Vladimir Vasiliev

Acting

Vladimir Vasiliev

Born April 18, 1940 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia] (age 86)

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 Nure…

Known For

The Little Humpbacked HorseThe Little Humpbacked Horse · 1962
The Little Humpbacked Horse
★ 10.01962
MovieMusicFamily
The Bolshoi Ballet performs the Russian fairy tale of a Queen Maiden (Maya Plisetskaya), a stableboy (Vladimir Vasiliev) and a lucky horse (Alla Shcherbinina).
TrapeziumTrapezium · 1970
Trapezium
1970
Movie
The action takes place in a circus, where a girl dreams of performing in a real performance, but she is met by different people who personify good, evil, and envy. The performance opens miraculously. A lovely ballerina appears above the circus arena on a hanging trapeze, like a white bird...
SpartacusSpartacus · 1977
Spartacus
★ 7.21977
MovieMusicDrama
A 1975 recording of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Yuri Grigorovich's production of "Spartacus".
Gigolo and GigoletteGigolo and Gigolette · 1980
Gigolo and Gigolette
★ 6.51980
MovieMusic
Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old entertainer, Stella is afraid to jump, requiring a decision.
Tango: Our DanceTango: Our Dance · 1988
Tango: Our Dance
★ 7.81988
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Documentary filmed in Buenos Aires that shows the importance of tango for Argentines, with dance scenes, voiceovers and interviews with professionals but also with other anonymous characters who find their form of expression in this music. The film was shot at a time of tango revival around the world.
The NutcrackerThe Nutcracker · 1987
The Nutcracker
★ 6.01987
MovieMusicFantasy
Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends Tchaikovsky's beloved melodies with superb dancing. Famed Bolshoi duo Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev star in this production of Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. Maximova dances the role of Maria, the young girl whose mysterious uncle Drosselmeyer gives her a wooden nutcracker (Vasiliev) for Christmas. When he comes to life, she rescues him from marauding mice and is taken to the Kingdom of Sweets.
FouettéFouetté · 1986
Fouetté
★ 7.01986
MovieDrama
Prima-ballerina Elena Knyazeva prepares for her performance on the anniversary jubilee for the theater Swan Lake on the eve of her fiftieth birthday and simultaneously participates in the production of the innovative ballet Master and Margarita. Suddenly, the choreographer gives the role of a young ballerina, with whom he begins an affair. Overcoming jealousy and desperation, Knyazeva begins to work with the student over the image of Margarita
AnyutaAnyuta · 1982
Anyuta
★ 4.01982
MovieMusicDrama
Bolshoi Ballet stars Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova dance this 1982 performance of "Anyuta," the story of a small-town woman who purposely marries above her social status only to learn that popularity comes with a price. Maximova performs the role of Anyuta; Vasiliev plays Anyuta's drunk father.

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