Today marks the anniversary of the death of Rudolf Nureyev - perhaps the greatest male dancer of his generation and known for his partnership with Margot Fonteyn. But #didyouknow that Nureyev was also a great choreographer? Here he is in a beautiful performance of Don Quixote which he also choreographed for The Australian Ballet. Stream the full film on Marquee TV: https://www.marquee.tv/videos/australianballet-donquixote | Marquee TV

For all our Russian ballet lovers- Rudolf Nureyev interview in London. . For more wonderful #RussianCulture videos, please follow our page https://www.facebook.com/russianculturalcentre/ 😍 #RussianCulture #RudolfNureyev | Russian Australian Cultural Centre - Vera

🎬🩰 Witness the legendary choreographer and dancer Rudolf Nureyev deliver a mind-blowing performance, captured for posterity! Check out how dance has evolved over time, both preserved and changed by film, in Reiner E. Mortiz's documentary "Dance on Screen". 🎬🩰 https://cutt.ly/pwqWWgzn | medici.tv

Rudolf Nureyev, one of the world's greatest ballet dancers, defected to the West in 1961 while on tour with his Soviet ballet company. Impresario Victor Hochhauser organised the tour which brought Nureyev to the world's attention. More here: 📹 http://bbc.in/2vbVRNA | BBC World Service