Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev following their performance in the Royal Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera in 1965 - Bettmann Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet was ...

Margot Fonteyn (1919–1991) earned her title of prima ballerina assoluta with her elegant presence, exquisite musicality and eloquent line. She was Frederick Ashton's muse, Rudolf Nureyev's partner and ...

Man in Tights A rock star among ballet dancers who partnered everyone from Dame Margot Fonteyn to H.R.H. Miss Piggy, the fashion plate and media darling Rudolf Nureyev wore many hats. He also ...

Manhattan balletomanes had been waiting for months, and now the Royal Ballet was actually in town. Impresario Sol Hurok’s Barnum-sized package included 500 tons of scenery, 160 people, and the most ...

As Rudolf Nureyev proclaimed, Manhattan’s Lincoln Center last week was “a ballet supermarket,” and balletomanes dashed eagerly from aisle to aisle to sample the best offerings. At the New York State ...

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 ...