Sunday, May 3, 2015

She was an outstanding ballerina and choreographer. Maya Plisetskaya is dead – rmf24.pl

Do not alive outstanding Russian dancer and choreographer, ballerina Maya Plisetskaya. The artist died in Germany at heart at the age of 89 years – said director of the Moscow Grand Theatre (Bolshoi) Vladimir Urin.

Maya Plisetskaya

/ Andrzej Rybczynski / PAP

died of a heart attack. The doctors did everything in their power, but they could not save her – Urin said, referring to information from Plisieckiej husband, composer Rodion Shchedrin.

Born in Moscow on 20 listopada 1,925 years Plisiecka of 1943 She danced at the Bolshoi Theatre. From 1947 she was prima ballerina of the scene. She performed major roles in classical ballets: Odette-Odylii in “Swan Lake” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the title – Rajmondy – Alexander Glazunov, Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet” by Sergei Prokofiev. Also he danced in ballets by contemporary composers (Aegina in “Spartacus” Aram Khachaturian, the title role in “Wariatce of Chaillot” with music by Shchedrin, a performance in 1992 in Paris), also in the compositions of Maurice Bejart ballet (Isadora, Leda).

In 1972, Plisiecka made her debut as a choreographer, dancing at the same time a major party in “Anna Karenina” Shchedrin.

She performed many times abroad, worked as an art director with many foreign ballet companies, m.in . in Rome (1983-1986), Madrid (1987-1990). Since 1990 he also led master classes. She received numerous awards at home and abroad.

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