Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya

Date of Birth:

Nov 20, 1925

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Khovanshchina Khovanshchina

1959

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1975

Stars of the Russian Ballet Stars of the Russian Ballet

1954

New Year's Abduction New Year's Abduction

1970

Fantasia Fantasia

1976

Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance Maya Plisetskaya - Diva of Dance

2006

M.K.C. Zodiakas M.K.C. Zodiakas

1985

Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky

1970

Mariinsky Theatre Mariinsky Theatre

2008

Swan Lake Swan Lake

1957

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1967

Carmen Suite Carmen Suite

1978

The Little Humpbacked Horse The Little Humpbacked Horse

1962

Новогодний календарь Новогодний календарь

1966

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