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Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh Episodes

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  1. 5. Preparation for My Solitude

    5/5 Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.

  2. 4. The Purest and the Dirtiest

    4/5 Nureyev creates a dark, complicated ballet based on a poem by Byron.

  3. 3. We Became One Body, One Soul

    3/5 Rudolf Nureyev is paired with ballerina Margot Fonteyn.

  4. 2. Six Steps Exactly

    2/5 On tour in Paris, Nureyev walks up to two policemen and freedom in the West.

  5. 1. My Vagabond Soul

    1/5 Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the legendary Russian ballet star.