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Vladimir Vasiliev
Born 1940-04-18Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova. More Than LoveselfГалина Уланова. Земная жизнь богиниSelfVasilyev and Maksimova. Dance of FateselfA Life for BalletSelfPrisoners of TerpsichoreselfKatia & VolodiaSelfTango: Our DanceAutor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"The NutcrackerThe Nutcracker PrinceBallet in the First PersonHimselfFouettéAndrey NovikovAbout ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina MaximovaselfAnyutaRoleAbout BalletRole50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet TheaterRoleMemories of NijinskyHimselfNutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina UlanovaNutcracker the PrinceGigolo and GigoletteRoleNutcrackerNutcracker the PrinceSpartacusSpartacusDuetselfTrapeziumClownThe Little Humpbacked HorseIvanThe Little Humpbacked HorseRole