Vladimir Vasiliev and his film "The Bolshoi Ballet. Choreographer Vasiliev Vladimir: biography, personal life, family, photo Vasiliev Bolshoi Theater biography
Vladimir Vasiliev has become a truly man-epoch in Russian ballet. Meanwhile, the beginning of the life of the future dancer, it would seem, did not portend a ballet career.
The future famous dancer was born in 1940 in Moscow. His parents were not connected with art in general and with ballet in particular: his father was a driver, his mother was a sales manager. The family was happy, despite ideological differences (the father was a staunch atheist, and the mother was an Orthodox Christian). Early childhood Vladimir fell on the difficult years of the war - the boy's father was at the front, his mother worked in three shifts at the factory.
As a child, Vladimir had many friends, and one of them invited him to a choreographic circle at the House of Pioneers, where he studied himself. Teacher E. R. Rosse saw his talent, and seven-year-old Vladimir began to learn the art of dance. In the circle, he quickly became the best student - so much so that other guys learned the movements by his example. In 1948, the children's choreographic ensemble performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, Vladimir participated in the performance of Ukrainian and Russian dances - and it was then that he fully realized his desire to connect life with ballet.
In 1949, Vladimir Vasiliev entered the Moscow Choreographic School, where he also became one of the best. Already in student years those qualities are manifested that will later be hallmarks dancer: expression, lightness of the jump, strength and masculinity of the dance, acting data. He learns from Mikhail Gabovich, who characterized his student as follows: "Volodya Vasiliev dances not only with his whole body, but with every cell of it, with a pulsating rhythm." T. Tkachenko spoke even more definitely about him after his performance in the ballet "Francesca da Rimini", where the young man convincingly revealed deeply tragic image the old husband of the heroine: "We are present at the birth of a genius!"
In 1958, having completed his studies, Vladimir Vasilyev became an artist at the Bolshoi Theatre. He performs in characteristic images in operatic choreographic scenes - gypsy dance in "Mermaid" by A. Dargomyzhsky, lezginka in "Demon" by N. Rubinshtein. His performance of the role of Pan in "Walpurgis Night" in "Faust" by C. Gounod attracted attention to him, and with her he performed his first classical part at the Bolshoi Theater - a soloist in the ballet "".
Truly triumphant was the performance of Vladimir Vasiliev in the ballet "" in 1959 staged. The choreographer entrusted him leading role- Danila. This success opened the way for the young dancer to various central roles: the Prince in "", Batyr in "Shural", Frondoso in "", title roles in the ballets "Paganini" and "" and others.
For some parts, Vladimir Vasiliev became the first performer: soloist in A. Varlamov's "Dance Suite" to music, Lukash in the ballet by O. Tarasova and A. Lapauri to the music of M. Skorulsky "Forest Song", Ivanushka in "" R. Shchedrin directed by A Radunsky. The dancer participated in the first performance of two choreographic versions of A. Khachaturian's ballet "": in the production he played the role of a slave, and in the production he played the title role. He took part in the first performance and other ballets staged: the main role in "", Prince Desire in "The Sleeping Beauty", in the ballet of the same name to music, Sergei in "Angara" to the music of A. Eshpay. He was the first dancer to perform the role of Romeo in the USSR in M. Bejart's ballet to the music of G. Berlioz "". The dancer was also appreciated by another choreographer - K. Goleizovsky, who created for him the miniature "Narcissus" and the part of Majnun in the ballet "Leyli and Majnun" to the music of S. Balasanyan.
An outstanding domestic dancer called V. Vasiliev "a brilliant exception to the rule", referring to his exceptional ability to transform. He was equally convincing in the image of the lyrical Nutcracker Prince, the heroic Spartacus, the passionate Basil in "". Choreographer F. Lopukhov, comparing ballet images with operatic voices, said that V. Vasiliev is “both tenor, and baritone, and bass.” V. Vasiliev's performances abroad were as successful as at home: he was called the "god of dance" in France, he was awarded the title of honorary citizen of the American city of Tucson and Buenos Aires. His talent was appreciated by such a famous Italian director as Franco Zefirelli - in his film-opera "" V. Vasilyev staged and performed a Spanish dance.
Even in his student years, a feeling arose between Vladimir Vasilyev and the ballerina. In 1961, they became spouses, and became not only a wife for the dancer, but also a constant partner, whom he called his muse. to the music of V. Gavrilin based on the story by A.P. Chekhov "Anna on the neck", "Macbeth" to the music of K. Molchanov. He also staged plotless ballets, in which the main “characters” were music and the dance that reveals it: “These enchanting sounds” to the music of A. Corelli, J. F. Rameau and W. A. Mozart, “Nostalgia” to piano music Russian composers, "Fragments of one biography" to the music of Argentinean composers. In 2015, V. Vasiliev created a unique production to the music of the Mass in B minor "Give Us Peace", which combines elements of oratorio, ballet and dramatic action.
Ballet is the main, but not the only area of creativity of Vladimir Vasiliev: he is engaged in painting and writing poetry.
Music Seasons
Vladimir Vasiliev was born on April 18, 1940 in Moscow. Father future star, Viktor Ivanovich, worked as a driver. Mother, Tatyana Yakovlevna, worked as the head of the sales department at a felt factory. At the age of seven, the boy accidentally got into a dance club at the Pioneer House. Choreographer Elena Rosse, who worked with children, immediately drew attention to the talent of little Volodya and invited him to study. So, a year later, Vasilyev first appeared on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater with Ukrainian and Russian dances.
After school in 1958 he graduated from the Moscow Academy of Choreography. Then the young man was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. Already in the years of study, he impressed with his virtuoso performance technique and undoubted acting talent, the ability to transform. On the stage of the Bolshoi he made his debut in the ballet " Stone Flower» Yuri Grigorovich in 1959.
Soon Vasiliev, having won the love and recognition of the audience and critics, became one of the leading soloists ballet troupe this theater for more than thirty years. The artist danced the main parts of the modern and classical repertoire in the ballets: Cinderella, Pages of Life, Don Quixote, Paganini, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet.
The choreographers not only offered Vasiliev the main roles, but also staged them especially for him. The dancer became the first performer of the solo part in "Dance Suite", in Rodion Shchedrin's ballet "The Little Humpbacked Horse", in "Spartacus" by Aram Khachaturian, in "Forest Song" by German Zhukovsky, in "Petrushka" by Igor Stravinsky. Vasiliev also performed a lot and with great success abroad with such directors as Roland Petit, Maurice Bejart, Leonid Myasin.
Vasiliev created vivid, memorable images, often offering a new reading of them. In addition to Ekaterina Maksimova, Vasiliev's constant partner and wife, whom he always called his Muse, such dancers danced with him. famous ballerinas like Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Natalia Bessmertnova, Irina Kolpakova, Alicia Alonso, Josephine Mendez, Lillian Cosi, Carla Fracci.
Being in its prime performance skills, Vasilyev already then felt the need for a more complete realization of his creative potential: a craving for choreography. His ballet debut was Icarus in 1971. As a choreographer, Vladimir Viktorovich also staged: “These bewitching sounds...”, “Macbeth”, “Fragments of a biography”, “Annie”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Cinderella”, “Don Quixote”, “Giselle” , " Swan Lake". Vasiliev's productions were enthusiastically accepted by the public, especially those where he himself, with Ekaterina Maximova, performed central parties.
In 1982 Vasiliev graduated from the choreographic faculty Russian Institute Theater Arts and from the same year he began teaching there, was the head of the department of choreography, and in 1989 he received the academic title of professor.
Since 1995, for five years, Vasiliev has been artistic director Director of the Bolshoi Theatre. He also actively collaborated with many theaters of the country and the world, headed and participated in the work of the jury of various international ballet competitions, gave master classes, prepared new performances and roles. Heading the Galina Ulanova Foundation, Vasiliev stages and conducts the annual gala concerts “Dedicated to Galina Ulanova”.
As of April 2019, ballets staged by him are performed not only on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, but also in many other theaters in Russia and the world. Vasiliev's creative interests extend to other areas of art. The master starred as a dramatic actor in feature films, in the original TV ballets, where he performed not only as a performer, but also as a choreographer and director.
Vladimir Vasiliev is a People's and Honored Artist of Russia, a laureate of various Russian and international awards, awarded orders and medals. Also honorary professor of Moscow State University, full member of the International Academy of Creativity and the Academy Russian art. Films and books are devoted to the dancer's work. Free time mainly devoted to painting. The main theme of the canvases: landscapes, in which he tries to convey the beauty of Russian nature. He also writes poetry, and even released the collection "The Chain of Days".
Awards and Recognition of Vladimir Vasiliev
Honored Artist of Russia (1964)
People's Artist of Russia (1969)
People's Artist of the USSR (1973)
Lenin Prize (1970) - for the performance of the title role in the ballet performance "Spartacus" by A. I. Khachaturian
State Prize of the USSR (1977) - for the performance of the part of Sergei in the ballet performance "Angara" by A. Ya. Eshpay
State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasilyev brothers (1984) - for participation in the creation of the film-ballet "Anyuta" (1981)
State Prize of the RSFSR named after M. I. Glinka (1991, in the field musical art) - behind concert programs recent years
Lenin Komsomol Prize (1968) - for high skill and the creation of the image of a folk hero in ballet performances of the Bolshoi Theater
Prize of the Moscow City Hall in the field of literature and art (1997)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2000) - for a great contribution to the development of national choreographic art
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", III degree (2008) - for a great contribution to the development of domestic choreographic art, many years of creative and social activity
Order of Lenin (1976)
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1981)
Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1986)
Order of Merit (1999, France)
Order of Rio Branco (2004, Brazil)
Knight of the International Order of Saint Constantine the Great (Union of Saint Constantine, 1998)
Order of the Holy Right-Believing Prince Daniel of Moscow III degree (ROC, 1999)
Medal of the Academy of Arts of Argentina (1983)
Honorary Medal of the Karina Ari Foundation (1998, Sweden)
Medal of Merit of Princess Dona Francesca (2000, Brazil)
P. Picasso Medal (2000)
First Prize and Gold Medal for VII World Festival youth and students in Vienna (1959)
Grand Prix and gold medal at 1st at the International Ballet Competition in Varna (1964)
Prize named after V. Nijinsky - "The best dancer in the world" (1964, Paris Academy of Dance) (1964)
Special Prize and Gold Medal of the Varna City Komsomol Committee (1964, Bulgaria)
M. Petipa Prize " Best duet the world "(together with E. S. Maksimova, 1972, Paris Academy of Dance)
Prize of the Rome Municipality "Europe-1972" (Italy)
Intervision Prize for International Festival TV films "Golden Prague" (Prague, 1982, for the TV ballet "Anyuta")
Big prize in the competition of musical films at the X All-Union TV Film Festival (Alma-Ata, 1983, for the TV ballet Anyuta)
Simba Academy Award (1984, Italy)
Intervision Prize and Best Performance Award male role at the International Film Festival "Golden Prague" (Prague, 1985, for the TV ballet "Road House")
Prize for best performance of the season - the ballet "Anyuta" at the theater "San Carlo" (Naples, 1986)
Prize for the best Chekhov's performance at the Chekhov Festival (Taganrog, 1986)
Prize "Together for Peace" (1989, Italy)
J. Tanya Prizes - "Best Choreographer" and "Best Duet" (together with E. S. Maksimova, 1989, Italy)
UNESCO Prize (1990)
S. P. Diaghilev Prize (1990)
Theatrical award "Crystal Turandot" (1991 (together with E. S. Maksimova), 2001 - "For Honor and Dignity")
Terracina City Award (1997, Italy)
Awards "For the highest achievements in the field of choreography" (USA, 2003, Italy 2005)
Prize "For life in dance" (Italy, 2001)
Prize of the magazine "Ballet" "Soul of dance" in the nomination "Legend of ballet" (2005)
Russian L. E. Nobel Prize (2007, Ludwig Nobel Foundation, St. Petersburg)
Freedom Award for outstanding contribution to the development of Russian-American cultural relations (New York, 2010)
International Stanislavsky Prize ( International Foundation K. S. Stanislavsky, 2010)
International Prize "For the art of dance named after L. Myasin"
Creativity of Vladimir Vasiliev
Ballet parts
Big theater
1958 - “Mermaid” by A. Dargomyzhsky, choreography by E. Dolinskaya, B. Kholfin - gypsy dance
1958 - "Demon" by A. Rubinstein - dance "Lezginka"
1958 - choreographic picture "Walpurgis Night" in the opera "Faust" by Ch. Gounod, choreography by L. Lavrovsky - Pan
1958 - Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M. Fokine - Soloist
1959 - "Stone Flower" by S. Prokofiev directed by Y. Grigorovich - Danila
1959 - "Cinderella" by S. Prokofiev, choreography by R. Zakharov - Prince
1959 - "Dance Suite" to music by D. Shostakovich, staged by A. Varlamov - Soloist - first performer
1960 - choreographic miniature "Narcissus" to music by N. Tcherepnin, choreography by K. Goleizovsky - Narcissus - first performer ("Evening of new choreographic miniatures")
1960 - "Romeo and Juliet" by S. Prokofiev, choreography by L. Lavrovsky - Benvolio
1960 - Shurale by F. Yarullin directed by L. Yakobson - Batyr
1960 - "The Little Humpbacked Horse" by R. Shchedrin directed by A. Radunsky - Ivanushka - first performer
1961 - “Forest Song” by M. Skorulsky, choreographers O. Tarasova, A. Lapauri - Lukash - first performer
1961 - "Pages of Life" by A. Balanchivadze, choreography by L. Lavrovsky - Andrey
1962 - "Paganini" by S. Rachmaninov, staged by L. Lavrovsky - Paganini
1962 - "Spartacus" by A. Khachaturian directed by L. Yakobson - Slave - first performer
1962 - Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by A. Gorsky - Basil
1963 - "Class Concert" to the music of A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich, directed by A. Messerer - Soloist - was among the first performers of this ballet
1963 - Laurencia by A. Crane, choreography by V. Chabukiani - Frondoso
1963 - The Sleeping Beauty by P. I. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, revised by Y. Grigorovich - Blue Bird
1964 - "Giselle" by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot and M. Petipa, revised by L. Lavrovsky - Albert
1964 - "Petrushka" by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Fokine - Petrushka
1964 - "Leyli and Majnun" by S. Balasanyan, choreography by K. Goleizovsky - Majnun - first performer
1966 - "The Nutcracker" by P. I. Tchaikovsky directed by Y. Grigorovich - The Nutcracker Prince - first performer
1968 - "Spartacus" by A. Khachaturian directed by Yu. Grigorovich - Spartak - the first performer
1971 - "Icarus" by S. Slonimsky in his own production - Icarus
1973 - "Romeo and Juliet" by S. Prokofiev, choreography by L. Lavrovsky - Romeo
1973 - "The Sleeping Beauty" by P. I. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa in the second version by Y. Grigorovich - Prince Desire - first performer
1975 - "Ivan the Terrible" to the music of S. Prokofiev, staged by Y. Grigorovich - Ivan the Terrible
1976 - "Angara" by A. Eshpay directed by Y. Grigorovich - Sergey - first performer
1976 - "Icarus" by S. Slonimsky in his own production (second edition) - Icarus - first performer
1979 - large adagio from the ballet "Romeo and Julia" by G. Berlioz, choreography and production by M. Bejart - Romeo - the first performer in the USSR
1980 - "Macbeth" by K. Molchanov in his own production - Macbeth - first performer
1986 - "Anyuta" to the music of V. Gavrilin after A. Chekhov in his own production - Pyotr Leontievich - first performer
1988 - concert number "Elegy" to the music of S. Rachmaninov - Soloist
The Golden Age by D. Shostakovich, choreography by Y. Grigorovich - Boris
On stages of other theaters (first performer)
1977 - "Petrushka" by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Bejart - Youth (Theatre "Ballet of the XX century", Brussels)
1987 - "Blue Angel" to music by M. Constant, choreography by R. Petit - Professor Unrath (Marseille Ballet, France)
1988 - Zorba the Greek to music by M. Theodorakis, choreography by Lorca Myasina - Zorba (Arena di Verona, Italy)
1988 - "Parisian Fun" to music by J. Offenbach, choreography by L. Myasin - Baron (San Carlo Theatre, Naples, Italy)
1988 - Pulcinella to music by I. Stravinsky, choreography by L. Myasin - Pulcinella (San Carlo Theater)
1989 - Nijinsky, directed by B. Menegatti - Nijinsky (San Carlo Theater)
1994 - "Cinderella" by S. Prokofiev - choreographer and the role of Cinderella's stepmother (Kremlin ballet)
2000 - "Long Journey to Christmas Night" to music by P. Tchaikovsky and I. Stravinsky, director B. Menegatti - Maestro (Rome Opera)
2009 - Diaghilev Musaget. Venice, August 1929" to group music, directed by B. Menegatti - Diaghilev (Rome Opera on the stage of the Municipal Theater)
Tour
While on tour, he performed after 1988 as a guest soloist in major theaters world: La Scala (Italy), Arena di Verona (Italy), San Carlo Theater (Naples, Italy), Rome Opera, Colon Theater (Argentina), American Ballet Theater, Kremlin Ballet Theater (Moscow), took part in tour of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre. S. M. Kirov (now - Mariinskii Opera House) in Paris, etc.
Productions
1969 - "The Princess and the Woodcutter", a fairy tale comedy by G. Volchek and M. Mikaelyan (Sovremennik Theater
1971 - Icarus, ballet by S. Slonimsky (Bolshoi Theater, 1976 - second edition)
1977 - "Takhir and Zukhra", opera-ballet by T. Jalilov (Bolshoi Theater named after Alisher Navoi, Tashkent)
1978 - "These enchanting sounds ...", ballet to music by A. Corelli, G. Torelli, V.-A. Mozart, J.-F. Ramo (Bolshoi Theatre)
1980 - Macbeth, ballet by K. Molchanov (Bolshoi Theater; 1981 - Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater; 1984 - German state opera, Berlin; 1986 - Budapest Opera, Hungary; 1990 - Theater "Kremlin Ballet")
1981 - "Juno and Avos", rock opera by A. Rybnikov, director M. Zakharov (Lenkom)
1981 - Memorial evening "In honor of Galina Ulanova" / Hommage d'Oulanova (director and one of the performers, Pleyel concert hall, Paris)
1981 - "I want to dance" to the music of Russian composers (State Central Concert Hall "Russia"; 1990 - Bolshoi Theater)
1981 - "Fragments of one biography" to the music of Argentine composers (concert hall "Russia"; 1990 - Bolshoi Theater)
1983 - choreographic composition to music by P. Tchaikovsky (Champs Elysees Ballet, Paris; 1990 - Bolshoi Theater)
1986 - Anyuta, ballet to music by V. Gavrilin based on the story by A. Chekhov (Bolshoi Theater, San Carlo Theater, Riga Opera and Ballet Theater; 1987 - Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. I. Glinka; 1990 - Tatar Opera and Ballet Theater named after Musa Jalil, Kazan, 1993 - Perm Opera and Ballet Theater named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, 2008 - Omsk Musical Theatre; Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre; 2009 - Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre; 2011 - Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre)
1988 - "Elegy", concert number to the music of S. Rachmaninov (Bolshoi Theater)
1988 - Paganini, a new edition of L. Lavrovsky's ballet to music by S. Rachmaninov (San Carlo Theater; 1995 - Bolshoi Theater)
1989 - "The Tale of the Pope and his worker Balda", musical and dramatic composition to the music of D. Shostakovich ( Concert hall them. P. I. Tchaikovsky, stage director and co-director Y. Borisova; first performer of the role of Balda)
1990 - Romeo and Juliet, ballet by S. Prokofiev (Moscow Musical Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko; 1993 - Lithuanian National Opera, Vilnius; 1999 - Latvian National Opera, Riga; 2002 - Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro)
1991 - "Don Quixote", ballet L. Minkus (American Ballet Theatre; 1994 - "Kremlin Ballet"; 1995 - Lithuanian National Opera; 2001 - "Tokyo Ballet", Japan; 2007 - National Theater, Belgrade)
1993 - "Aida" by G. Verdi, choreographic scenes in the opera (director F. Zeffirelli (Rome Opera; 2004 - Arena di Verona; 2006 - La Scala Theater)
1994 - Cinderella, ballet by S. Prokofiev (Kremlin Ballet, director and first performer of the role of Cinderella's stepmother; 2002 - Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater; 2006 - Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theater)
1994 - Giselle, ballet by A. Adam, new choreographic version based on choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa (Rome Opera; 1997 - Bolshoi Theater)
1994 - "Nostalgia" to the music of Russian composers (Kremlin Ballet Theatre, director and first performer of the main part)
1994 - "The Artist Reads the Bible", musical and dramatic composition (Museum fine arts them. A. S. Pushkin)
1995 - “Oh, Mozart! Mozart…”, requiem to music by V.-A. Mozart, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Salieri (New Opera, Moscow)
1995 - "Khovanshchina" by M. Mussorgsky, choreographic scenes in the opera (director B. Pokrovsky, Bolshoi Theater)
1996 - "Swan Lake", ballet by P. I. Tchaikovsky, choreographic version using fragments of L. Ivanov's choreography (Bolshoi Theater)
1996 - La Traviata by G. Verdi (Bolshoi Theater)
1997 - choreographic composition to the music of the overture to M. Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (Bolshoi Theater)
1999 - Balda, ballet to music by D. Shostakovich (Bolshoi Theater; 2006 - Opera and Ballet Theater of the St. Petersburg Conservatory)
2009 - "The Spell of the Eschers", ballet to music by G. Getty (Bolshoi Theater, new stage)
2015 - “Give us peace”, ballet to the music of the Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach (Tatar Opera and Ballet Theater named after Musa Jalil)
In addition, he staged over 20 choreographic numbers and compositions on different stages of the world (“Two”, “Classical pas de deux”, “Russian”, “Two German dances” and “Six German dances”, “Aria”, “Minuet ”, “Waltz”, “Caruso”, “Jester”, “Petrushka”, “Elegy”, “Overture on Jewish Themes” to the music of the work of the same name by S. S. Prokofiev (1992), “Syncopes”), as well as choreographic compositions in numerous feature films.
Filmography
Video recordings of ballet performances
1970 - "Spartacus" - Spartacus (performance of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, composer A. I. Khachaturyan, choreographer Yu. N. Grigorovich, conductor A. Zhuraitis)
1974 - "Romeo and Juliet" - Romeo (performance of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, composer S. S. Prokofiev, choreographer L. M. Lavrovsky, conductor A. Zhuraitis)
1978 - "The Nutcracker" - The Nutcracker-Prince (performance of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, composer P. I. Tchaikovsky, choreographer Yu. N. Grigorovich, conductor A. Kopylov)
1978 - “Stone Flower” - Danila (performance of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, composer S. S. Prokofiev, choreographer Yu. N. Grigorovich, conductor A. Kopylov)
1994 - "Cinderella" - Cinderella's stepmother (performance of the Ballet Theater of the State Kremlin Palace, composer S. S. Prokofiev, choreographer V. V. Vasiliev, conductor M. Pletnev)
Feature films, ballet films
1961 - "USSR with an open heart" (concert film), directors V. Katanyan, L. Christie) - soloist
1962 - "The Tale of the Little Humpbacked Horse" (directors A. Radunsky and Z. Tulubyeva) - Ivanushka
1969 - "Moscow in notes" (musical film)
1969 - "Abduction" (musical film) - artist Vasiliev
1970 - Trapeze (directed by F. Slidovker, V. Smirnov-Golovanov) - Harlequin
1975 - Spartak - Spartak
1980 - "Big Ballet" (concert film)
1980 - "Gigolo and Gigoletta" (choreographer and co-director A. Belinsky) (short) - Sid Kotmen
1981 - "50 years of the puppet theater of Sergei Obraztsov" (film-play)
1982 - Anyuta (choreographer and co-director A. Belinsky) - Pyotr Leontievich
1983 - "La Traviata" (directed by F. Zeffirelli) - matador
1984 - "Nostalgia" to the music of Russian composers, choreography by V. Vasiliev - soloist
1985 - "Fragments of a biography" to the music of Argentine composers, choreography by V. Vasiliev - soloist
1985 - "House by the road" to the music of V. Gavrilin based on the poem by A. Tvardovsky (choreographer, co-director A. Belinsky and starring Andrey)
1986 - "Fuete" (choreographer and co-director B. V. Ermolaeva) - Andrey Novikov / Master
1988 - "Grand Pas in white night" (musical film)
1992 - "The Gospel for the Evil One" (oratorio film) - central roles
Documentary film
1973 - "Duet" - a film, dedicated to creativity E. Maksimova and V. Vasilyev
1981 - "The World of Ulanova" (documentary) (director)
1989 - "Katya and Volodya" (directed by D. Delouche, produced in France) - a film dedicated to the work of E. Maksimova and V. Vasiliev
1990 - “And there was, as always, something left unsaid ...” - a film dedicated to the work of E. Maksimova and V. Vasilyev
2000 - "Reflections" - a film about the work of V. Vasilyev - 2000, 52 min., director N. Tikhonov
2005 - “Vladimir Vasiliev. Bolshoi Ballet "- film, 2005, 4 episodes of 26 minutes, director N. Tikhonov
Participation in films
1970 - Amusement Parade (documentary)
1985 - Anna Pavlova (documentary) - film commentary
1987 - Ballet in the first person (documentary)
1991 - Revelations of the choreographer Fyodor Lopukhov (documentary)
1999 - Katya (documentary)
2005 - The rise and fall of Maris Liepa (documentary)
2006 - Aram Khachaturyan (from the series of programs on the DTV channel "How the idols left") (documentary)
2007 - Maris Liepa (from the series of programs on the DTV channel "How the idols left") (documentary)
2007 - Nerijus (Lithuania, documentary)
2009 - Savely Yamschikov. I am registered in Russia (documentary)
2009 - Blue sea ... white ship ... Valery Gavrilina (documentary)
2009 - Lifelong Fuete ... (documentary)
2010 - Tatyana Vecheslova. I am a ballerina (documentary)
2011 - Iya Savvina. An explosive mixture with a bell (documentary)
Painting
Writes pictures. Ten personal exhibitions his paintings were held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Perm and other cities.
Since 1948, Vladimir Vasilyev has been studying at the city's Palace of Pioneers, with whose choreographic ensemble he performed for the first time on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in the same year.
In 1949, after graduating from the second grade of a comprehensive school, on the advice of his teacher, he passed the exams at the Moscow Academic Choreographic School, which he graduated in 1958 and was immediately accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater.
Initially in the theater he had characteristic roles: gypsy dance in the opera "Mermaid", lezginka in the opera "Demon", etc. The first big solo part was the part of Pan in the choreographic scene "Walpurgis Night".
The young dancer was noticed by Galina Ulanova, who invited him to be her partner in the classical ballet "Chopiniana". Ulanova had a huge impact on the professional and spiritual formation Vladimir Vasilyev, long years, becoming his friend, teacher and tutor.
Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, who had just joined the theater then, believed in the talent of the 18-year-old graduate of the school and entrusted him with the central part in his production of Sergei Prokofiev's ballet "Stone Flower".
In 1958-1988. Vladimir Vasiliev was the leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre. His constant partner was his wife, the ballerina Ekaterina Maksimova, whom he always called his Muse.
Among the best roles of Vladimir Vasiliev, it is customary to consider the roles of the Prince ("Cinderella"), Romeo ("Romeo and Juliet"), Ivan the Terrible ("Ivan the Terrible") - all ballets by Sergei Prokofiev, Basil ("Don Quixote" by Minkus), Albert (" Giselle "Adana", Desiree ("Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky).
The choreographers not only offered Vasiliev the main roles, but also staged them especially for him.
He was the first performer of the parts: Ivanushka ("The Little Humpbacked Horse" by Rodion Shchedrin), Kais-Majnun ("Leyli and Majnun" by Sergei Balasanyan), The Nutcracker ("The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky), Spartak ("Spartak" by Aram Khachaturian), Sergei ( "Angara" by Andrey Eshpay).
Being in the prime of his performing arts, Vasiliev turns to choreography.
Since 1971 he has been staging ballet performances in the Soviet Union and abroad.
His ballet debut was the ballet "Icarus" by Sergei Slonimsky on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Later he staged the ballets These Charming Sounds (1978), Macbeth (1980), the original TV ballets Anyuta (1982) and Road House (1984) by Valery Gavrilin. For these works he was awarded many prizes. For the television ballet "Anyuta" - the prize of "Intervision" at the International Festival of Television Films "Golden Prague" (1982), the Grand Prize in the competition of musical films at the X All-Union Television Film Festival in Alma-Ata (1983), the prize for the best performance of the season at the theater "San Carlo" (Naples, 1986), a prize for the best Chekhov performance at the Chekhov Festival in Taganrog (1986).
For the TV ballet "House by the Road" at the International Film Festival "Golden Prague" (Prague, 1985), Vasilyev was awarded the Intervision Prize and the prize for the best performance of a male role.
On television, Vladimir Vasiliev also directed the TV movie "The Gospel from the Evil One". In Argentina he staged the ballet "Fragments of a Biography", in the USA - "Don Quixote".
He also staged operas: in the Tashkent Theater named after A. Navoi Vasilyev staged the opera-ballet "Takhir and Zukhra" to the music of Jalilov (1977), in the Moscow theater "New Opera" - the requiem "Oh, Mozart! Mozart ..." to music . Mozart, Salieri, Rimsky Korsakov (1995), on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater "La Traviata" by Verdi (1996) and choreographic scenes in Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina", as well as in the operas "Aida" by Verdi on the stage of the Rome Opera (1993) and Arena di Verona (2002).
Vasiliev's creative interests extended to other areas of art - he starred as a dramatic actor in the feature films "Gigolo and Gigoletta", "Fuete", in the oratorio film "The Gospel for the Evil One", acting not only as a performer, but also as a choreographer and stage director.
Vasiliev starred in film adaptations of the ballets The Tale of the Little Humpbacked Horse (1961), Lieutenant Kizhe (1969), Spartacus (1976), I Want to Dance and Fragments of a Biography (1985); original TV ballets: Trapeze (1970), Anyuta (1982), Road House (1984); concert films and documentaries: "The Way to the Bolshoi Ballet" (1960), "USSR with an Open Heart" (1961); Moscow in Notes (1969), Choreographic Novels (1973), Classic Duets (1976), Pages contemporary choreography"(1982), "Grand Pas on White Night" (1987), "Glory to the Bolshoi Ballet" (1995) and others.
Interesting experiments were his work on the dramatic stage: the choreography of the fairy tale-comedy "The Princess and the Woodcutter" at the Sovremennik Theater (1969) and the rock opera "Juno" and "Avos" at the Lenkom Theater (1981), etc.
Vladimir Vasiliev is also engaged in teaching activities. In 1982, he graduated from the choreographic faculty of GITIS with a degree in choreography and began teaching there the same year.
From 1985 to 1995, Vasiliev was the head of the department of choreography at GITIS (RATI). In 1989 he was awarded the academic title of professor.
During his creative career, Vasiliev performed a lot abroad - at the Grand Opera, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Roman Opera, the Colon Theater, etc. For some time Vladimir Vasiliev worked as artistic director of the Rome Opera Ballet.
In 1977, the French choreographer Maurice Béjart staged his own version of Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka especially for him. In 1982, Franco Zeffirelli invited him and Ekaterina Maksimova to take part in the filming of the film-opera La Traviata (Spanish dance - staging and performance).
In 1987, Vasiliev played the role of Professor Unrat in Roland Petit's production of The Blue Angel to the music of Constant (Marseilles Ballet). In 1988, he performed the title role of Zorba in Lorca Massine's production of Zorba the Greek to music by Mikis Theodorakis (Arena di Verona). In 1989, Beppe Menegatti staged the play "Nijinsky" with Vladimir Vasilyev in the title role (theatre "San Carlo").
In 1988, as a result of a conflict that arose between Vladimir Vasiliev and Yuri Grigorovich due to serious differences in creative positions, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maksimova left the Bolshoi Theater.
Vladimir Vasiliev worked as a ballet master of the Kremlin Ballet troupe of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, where he staged several performances, including Cinderella.
From March 1995 to September 2000, Vladimir Vasilyev was Artistic Director-Director of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.
Under him, a modern contract system was approved in the theater; the traditions of benefit performances were revived: corps de ballet, choir and orchestra; the theater's own video studio and the release of a permanent series of programs on the Kultura TV channel were organized; a press service was created and the Bolshoi Theater's official website was opened on the Internet; expanded publishing activities (including the appearance periodical glossy magazine "Bolshoi Theatre"); preparations have begun for the reconstruction of the theater, incl. construction of its branch; school organized classical dance Bolshoi Theater in Brazil and much more.
In September 2000, Vasiliev was relieved of his post "in connection with its abolition."
After resigning from the post of head of the Bolshoi Theater in December 2000, Vasiliev performed at the Rome Opera in the premiere of a specially prepared for him performance "Long Journey to Christmas Night" as a dancer and dramatic actor. In 2001, Vasiliev's productions of Don Quixote by the Tokyo Ballet Company (Japan) and Cinderella by the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater premiered; in 2002, the ballet Romeo and Juliet by the Rio de Municipal Theater - Janeiro.
At present, Vladimir Vasilyev actively cooperates with many theaters of the country and the world, heads and participates in the work of the jury of various international ballet competitions, gives master classes, rehearses, prepares new performances and roles. He heads the Galina Ulanova Foundation, stages and conducts the annual gala concerts "Dedicated to Galina Ulanova".
Vladimir Vasilyev is an honorary professor at Moscow State University, a full member of the International Academy of Creativity and the Academy of Russian Art, secretary of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Russian Center of the International Dance Council at UNESCO.
The activities of Vladimir Vasilyev are marked by many state and professional awards. He is a People's Artist of Russia, People's Artist of the USSR; laureate of the Lenin Prize (1970), State Prize of the USSR (1977), State Prize of the RSFSR (1984), State Prize of Russia (1991), Lenin Komsomol Prize (1968), S.P. Diaghilev (1990), the Moscow Mayor's Prize (1997), the Crystal Turandot theater award in 1991 (together with Ekaterina Maksimova) and in 2001 - "For Honor and Dignity".
Awarded the Orders of Lenin (1976), the Red Banner of Labor (1986), Friendship of Peoples (1981), "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV (2000) and III (2008) degrees, St. Constantine the Great (1998), St. Blessed Prince Daniel Moscow (1999).
Vladimir Vasiliev has been noted by numerous international awards and honorary medals. He is the winner of the first prize and gold medal of the VII International Festival of Youth and Students in Vienna (1959), the Grand Prix and Gold Medal of the I International Ballet Competition in Varna (Bulgaria, 1964); V. Nijinsky Prize - "The Best Dancer of the World" (1964, Paris Academy of Dance), Prizes of the Vaslav Nijinsky Competition (1964, Paris), Marius Petipa Prize "The Best Duet of the World" (together with Ekaterina Maksimova, 1972, Paris Academy of Dance) , awards of the Roman municipality "Europe 1972" (Italy).
He was awarded the medal of the Academy of Arts of Argentina (1983), the Simba Academy Prize (1984, Italy), the Together for Peace Prize (1989, Italy), the G. Tani Prize - "Best Choreographer" and "Best Duet" (together with Ekaterina Maksimova , 1989, Italy), UNESCO Prizes and P. Picasso Medals (1990, 2000), Terracina Prizes (1997, Italy).
Vladimir Vasiliev was awarded the Karina Ari Foundation Medal of Honor (1998, Sweden), the French Order of Merit (1999), the Princess Dona Francesca Medal of Merit (2000, Brazil), the Prize for the Highest Achievement in the Field of Choreography (USA, 2003, Italy 2005), Prize "For Life in Dance" (Italy, 2001), Brazilian Order of Rio Branco (2004).
At the end of the 20th century, according to a survey of the world's leading experts, Vladimir Vasiliev was recognized as the "Dancer of the 20th century."
The TV films "Duet" (1973), "And there was, as always, something left unsaid ..." (1990), the French video film "Katya and Volodya" (1989), "Reflections" (2000) are dedicated to the work of Vasiliev and Maximova.
In honor of Vasiliev, in 1993, the Ballet Festival was held in Moscow.
In 1995, Vladimir Vasiliev was granted Lithuanian citizenship.
Wife - Maksimova Ekaterina Sergeevna, an outstanding ballerina, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR and Russia, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia (died in April 2009).
In his spare time, Vladimir Vasilyev mainly devotes himself to painting (six solo exhibitions of his works took place). The main theme of Vasiliev's canvases is landscapes. In 2000, his first poetry collection "The Chain of Days" was published.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources
Ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher.
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11/11/1964).
People's Artist of the RSFSR (1969).
People's Artist of the USSR (1973).
Wife - Maksimova Ekaterina Sergeevna, an outstanding ballerina, teacher, People's Artist USSR, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR and Russia.
In 1947, young Volodya Vasiliev happened to be in the classes of the choreographic circle of the Kirov House of Pioneers. The teacher Elena Romanovna Rosse immediately noted the boy's special giftedness and invited him to study in the senior group. IN next year he studied already in the city Palace of Pioneers, with the choreographic ensemble of which in 1948 he first performed in a concert on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater - these were Russian and Ukrainian dances.
In 1949, Vasiliev was admitted to the Moscow Academic Choreographic School in the class of E. A. Lapchinskaya. In 1958 he graduated from college in the class of M. M. Gabovich, the famous premier of the Bolshoi Theater. The professional look of Mikhail Markovich accurately noted salient feature student's dance: "... Volodya Vasilyev dances not only with his whole body, but with every cell of it, with a pulsating rhythm, dancing fire and explosive power." Already in the years of study, Vasiliev impressed with a rare combination of expression, virtuoso technique with an undoubted acting talent, the ability to transform. On reporting concert graduates, he not only danced traditional variations and pas de deux, but also created a deeply tragic image of the 60-year-old jealous Giotto in the ballet Francesca da Rimini. It was about this role that the prophetic words of the MCU teacher Tamara Stepanovna Tkachenko were spoken: “We are present at the birth of a genius!”
August 26, 1958 Vladimir Vasilyev was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. He graduated from the school as a demi-character dancer and did not even think about dancing the classics. And initially he really had characteristic roles in the theater: a gypsy dance in the opera "Mermaid", a lezginka in the opera "Demon", Pan in the choreographic scene "Walpurgis Night" - the first big solo part. However, there was something in the young dancer that drew the attention of the great Galina Ulanova to him, and she invited him to be her partner in the classical ballet Chopiniana. Galina Sergeevna will become a friend, teacher and tutor of Vasiliev for many years and will have a huge impact on the professional and spiritual formation of the artist.
I believed in his talent and choreographer Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich, who then just came to the theater. He offered
The 18-year-old graduate of the school played the central part in his production of S. S. Prokofiev's ballet "The Stone Flower", in which Vasilyev immediately won the love and recognition of the audience and critics. Other major parts of the modern and classical repertoire followed.
The choreographers not only offered Vasiliev the main roles, but also staged them especially for him. He was the first performer of the solo part in the Dance Suite (staged by A.A. Varlamov, 1959), the part of Ivanushka in R.K. Shchedrin's "Humpbacked Horse" (staged by A.I. Radunsky, 1960), Slave in "Spartacus" by A.I. Khachaturian (staged by L.V. Yakobson, 1960, 1962), Lukash in G.L. Zhukovsky (staged by O.G. Tarasova and A.A. Lapauri, 1961), Soloist in the “Class Concert” (staged by A.M. Messerer, 1963), Petrushka in the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky's "Petrushka" (staged by K.F. Boyarsky after M.M. Fokin, 1964), performed by Batyr in "Shural" F.Z. Yarullin. In each new job Vasiliev refuted the established opinion about his abilities as an artist and dancer, proving that he really is an “exception to the rule”, a person who can embody any image on stage - the classical ballet Prince, the hot Spaniard Basil, the Russian Ivanushka, and the madly in love oriental youth , and a powerful people's leader, and a bloody despot king. This has been repeatedly said by both critics and his colleagues in art. To the legendary M. Liepa, People's Artist The USSR, the premiere of the Bolshoi Theater, owns the following statement: “Vasiliev is a brilliant exception to the rule! He has a phenomenal talent in technique and in acting, and in the possession of a dance phrase, and in musicality, and in the ability to transform, etc.” And here is what F.V. Lopukhov, patriarch of the Russian ballet: “In terms of diversity, he cannot be compared with anyone ... He is both a tenor, and a baritone, and, if you like, a bass.” The great Russian choreographer Kasyan Yaroslavich Goleizovsky singled out Vasiliev from all the dancers he had ever seen, calling him "a real genius of dance." Back in 1960, Goleizovsky created specially for him the concert numbers "Narcissus" and "Fantasy" (for Vasilyev and E.S. Maksimova) and in 1964 - the part of Majnun in the ballet S.A. Balasanyan "Leyli and Majnun".
Almost all performances of the best period of Yu.N. Grigorovich is also associated with the name of Vladimir Vasiliev, who was the first performer of the central parts in his productions. However, gradually between V. Vasilyev and Yu. Bolshoi Theater.
During his creative career, Vasilyev performed many and with great success abroad - at the Grand Opera, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Roman Opera, the Colon Theater, etc. e. The phenomenon of Vladimir Vasiliev has always attracted eminent figures foreign theater: Maurice Bejart staged his own version of the ballet by I.F. Stravinsky's "Petrushka" ("Ballet of the XX century", Brussels, 1977). Later, at concerts, Vasiliev, together with Maximova, repeatedly performed a fragment from his ballet Romeo and Julia to the music of G. Berlioz. In 1982, Franco Zeffirelli invited him and Ekaterina Maximova to take part in the filming of the film-opera La Traviata (Spanish dance - staging and performance). In 1987, Vasilyev performed the role of Professor Unrat in Roland Petit's production of The Blue Angel to the music of M. Constant (Marseilles Ballet). The year 1988 was marked by the first performance of the main role of Zorba in Lorca Myasin's production of Zorba the Greek to music by M. Theodorakis (Arena di Verona), as well as the first performance of the main parts of Leonid Myasin's one-act ballets Pulcinella by I.F. Stravinsky (Pulcinella) and "Parisian Joy" to music by J. Offenbach (Baron) in the revival of Lorca Massine at the San Carlo Theater (Naples). In 1989, Beppe Menegatti staged the play "Nijinsky" with Vasilyev in the title role (San Carlo Theatre). Vasiliev's performances (and later his ballets) have always aroused a special attitude of the public - the French called him the "god of dance", the Italians carried him in their arms, in Argentina after the premiere of his production to the music of Argentine composers "Fragments of a Biography" he simply became national hero and an honorary citizen of Buenos Aires, the Americans named him an honorary citizen of the city of Tucson.
In addition to Ekaterina Maksimova, Vladimir Vasilyev’s constant partner, whom he always called his Muse, such famous ballerinas as Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Marina Kondratieva, Nina Timofeeva, Natalya Bessmertnova, Irina Kolpakova, Lyudmila danced with him Semenyaka, Alicia Alonso and Josefina Mendez (Cuba), Dominique Calfuni and Noel Pontois (France), Liliana Cosi and Carla Fracci (Italy), Rita Pulward (Belgium), Zsuzsa Kuhn (Hungary).
Incredible virtuosity of the dancer, plastic expressiveness, exceptional musicality, dramatic talent, depth of thought and great power emotional impact new type a modern ballet dancer, for whom there are no technical difficulties, no restrictions on roles or plot. The standards of performance declared by Vasiliev remain largely unattainable until now - for example, the Grand Prix of the International Ballet Competition, which he won in 1964, was never awarded to anyone at subsequent competitions. Fedor Vasilievich Lopukhov wrote: "... When I say the word "God" in relation to Vasilyev... I mean a miracle in art, perfection." Vasiliev is rightfully considered a reformer of male dance, an innovator, with whom his highest achievements are associated. It is natural that at the end of the 20th century, according to a survey of the world's leading experts, it was Vladimir Vasilyev who was recognized as the "Dancer of the 20th century."
While still in the prime of his performing arts, Vasiliev feels the need to more fully realize his creative potential and turns to choreography. His ballet debut was the ballet "Icarus" by S.M. Slonimsky on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (1971 - 1st edition; 1976 - 2nd). Already in the first work appear distinctive features Vasiliev's choreographic style is an extraordinary musicality and the ability to reveal in plasticity the subtlest shades of human feelings. Not limiting himself to only one genre, in the future he staged chamber ballet evenings in which everything is determined by music and the development of feelings, and not by a specific plot: “These enchanting sounds ...” (to the music of W. A. Mozart, G. Torelli, A. Corelli and J.F. Rameau, Bolshoi Theater, 1978; filmed on TV in 1981), “I want to dance” (“Nostalgia”) on piano music Russian composers and "Fragments of a Biography" to the music of Argentine composers (Concert Hall "Russia", 1983; filmed on TV in 1985); embodies on stage literary works: "Macbeth" (K.V. Molchanov, Bolshoi Theater, 1980; in 1984, a television recording of the play was made); Anyuta (based on A.P. Chekhov’s story “Anna on the Neck” to music by V.A. Gavrilin; San Carlo Theater, Bolshoi Theater, 1986), Romeo and Juliet (S.S. Prokofiev, Musical Academic Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, 1990, Lithuanian Opera, 1993, Latvian Opera, 1999), Cinderella (S. S. Prokofiev, Kremlin Ballet Theatre, 1991), Balda ( based on the fairy tale by A. S. Pushkin to music by S. S. Prokofiev, Bolshoi Theater, 1999); offers his vision classical ballets: Don Quixote (American Ballet Theatre, 1991, Kremlin Ballet, 1994, Lithuanian Opera, 1995), Swan Lake (SABT, 1996), Giselle (Rome Opera, 1994; SABT, 1997), Paganini (Teatro San Carlo, 1988, Bolshoi Theatre, 1995, Teatro Argentino, 2002).
IN different time he puts on concert numbers and choreographic miniatures: "Two", "Classical pas de deux", "Russian", "Two German dances" and "Six German dances", "Aria", "Minuet", "Waltz", " Caruso", "Jester", "Petrushka", "Elegy", "Overture on Jewish Themes", "Syncopes" and others; large choreographic compositions to the music of P.I. Tchaikovsky and Overture to the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by M.I. Glinka. Vasiliev considers the most important thing in his work to be the desire to convey to the viewer what he feels in music, to make the dance tangible, to achieve a fusion of thought and feeling that can emotionally capture and captivate the viewer. Vasiliev's productions are enthusiastically received by the public, especially those where he and Ekaterina Maksimova perform the central parts - Icarus and Eola, Macbeth, the Soloist in Charming Sounds, Anyuta and Peter Leontievich, Cinderella and the Stepmother, the heroes of Nostalgia and Fragments of a Biography ". Currently, ballets staged by Vladimir Vasilyev are performed not only on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, but also in 19 other theaters in Russia and around the world.
Vasiliev's creative interests extend to other areas of art - he acts as a dramatic actor in the feature films "Gigolo and Gigoletta" (Sid, 1980), "Fuete" (Andrey Novikov, Master, 1986), in the oratorio film "The Gospel for the Evil One" (central roles, 1992); here, just as in the original TV ballets Anyuta (Pyotr Leontievich, 1982) and Road House (Andrey, 1983), he acts not only as a performer, but also as a choreographer and director. Vasiliev staged operas: the opera-ballet "Takhir and Zukhra" to the music of T.D. Jalilov (A. Navoi Theatre, Tashkent, 1977), requiem “Oh, Mozart! Mozart..." to music by V.A. Mozart, A. Salieri, N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (New Opera Theatre, Moscow, 1995), La Traviata by G. Verdi (SABT, 1996) and choreographic scenes in the operas Aida by G. Verdi (Rimskaya Opera, 1993, Arena di Verona, 2002) and "Khovanshchina" M.P. Mussorgsky (GABT, 1995).
Interesting experiments will be his work on the dramatic stage: the choreography of the fairy tale-comedy "The Princess and the Woodcutter" at the Sovremennik Theater (1969) and the rock opera "Juno" and "Avos" at the Lenkom Theater (1981), directing and choreography musically - dramatic compositions "The Tale of the Pope and his worker Balda" (Concert Hall named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, 1989), "The Artist Reads the Bible" (Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin, 1994).
Vasiliev is of great interest and pedagogical activity. In 1982, he graduated from the choreographic faculty of GITIS with a degree in choreography and began teaching there from the same year. From 1985 to 1995 Vasiliev was the head of the department of choreography at GITIS (RATI). In 1989 he was awarded the academic title of professor.
In 1995, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Vasilyev was appointed Artistic Director-Director of the Bolshoi Theatre. Vasiliev managed to bring the theater out of the difficult crisis state in which it was in those years. A modern contract system was approved; the traditions of benefit performances were revived: corps de ballet, choir and orchestra; the theater's own video studio and the release of a regular cycle of programs on the Kultura TV channel were organized; a press service was created and the Bolshoi Theater's official website was opened on the Internet; expanded publishing activities (including the appearance of a periodical edition of the glossy magazine "Bolshoi Theater"); preparations have begun for the reconstruction of the theater, incl. construction of its branch; organized the School of Classical Dance of the Bolshoi Theater in Brazil; many charity events were held, as well as evenings and gala concerts, directed in many cases by Vasiliev himself (a concert dedicated to the 850th anniversary of Moscow in the Kremlin, a unique New Year's ball at the Bolshoi 2000), and much more. Every year, the theater hosted premieres that made it possible to rally creative potential troupes, including those with the participation of outstanding foreign masters: Peter Ustinov, Pierre Lacotte, John Taras, Susan Farrell, Hubert de Givenchy and others. The large-scale foreign tour of the theater made the world talk about the revival of the Bolshoi Theater. Newspapers wrote: "The triumphant return of the Bolshoi" (Daily Gerald), "Again the great Bolshoi" (Financial Times).
In September 2000, Vasiliev was relieved of his post "in connection with its abolition."
Vladimir Vasilyev actively cooperates with many theaters of the country and the world, heads and participates in the work of the jury of various international ballet competitions, gives master classes, rehearses, prepares new performances and roles. At the end of 2000, the premiere of the play "Long Journey to Christmas Night" about P.I. Tchaikovsky (director B. Menegatti), in which the main role was played by Vladimir Vasiliev, and in 2001 - the premieres of Vasiliev's productions of Don Quixote in the Tokyo Ballet troupe (Japan) and Cinderella in the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater, in 2002 - production of the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro.
Heading the Galina Ulanova Foundation since 1998, Vasiliev stages and conducts the annual gala concerts “Dedicated to Galina Ulanova” ( New Opera, 2003, Bolshoi Theatre, 2004 and 2005).
The following films are dedicated to V. Vasiliev’s work: “Duet” (1973), “Katya and Volodya” (USSR-France, 1989), “And there was, as always, something left unsaid ...” (1990), “Reflections” ( 2000); photo albums: R. Lazzarini. Maximova & Vasiliev at the Bolshoi (London: Dance Books, 1995), E.V. Fetisova "Ekaterina Maksimova. Vladimir Vasiliev” (M.: Terra, 1999), Pedro Simon “Alicia Alonso. Vladimir Vasiliev. Giselle" (Editorial Arte Y Literatura, Ciudad de la Habana, 1981); monograph by B.A. Lvov-Anokhin "Vladimir Vasiliev" (Moscow: Tsentrpoligraf, 1998); encyclopedia compiled by E.V. Fetisova "Vladimir Vasiliev: Encyclopedia creative personality"(M.: Teatralis, 2000), V. Golovitzer photo album "Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasiliev (Moscow-New York, Ballet, 2001).
Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (since 1995), full member of the International Academy of Creativity (since 1989) and the Academy of Russian Art (since 1990), secretary of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, deputy chairman of the executive committee of the Russian Center of the International Dance Council at UNESCO (since 1990), member of the jury of the Russian independent award in the field of the highest achievements of literature and art "Triumph" (since 1992).
In 1990-1995 Since 1996 he has been the chairman of the jury, since 1996 he has been the artistic director of the Arabesque (Perm) Open Ballet Competition, since 2004 he has been the chairman of the jury of the annual International children's festival"Tanzolymp" ("Berlin").
He devotes his free time mainly to painting - his most serious and long-standing hobby (six solo exhibitions of his works took place).
In 2000, his first poetry collection "The Chain of Days" was published.
theatrical work
Gypsy dance (opera "Mermaid" by A. Dargomyzhsky, choreography by E. Dolinskaya, B. Kholfin, 1958)
Pan (painting "Walpurgis Night" in the opera "Faust" by Ch. Gounod, choreography by L. Lavrovsky, 1958)
Soloist (Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M. Fokine, 1958)
Soloist ("Dance Suite" to music by D. Shostakovich, staged by A. Varlamov, 1959) - first performer
Danila (Stone Flower by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich, 1959)
Prince (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by R. Zakharov, 1959)
Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by L. Lavrovsky, 1960)
Ivanushka ("Humpbacked Horse" by R. Shchedrin, staged by A. Radunsky, 1960) - first performer
Batyr (Shurale by F. Yarullin, staged by L. Yakobson, 1960)
Lukash (Forest Song, ballet by O.G. Tarasova, A.A. Lapauri, 1961) - first performer
Andrei ("Pages of Life" by A. Balanchivadze, choreography by L. Lavrovsky, 1961)
Paganini (Paganini to music by S. Rachmaninoff, staged by L. Lavrovsky, 1962)
Rab (Spartacus by A. Khachaturian, staged by L. Yakobson, 1962) - first performer
Basil (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by A. Gorsky, 1962)
Soloist (Class Concert to music by A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich, staged by A. Messerer, 1963) - was among the first performers
Frondoso (Laurencia by A. Crane, choreography by V.M. Chabukiani, 1963)
The Blue Bird (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, revised version by Y. Grigorovich, 1963)
Albert (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa in L. Lavrovsky, 1964)
Petrushka (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Fokine, 1964)
Majnun ("Leyli and Majnun" staged by K. Goleizovsky, 1964) - first performer
The Nutcracker Prince (The Nutcracker directed by Y. Grigorovich, 1966) - first performer
Spartak ("Spartak" staged by Y. Grigorovich, 1968) - first performer
Icarus ("Icarus" by S. Slonimsky in his own production, 1971)
Romeo ("Romeo and Juliet", 1973)
Prince Desire ("Sleeping Beauty" in new edition Yu. Grigorovich, 1973) - the first performer
Ivan the Terrible ("Ivan the Terrible" to music by S. Prokofiev, staged by Y. Grigorovich, 1975)
Sergei ("Angara" by A. Eshpay, staged by Y. Grigorovich, 1976) - first performer
Icarus ("Icarus" in the second edition, 1976) - the first performer
Romeo (duet from the ballet "Romeo and Julia" to music by G. Berlioz, staged by M. Bejart, 1979) - the first performer in Russia
Macbeth ("Macbeth" by K. Molchanov in his own production, 1980) - first performer
Pyotr Leontyevich ("Anyuta" to music by V. Gavrilin in his own production, 1986) - first performer
prizes and awards
Lenin Prize (1970) - for the performance of the title role in the ballet performance "Spartacus" by A. I. Khachaturian.
State Prize of the USSR (1977) - for the performance of the part of Sergei in the ballet performance "Angara" by A. Ya. Eshpay.
State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasiliev brothers (1984) - for participation in the creation of the film-ballet "Anyuta" (1981).
State Prize of the RSFSR named after M. I. Glinka (1991, in the field of musical art) - for concert programs of recent years.
Lenin Komsomol Prize (1968) - for high skill and the creation of the image of a national hero in ballet performances of the Bolshoi Theater
Order of Lenin (1976).
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1981).
Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1986).
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (April 18, 2000).
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree (December 1, 2008).
Order of Merit (1999, France).
Order of Rio Branco (2004, Brazil).
Medal named after P. Picasso (2000).
Prize named after S. P. Diaghilev (1990).
Prize of the Moscow Mayor's Office (1997).
Theater award "Crystal Turandot" in 1991 (together with E. S. Maksimova) and in 2001 - "For Honor and Dignity".
First prize and gold medal at the VII International Festival of Youth and Students in Vienna (1959).
Grand Prix and gold medal for 1st on international competition ballet dancers in Varna (1964).
Vaslav Nijinsky Prize - "The Best Dancer of the World" (1964, Paris Academy of Dance).
Prize "Intervision" (for the TV ballet "Anyuta") at the International TV Film Festival "Golden Prague" (1982).
Big prize in the competition of musical films (TV ballet "Anyuta") at the X All-Union TV Film Festival (Alma-Ata, 1983).
The Intervision Prize and the prize for the best performance of a male role (TV ballet House by the Road) at the International Film Festival Golden Prague (Prague, 1985).
The prize for the best performance of the season is the ballet Anyuta at the San Carlo Theater (Naples, 1986).
Prize for the best Chekhov performance at the Chekhov Festival (Taganrog, 1986).
Special Prize and Gold Medal of the Varna City Komsomol Committee (1964, Bulgaria)
M. Petipa Prize "The Best Duet of the World" (together with E. S. Maksimova, 1972, Paris Academy of Dance).
Prize of the Rome Municipality "Europe-1972" (Italy).
Medal of the Academy of Arts of Argentina (1983).
Simba Academy Award (1984, Italy).
Prize "Together for Peace" (1989, Italy).
J. Tanya Prizes - "Best Choreographer" and "Best Duet" (together with E. S. Maksimova, 1989, Italy).
UNESCO Prize (1990).
Award of the city of Terracina (1997, Italy).
Honorary Medal of the Karina Ari Foundation (1998, Sweden).
Medal of Merit of Princess Dona Francesca (2000, Brazil).
Awards "For the highest achievements in the field of choreography" (USA, 2003, Italy 2005).
Award "For life in dance" (Italy, 2001).
Prize of the magazine "Ballet" "Soul of Dance" in the nomination "Legend of Ballet" (2005).
Prize to them. Ludwig Nobel (St. Petersburg, revived on the initiative of the Academy of Culture, Patronage and Charity, 2007).
Freedom Award, awarded in New York for outstanding contribution to the development of Russian-American cultural ties (2010).
Order of St. Constantine the Great (1998).
Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (1999).
International Stanislavsky Prize (K.S.Stanislavsky International Foundation, 2010)
In this film, Vladimir Vasiliev tells how he, a boy from a working-class family, first touched wonderful world ballet. He recalls his first teacher Elena Romanovna Ross, the first years of his studies at the choreographic school, the teachers of the Bolshoi Theater - Mikhail Gabovich, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Galina Ulanova, Vyacheslav Golubin, Elizaveta Gerdt, Alexei Ermolaev. In the film in included fragments of ballets with the participation of dancers of the Bolshoi Theater, recordings of lessons at the choreographic school.
Film one
The work of Vladimir Vasiliev coincided with the two best eras of the Bolshoi Ballet - the era of L. Lavrovsky and the era of Yu. Grigorovich. He came to the theater when the great creator of "Romeo and Juliet" Leonid Lavrovsky headed the Bolshoi Ballet. It was the era of Lavrovsky, "the era of drama ballet", as historians called it, that put the Bolshoi Ballet in the positions in the world that it has occupied for several decades now.
Film second.
Leonid Lavrovsky was different amazing quality- he was not a dictator in those difficult times. Together with him, choreographers R. Zakharov, V. Vainonen, V. Chabukiani, A. Messerer, K. Goleizovsky, L. Yakobson created their great canvases. V. Vasiliev met everyone in his work. Vasiliev's story is complemented by a panorama of the chronicle - fragments of ballets and rehearsals of great masters, which only film has preserved for history.
Film three
Ballet stamps are what ruins the art of ballet. Musical clichés harm not only the music, but also violate the meaning of the ballet language. Yuri Grigorovich was the one who declared an irreconcilable war on ballet clichés, including musical ones. With his coming to the Bolshoi Theater came a new aesthetics, a new ballet language, new era. He staged the ballets The Nutcracker, Spartacus, Ivan the Terrible, Romeo and Juliet, The Legend of Love, The Golden Age. The Bolshoi ballet troupe went on tour abroad with Grigorovich 96 times. A special place is occupied by the ballet "Spartacus". The image of Spartak Vasilyev stood in the same row immortal creations in the ballet, as Galina Ulanova's Juliet, Anna Pavlova's Swan. Vladimir Vasiliev names the years of work with Yuri Grigorovich the best pages his biography. There are records of performances and fragments of rehearsals that can give an idea of the amazing atmosphere in which Grigorovich's ballets were created.
Film Four
short biography
Vladimir Vasiliev is an outstanding dancer, who amazed more than one generation of spectators with his artistry and technical performance. In addition, Vladimir Viktorovich is a member Russian Academy Arts and the International Creative Academy. However, few people know that creative heritage ballet genius is not limited to dancing.
Vladimir Vasiliev was born in Moscow on April 18, 1940. The father of the future star, Viktor Ivanovich, worked as a driver. Mother, Tatyana Yakovlevna, worked as the head of the sales department at a felt factory.
At the age of seven, the boy accidentally got into a dance club at the Pioneer House. Choreographer Elena Rosse, who worked with children, immediately drew attention to the talent of little Volodya and invited the boy to study. So, a year later, Vladimir Vasilyev first appeared on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater with Ukrainian and Russian dances.
The creative biography of Vladimir Vasiliev continued within the walls of the Moscow Choreographic School. The teachers noted not only the undoubted talent of Vladimir, but also acting abilities: the young man, in addition to the ideal technical execution, put emotions, expression into the dance, easily transforming into the heroes of the productions like a real artist.
In 1958, Vasiliev, after graduating, began serving at the Bolshoi Theater, becoming an official member of the ballet troupe. At first, Vladimir Viktorovich got characteristic roles: in "Mermaid" the dancer performed a gypsy dance, in "Demon" - a lezginka. But soon the inimitable Galina Ulanova drew attention to the novice dancer, offering Vasiliev the part in the classical ballet production of Chopiniana. It was not just a party, but a duet with Ulanova herself. After that, Galina Sergeevna will remain a friend and mentor of Vladimir Vasiliev.
I drew attention to Vasilyev and Yuri Grigorovich, the theater choreographer. Vladimir seemed to Grigorovich a very promising dancer. Soon Vasiliev received the main role in the ballet "Stone Flower". This performance gave the dancer the first admirers and admirers who were not alien to art. Following this, Vladimir Viktorovich performed the main roles in Cinderella (the part of the prince), Don Quixote (Basil), Giselle (the part of Albert) and Romeo and Juliet (young Romeo).
For a long 30 years, Vladimir Vasiliev devoted the Bolshoi to the stage. From 1958 to 1988, the dancer was listed as the leader ballet soloist theater. Ballerina Ekaterina Maksimova, the wife of Vladimir Vasiliev, became a permanent partner of a talented ballerina.
Vasiliev's dancing success was seen not only by the walls of his native Bolshoi Theater. The dancer went on tour at the Paris Grand Opera, the Italian theater La Scala, the New York Metropolitan Opera, London's Covent Garden.
In 1988, Vladimir Vasiliev and his permanent partner and wife Ekaterina Maksimova left the Bolshoi. The reason was a creative dispute with Yuri Grigorovich. Vladimir Viktorovich continued creative career as artistic director of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater, this position will remain with the dancer until 2000.
In the 1990s, Vasilyev worked on productions of Tahir and Zuhra, Oh, Mozart! Mozart...”, “La Traviata”, “Khovanshchina”, “Aida”, “Cinderella”. After a break, in 2010, Vasiliev presented the ballet The Red Poppy in Krasnoyarsk. 2011 was marked by the production of the Balda ballet for children.
In 2014, Vasiliev had the honor of personally performing in the ballet Natasha Rostova's First Ball. This mini-production was prepared specifically for the concert on the occasion of the opening of the Sochi Olympic Games. Vladimir Viktorovich got the part of Ilya Andreevich Rostov. In the same year, Vasiliev presented to the audience a project based on the works of Viktor Astafiev. The production consisted of six dance miniatures.
In 2015, in honor of the dancer's 75th birthday, the premiere of the ballet performance "Donna nobis pasem" to the music of Bach took place. The hero of the day acted as a director of the ballet, while the dancers of Tatarsky performed the parts. academic theater named after Musa Jalil.
Vasiliev, Plisetskaya. "Don Quixote"
Vasiliev, Maksimova. "Don Quixote"
Vasiliev, Liepa. "Spartacus"
