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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.
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.
May 3, 2015 · Maya Plisetskaya, one of the foremost 20th-century ballerinas, who was identified with the Bolshoi Ballet of her native Russia, but whose theatrical fire, magnetic presence and physical...
May 4, 2015 · Maya Plisetskaya: Ballerina whose charisma and talent helped her fight the Soviet authorities and achieve international fame. Renowned for her interpretation of Swan Lake, she was...
May 3, 2015 · Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, who was considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, died on Saturday at age 89. Plisetskaya’s death was widely reported in Russian media...
May 3, 2015 · MOSCOW (AP) — Maya Plisetskaya, regarded as one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century and whose career at the Bolshoi Theater spanned more than 35 years, has died at age 89. Bolshoi director Vladimir Urin told the state news agency Tass that Plisetskaya died in Germany of a heart attack on Saturday.
