Life behind the metaphor : Rudolf Nureyev and the Dutch National Ballet / text by Rudi Van Dantzig, Rudolf Nureyev, and Roger Urban ; photographs by Roger Urban.
Publisher:
Nureyev Legacy Project in association with the New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsJerome Robbins Dance Division,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly photographs ; 25 x 32 cm
Colophon. Airborne -- Le Corsaire -- The barre -- Four Schumann pieces -- Four last songs -- Class -- About a dark house -- Afternoon of a faun -- Nureyev -- Photographer's postscript -- Note on photography and dance -- Dancers on U.S.A. tour -- Colophon.
Summary:
"What lies behind the metaphor of dance? What mysterious alchemy creates the greatest dancer of our time? These rare, candid photos reveal Nureyev's incredible commitment to the craft, and his passionate devotion to finding a way to slip the bounds of mortal gravity and leap to a height with a love and a command of the art never seen before or since. Far from the maddening crowd in the middle of America an amateur photographer who was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable fan won Nureyev's trust so that he was allowed to go behind and beyond the staged performances of this master artist and capture those revealing moments of his incredible hard work and his freeform, artistic play. Who else but Nureyev could, in the heat of a St. Louis summer, let loose a leap that raised the spirits of all who saw it? Now we can see this amazing artist who had such a unique gift for creative focus and joyous flight."--Jacket.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.