Nureyev - Je leeft zolang je danst
It is October 7, 1992. A day later, the ballet La Bayadère will premiere at the Opéra in Paris, choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev, 54 years old. He is not happy with the dress rehearsal, has called the two protagonists and sent everyone else away.
He's not doing well. Not long ago he was diagnosed with AIDS and this is probably the last ballet he will work on. A farewell to dance. A farewell to life. So a lot depends on this performance. But he misses something between his lead dancers. Chemistry? Passion?
When Nureyev starts talking, he initially talks abo…
It is October 7, 1992. A day later, the ballet La Bayadère will premiere at the Opéra in Paris, choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev, 54 years old. He is not happy with the dress rehearsal, has called the two protagonists and sent everyone else away.
He's not doing well. Not long ago he was diagnosed with AIDS and this is probably the last ballet he will work on. A farewell to dance. A farewell to life. So a lot depends on this performance. But he misses something between his lead dancers. Chemistry? Passion?
When Nureyev starts talking, he initially talks about La Bayadère, but gradually more and more about his life. In 1961 he danced the ballet himself in exactly the same place. A few weeks later he fled from the Soviet Union to the freedom of the west, where he could be who he was. But he remained a wandering soul. In life. In love. On stage. Jan Kooijman plays the ballet legend in a performance in which dance and theater meet.
When
- Sunday the 2nd of april 2023 at 15:00