Rudolf Nureyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Nureyev

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1993

Profession: actor, conductor, ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer, dancer, film actor

Nationality: Austria, Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( NEWR-ee-ef, nyuurr-AY-ef; Tatar: ??????? ????? ??? ??????; Russian: ????´??? ????´????? ????´??, IPA: [r?'dol?f n?'r?ej?f]; 17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer.
Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation.Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk, Siberia, Soviet Union to a Bashkir-tatar family.
He began his early career with the company that in the Soviet era was called the Kirov Ballet (now called by its original name, the Mariinsky Ballet) in St.
Petersburg.
He defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him.
This was the first defection of a Soviet artist during the Cold War, and it created an international sensation.
He went on to dance with The Royal Ballet in London and from 1983 to 1989 served as director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
In addition to his technical prowess, Rudolf Nureyev was an accomplished choreographer serving as the chief choreographer of the Paris Opera Ballet.
He produced his own interpretations of numerous classical works, including Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadère.