Vladimir Vasiliev

Vladimir Vasiliev

Acting

Born 1940-04-18Moscow, 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.

Movies (23)

Memories of Nijinsky

Memories of Nijinsky

Katia & Volodia

Katia & Volodia

About Ballet

About Ballet

Duet

Duet

Spartacus

Spartacus

The Little Humpbacked Horse

The Little Humpbacked Horse

Trapezium

Trapezium

A Life for Ballet

A Life for Ballet

Ballet in the First Person

Ballet in the First Person

The Little Humpbacked Horse

The Little Humpbacked Horse

Anyuta

Anyuta

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Gigolo and Gigolette

Gigolo and Gigolette

Prisoners of Terpsichore

Prisoners of Terpsichore

Tango: Our Dance

Tango: Our Dance

Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини

Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини

Vasilyev and Maksimova. Dance of Fate

Vasilyev and Maksimova. Dance of Fate

50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater

50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater

About ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova

About ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova

Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova. More Than Love

Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova. More Than Love

Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova

Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova

Nutcracker

Nutcracker

Fouetté

Fouetté