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After a brief interview in russian, some excerpts from the last performance of Nureyev as a dancer in 1989, in Leningrad.
00:00 Interview
00:59 Excepts of the ballet
Rudolf Nureyev gave his last performance as a classical dancer and principal role in La Sylphide. You can see him at 51, ill with sida but still fighting to give his best on stage.
His female partner fell on stage. He didn't.
This performance is astonishing considering his physical and physiological condition.