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Download Nureyev Defection Background. Impresario victor hochhauser organised the tour which brought nureyev to the world's attention. His escape was seen as a nureyev wasn't interested or motivated by politics.
David hare tells esther mccarthy about writing a film on the early career and defection of rudolf now a new movie about russian ballet dancer rudolf nureyev — regarded as the very greatest male.
Rudolf nureyev defected to the west in 1961 while on tour with his soviet ballet company. Nureyev—like nijinsky—was credited with bringing the male dance out of the background of the ballerinas and in the process giving ballet itself a much needed boost. Nureyev's defection clearly demonstrates a sense of dedication and a sense of bittersweet sacrifice, for although nureyev was able to escape to the west, for years. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance.
