Vladimir Vasiliev
Also Known As: Vladimir Viktorovitch Vassiliev, Владимир Викторович Васильев, Владимир Васильев
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Adult: No
Birthday: April 18, 1940
Age: 85 years old
Gender: Male
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Tango: Our Dance
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1988-07-14
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Gigolo and Gigolette
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Fouetté
Overview: 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
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1986-10-15
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Anyuta
Overview: Film-ballet
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-04-07
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Spartacus
Overview: A 1975 recording of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of Yuri Grigorovich's production of "Spartacus".
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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The Nutcracker
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-09-28
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The Little Humpbacked Horse
Overview: The Bolshoi Ballet performs the Russian fairy tale of a Queen Maiden (Maya Plisetskaya), a stableboy (Vladimir Vasiliev) and a lucky horse (Alla Shcherbinina).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-06
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Fantasy on the Love's Theme
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Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-05-01
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Nutcracker
Overview: On Christmas Eve, Marie receives an enchanted toy as a gift from her uncle Albert. At night, it comes to life and engages in an unequal battle with the mouse army and their formidable king. Staged by Yuri Grigorovich for the Bolshoi Theatre in 1977.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
Overview: Anniversary evening dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the State Academic Puppet Theater under the direction of S.Obraztsov and the 80th anniversary of Sergei Obraztsov.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1981-09-01
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Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
Overview: Anniversary evening of the legend of the Soviet ballet, People's Artist of the USSR Galina Ulanova. It is dedicated to the actress' 70th anniversary and was held at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, in 1980.
Genres: TV Movie Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1980-01-08
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