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

Rudolf Nureyev's
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4/6 - 7/78 - Milan - LaScala: revival of Beauty (Fracci).

4/8 - 9/78 - Amsterdam - Dutch National: Four Schuman Pieces, About A Dark House, Faun.

4/11 - 30/78 - New York - Nureyev & Friends: Murray Louis Dance Co. - Canarsie Venus, Vivace, Moments.  Dutch National: About a Dark House, Afternnon of A Faun, Corsaire.  Note: 4th Nureyev and Friends.

4/24/78 - New York - ABT: Swan Lake (Gregory).

6/26 - 7/15/78 - London - Nureyev Festival: London Festival - R & J, Giselle, Sheherazade, Le Spectre de la Rose, Conservatoire.  Ducth National: About a Dark House, Afternon of A Faun, Corsaire.  Note: 3rd Nureyev Festival

6/28/78 - Milan - RN Receives La Chiave D'Oro.

7/4/78 - London - Royal Ballet Director Morrice announces temporary ban on guest artists.

7/18 - 29/78 - New York - London Festival: R & J, Giselle, Sheherazade, La Spectre de la Rose, Conservatoire.

8/1 - 13/78 - Washington - London Festival: Same repertoire as New York.

9/5 - 10/78 - Los Angeles - Nureyev and Friends: Pierrot Lunaire, Corsaire, Aureole, Wayfarer (Flindt, Eliasen, Radius, Guizerix, Taylor dancers).

9/12/78 - New York - ABT: Swan Lake (Gregory).

9/13, 15 & 9/17/78 - New York - ABT: Baryshnikov's Don Quixote (Ichino).

11/27/78 to 12/10/78 - Paris - Nureyev and Friends, Champs-Elysees Theatre: Aureole, Pierrot, Wayfarer (Guizerix), Corsaire.

1/79 - Vienna - Vienna State Opera: Swan Lake (Keil), Flower Festival pas (Haslinger), Ulysses.

2/16/79 - Los Angeles - ABT: Swan Lake (Makarova); Dowell was ill and Makarova asked for RN.

2/79 - 3/79 - New York - Rehearsals with Balanchine for "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme".

3/6/79 - New York - Open letter to Brezhnev from NY artists regarding RN's mother.

3/7-4/1/79 - New York - Jeoffrey, Homage to Diaghilev: Faun, Spectre de La Rose, Petrushka; Mark Hellinger.  Note: RN cancelled 3/10 & 11 due to illness.

3/17/79 - London - Open letter to Russian leaders from European artists re: RN's mother.

3/20/79 - New York - TV: interview on Nijinsky.

4/79 - Paris - Giselle (Thesmar), Champs Elysees Theatre.

4/8/79 - New York - New York City Opera: premiere of Gentilhomme.

4/79 - New York - ABT: Miss Julie, Pierrot, Swan Lake (Gregory).

6/5 - 30/79 - London - Nureyev Festival: Festival Ballet - R & J, Beauty, Conservatoire, Scheherazade, Faun, Spectre.  Note: Fonteyn danced 4 Faun and 2 Spectre.  Murray Louis?

6/27/79 - London - Beryl Grey forced to resign.

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