The | White Crow

The Kirov Ballet’s visit to France, where Nureyev’s desire for artistic freedom and Western culture leads to his defection at Le Bourget airport.

Depicted in desaturated tones, showing his birth on a train and his impoverished early years in the Soviet Union. The White Crow

David Hare , adapted from the biography Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh The Kirov Ballet’s visit to France, where Nureyev’s

Adèle Exarchopoulos (Clara Saint), Chulpan Khamatova (Xenia Pushkina), and Ralph Fiennes as Alexander Pushkin The Kirov Ballet’s visit to France