Biography
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (Russian: Владимир Викторович Васильев; born 18 April 1940) is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. 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. He received the People's Artist of the USSR (1973).
Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev, Erik Bruhn and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-04-18 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia, Lithuania
AwardsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Lenin Komsomol Prize, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, USSR State Prize, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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