Vladimir Vasiliev
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Tango: Our Dance
as Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"
1988
Gigolo and Gigolette
1980
Fouetté
as Andrey Novikov
1986
Anyuta
1982
Spartacus
as Spartacus
1977
The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker Prince
1987
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Ivan
1962
Nutcracker
as Nutcracker the Prince
1978
50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
1981
Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
as Nutcracker the Prince
1980
The Little Humpbacked Horse
TBA
Anyuta
1982
Memories of Nijinsky
as Himself
1980
Ballet in the First Person
as Himself
1987
About Ballet
1982
A Life for Ballet
as Self
2012
Trapezium
as Clown
1970
Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини
as Self
2020