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Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Russian: Майя Михайловна Плисецкая; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship.
May 2, 2015 · MOSCOW — Maya Plisetskaya, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century and virtually the embodiment of the Bolshoi Theater for decades, died on Saturday in Munich. She was 89.
May 4, 2015 · Though Plisetskaya never defected, some of the other household names did, like Rudolf Nureyev, who defected 1961, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, who followed in 1974.
May 3, 2015 · In 1987, when she was 61, Ms. Plisetskaya performed with Russian emigres Nureyev and Baryshnikov during a gala performance with the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York.
May 4, 2015 · In 1963, after a second US tour (1962), she finally appeared with the Bolshoi in London, where she secretly met Nureyev (she was later to act as one of his emissaries, carrying parcels to his...
Jun 25, 2015 · Maya Plisetskaya, the celebrated Russian ballerina famous for her swan-like arms, powerful leaps and rebel spirit on and off the stage, has died. She was 89. The cause of her death Saturday...
Maya Plisetskaya (born November 20, 1925, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died May 2, 2015, Munich, Germany) was a Russian prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, admired particularly for her technical virtuosity, expressive use of her arms, and ability to integrate acting with dancing.
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