Vladimir Vasiliev

Vladimir Vasiliev

Born 1940-04-18 (age 86) Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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Biography

Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns.

Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.

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Known For

Nutcracker
Nutcracker

1978

as Nutcracker the Prince

Spartacus
Spartacus

1977

as Spartacus

Tango: Our Dance
Tango: Our Dance

1988

as Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker

1987

as The Nutcracker Prince

Fouetté
Fouetté

1986

as Andrey Novikov

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Memories of Nijinsky
Memories of Nijinsky

1980

as Himself

Trapezium
Trapezium

1970

as Clown

Anyuta
A Life for Ballet
A Life for Ballet

2012

as Self

The Little Humpbacked Horse
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