15 August 2014, FridayOn 16th June, Rudolf Nureyev made his "leap to freedom". The 23-year-old Kirov Ballet soloist requested political asylum and defected to France. This act is seen as one of the most extraordinary defections in ballet history. A direct participant in those intriguing events, the renowned French choreographer Pierre Lacotte, shares his recollections of those tense few days with us in an exclusive Green Room interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zt0QFN5468&index=27&list=PLYaTA5xy9uAFHIF8RFlLOYkgG4mbYYtli |
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1 Teatralnaya ploschad (1 Theatre Square), Moscow, Russia
New Stage
Bol'shaya Dmitrovka Street, 4/2, Moscow, Russia