rag un ▁realized ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁gay ▁man . ▁ ▁However ▁the ▁two ▁remained ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues . ▁Hay d ée ▁bore ▁him ▁no ▁res ent ment . ▁" Rich ard ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁the ▁world ", ▁she ▁said . ▁" E ven ▁after ▁our ▁separation , ▁we ▁were ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁friends ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁C rag un ▁entered ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Brazil ian ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Roberto ▁de ▁O live ira ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁C rag un ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁Bal let , ▁C rag un ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁bal let ▁master s ▁. ▁After ▁finishing ▁his ▁dan cing ▁career , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁bal let ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Oper ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁f fter ▁three ▁unh appy ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Oper , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁With ▁Hay d ée ' s ▁encourag ement , ▁C rag un ▁and ▁de ▁O live ira ▁moved ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁where ▁they ▁launched ▁De An ima ▁Bal let ▁Contempor á neo ▁for ▁young sters ▁from ▁the ▁black ▁fav el as ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁C rag un ▁also ▁became ▁bal let ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Teatro ▁Municipal , ▁where , ▁he ▁managed ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁st aged ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁Stuttgart ▁re pert