Plisetskaya, Maya (Mikhaylovna)

Plisetskaya, Maya (Mikhaylovna)
born Nov. 20, 1925, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.

Russian prima ballerina.

She studied at the Bolshoi Ballet's school in Moscow and joined the company as a soloist in 1943. Noted for her technical virtuosity and ability to integrate acting with dancing, she toured worldwide with the Bolshoi Ballet and appeared as a guest artist with several companies, including the Paris Opéra. She also danced in several films, including Swan Lake (1957). In the 1980s she was a guest ballet director in Rome and then in Madrid.

Maya Plisetskaya in Swan Lake, 1961.

Paris Match-Pictorial Parade

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mikhaylovna — (as used in expressions) Plisetskaya Maya Mikhaylovna Kollontay Aleksandra Mikhaylovna Aleksandra Mikhaylovna Domontovich * * * …   Universalium

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”