Vladimir Vasiliev

Born: 1940-04-18

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.


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Fouetté

as Andrey Novikov
Released: 1986-10-15

Prima-ballerina Elena Knyazeva prepares for her performance on the anniversary jubilee for the...

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Spartacus

as Spartacus
Released: 1977-01-01

A 1975 recording of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Yuri Grigorovich's production of...

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Tango: Our Dance

as Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"
Released: 1988-07-14

Documentary filmed in Buenos Aires that shows the importance of tango for Argentines, with dance...

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Fantasy on the Love's Theme

as uncredited
Released: 1981-05-01

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The Nutcracker

as The Nutcracker Prince
Released: 1987-09-28

Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends...

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Nutcracker

as Nutcracker the Prince
Released: 1978-01-01

On Christmas Eve, Marie receives an enchanted toy as a gift from her uncle Albert. At night, it...

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Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova

as Nutcracker the Prince
Released: 1980-01-08

Anniversary evening of the legend of the Soviet ballet, People's Artist of the USSR Galina...

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Gigolo and Gigolette

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an...

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Anyuta

as uncredited
Released: 1982-04-07

Film-ballet

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50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater

as uncredited
Released: 1981-09-01

Anniversary evening dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the State Academic...

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The Little Humpbacked Horse

as Ivan
Released: 1962-10-06

The Bolshoi Ballet performs the Russian fairy tale of a Queen Maiden (Maya Plisetskaya), a...

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