“Musicals gave the U.S. an ethnic culture that undoubtedly influenced ballet.”

—  Rudolf Nureyev

Source: Gervaso, Roberto. La mosca al naso, Rizzoli Editore (1980)

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Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer 1938–1993

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