Maya Plisetskaya. Russian ballet legend passed away – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, May 3 – RIA Novosti. The outstanding Russian ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, died on Saturday at the 90-year life of a heart attack in Munich. According to those who knew her, with the departure ended a whole epoch Plisetskaya Ballet left a symbol of the world of ballet and ballet legend of the main stage of Russia – the Bolshoi Theater.

The general director Vladimir Urin Big hopes that Plisetskaya will be buried in Russia and farewell to the great dancer will be held in the Bolshoi Theatre. However, he added, RIA Novosti associated with farewell and burial will be discussed later, and the decision will be made widower ballerina outstanding composer Rodion Shchedrin.

close family friend Plisetskaya and Shchedrin, who for many years was its agent in Spain , director and choreographer Ricardo Cue confirmed that the family had not yet decided where it will be buried Plisetskaya, but “Moscow on the horizon.”

According to the dancer Andris Liepa, Plisetskaya really wanted her anniversary evening was held in the Bolshoi Theatre, and the concept of the anniversary evening she wrote. “I will ask to leave the Bolshoi Theatre this evening as he conceived Maya Mikhailovna. This will be the night of her memory. And it will be the way she wanted, 20 and 21 November,” – said Liepa.

He said that was the director evenings Plisetskaya in London, Paris, and together they produced the book “Ave Maya”, where there were 250 photos, each of which was signed by herself. “And I’m happy that the new Maya Mikhailovna I had the honor and the director invited evening at the Bolshoi Theatre,” – he added.

“Our theater is preparing a great gift for the 90th anniversary of Maya Mikhailovna, it would be a terrific anniversary evening program, which would have turned off all of your favorite ballets Maya Mikhailovna, “- said the prima Svetlana Zakharova.

Condolences on the death of Plisetskaya expressed by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federal Minister of Culture Vladimir Medina and the special representative of the President for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi, dancers and dancers from Russia and Spain.

Admiration and sorrow

Prima ballerina of the Bolshoi theater Svetlana Zakharova said that Plisetskaya was the personification and descriptions of the theater and a great dancer, which admired the whole world.

“mourn all the ballet world, he left their lives grandiose personality, the great Russian ballerina, and he knew that the whole world admires. This terrible news to orbit lightning today the whole world has become overwhelming. Maya M. was not only the personification of the Bolshoi Ballet, his legend, she was a stunning woman – beautiful, elegant present Empress “- said Zakharov RIA Novosti.

The former soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, the rector of the Academy of Russian Ballet Vaganova Tsiskaridze Plisetskaya called “absolutely unique personality and dancer”.

According to the dancer, he was lucky to communicate with Plisetskaya. “Maya Mikhailovna very jealously watched everything that happened in her home Grand Theatre. In one of her visits, we were introduced, she saw in the record, as I dance, and invited me to take part in their gatherings, in life, we also talked, it was a very interesting person, “- said Tsiskaridze and told me that wanted to go to the ballet largely due to the film featuring Plisetskaya. “For me, Plisetskaya was a landmark, something to aspire to in the art of ballet,” – he said.

Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova also came to the ballet because Plisetskaya. “With Maya Plisetskaya at the age of five years I learned about ballet and wanted to become a ballerina. She was an example for me an amazing woman, a ballerina, a model of grace, dignity, honor and aristocracy, “- she said.

According to Volochkova,” out of the hands of Maya Mikhailovna, she received ballet “Carmen Suite”, that is, dance party right after Carmen herself, as the play was staged for Plisetskaya. “Maya M. personally rehearsed with me at the Bolshoi Theatre, and then I sang this role in her creative evenings” – said the dancer.

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Prima Mariinsky Theatre Diana Vishneva told RIA Novosti that the death Plisetskaya not become the symbol of the world of ballet. “Today is a sad day – did not become our goddess, symbol of the ballet world. Maya M. never complained about his health, it has always been a source of optimism and energy. Her death – a huge mountain” – shared it.

The famous ballet dancer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Mikhail Baryshnikov said Plisetskaya one of the greatest dancers of our time, and emphasizes the party “Dying Swan,” which she performed at 61.

“One of the greatest dancers of our time, muse of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin, beautiful and graceful Maya Plisetskaya left today. Always remember her striking “Dying Swan” in 1959 and in 1986, when she was 61 years old! ” – Wrote in a Facebook Baryshnikov, who was personally acquainted with Plisetskaya.

Sympathy and sorrow

Putin “expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the family, friends and all fans of the great Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya Due to its demise, “said the Kremlin press service.

” Brilliant dancer has a rare combination of artistry, beauty, generosity and dignity. With such people especially hard to say goodbye. Together with her gone an entire era of ballet. Maya Plisetskaya is no longer with us, but it was the dance, “- Medvedev wrote in Facebook.

” For all of us it will remain incomparable swan, passionate and tender Carmen inimitable Anna Karenina, light Kitri “- the telegram says Medina. “Great ballerina, Maya Plisetskaya beautiful woman can not compare with anyone, her talent is unique, with it went the whole world, the world of her soul, its realized and unrealized creative ideas. But it created a galaxy of amazing image will forever remain in the treasury of the art of ballet, and in the hearts of admirers of her talent, all lovers of Russian Ballet “- wrote the minister of culture.

Shvydkoi believes Plisetskaya possessed a rare gift to be sympathetic, understand music, it is no coincidence alliance with Shchedrin was so happy. “It was rooted in the Russian tradition and at the same time has always sought to open up new horizons in the works,” – said Shvydkoi RIA Novosti, adding that her death is tragic, because “this great woman is not intended to place it could take.”

“The great ballerina – Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya – they represented the different poles of Russian ballet art in the second half of the twentieth century. Ulanova, striving for harmony and Plisetskaya, which creates disharmony of the great art of dance. She was surprisingly sophisticated and at the same time cutting – every role was a challenge to the conventional, and in this sense, her work was really unique, “- said the source.

” She knew how to put music in the plastic, which is given to few, but great. How sad that we can not congratulate her on the 90th anniversary, to which you’re done. She was a woman who knew how to speak the truth in the eye, but loved, loved as a great and unique phenomenon of life and art. And this place no one will be employed, “- he concluded it.

“This is a huge, huge loss, because it is a human universe, man-planet” – told RIA Novosti Tolstoy and stressed that Plisetskaya has great talent and was very charming, terrific person.

“We went from not only a great actress, but also a great cultural figure the world scale. Plisetskaya – it was a name that made the glory of Russian culture is still in the middle of the last century. Entire generations of Russians grew up with the name of this great ballerina, actress, activist culture, having own position, “- shared Drapeko.

According to her, the work Plisetskaya and Shchedrin became an ornament of the Russian stage, and” its creative longevity could envy of many other artists. ” “We bid farewell to a wonderful woman, a wonderful actress and a terrific person. This is a great loss, not only for Russia but also for world culture,” – said the MP.

Memory and sorrow

On the front pages of their online publications writing about the death of the Spanish edition of Plisetskaya, calling her only as “Russian-Spanish dancer”, “died Maya Plisetskaya, the great classical ballet Swan” (Pais), “died of Spanish-Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya” (Confidencial ), “Dance has lost one of its myths, Maya Plisetskaya” (ABC), “died Maya Plisetskaya. In 89 years, died the legendary dancer” Dying Swan “, Russian by birth and a Spaniard by nationality since 1993″ (Mundo). Plisetskaya worked in Spain for several years, she loved this country, often I came here and had Spanish nationality – along with Russian, German and Lithuanian.

The first in Spain to the death of Plisetskaya said Coue, according to whom “she had Better to die – she did not suffer. ” Spanish director explained that the death of the ballerina he said Shchedrin, after a call to the Director of the Bolshoi.

“We were like a family. We were very fond of each other ever since, when I’m in the middle of the 1960s came to New York … I’ve traveled with it around the world, and in recent years, every year, we traveled to Spain – the country she loved, “- said Coue agency EFE. “She was like a sister to me. She was very grateful, most tender, most everything. I’ll be very bored. I called her on Wednesday, and she picked up the phone, and I thought that it calls back to me” – he added.

Cue said that Plisetskaya was looking forward to the celebrations of the anniversary of his coming, to be held May 15 in Lucerne (Switzerland). “She was a great, unique. It was very unusual, she broke all the stamps, while continuing always to respect the canons of classical dance. It was a woman outside the law, who did not know the laws, so could not break them, in art, in all . It has been, is and will be the queen of the scene. It became an army of one. She was a great woman, not only in dance, but also in history, “- said Cue.

The current director of the National Dance Theatre Jose Carlos Martinez recalls, “gala performance”, in which they participated together. “She was a star danced, and the death of a swan in the final …. I saw one evening this death three times. It was unbelievable how it worked and how much she could. She was the goddess of the dance, even in classical dance, she was modern, because she did everything naturally and freely, “- said Martinez EFE.

” Plisetskaya was a person who remained faithful to their religion only – ballet. Fighting in the cutthroat and bureaucratized theater, thanks to his exceptional talent, she could win all attempts of persecution and breaking his career and personality. The powerful impact that it to a certain extent masterful dance, of course, had an entire era of academic dance XX century “- writes Pais.

Plisetskaya

Plisetskaya was born November 20, 1925 in Moscow. In 1958 he married the composer Rodion Shchedrin. In 1991, Shchedrin, Plisetskaya and moved to Munich in southern Germany.

The most famous of its ballet performances became Odette – Odile in “Swan Lake” Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty,” Mistress of Copper Mountain in the “Stone Flower” Prokofiev, in the ballet Raymonda by Glazunov. Leaving the scene in 65 years, she remained in the ballet by taking part in educational activities.

In Spain Plisetskaya first came to the Bolshoi in 1983. From 1987 to 1990 she directed the ballet troupe Lyric National Theatre of Spain (now the National Dance Theater of Spain), with the “Imperial Russian Ballet” has repeatedly advocated for Christmas with “The Nutcracker,” “Swan Lake” and “Don Quixote.” In 1993, she received the Spanish citizenship.

In Plisetskaya many awards of various states. It is the People’s Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1985), Commander of the Order of Lenin three times (1967, 1976, 1985), the Order “For Merit” III (1995), II (2000), I (2005) and IV degree (2010), the French Order of “Merit in Literature and Art” (1984, Commander) and the Legion of Honour (1986). In July 1991, King Juan Carlos gave the highest Plisetskaya Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic and granted her a knighthood. In Spain, it was also awarded the Gold Medal of Arts (1991) and Prince of Asturias Award (2005).

Ballerina starred in many film and television. Her images are depicted in the film-concert “Masters of Russian Ballet” (1953), movies, ballets “Swan Lake” (1957), “The Tale of Humpbacked Horse” (1961), “Anna Karenina” (1975), in the film-opera “Khovanshchina” (1959), in film and teleekranizatsiyah “Carmen” (1969, 1978), as well as teleekranizatsiyah ballet “Bolero” and “Isadora” (“Poetry of Dance”, 1977), “The Seagull” (1982), “The Lady with the Dog “(1986). Plisetskaya and starred as a dramatic actress, “Anna Karenina” by Alexander Zarkhi (1968, the role of Princess Betsy Tverskaya), “Tchaikovsky” Igor Talankin (1970, the role of the singer Desiree), television film “Fantasia” Anatoly Efros on the novel by Ivan Turgenev, “Spring Water “(1976, the role of Polozova),” Zodiac “Jonas Vaitkus (1985, the role of the muse of the artist Mikalojus Ciurlionis).

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