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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La Bayadère
RNF_00075_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00076_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00078_Bayadere
Headline: Noëlla Pontois and Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Noëlla Pontois as Nikiya and Rudolf Nureyev as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00079_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor and Noëlla Pontois as Nikiya in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00081_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00083_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev and Noëlla Pontois in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor and Noëlla Pontois as Nikiya in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00084_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00085_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev taking a curtain call with the company following a performance as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00086_Bayadere
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in La Bayadère
Description: Rudolf Nureyev taking a curtain call with the company following a performance as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades from Act III of La Bayadère, in the Paris Opera Ballet production he choreographed in 1974 with costume designs by Martin Kamer.
Work: La Bayadère
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
