Maya Plisetskaya
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.
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.
Known For
Cast Credits
M.K.C. Zodiakas
as Муза
Carmen Suite
as Carmen
Anna Karenina
as Anna Karenina
Tchaikovsky
as Desire
New Year's Abduction
as Plisetskaya
Anna Karenina
as princess Betsy
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Queen Maiden
Stars of the Russian Ballet
as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")