Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya (89)

1925-11-20 - 2015-05-02 | Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Maya Plisetskaya was a Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the Bolshoi Theatre under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky, then of Yury Grigorovich. In 1960 she became prima ballerina assoluta of the company.

On Movies

  • Lady with the Dog
  • M.K.C. Zodiakas
  • Carmen Suite
  • Anna Karenina
  • Tchaikovsky
  • New Year's Abduction
  • Anna Karenina
  • The Little Humpbacked Horse
  • Swan Lake
  • Stars of the Russian Ballet

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