Katedra Lecture: "The White Crow" – A Biography of a Person versus a Nation
Lecture on Rudolf Nureyev, the ballet star who defected from the Soviet Union, on December 28, 2026, at Kivunim in Beersheba. About his life, Russian ballet, and the personal cost.
Lecture Series Details: “The White Crow” – The Biography of an Individual Against a Nation
Daniel Goldenberg — December 28, 2026
The extraordinary story of Rudolf Nureyev, the international ballet star whose daring defection from the Soviet Union shook the world.
Daniel will take us on an anthropological journey tracing the birth of ballet as a global art form, with an emphasis on the art of Russian ballet, and we will learn how it became a diplomatic and political tool in the hands of the Soviet regime.
The lecture will focus on Nureyev’s biography, his unique personality, the circumstances that led to his daring defection to the West, and the heavy personal price he paid.
The story of a man whose defection became an act of freedom against the most rigid regime in the world.
Price:
- Regular: 55 NIS
- Club members: 50 NIS
For sign-up and prices, contact them directly.
