
Vladimir Vasiliev
- Date of Birth: 1940-04-18
- Place of Birth: 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 20... 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.

Fouetté
Drama • 1986 October

Tango: Our Dance
Documentary, Music • 1988 July

Spartacus
Music, Drama • 1977 January

Gigolo and Gigolette
Music • 1980 January

The Nutcracker
Music, Fantasy • 1987 September

Fantasy on the Love's Theme
Romance, Music • 1981 May

The Little Humpbacked Horse
Music • 1962 October

Nutcracker
Music, TV Movie • 1978 January

Anyuta
Drama, Music • 1982 April

Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
TV Movie, Music • 1980 January