Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)
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Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)
“Musicals gave the U.S. an ethnic culture that undoubtedly influenced ballet.”
Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)
Source: "Rudolf Nurejew" in Der Spiegel https://www.spiegel.de/politik/rudolf-nurejew-a-30ce3698-0002-0001-0000-000014322047?context=issue (19 October 1980)
“You live because you dance, you dance as long as you live.”
Source: "Recurring Topics in Nureyev’s Ballets" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/main-topics/
Source: As quoted in 1990, "Rudolf Nureyev, Charismatic Dancer Who Gave Fire to Ballet's Image, Dies at 54" in The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/07/arts/rudolf-nureyev-charismatic-dancer-who-gave-fire-to-ballet-s-image-dies-at-54.html (7 January 1993)
“Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.”
Source: "Rudolf Nureyev’s Technical Influence" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/technique/
“Everyone would like to be the greatest, but God cannot bestow that honor on everyone.”
Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)
“For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.”
Source: "Nureyev: A Life That Changed The Face Of Dance" in Orlando Sentinel https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-01-10-9301080854-story.html (10 January 1993)
