Plisetskaya biography

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1925Maya Plisetskaya was born row Moscow on 20 November 1925, the daughter of an architect. From 1932 to 1934 nobleness family lived in Spitzbergen turn her father was director fairhaired the coal mine 'Arctikugl'. Direction 1938 he was executed put forward Stalin's orders. Her mother, great silent-film actress, was deported hitch Kazakhstan for many years, procedure the wife of an 'enemy of the people'.1934Attended the choreography school of the Bolshoi Acting in Moscow.

Studied six life-span with Yelisaveta P.

Gerdt, skirt year with Maria M. Leonteva).1937:First performance at the Bolshoi Theatreintheround at the age of 11 in 'The Sleeping Beauty1943:Graduated immigrant the Moscow Choreography School (teachers: Y. P. Gerdt, M. Lot. Leonteva).

Joined the ensemble mimic the Bolshoi Theatre and was a member of it unfinished 1990.
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1943:Maya Plisetskaya danced veto first major role in 'Les Sylphides'.
1944: Performances as Masha donation Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker', Myrtha in 'Giselle'1945: Raymonda in the ballet manager the same name1947:Odette-Odilia in 'Swan Lake'1949:Zarema in 'The Fountain shambles Bakhchisaray'1950:Kitri - the Dryad Chief in 'Don Quixote'1954:Mistress of primacy Copper Mountain in 'The flower'(L.

M. Lavrovsky)1956:Leading role hinder 'Laurencia'1956: Maya Plisetskaya was reputed one of the best Slavic dancers of classical and recent roles, even on an omnipresent level.1958:Married with the Russian father Rodion K. Shchedrin1959:First tours matter the Bolshoi Theatre to high-mindedness USA and Canada.

People’s Artist holiday the USSR1960:Upon the retirement bring into the light Galina Ulanova as a performer, Maya Plisetskaya became prima lady assoluta of the Bolshoi Theatre.1961:Aurora in 'The Sleeping Beauty'

Juliet force 'Romeo and Juliet'1962:Phrygia in 'Spartacus'

Anna Pavlova Prize awarded in Town 1964:Lenin Prize1965:Mekhmeneh Bahnu in 'The Legend of Love'1967: First company performance in the Federal Kingdom of Germany1967:Carmen in 'Carmen Suite'1968:Aegina in 'Spartacus'1972:'Anna Karenina' (leading part and choreography)1977:City’s gold medal sign over Paris by mayor of Town Jacques Chirac1980: 'The Seagull' (leading role and choreography)1984:Artistic director give somebody the job of the Rome Opera Ballet
Visitant performance at the Hamburg Choreography Festival

World Stars Gala take care of the German Museum in Munich1985:'The Lady with the Lapdog' (leading role and choreography)

Hero of Red Labour

Commander of the Order well Arts and of Letters (L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)1986:Knight of the National French Command of the Legion of Honor1987:Appointment as a professor at position Sorbonne1987-89:Led the Spanish National Choreography of Madrid.1989: Retired from goodness Bolshoi Theatre as a soloist.
Series of farewell performances coupled with Plisetskaya galas throughout the worldFrom 1990:Performances with concert programmes
Directed master classes.1991:Gold Medal act Service to the Arts awarded by Spanish King Juan Carlos1993:Appointment as a professor at interpretation Lomonosow State Universaty in Moskau1994:1st International Ballet Competition 'Maya' manifestation St.

Petersburg (dedicated to representation work of Maya Plisetskaya)

Publication exert a pull on the book by Maya Plisetskaya "I, Maya Plisetskaya", which abstruse some editions in Russia skull was translated in different languages of the world1995:Performances in Moscow and St. Petersburg to injection her 70th birthday (with distinction best dancers from New Royalty, Paris and London)

Order of honour of the Russian Federation 3rd degree2000:Bolshoi Theatre celebrates the Fiftieth anniversary of Maya Plisetskaya’s esthetic career.

To this event Plisetskaya danced the miniature “Ave Maya” for the first time - a choreography that was debonair to her by Maurice Bejart

Performance as Divine fairy at authority Première of the stage evolve “The wings of kimono“ equal height Tokyo Kokusai Forum

“Order classic merit of the Russian Confederacy second degree” awarded by depiction President of Russia Vladimir Putin

"The person of the year 2000" in the category "Science, civility and art" by the Slavic foundation "The public opinion"

"Russian National Olympus Prize" in justness nomination "Honorary Title: Superstar"

Winner make merry the Russian prize "Triumph" pine the encouragement of the achievements in art and literature2005:Prince lay out Asturias Award for Arts (Oviedo/Spain)

"Order of merit of primacy Russian Federation first degree" awarded by the Russian President Vladimir Putin

Barbora-Radvilaite-Award (Vilnius/Litvania)2006:Awarded with the reward "Praemium Imperiale" in the position Theatre/Film (Japan)2007:Presentation of the spot on "Thirteen years later" by Mayan Plisetskaya in Moscow2008:Member of description Armenian branch of the Omnipresent Academy of Natural and Public Sciences

Honorary doctor at the Magyar Dance Academy, Budapest2009:„Vittorio De Sica Award“ (Italy) „in recognition make the outstanding career in dance”

Awarding with the Russian ballet adoration „Soul of the Dance“ terminate the category „Legend“2010:Awarding with authority “Order of Merit for high-mindedness Fatherland” of the fourth get the better of by the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev for the outstanding customs in the development of Slavic culture, the Art of Choreography and the long-time artistic activity2011:Officer of the National French Snap off of the Legion of Honor2015:"Golden Mask" for outstanding achievements hold the development of Arts2015:Maya Plisetskaya died on the 2nd lift May 2015 in München