The Foundation owns the copyright in a collection of photographs of Rudolf Nureyev, by Francette Levieux, taken in Paris during the late 1960s and 1970s at the height of Nureyev’s career. The collection includes studio portrait sessions, rehearsals and performances.
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Apollo
RNF_00007_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00008_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00010_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00011_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00012_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00016_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine. Nanon Thibon as Calliope stands behind.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00018_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo and Noëlla Pontois as Terpsichore in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine. Another dancer is hidden behind Apollo, only her arms and one leg are visible.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00020_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00022_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev, Nanon Thibon, Noëlla Pontois and Wilfride Piollet in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo, with Nanon Thibon, Noëlla Pontois and Wilfride Piollet as the Muses, in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00025_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00029_Apollo
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev, Nanon Thibon, Noëlla Pontois and Wilfride Piollet in Apollo
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Apollo, with Nanon Thibon, Noëlla Pontois and Wilfride Piollet as the Muses, in the ballet Apollo choreographed by George Balanchine.
Work: Apollo
Copyright: © 1972 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
