Vladimir Vasiliev
Birthday: 1940-04-18 | Place of Birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2012
A Life for Ballet
as Self
1987
The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker Prince
1986
Fouetté
as Andrey Novikov
1980
Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
as Nutcracker the Prince
1978
Nutcracker
as Nutcracker the Prince
1970
Trapezium
as Clown
1962
The Little Humpbacked Horse
as Ivan
