be forgotten he was a King and I wished he would still be with us R.I.P. Rudolph you are still much loved

[@danielcabreraloa5191]

Im in tears... What a legend... Loved forever.

[@zoeyu9608]

T Hmm to

[@karengerber8390]

14:56 Tuesday 2 March 2021 Thank you. Bless Rudolph Nureyev's memory & legacy.

[@donnadees7031]

In honor of dance: little known dancer in Little Rock, AR could no longer dance - a fellow dancer cared for him in the last years of his life. Sadly there was no other support for him. But 'twas so good of his fellow dancer to care for him. years ago.

[@scrappinkar1]

What a beautiful story of a magnificent dancer!

[@TheLadyofKy]

I have watched the entire documentary. In case anyone ever reads these comments, Rudolph Nureyev's story is incredibly sad.

[@Handiman544]

A painful reminder that we share this planet with all forms of life. We are living in a hostile world where our every move can prove fatal to us without our knowing it or meaning to cause it. So many died in those terrible days. It was a sad time in our history.

[@kaythomas8521]

And we just survived Another pandemic,. But hundreds of thousands lost their lives, too

[@cattycassals]

A true artist to the end. His life was dancing. He taught us all the appreciation of life. Thank you Rudolph Nureyev

[@NikaSixtyten]

Finished watching and I'm absolutely in tears. What a legend...

[@johniovine1512]

HIs lights brning in his eyes were brilliant all his dancing career. truly a magnificent ballet dancer of the finest quality and dancers ever. if he was not the greatest he certainly was among them up there with Najinsky and Bruhn . well farewell you beautiful speciman of a man good looking and a magnficent dancer. RUDOLPH NUREYEV. a BRILLIANT CAREER A MASTER OF BALLET.

[@nancydionisi9346]

Wonderful documentary about the greatest classic dancer of all time!, Rudolf Nureyev forever and ever!, many thanks for sharing it!

[@user-mf9ot8yv8i]

Nureyev..... he was the God of dance i feel so sorry i count not see hi dancing on stage......

[@marshajanulis6092]

why do legends have to leave us so soon?

[@Azboy1990]

what wonderful videos for an amazing man. every dancer should look up to him and know of his life and struggles for the art of dance.

[@boudiccaodonovan1154]

Bravo Rudi, till the end you gave us beauty and truth!

[@zeehondje1000]

Very moving, tears at the end!

[@laconja1]

OMG!! Could not hold back the tears 😭😭😭 Amazing talent RIP RN 💔💔💔

[@barbaraj3663]

Pokazał światu jak jest utalentowany jak jest pracowity pokorny dla swojej pracy i silny psychicznie to legenda żyj wiecznie Rudolfie dziękuję i pozdrawiam

[@user-oz6dq6vr5i]

Не могу я так расплакалась глядя , на Рудольфа легенда

[@candy9986]

Forever in my heart. ♥️

[@scottgogogo]

This is a great documentary of an amazing man. Thank you for posting this work.

[@feullet]

Thank you for posting. It's lovely to see him again, if only for a little while, and to see him reflected in his friends.

[@silvertrees6326]

So enjoy watching this greater dancer. What a gift to the world, we appreciate his talent.

[@jessicachielli2104]

Inspirational and heartbreaking

[@user-kg9kb2nl4d]

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[@msfiggy2u]

A beautiful tribute for a beautiful man. Thank you for posting this wonderful documentary.

[@evangeliakaratza-styliara4413]

Great documentary....thank you.... Rudolf you live in our minds and hearts💕

[@Numelu]

Touching story

[@hblsj84denyf]

The best!!!❤❤❤

[@richierichnumber1]

Yes you can the sickness in his last performance I seen a thousands times already in this lifetime. So sad.

[@TheRenamay]

Sehr bewegend - der letzte Auftritt!

[@plekka]

true greatness!!!

[@v.britton4445]

Great work. Things we never knew or saw before !

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

It was so moving..

[@blackcat1982]

Thank you so much.You did a great favor to all of us !

[@kavalkid1]

Thank you so much!

[@ai51inn]

Heartbreaking video - he would have been 72years old, day before yesterday - such a shame he died through ignorance about dealing with aids. Tragic. But thank you for posting this

[@constancemitchell9846]

He probably cld have lived longer but was too 'noble' and god-like to seek the proper medical help he needed. He apparently had not think abt death and dying. The tragedy of his life was that he lived a double life because he was in love with his own body and others were in love with it too and the eroticeness of this lifestyle made him succumb to the 'flesh' of homosexuality, which when one gets into it is hard to get out of. Even though there was this stigma of Aids at that time, apparently his medical friends were too enormoured by him to force him to seek help. That's the tragedy. Straight out, gay men just loved his body and he encouraged them and thus brutalized it. Such an incredible dancer to end up like that. Heed: Our mistakes can do us all in.

[@SofiiGolding]

Amazing dancer! I am glad to have the chance to see stuff that my grandpa was able to witness in the theatre. Lucky guy. No one dances like that anymore. Nureyev started at 17 but surpassed everyone else. Wow! I’ve taken ballet before and It’s not easy even for a younger person to do those jumps !

[@rezeda6101]

Героическую жизнь прожил. "Через трудности к триумфу"(Луций Анней Сенека).

[@LindaCasey]

He was MAGNIFICENT!!! Bravo ..

[@ellaella2885]

I am trying to not to cry 😥

[@Xtina061986]

I also searched like crazy for this, but apparently the song has not been released, so it is not available to the general public :(

[@linhiril664]

I could do without the whiny music. One thing that Rudolf Nureyev NEVER was: whiny.

[@sandatoacsen9858]

💫❤️💞

[@chevalvivant]

Bravery

[@jengirl2]

thank you so much for posting. Mr. Nureyev is an inspiration.

[@eduardoguzman1956]

alguien sabe el nombre de la canción?

[@brendaannedufaur6244]

Thank

[@deerblue9070]

Please, does anyone know what that wonderful piece of music during the end credits is called? I've searched for Alexander Balansescu's work yet I can't find the exact composition. I've been looking for almost one year so I would greatly appreciate any form of help!

[@gwae48]

THANKYOU❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Feliandyx16]

No hay que volar tan alto por que tus alas se queman, Baryshnikov le dijo con respeto eso pues el ya había visto los excesos del mundo del ballet y es.por eso que hasta hoy lo vemos.bailar hasta con Lil Buck, personas como Rudi o Freddie Mercury nos dejaron muy jóvenes por que no supieron entender su talento para bien

[@sandatoacsen7356]

Titolo erronatto !Nureyev e stato sempre nella luce e luce e anche adesso !!!

[@angelacoates9559]

Did he know M F had died and was in a poor man's grave

[@MrAaaaannnnnnn]

It was her decision

[@opfab]

Rudolf Nureyev, murdered like thouthands of others by AZT. RIP. e miss you so much.

[@gtimny]

I'm late joining this discussion but "murdered... by AZT" What a stupid thing to say. I lived through that horror, and lost many people close to me then. I remember how desperate we were for something, ANYTHING, that would combat the illness, and AZT did. Was the dosage too high? - yes, it was, but there is absolutely no question that it extended the lives of those who took it. We went from people dying in 4 or 6 months, to people living 18 months or 2 years. There was nothing else at the time. I have kept for 30 years in a little box in my dresser my partner's pill box alarm which used to go off every six hours day and night. It still has 3 of those white capsules with the blue band in it.

[@deerblue9070]

@@gtimny I did not know how much AZT still could increase a lifespan. And I'm terribly sorry for your losses, if only there would have been the same medical possibilities as of today. My condolences

[@tarantala111]

He allowed his mother to live in poverty while he was feted and made rich in the West - shame on him.

[@Go_Anto_Go]

+shirley leah Do you have more details on this?

[@sbher20]

+shirley leah Well I think you have to get informed about the historical situation as well as his biography.

[@aeshlazim504]

that's not true. c'mon really? it's that what u can tell about this legend? it's that what u have understood from this video? shame on you. if u have nothing good to say, just shut up

[@tracypaxton1054]

Well, I wondered about that, but maybe there was no way to get money through to her .

[@jdmcarandmotorcycle]

USSR was like prison Like now north North Korea