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Maya Plisetskaya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

November 20, 1925

Died

May 2, 2015 (age 89)

Place of Birth

Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Also Known As

Maïa Plissetskaïa

М. Плисецкая

M. Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya

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.

Maya Plisetskaya and Alexander Godunov CARMEN 1974 Ballet Magic

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