There is no other such dancer in the world, which would have had so much influence on the history, development and perception of ballet, like Rudolph Nuriev. He changed the views of people. The boy from the Little Ural Town became the culprit of the changes in general, "- so begins his biographical article about Nuriev Dance critic and Master John's biographer.

Maya Plisetskaya adheres to the same opinion, to Nuriev danced differently.

The first years of life passed in the Moscow father there were translated. After the beginning of the war, the dad is transferred to Ufa. The family moves there. War, very difficult years. 2 potatoes per day were considered good meal.

On the eve of the new 1945, the mother of Nuriyev Farida, just with one ticket in his hands, held all four children on the ballet "Crane Song", in which the Bashkir ballerina's main party was performed by the Bashkirt Ballerina. Then the young Rudolph Nuriev decides to become a dancer.

Nuriev began his desire to fulfill the local Poland of Pioneers in the circle of people's dance. The abilities of the boy did not remain unnoticed - Rudolf recommended in the disciples to the ballet soloist Anna Udaltsova, who, along with the girlfriend, Elena Vaitovich, convinces Nuriyev to develop his talent in Leningrad, in one of the best ballet schools in the world.

Before being in the city of Revolution, Nuriyev, who was then 15 years old, dancing in the second part of the Ufa Opera House. One day, he travels with the theater for 10-day tour to Moscow, where the time finds to ask for a Bolshoi Theater Ballet School. It gives him a place, but at the last moment Rudolf decides to experience fate and tries to fulfill the dream: to enter the Leningrad choreographic school. For the last money buys a ticket to Leningrad and turns out to be credited with the words: "You are waiting for or brilliant future or great disappointment. The second is more likely.

Disappointment did not follow: in 1958, after graduating from the school, Nuriyev take a soloist to one of the main ballet theaters of the country - theater. Kirov (Currently, the name of the Mariinsky Theater is returned).

For the next three years of work in the theater. Kirov Nuriev performed 14 parties, including the main in the ballet "Don Quixote", "Giselle", "Swan Lake", "Bayaderka", "Sleeping Beauty". With its performers, penetrated by a special passion, and its own non-standard reading of each party, he conquers the hearts of numerous fans. Nuriyev even forms his club of fans who do not miss a single acting artist.

Nuriyev first in the Soviet ballet appears with naked torso and in tight leggings. Matrov's opinion is defiant. Soon the whole ballet of the world danced.

In 1961, the Cyrov Theater troupe is sent to its first foreign tour. Nuriev rides the theater. However, back to the USSR theater rides without Nuriyev - the dancer asks political asylum in the West.

It is believed that the decision of Nuriyev is not to return to the Union - in many ways the merit of the KGB. In Paris, the dancer instead of the submissive surgery at the hotel and organized visits to the sights on the excursion bus, accompanied by employees of bodies, days and nights disappeared with their new Paris familiar in restaurants and cafes. Nuriyev decided to punish: when the troupe gathered in the Paris airport for a flight to London, Nuriev awarded a ticket to Moscow, explaining this to the need to dance on the government reception in the Kremlin.

Here's how it describes Nuriyev's experiences of that minute: "I felt the blood flooded from my face. Dancing in the Kremlin, how ... I knew that it would entail it: I am forever luring foreign trips and the rank of soloist. I will betray to complete oblivion. I just wanted to commit suicide. "

To stay in the West, it was necessary to get into the hands of the French police in any way. It was not so easy - a personal guardian of the KGB was pressed for Nuriev. But Nuriyev managed to escape from supervision and commit an unthinkable PA towards his new French friends, who, having learned about Rudolf's intention, led two policemen. Later, this jump Western reporters will be called "jump to freedom," and at home Nuriev became a traitor of the Motherland and received 7 years in absentia in absentia.

As it is found on the return, all Nuriyev's participants were punished for 10 years before 10 years old.

Nuriyev immediately accepted on the Western scene. In February 1962, he signs a contract with the London Royal Ballet and solorates in it with the partner Margo Fontaine until 1970. And in 1977, when the royal ballet was looking for a new director, Nuriev was considered as one of the main candidates, but the artist refused the position - he wanted to continue to dance. However, after six years - in 1986, Nuriev is held by the head of the Paris Grand Opera and leads it within six years.

Its popularity was enormous: once Nuriev had interviewed two journals - "Time" and "Newsweek" during the week. Both editions were calculated to print exclusive materials and were not suspected of proud, and Nuriyev simply could not refuse any of them. As a result, his interview was separated by a total circulation of 10 million copies.

The greatest talent on the scene was combined with a terrible character in life. Outstanding Russian dancer Igor Moiseev told that he did not manage to develop relations with Nuriev - they were collapsed in the first evening dating on the road from home to a restaurant where they were going to have dinner. Roman Viktyuk so recalls - he was a terrible technician, such words did not even know I!!!

He visited all the tour of the Kirov theater, but his approval was shown to publish and if possible, imperceptible. Nuriyev knew how the troupe punished and felt guilty.

Already in the second half of the 80s he met with Plcetsk. She describes this so, we immediately rushed into each other's explanation, although before that there were unfamiliar !!! I did not even notice that Margo Fontein stood nearby (very famous ballerina and belovedNuriyev!)

Another unpleasant feature of Nuriev was pronounced misfortune. Behind the speeches, the master requested the fabulous fees and at the same time never wore pocket money: everywhere, and in restaurants and in stores they paid friends for him. At the same time, Nuriev could lower tens of thousands of dollars to buy dubious art objects and antiques. His Paris Apartment was literally clogged with such things, especially liked the dancer painting and sculpture with naked male bodies. A separate passion was at home and apartments: in Paris, in New York, in London, Nururiyev had even his own island in the Mediterranean. Nuriyev's condition was estimated at 80 million dollars.

Nuriev was a bisexual-him attributing novels and with Mercury. With Elton John, and with Yves Saint-Laurent. Solva binds him with Jean Mare.

But the most powerful, passionate and painful love of Nuriyev was always Eric Brun - the huge growth of the Dane of unearthly beauty, the world famous dancer, who was considered one of the most outstanding dancers of the 20th century and the most sophisticated Albert, ever dancing in "Giselle". Their romance lasted until the death of Eric ...

Moreover, Nuriev first fell in love with his dance, and then in him. Eric was an ideal for Nuriev. He was 10 years older than him, high and beautiful as God. He from birth possessed the qualities that Nureyev was completely deprived: calm, restraint, tact. And most importantly, he knew what Nuriev did not know. If it were not for Rudik, then Eric Brun may have not recognized the hidden homosexual. Erik had a bride, the famous beauty-ballerina Maria Tolchiped, whose father was an Indian.

Brun, a tall and aristocratic blond, reminding the externally Greek God, with a high forehead, the right, sharply outlined profile, subtle features of the face, and sad gray-blue eyes, was sophisticated. He attracted the eyes hardly not all women ... Rudolph and with burning eyes, fluttering hair, wild moral and sharp cheekbones, reminded the spelling volcano.

Their relationship from the very beginning was stormy and endlessly intense. "Clean Strindberg," - assessed them Brun in a few years. "Rudolph was filled with the feelings for Eric," says Alova, "and Eric did not know how to cope with him. Rudolf was pulled out." In addition, Rudik constantly and painfully jealously Erica for women, because Eric, unlike Rudik, was a bisexual, and not a gay and he often had an attraction to some dukes. Violett Verdie notes: "Rudy was so strong, such a newcomer, such an excreated after the Russian desert. He just wanted what he wanted."

Saving from taboos and prohibitions of the socialist homeland, Nureyev was eager to taste from that sexual paradise, which found in the West. There were no complexes or remorse: seeing something liked, Nureev was supposed to get it. His desires were in the first place, and he satisfied them under any circumstances, day and night, on the streets, in bars, gay saunas. Sailors, truck drivers, merchants, prostitutes were his permanent hunting objects. By the way, the appearance here did not have much importance, the size and quantity were important. He loved that this was a lot. There is a mass of jokes telling about the sexual excessiveness of Nureyev.

Somehow, coming out of the official entrance of the Parisian opera and seeing the crowd of fans, Rudolph exclaimed: "And where are the boys?" Dancing in "Giselle", Nureyev struck one of the artists with his exhausted species. "What's wrong with you?" - asked his dancer. "I'm very tired, fucked all night and all morning, until the rehearsal. I have no strength left." "Rudolph," the artist asked, "doesn't you ever happen enough sex?" - "No. In addition, I fucked myself, and in the morning me."

In the British opera Nuriev gets acquainted with the famous Margo Fontein and they become close to 15 years, almost until the death of Margot from cancer from cancer in 91.

Plisetskaya was expressed about the novel and the joint work of Margo and Nuriyev approximately so-she (Margo). It was very famous.

But the famous Rudolf made it. It was he who will bring sensuality to ballet.

She was forty-two years old, and she decided to leave the scene in the brilliance of fame. But she was offered to work with a young partner - and she was left. So one of the legendary world ballet duets was born: Fontein - Nuriev.

When in 1961 in Copenhagen Nureyev met with Erica, then the famous English ballet ballerina Margo Fontaine entered his life. Here, as in the case of Brune, also played his role a phone call. Once Rudolph came to visit his teacher faith Volkova, and the phone rang. Volkova removed the tube and immediately handed it to Nuriev: "It's you, from London." - "From London?" - Surprised Rudolph. In London, he did not know anyone. "It says Margo Fontein," said the voice in the tube. - Would you like to dance on my gala concert? " In the history of the ballet, there is no more elegant, courageous and wise ballerina than Fontain. Easy smile, hot shine eye, temperament, and another steel back and iron will - this is Margo. Her husband Roberto Tito de Arias was from the family of prominent Panama politicians and at that time held the post of Panama Ambassador in the UK. After Rudolph spoke at her gala concert, the leadership "Covent Garden" suggested Fontaine to dance with him "Giselle". Margo first laughed. She first spoke in Giselle in 1937, a year before the birth of Nuriev, and by the time his escape from the USSR had been fifteen years old was a star. Will she be, Sorogadvuh, Prima, look ridiculous next to the twenty-eating young tiger? But finally agreed and won. Their performance led the audience in madness. Sensual dust of Nuriev became the perfect contrast to the expressive purity of Fontein. They merged in a single dance impulse, and, it seemed, their energy and musicality had one source. When the curtain closed, Fontein and Nuriyev caused twenty three times. Under the roar of the applause, Fontaine pulled out a red rose from a bouquet on a long stem and presented it to Nuriev, he touched by it, fell on his knee, grabbed her hand and began to sink with kisses. The audience from this spectacle was fainted.
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Jacqueline Kennedy, who was present on the performance of "Giselle" recalled: "such an ovation of Britain has not yet seen. Fontaine and Nureyev caused 30 times, they bowed more than 45 minutes. People have hands swollen from applause. Looking at them, it was possible to compensate for the missed Nizhinsky and Shalyapin. It was one of the strongest artistic impressions in my life ... "

Nuriev drank life as good wine, not suspecting that life has already started drinking it.

In 87, his mother dies. In the type of exclusion, the SSR allowed him to return to the USSR for 48 hours. He managed. Mother did not believe that her Rudik returned. Is it he? "She asked for loved ones. She died 3 months after their date.

When Bruun died in 1986 from lung cancer, Nuriev, throwing all things, arrived at him. They spoke late, but when Rudolph returned to him next morning, Eric could no longer talk, and only watched his eyes behind Rudolph. Rudolf was seriously worried by Eric's death and could never recover from this blow. Together with Erica of his life, young recklessness and hot care was gone. He stayed one on one with himself, the upcoming old age and a deadly disease. And although Nureyev somehow quietly threw: "What is this AIDS? I am Tatar, I'm fucking him, and not he," Rudolph understood that he was released into the edge. Five years after the death of Erika Rudolf stipg with the lady of his heart Margo Fontein. Before that, Margo survived a terrible tragedy. In Panama, a car was shot, in which her husband was located. Two bullets are stuck in the chest, another punched lung, the fourth hit the neck of the back, near the spine. According to one version, it was a political order, on the other - in Sorokiamiletny Arias shot his party colleague for the fact that he slept with his wife. The Arias chained to the wheelchair challenged to the wheelchair became the constant care of Margo. She did not allow him to turn into a body in a wheelchair, so he drove him with him on tour, on yachts to friends. Margo stubbornly earned the health care for the patient with her husband. "I will dance until I go to me," she said to journalists. And she dances, and returned in the evening after the play home before eating, prepares her husband and feeds, like a small child, from the spoon. By the way, the last time "Margarita and Arman" Margo and Rudolph danced in Manila in August 1977. And then she retired with Arias on a farm in Panama, where died of ovarian cancer. Only Rudolf knew about this, which anonymously paid her medical bills. In 1989, Margo buried Tito Arias, he moved three operations and was almost chained to bed: "I used to touring theaters, and now touring the hospitals," Fontein joined. Margo died on February 21, 1991, twenty-nine years from the day, as she and Rudolph were first danced in Giselle. After that, he was her partner almost 700 times. They say, having learned about her death, he exclaimed with bitterness: "I had to marry her." But it seems that it was just a phrase of a person who knew that he had died from AIDS. Rudolf survived Margo for two years. He died on January 6, 1993, on the eve of Orthodox Christmas, he was fifty-four years old. Christmas Eve descended to Earth without him.

He had a chance to dance on the stage of her loved Mariinsky in 89. The public wanted to applaud and she applauded so that it seemed about the ceiling turns. But the pros seen is already a disintegrating mummy. This is no longer Rudolph.

Cemetery Saint-Geneviev de Bois. Tomb Nuriev. This is not a carpet and did not cover. This is a mosaic.

one of the leading artists of the Paris Opera (Ezio Frigerio), a friend and colleague of the dancer, expressed the idea of \u200b\u200bmaking the grave with the help of an oriental carpet. Nuriyev collects vintage carpets and in general ancient textiles of different countries, especially favorite carpets nomaded with him on tour, inspiring new stunning dances and presentations.

Sketches of the carpet made by Enzo Frejringer, just repeated one of the favorite oriental carpets from the Nuriyev collection. Play the carpet in the colors, with the visual effect of the tissue texture, it was decided using a mosaic. Mosaic solved the problem of reproducing elegant folds of the falling carpet, and provided the natural look of the threads of gold fringe. The funds for the creation of the monument allocated the wealthy friends of the most famous ballet dancer.

In 1996, the tombstone was manufactured in the Italian mosaic workshop of Akomena Spacio Mosaico (Akomena Spacio Mosaico). The carpet mosaic is made of small predominantly square shape of elements with a rapid fit of parts, virtually no visible seams. But at the same time the surface of the mosaic is left with a rough, with very sharp changes in the level of mosaic elements. This reception from the distance is already 2-3 meters creates the overall impression of the carpet texture. The sculptural base of the mosaic accurately copies the features of the formation of folds, and the mosaic elements smoothly repeat all bends and surface waves.