Dancers in the autumn of their career 4/5 - Rudolf Nureyev 1979-1989

Ballet dancers usually retire in their mid-40s or sooner. The very few who hold onto the stage dancing non-character roles are controversial... Let's have a look.
(I've also included some footage from his early 40s - before he turned 45)
1979 Giselle (Nureyev after X,Y,Z) with Lynn Seymour • Рудольф Нуреев. "Жизел...
1981 Don Quixote (Nureyev after X,Y,Z) with Noella Pontois www.youtube.co...
1982 Marco Spada (Lacotte) with Gislaine Thesmar
1983 Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev) with Carla Fracci
1984 The Tempest (Nureyev) • Video
1989 La Sylphide (Bournonville) www.youtube.co...