Pierrot Lunaire
In his desire to expand his art to other forms of dance, Rudolf Nureyev performed this choreography by Glen Tetley many times and in many countries, and included it in the repertoire of his “Nureyev and Friends”.
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He identified with this tragic character as with Fokine’s Petrouchka, another of his favourite roles. Glen Tetley resisted during five years before giving him this choreography, fearing that the intense personality of the dancer would overwhelm the innocence of Pierrot, but Rudolf revealed a deep vulnerability in this role. While he was rehearsing Pierrot lunaire with Tetley, he was being filmed in Valentino, and had started to choreograph his version of Romeo and Juliet. It is just an example of the extraordinary density and variety of his schedules. M.K.
Music : Arnold Schoenberg
Choreography : Glen Tetley
Learn more Creation New York, Fashion Institute of Technology. 5.V.1962.
CHOREOGRAPHIES
LA BAYADÈRE RAYMONDA SWAN LAKE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY DON QUIXOTE TANCREDI THE NUTCRACKER ROMEO AND JULIET MANFRED LA TEMPETE BACH SUITE WASHINGTON SQUARE CINDERELLA LA BAYADÈRE 1992
LA BAYADÈRE RAYMONDA SWAN LAKE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY DON QUIXOTE TANCREDI THE NUTCRACKER ROMEO AND JULIET MANFRED LA TEMPETE BACH SUITE WASHINGTON SQUARE CINDERELLA LA BAYADÈRE 1992
ROLES AND BALLETS
DON QUIXOTE GISELLE LA BAYADÈRE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY RAYMONDA THE SWAN LAKE NUTCRACKER LA SYLPHIDE ROMEO AND JULIET APOLLON MANFRED SONG OF A WAYFARER MARGUERITE AND ARMAND THE YOUNG MAN AND DEATH LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE LES SYLPHIDES PETRUSCHKA LE CORSAIRE PIERROT LUNAIRE
DON QUIXOTE GISELLE LA BAYADÈRE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY RAYMONDA THE SWAN LAKE NUTCRACKER LA SYLPHIDE ROMEO AND JULIET APOLLON MANFRED SONG OF A WAYFARER MARGUERITE AND ARMAND THE YOUNG MAN AND DEATH LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE LES SYLPHIDES PETRUSCHKA LE CORSAIRE PIERROT LUNAIRE
ABOUT NUREYEV
TIMELINE INTRODUCTION CHILDHOOD IN RUSSIA KIROV PERIOD 1961 ESCAPE TO THE WEST MARGOT FONTEYN CAREER IN THE WEST NUREYEV CHOREOGRAPHER PARIS OPERA LAST YEARS DANCE PARTNERS ARTISTIC INFLUENCE DANCE DIRECTOR PARIS OPERA ACTOR AND ARTIST RUDOLF NUREYEV'S GRAVE CNCS - STAGE COSTUMES
TIMELINE INTRODUCTION CHILDHOOD IN RUSSIA KIROV PERIOD 1961 ESCAPE TO THE WEST MARGOT FONTEYN CAREER IN THE WEST NUREYEV CHOREOGRAPHER PARIS OPERA LAST YEARS DANCE PARTNERS ARTISTIC INFLUENCE DANCE DIRECTOR PARIS OPERA ACTOR AND ARTIST RUDOLF NUREYEV'S GRAVE CNCS - STAGE COSTUMES