New Documentary 'Nureyev' Follows Dancer's Leap From Behind Iron Curtain Into Superstardom
Here & Now's Robin Young talks with co-directors Jacqui and David Morris about their film, and why they want a new generation to "rediscover" Nureyev.
Ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev, who defected from the Soviet Union in 1961, is the subject of two new films out this month. One is a new feature film “White Crow,” and there’s also “Nureyev,” a documentary which puts the dancer in the historical context of the Cold War era.
“Nureyev” co-directors Jacqui and tell ‘s Robin Young they wanted to make the film in order for a new generation to “rediscover” Nureyev.
