Rudolf Nureyev in 1080p "La Sylphide" with Carla Fracci

Ballet: "La Sylphide"
Choreography: August Bournonville
Composer: Hermann Lovenskjold
Dancers: Rudolf Nureyev and Carla Fracci
Performance Notes: 1972
Rudolf Nureyev was born on March 17, 1938, in Irkutsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. Of Tartar descent, Nureyev was born with a powerful, yet lythe, physique and dashing movie star good looks. He died on January 6, 1993, in Paris, France where he is buried beneath a stunning mosaic red "blanket" grave marker. Nureyev's suspended leaps and fast turns were often compared to Vaslav Nijinsky’s legendary feats. He was a flamboyant performer and a charismatic celebrity who revived the prominence of male ballet roles and significantly widened the audience for ballet.
Nureyev began his ballet studies at age 11, left school at 15, and supported himself by dancing. At 17 he entered the Leningrad Ballet School under the tutelage of Aleksandr Pushkin. He was an outstanding but sometimes rebellious student. He would disobey curfews, had little regard for fraternization regulations, and secretly taught himself English. He loved the arts, and was greatly inspired by paintings. He would regularly visit and study them whenever and wherever he could.
After graduating in 1958, he became soloist with the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet and danced leading roles with its touring company. While in Paris with the Kirov Ballet in June of 1961, Nureyev was able to elude security at the airport and requested asylum in France. He said later that he did so as his opportunities to dance frequently and to perform in a variety of roles had felt very limited.
After his defection he danced with the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and made his American debut in 1962, appearing on American television and with Ruth Page’s Chicago Opera Ballet. Later that year he joined the Royal Ballet (London) as permanent guest artist, but he never became a member of a major dance troupe in the West, preferring to work with various companies on a temporary basis.
His self titled autobiography was published in 1962. In 1973, he co-directed with Robert Helpmann, and starred in a filmed version of Don Quixote. Nureyev also had acting roles in the films Valentino in 1977 and Exposed in 1983.
Nureyev became an Austrian citizen in 1982. From 1983 to 1989 he was artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet. He continued to choreograph for the American Ballet Theatre and the Paris Opéra Ballet even as his health declined from AIDS-related complications. He died in 1993 at the age of 54.
If you enjoyed this, please subscribe to my KZbin channel by clicking on this link: kzbin.info...
For more Nureyev, please check out my "Rudy" playlist here:
• No One Like Nureyev
Thank you kindly for watching,
Pam Boehme Simon for Graceful Beast Ballet
#rudolfnureyev
#nureyev
#pamboehmesimon

[@janetwhite4565]

Wow as always, Nureyev was a force to behold.

[@federicapiottoli6922]

The cameraman zooming in on the footwork is going to heaven

[@gzucc]

He was really good.

[@gzucc]

I met him when I was at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He was also very nice.

[@katherinefarrell8068]

That’s lovely to hear.

[@misspomerol]

Oh god the Bournonville technique! Yassssss ! Give more ! This is glorious.

[@user-yk2pi5yw1j]

Нуреев это творческая личность,целеустремленный,талантливый во всех своих начинаниях,чудо природы...Лучший танцор балета,сильная личность,его будут помнить еще очень ,очень долго.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Marta44339]

Wonderful excerpt, thanks. Fracci is just divine and Nureyev is stunning! I'm a little surprised that Nureyev at this point still has such precise technique. What a treasure.

[@fanorama1]

he was only 34

[@Marta44339]

@@fanorama1 Yes, true. I was referring to the fact that he had been dancing since age 19 and yet his technique is still fresh here. I think just a few years later, he began to show age and "wear and tear". It's a great excerpt.

[@avabharucha1245]

Nureyevvvvv 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@DavidLeBlanc]

The intricate footwork of both is mesmerizing to watch. Wonderful post, Pam.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank you David. =)

[@user-xm7cd5cg2p]

希少な動画をありがとうございます。やはり見ごたえがありますね❣️

[@mariajoseguisado3043]

Era maravilloso

[@wendystephenson407]

Wonderful..such a delight to watch🥰

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thanks Wendy, so glad you enjoyed it. Hope yo u and yours are all well.

[@user-rv3tm4bd3w]

Благодарю!

[@lmob5284]

Calidad infinita!! Más apreciable que nunca! La escenografía y bailarinas de fondo son un retrato único💎💎💎😵😵😵

[@kimsoojung4013]

I love awesome bravo

[@isabeldiezlangre9411]

El bailarin más bello y perfecto del siglo XX ,inolvidable está actuación con la impresionante bailarina Carla.

[@candidacarino669]

Thank you very much @ Pam Boehme Simon for sharing 😊 ❤️ I enjoyed watching this dance of Fracci and Nureyev enormously. They're wonderful to watch.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

You are so welcome and thank YOU for taking the time to write. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@candidacarino669]

Anytime @ Pam Boehme Simon. I had seen quite a lot of your beautiful and great ballet posts on yt - - and also you have very interesting ballet enthusiasts and dancers and former dancers etc - - making comments on your channel and I appreciate you all definitely.

[@elenakun9318]

Восхитительно ! Браво !

[@pomeneal4941]

Levando em consideração o período histórico em que viveu e o quanto trouxe de superação e qualidade Nureyev foi o maior, o mais completo bailarino

[@sun751]

Agree..

[@hayleyhessen6642]

Soo beautiful!....thank you!

[@vintagegoldenage]

really excellent footage, great quality!

[@kavalkid1]

Superb!

[@clarefeinson5427]

Happy Burthday, Rudi! Born March 17, 1938.

[@waltraute9]

This clip is not from Fokine's Les Sylphides. It is from Bournonville's La Sylphide with music by Lovenskjold. Fokine's Les Sylphides was an homage to La Sylphide and other Romantic era ballets. It is a wonderful clip. Thanks for posting.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Oh, thank you so much for the clarification. Wonderful information. I shall correct the description. My dance history professor would have revoked my tutu privileges lol... I saw more than one sylph and assumed it was "Les" and not "La." Thanks again for your gracious correction.

[@waltraute9]

​@@PamBoehmeSimon It gets even more confusing. There are two versions of La Sylphide. The first version was choreographed by Filippo Taglioni for his daughter Marie and has a score by Schneitzhoeffer. The Taglioni version was reconstructed for the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris by Pierre Lacotte. Your clip is from the 2nd version which was choreographed by Bournonville.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

@@waltraute9 I appreciate all this info. So interesting. Thank you truly for sharing.

[@kaythomas8521]

Yea. Jeepers. All this intelligencia. Out there regarding ballet. .....I'm so clueless. All's I know is that ballet is totally enamoring. How these dancers move the way they do is astounding. And I thought I knew how to dance. LOL

[@christinemarssi1174]

Ce n'est pas le meilleur de Rudolf, mais toujours un vrai plaisir.

[@user-of7zd9fz9w]

Это Нуриев!!!!Он - Бог!!!

[@Marist_Chanel]

Oka se manaia 😍

[@wackyval6898]

La Syphilic 😪

[@magiNING]

Her footwork! I am just thinking of their poor little feet!

[@mariachile2368]

No puede ser en 1980, debe ser finales de los 60 max. ❤🎉❤ Como dice la información es 1972, sorry.

[@sandatoacsen9858]

Pratticamente avete usato il nome di Nureyev, per far vedere la Fracci !!? Su 2 min.40, Rudolf si e visto 50 sec.!

[@VforRF]

А сейчас с такими стопами засмеют..

[@Tindaro.Silvano]

It is “La” Sylphide, not “Les”

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Yes, you are quite right. =) I was mistaken. I saw more than one sylph and my brain said "les" until it was too late to be fixed.

[@Tindaro.Silvano]

@@PamBoehmeSimon but It is easy to correct it. The video is beautiful and Fracci and Nureyev deserve it. Regards!

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

@@Tindaro.Silvano oh!! I shall try!! You are so right. They deserve it truly.

[@maryirina4746]

Баба совсем нулевая, кошмар, бедный Нуриев, все звездные балерины - только в России.

[@blur787]

Балерина восхитительна! Я поверила, что она действительно бесплотное существо. Просто соткана из воздуха!

[@tamaradovgan5318]

Эта " баба",-выдающаяся балерина Carla Fracci, ещё была прекрасна в этой роли другая " баба",- Eva Evdokimova, а Нуреев в этом стиле не отличался, к сожалению это могут исполнять только воспитанные в этой технике, посмотрите Peter Schaufus и увидите разницу.