Rudolf Nureyev Quotes


I don't care if Margot is a Dame of the British Empire or older than myself. For me she represents eternal youth; there is an absolute musical quality in her beautiful body and phrasing. Because we are sincere and gifted, an intense abstract love is born between us every time we dance together.


Citations

Nureyev, Rudolf. Nureyev: An Autobiography. E. P. Dutton, 1963, p. 119.

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Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev
  • Born: March 17, 1938
  • Died: January 6, 1993
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Dancer, Choreographer, Ballet Director

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation.