Background
Plisetskaia, Maia was born on November 20, 1925 in Moscow.
Plisetskaia, Maia was born on November 20, 1925 in Moscow.
Graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School. Pupil of E. P. Gerdt and M. M. Leont’eva.
Joined the Bolshoi Theatre, 1943. Has since become an international star. Her characteristics are a wide step, high easy leap, expressive hands, great musicality, and a harmony between dynamism, tragic power and plasticity.
Among her most distinguished roles are The Dying Swan (Saint-Saens), and Anna Karenina (composed by her husband, Shchedrin). Has appeared in films and in guest performances abroad. Anna Pavlova Prize, 1962.
