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Rudolph Nureyev, born on Mar 17, 1938, achieved legendary fame as a dancer, choreographer and conductor. His career, which started with a local amateur folk dance group in Russia, included performances in 'Paradise Lost,' 'The Ropes of Time' and 'Marguerite and Armand' with partners of the calibre of Margot Fonteyn and Rosella Hightower. Nureyev also supervised productions for companies such as the Royal Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. His last major project was 'La Bayadere' for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1992. Rudolph Nureyev died on Jan 6, 1993.
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Royal Ballet dancer Donald MacLeary remembers Rudolf Nureyev from the time he first left the Soviet Union to dance in the West. MacLeary describes the differences between Russian and British dancing styles and training. Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union partly because he wanted to further himself artistically. MacLeary notes that the Russian ballet companies perform only classics and no new material which frustrated creative artists like Nureyev.
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Muriel Topaz was a professional notator, writer, educator, editor and stager. She was Director of Labanotation at the Dance Notation Bureau from 1970 to 1978, continuing as Executive Director from 1978 to 1985. She personally produced fifty-two notation scores and trained many of the notators, passing along her careful and thorough approach.
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