Vladimir Vasiliev
Birthday: 1940-04-18
Place of Birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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.
Movies
Tango: Our Dance
Documentary filmed in Buenos Aires that shows the importance of tango for Argentines, with dance sce...
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Gigolo and Gigolette
Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old en...
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Fouetté
Prima-ballerina Elena Knyazeva prepares for her performance on the anniversary jubilee for the theat...
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Anyuta
Based on Anton Chekhov's story "Anna on the Neck". Anyuta is just a weak woman who is drawn to the h...
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Spartacus
A 1975 recording of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Yuri Grigorovich's production of "Spartacus"...
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The Nutcracker
Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends Tch...
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
The Bolshoi Ballet performs the Russian fairy tale of a Queen Maiden (Maya Plisetskaya), a stableboy...
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Fantasy on the Love's Theme
A musician from the vocal-instrumental ensemble "Focus" unexpectedly becomes the "fiancé" of the cou...
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Nutcracker
On Christmas Eve, Marie receives an enchanted toy as a gift from her uncle Albert. At night, it come...
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50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
Anniversary evening dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the State Academic Puppet T...
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Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
Anniversary evening of the legend of the Soviet ballet, People's Artist of the USSR Galina Ulanova. ...
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
A film adaptation of Rodion Shchedrin's ballet staged by the USSR State Ballet Theater....
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Anyuta
Bolshoi Ballet stars Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova dance this 1982 performance of "Anyuta...
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