Ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolph Nureyev was born on this day, March 17, in 1938 (d. 1993).

Karsh’s original record for this sitting reads: Rudolph Nureyev Appearing with National Ballet in Montreal performance. For National Ballet of Canada project.

Karsh photographed several performers for this series, not least of all Karen Kain in “repetitive motion.” You can see the list of subjects here.