
Cast
Vladimir Vasiliev
Acting
Cast
Vladimir Vasiliev
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-04-18
From
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
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.

Spartacus
as Spartacus

50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater

Gigolo and Gigolette

Anyuta

The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker Prince

Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
as Nutcracker the Prince

Tango: Our Dance
as Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"

Fouetté
as Andrey Novikov

A Life for Ballet
as Self

Memories of Nijinsky
as Himself

Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини
as Self

Anyuta

Nutcracker
as Nutcracker the Prince

The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Ivan

The Little Humpbacked Horse

Trapezium
as Clown

About Ballet

Ballet in the First Person
as Himself