He befriended Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 while the Kirov Ballet was in Paris and witnessed his headline-making defection at the height of the Cold War. By Neil Genzlinger She danced with Nureyev and ...

All Rudolf Nureyev wanted to do was dance, but in 1961, that wasn't so easy. The Cold War had everybody on edge, including Nureyev's native Russia. One of the most legendary ballet dancers of all time ...

NEW YORK — As a director, Ralph Fiennes knew that “The White Crow,” his origin story about the legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev, faced two audiences. Born on a speeding Siberian train, Nureyev, the ...

Ralph Fiennes celebrated his latest directorial outing, “The White Crow,” on Monday night in New York City. The Sony Pictures Classics film tells the story of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev. “It’s ...