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Maya Plisetskaya

Nov 20, 1925 - May 02, 2015 (89 years old) in Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

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

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Anna Karenina
princess Betsy
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
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Tchaikovsky
Desire
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M.K.C. Zodiakas
Муза
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New Year's Abduction
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Fantasia
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Carmen Suite
Carmen
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Swan Lake
Odette / Odile
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Lady with a Lapdog
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Stars of the Russian Ballet
Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")

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