Ballet about Rudolf Nureyev almost lost to history
by editors@theworld.org (Stephanie Wolf) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76NZW)
A ballet about Rudolf Nureyev is getting a new life in Germany. Nureyev is the magnetic dancer whose celebrity transcended the ballet world, particularly after his high-profile defection from the Soviet Union. The work premiered in Nureyev's native Russia, but eventually fell out of favor because of its LGBTQ sentiments. From Berlin, Stephanie Wolf reports.