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

Rudolf Nureyev's
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4/62 - 3/63 - London - RN repertoire at Covent Garden: Giselle, Beauty, Swan Lake, Antigone, Diversions, Marquerite and Armond, Les Sylphides, Don Quixote pas, Le Corsaire (rechoreographed and produced by RN), Flower Festival.

5/3/62 - London - Royal gala: Les Sylphides (Chauvire)

5/13/62 - London - Autobiography Nureyev, His Spectacular Early Years serialized in Observer 11/62- book by Rudolf Nureyev with Alexander Bland.  Link to other books about Rudolf Nureyev.

6/11/62 - London - BBC - TV: Giselle Act II (Fonteyn).

6/17/62 - London - ATV - TV: Black Swan pas (Nerina)

7/5/62 - Nervi - Int'l Ballet Festival, Royal: Swan Lake (Fonteyn)

7/31/62 - Stuttgart - Grand Pas Classique (Chauvire)

10/14/62 - Chicago - Chicago Lyric Opera: Polovetzian Dances (Arova).

10/21/62 - Chicago - Chicago Opera: debut in Merry Widow (Arova).

10/62 - USA - TV: Le Corsaire (Serrano).

11/3/62 - London - Royal: premiere of Le Corsaire (Fonteyn).

11/62 - London - Ankle injury causes cancellation of Dec. and Jan. performances, including premiere of Marguerite and Armand.

12/2/62 - Sidney - Arrives in Australia for rest.

12/62 - Chicago - ABT: debut in Theme and Variations.

1/14/63 - London - Returns to Royal after injury: Flower Festival (Nerina).

1/22/63 - London - Royal: premiere of Antigone

1/29/63 - Paris - Paris Opera cancels RN in Giselle "to prevent difficulties between the Opera and Soviet theatres."

2/63 -     - RN is the "one important personality really influencing fashion today." "'Nuri' style."

2/16/63 - London - Royal: premiere of Diversions (Parkinson)

3/3/63 - London - TV: Le Corsaire, Les Sylphides (Fonteyn)

3/12/63 - London - Royal: premiere of Marguerite and Armand created by Frederick Ashton for Fonteyn and Nureyev..

3/30/63 - London - Poisoned hand forces RN to cancel debut in Symphonic Variations.

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