“You live because you dance, you dance as long as you live.”

—  Rudolf Nureyev

Source: "Recurring Topics in Nureyev’s Ballets" https://nureyev.org/rudolf-nureyev-artistic-influence-index/main-topics/

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Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer 1938–1993

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