Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya

1925-11-20 – 2015-05-02 (age 89) Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina

1967

as princess Betsy

Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky

1970

as Desire

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina

1975

as Anna Karenina

New Year's Abduction
New Year's Abduction

1970

as Plisetskaya

Fantasia
Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre

2008

as Self

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

1985

as Муза

Carmen Suite
Carmen Suite

1978

as Carmen

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Stars of the Russian Ballet

1954

as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")

Maya Plisetskaya – (Un)known
Swan Lake
Swan Lake

1957

as Odette / Odile

The Little Humpbacked Horse
The Little Humpbacked Horse

1962

as Queen Maiden

Maya Plisetskaya
Maya Plisetskaya

1964

as Self

Lady with a Lapdog