For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expressi… - Rudolf Nureyev

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For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.

Rudolf Nureyev

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Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Tatar/Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев) (Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев) (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation.

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Native Name: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев

Alternative Names: Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev

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