The Dancer Who Flew, A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev, by Linda Maybarduk

Rudolf Nureyev's
Chinchilla Cape
 

10/75 - Europe - Dutch National tour: Blown on a Gentle Wind (Van Dantzig), Corsaire.  See Tour Itinerary. Vienna, Zurich, Lugano, Lausanne, Basel, Bregenz, St. Gallen, Geneva.

10/75 - England - Publication of "Aspects of the Dancer" by John Percival

10/75 - London - Recording of "A Soldier's Tale."

10/75 - Australia - Festival Ballet Tour

10/75 - 7/76 - London - RN repertoire at Covent Garden: La Fille mal gardee, Manon, R & J, Swan Lake, Apollo, The Dream, Petrushka.

11/4 - 16/75 - New York - ABT, Ursis Theatre: Raymonda

11/18 - 29/75 - New York - Fonteyn and Nureyev, Uris Theatre: M & A, (Leslie Edwards and Alexander Minz), Songs of a Wayfarer (Daniel Lommel), Corsaire (Fonteyn), Moments (Murray Louis Dance Co.), Amazon Forest pas (Fonteyn/Ashton).  Presented by Hurok Concerts, conducted by Jacques Beaudry.

12/8/75 to 1/3/76 - New York - Martha Graham Dance Co., Mark Hellinger Theatre: Lucifer (Janet Eilber, Maloney), Appalachian Spring (Yuriko Kimura, Ross Parkes), Night Journey (Diane Gray), The Scarlet Letter - World Premiere (Eilber, Tim Wengerd).

1/5, 6, & 10/76 - London - Royal Ballet: R & J (Fonteyn).

2/76 - USA - ABT tour: Raymonda

2/17/76 - Los Angeles - RN hospitalized with pneumonia; spent some time in Monte Carlo.

3/76 - Paris - London Festival Ballet: "Beauty."

3/76 - London - RN asked Harold Wilson to help obtain visas for family.

4/6/76 - Washington - ABT gala: Corsaire (D'Antuono), Side Show (Seymour).

4/20 - 5/?/76 - New York, Washington - Royal Ballet tour: The Dream, R & J, Swan Lake, Manon, Fille mal gardee.

6/1 - 7/17/76 - London - Nureyev Festival, Coliseum.  London Festival Ballet: Beauty.  Nureyev and Friends: Apollo, Wayfarer, Moor's Pavane, Aureole, Corsaire, Flower Festival (Seymour, Mason, Jenner, Connor, Parkinson, Radius, Lommel, Jane Kosminsky, Daniel Grossman).  Scottish Ballet: La Sylphide, Moment, The Lesson.

7/20 - 8/8/76 - New York - National Ballet of Canada: Beauty, Four Schumann Pieces, Swan Lake.  Standing ovation during closing night Beauty Act III.

8/76 -9/76 - Spain, Paris, London - Filming of Valentino begins.  Martha Graham Dance Co.: 3 performances.  Royal Ballet: Dances at a Gathering (filled in for injured Dowell).

10/76 to 7/77 - London - RN repertoire at Covent Garden: Fille, Nutcracker, R & J, Swan Lake, Dances at a Gathering (Makarova, Park, Penney, Collier, Mason, Seymour).

11/76 - London - Publication of "The Nureyev Image" by Alexander Bland.

11/23/76 - London - Royal Ballet gala: R & J Balcony pas (Makarova).

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