Maya Plisetskaya

Biography

Maya Plisetskaya was a Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the Bolshoi Theatre under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky, then of Yury Grigorovich. In 1960 she became prima ballerina assoluta of the company.

Known For

Anna Karenina

as princess Betsy

Tchaikovsky

as Desire

Anna Karenina

as Anna Karenina

Khovanshchina

Stars of the Russian Ballet

as Zarema (segment "Fountains of Bakhchisarai")

New Year's Abduction

as Plisetskaya

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Carmen Suite

as Carmen

Swan Lake

as Odette / Odile

The Little Humpbacked Horse

as Queen Maiden