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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.
Rudolf Nureyev dances onstage in "Faun" in 1978. (Jorge Fatauros/AP)

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.

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