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.
Images will be provided as high-resolution JPG files with captions and credits embedded as metadata. On receipt of a signed licence and fee (if applicable), you will receive an email with a link to download the image(s).
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
Prodigal Son
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Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Prodigal Son
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as the Prodigal Son in the ballet Prodigal Son, choreographed by George Balanchine, for performances with the Paris Opera Ballet at the Opéra Garnier, Paris, in October 1974.
Work: Prodigal Son
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
RNF_00095_Prodigal
Headline: Rudolf Nureyev in Prodigal Son
Description: Rudolf Nureyev as the Prodigal Son in the ballet Prodigal Son by George Balanchine.
Work: Prodigal Son
Copyright: © 1974 Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Credit: Photographed by Francette Levieux
