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Vladimir Vasiliev
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns.
Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.
As actor
Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova. More Than Love
Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини
Vasilyev and Maksimova. Dance of Fate
A Life for Ballet
Prisoners of Terpsichore
Katia & Volodia
Tango: Our Dance
The Nutcracker
Ballet in the First Person
Fouetté
About ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova
Anyuta
About Ballet
50 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
Gigolo and Gigolette
Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova
Memories of Nijinsky
Nutcracker
Spartacus
Duet
Trapezium
The Little Humpbacked Horse
The Little Humpbacked Horse