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  1. Jul 7, 2024 · Maya Mikhaylovna Plisetskaya (Russian: Ма́йя Миха́йловна Плисе́цкая; 20 November 1925 — 2 May 2015) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress, and is considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century.

  2. Jul 4, 2024 · Maya Plisetskaya, one of the Bolshoi’s most famous ballerinas, selected Godunov to dance opposite her in Anna Karenina (1972), and he soon became her regular partner. His strength and flamboyance made him an audience favourite, and he won a gold medal at the 1973 Moscow International Ballet Competition.

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  3. Jul 12, 2024 · Although choreographer Alonso, one of the founders of the BNC, created Carmen specially for Russian Maya Plisetskaya, there is no doubt that other grand ballerina, Alicia Alonso, made the gypsy become a legend of classical dance.

  4. Jul 13, 2024 · Carmen Suite was first staged in Moscow in 1967 by the Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso for Maya Plisetskaya, at her own request and at his own desire. The music for the ballet is a transcription by Rodion Shchedrin of Georges Bizet’s grand opera.

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  7. 4 days ago · Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne.