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.
Images from this collection are available to license for a full range of editorial, exhibition, commercial, academic and personal uses. Licences and fees are tailored to each project, depending on the proposed use of the image and the rights required. Please read our image licensing terms and conditions here.
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To license images, please browse the collection and either complete the permission request form for your chosen image(s) here or email licensing@nureyev.org
Don Quixote
RNF_00111_DonQuixote_Edited
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio and Noëlla Pontois as Kitri in Don Quixote, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00112_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00138_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal
Description: Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing his production of Don Quixote with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00155_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal
Description: Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing his production of Don Quixote with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00186_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal
Description: Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing his production of Don Quixote with the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00189_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev choreographing Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev working with Cyril Atanassoff while rehearsing his production of Don Quixote for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00192_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio and Noëlla Pontois as Kitri in Don Quixote, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00194_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio in Don Quixote, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00198_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio and Noëlla Pontois as Kitri in Don Quixote, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00217_DonQuixote
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in Don Quixote
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Basilio and Noëlla Pontois as Kitri in Don Quixote, choreographed by him for the Paris Opera Ballet.
Work: Don Quixote
Copyright: © Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux