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Vladimir Vasiliev
Acting
Born: April 18, 1940
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Biography
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.
Known For
Fouetté
as Andrey Novikov
Anyuta
Tango: Our Dance
as Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"
The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker Prince
Gigolo and Gigolette
Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
as Nutcracker the Prince
Spartacus
as Spartacus
50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
Fantasy on the Love's Theme
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Ivan
