[ebooks] Understanding the Castle Ruins of England and Wales: How to Interpret the History and Meaning of Masonry and Earthworks by Lise Hull in Arts-Photography

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Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty; genius; charm; passion; and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement; for both men and women; on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life; Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and passion for dance propelled him from a poor; Tatar-peasant background to the most sophisticated circles of London; Paris; and New York. His dramatic defection to the West in l961 created a Cold War crisis and made him an instant celebrity; but this was just the beginning. Nureyev spent the rest of his life breaking barriers: reinventing male technique; ldquo;crashing the gatesrdquo; of modern dance; iconoclastically updating the most hallowed classics; and making dance history by partnering Englandrsquo; s prima ballerina assoluta; Margot Fonteyn--a woman twice his age. He danced for almost all the major choreographers--Frederick Ashton; George Balanchine; Kenneth MacMillan; Jerome Robbins; Maurice Beacute;jart; Roland Petit--his main motive; he claimed; for having left the Kirov. But Nureyev also made it his mission to stage Russiarsquo;s full-length masterpieces in the West. His highly personal productions of Swan Lake; The Nutcracker; Raymonda; Romeo and Juliet; and La Bayadegrave;re are the mainstays of the Paris Opeacute;ra Ballet repertory to this day. An inspirational director and teacher; Nureyev was a Diaghilev-like mentor to young proteacute;geacute;s across the globe--from Karen Kain and Monica Mason (now directors themselves); to Sylvie Guillem; Elisabeth Platel; Laurent Hilaire and Kenneth Greve. Sex; as much as dance; was a driving force for Nureyev. From his first secret liaison in Russia to his tempestuous relationship with the great Danish dancer Erik Bruhn; we see not only Nureyevrsquo;s notorious homosexual history unfold; but also learn of his profound effect on women--whether a Sixties wild child or Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill or the aging Marlene Dietrich. Among the first victims of AIDS; Nureyev was diagnosed HIV positive in 1984 but defied the disease for nearly a decade; dancing; directing the Paris Opeacute;ra Ballet; choreographing; and even beginning a new career as a conductor. Still making plans for the future; Nureyev finally succumbed and died in January l993. Drawing on previously undisclosed letters; diaries; home-movie footage; interviews with Nureyevrsquo;s inner circle; and her own dance background; Julie Kavanagh gives the most intimate; revealing; and dramatic picture we have ever had of this dazzling; complex figure.NOTE: This edition does not include photos.