Stanislav Vasiliev choreographer. Choreographer Vladimir Vasiliev: biography, personal life, family, photo. Feature films, ballet films
Since 1948, Vladimir Vasiliev studied at the city Palace of Pioneers, with whose choreographic ensemble he first performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in the same year.
In 1949, after finishing second grade secondary 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 ballet troupe Bolshoi Theater.
Initially in the theater he had character roles: gypsy dance in the opera “Rusalka”, Lezginka in the opera “Demon”, etc. The first major solo part was the part of Pan in the choreographic scene “Walpurgis Night”.
Galina Ulanova drew attention to the young dancer, who invited him to be her partner in classical ballet"Chopiniana". Ulanova had a huge influence on the professional and spiritual formation of Vladimir Vasiliev, on long years, becoming his friend, teacher and tutor.
Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, who had just joined the theater, believed in the talent of the 18-year-old college graduate and entrusted him with the central role in his production of Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet “The Stone Flower”.
In 1958-1988 Vladimir Vasiliev was the leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. His constant partner was his wife, ballerina Ekaterina Maksimova, whom he always called his Muse.
Among the best roles of Vladimir Vasiliev, 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 roles: Ivanushka ("The Little Humpbacked Horse" by Rodion Shchedrin), Kais-Majnun ("Leili and Majnun" by Sergei Balasanyan), The Nutcracker ("The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky), Spartacus ("Spartacus" by Aram Khachaturian), Sergei ( "Angara" by Andrey Eshpai).
Being in its prime performing skills, Vasiliev turns to choreography.
Since 1971, he has staged ballet performances in the Soviet Union and abroad.
His choreographer debut was the ballet “Icarus” by Sergei Slonimsky on the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Later he staged the ballets “These Enchanting Sounds” (1978), “Macbeth” (1980), the original television ballets “Anyuta” (1982) and “Road House” (1984) by Valery Gavrilin. For these works he was awarded many prizes. For the TV ballet "Anyuta" - the "Intervision" prize at the International Film Festival "Golden Prague" (1982), Big prize by competition musical films at the X All-Union TV Film Festival in Alma-Ata (1983), prize for best performance season at the San Carlo Theater (Naples, 1986), a prize for the best Chekhov performance at the Chekhov Festival in Taganrog (1986).
For the television ballet "House by the Road" at the International Film Festival "Golden Prague" (Prague, 1985), Vasiliev was awarded the "Intervision" prize and the prize for the best performance of a male role.
On television, Vladimir Vasiliev also directed the television film “The Gospel of the Evil One.” In Argentina he staged the ballet "Fragments of a Biography", in the USA - "Don Quixote".
He also stages operas: at the Tashkent Theater named after A. Navoi, Vasiliev staged the opera-ballet "Tahir and Zukhra" to the music of Jalilov (1977), at the Moscow theater " New Opera" - requiem "Oh, Mozart! Mozart... "to music. Mozart, Salieri, Rimsky Korsakov (1995), on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater Verdi's La Traviata (1996) and choreographic scenes in Mussorgsky's opera Khovanshchina, as well as in the operas Aida by Verdi on the stage of the Rimsky Opera (1993) and Arena di Verona (2002).
Vasiliev’s creative interests extended to other areas of art - he acted as a dramatic actor in feature films“Gigolo and Gigolette”, “Fouette”, in the film-oratorio “The Gospel for the Evil One”, acting not only as a performer, but also as a choreographer and director.
Vasiliev starred in film adaptations of the ballets “The Tale of the Little Humpbacked Horse” (1961), “Second Lieutenant Kizhe” (1969), “Spartacus” (1976), “I Want to Dance” and “Fragments of a Biography” (1985); original TV ballets: "Trapezia" (1970), "Anyuta" (1982), "Road House" (1984); concert films and documentaries: “The Path to the Bolshoi Ballet” (1960), “USSR with an Open Heart” (1961); "Moscow in notes" (1969), "Choreographic short stories" (1973), "Classical duets" (1976), "Pages modern choreography"(1982), "Grand Pas in white night"(1987), "Glory Bolshoi Ballet" (1995), etc.
His works on the dramatic stage were interesting experiments: choreography of the fairy tale-comedy “The Princess and the Woodcutter” at the Sovremennik Theater (1969) and the rock operas “Juno” and “Avos” at the Lenkom Theater (1981), etc.
Vladimir Vasiliev is also involved in pedagogical activity. In 1982, he graduated from the choreographic department of GITIS with a degree in choreography and began teaching there in the same year.
From 1985 to 1995, Vasiliev was the head of the choreography department of GITIS (RATI). In 1989 he was awarded the academic title of professor.
During my creative career Vasiliev performed a lot abroad - at the Grand Opera, La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Rome Opera, Teatro Colon, etc. For some time, Vladimir Vasiliev worked as artistic director Rome Opera Ballet.
In 1977, the French choreographer Maurice Bejart staged his version of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Petrushka" especially for him. In 1982, Franco Zeffirelli invited him and Ekaterina Maximova to participate in the filming of the opera film La Traviata ( Spanish dance- production and performance).
In 1987, Vasiliev played the role of Professor Unrath in Roland Petit's production of The Blue Angel to the music of Constant (Marseille Ballet). In 1988, he performed the main 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 Vasiliev in the title role (San Carlo Theater).
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 choreographer for the troupe of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses "Kremlin Ballet", where he staged several performances, including "Cinderella".
From March 1995 to September 2000, Vladimir Vasiliev was artistic director-Director of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.
Under him, modern technology was established in the theater. contract system; the traditions of benefit performances were revived: corps de ballet, choir and orchestra; the theater’s own video studio and the production of a regular series of programs on the “Culture” TV channel were organized; a press service was created and opened Official page Bolshoi Theater on the Internet; expanded publishing activity(including the appearance periodical glossy magazine "Bolshoi Theater"); 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 position “due to its abolition.”
After leaving the post of director of the Bolshoi Theater in December 2000, Vasiliev performed at the Rome Opera in the premiere of the play “The Long Journey on Christmas Night”, specially prepared for him, as a dancer and dramatic actor. In 2001, the premieres of Vasiliev’s productions “Don Quixote” took place in the Tokyo Ballet troupe (Japan) and “Cinderella” at the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater, in 2002 - the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” in Municipal Theater Rio de Janeiro.
Currently, Vladimir Vasiliev actively collaborates with many theaters in the country and around the world, heads and participates in the work of the jury of various international ballet competitions, gives master classes, rehearses, and prepares new performances and roles. He heads the Galina Ulanova Foundation, stages and conducts annual gala concerts “Dedicated to Galina Ulanova.”
Vladimir Vasiliev - honorary professor of Moscow State University, full member of the International Academy of Creativity and the Academy of Russian Art, secretary of the Union theatrical figures Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee Russian Center International Council dance at UNESCO.
The activities of Vladimir Vasiliev have been recognized by many state and professional awards. He is 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), Prize named after S.P. Diaghilev (1990), the Moscow City Hall 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), Red Banner of Labor (1986), Friendship of Peoples (1981), "For Services to the Fatherland" IV (2000) and III (2008) degrees, St. Constantine the Great (1998), St. Blessed Prince Daniel Moscow (1999).
Vladimir Vasiliev has been awarded numerous international prizes and honorary medals. He is the winner of the first prize and the VII gold medal International festival youth and students in Vienna (1959), Grand Prix and Gold Medal I International competition ballet dancers in Varna (Bulgaria, 1964); V. Nijinsky Prize - "Best Dancer of the World" (1964, Paris Academy of Dance), Vaslav Nijinsky Competition Prize (1964, Paris), Marius Petipa Prize Best Duet world" (together with Ekaterina Maksimova, 1972, Paris Academy of Dance), prize of the Municipality of Rome "Europe 1972" (Italy).
Awarded the medal of the Academy of Arts of Argentina (1983), the Simba Academy Award (1984, Italy), the Together for Peace Award (1989, Italy), the J. Tanya Award - “Best Choreographer” and “Best Duet” (together with Ekaterina Maksimova , 1989, Italy), UNESCO Prize and Picasso Medal (1990, 2000), Terracina City Prize (1997, Italy).
Vladimir Vasiliev was awarded the honorary medal of the Karina Ari Foundation (1998, Sweden), the French Order of Merit (1999), the Princess Dona Francesca Medal of Merit (2000, Brazil), the Award for Excellence in Choreography (USA, 2003, Italy 2005), the Life in Dance Award (Italy, 2001), the Brazilian Order of Rio Branco (2004).
At the end of the 20th century, according to a survey of leading experts in the world, Vladimir Vasiliev was recognized as the “Dancer of the 20th century”.
The television films “Duet” (1973), “And, as always, something left unsaid...” (1990), the French video film “Katya and Volodya” (1989), “Reflections” (2000) are dedicated to the work of Vasiliev and Maksimova.
In honor of Vasiliev, a Ballet Festival was held in Moscow in 1993.
In 1995, Vladimir Vasiliev was granted Lithuanian citizenship.
Wife - Ekaterina Sergeevna Maksimova, outstanding ballerina, teacher, People's Artist USSR and Russia, laureate of State Prizes of the USSR and Russia (died in April 2009).
Vladimir Vasiliev mainly devotes his free time to painting (six personal exhibitions of his works have been held). The main theme of Vasiliev's paintings is landscapes. In 2000, his first poetry collection, “Chain of Days,” was published.
The material was prepared based on information from open sources
Ivan Vasiliev is changing his profession. Ivan Vasiliev got married. Ivan Vasiliev is ready to say “no” to the President of Russia for the sake of homemade cutlets... The famous ballet dancer, star of the Mikhailovsky and Bolshoi Theaters Ivan Vasiliev told the editor-in-chief of HELLO magazine! Svetlana Bondarchuk about the recent wedding with Maria Vinogradova, which took place on June 6 in Moscow, a new round in his career - in May Ivan made his debut as a choreographer, presenting concert hall"Barvikha Luxury Village" performed its first performance "Ballet No. 1" - and also recalled interesting stories from its ballet past.
Ivan Vasiliev and Svetlana Bondarchuk during an interview at the Vanil restaurant
Svetlana. I think that even those who are not so familiar with ballet and have not seen Ivan Vasiliev on stage remembered him at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sochi, in the part of the show where the scene of Natasha Rostova’s first ball was played out. A handsome young man with romantic curls in a spectacular hussar jacket performed several jumps - incredible flying jumps that simply took your breath away.
I had the opportunity to see the duet of Ivan Vasiliev with ballerina Natalya Osipova on the stage of the Bolshoi more than once - it always made a huge impression. And one day it turned out that I found myself in the epicenter of... I don’t want to say a scandal, but Natasha and Ivan really shocked us then. Imagine, HELLO! conducts photography at the Mikhailovsky Theater and suddenly we learn that Natalya Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev have signed a contract with the Mikhailovsky Theater. Incredible: the stars of the country's main stage "escaped" to St. Petersburg. And not even to the Mariinsky Theater. Literally half an hour later the information spread across all news agencies, and in the evening it was reported on the news on central channels. But we were the first to know about it!
Today, fortunately, nothing prevents Ivan from dancing both at the Mikhailovsky Theater and at the Bolshoi (now he is a guest star here). Recently, Ivan made his debut with his own choreography: at Barvikha Luxury Village he presented his first project - “Ballet No. 1”. I'm sure this was not the last performance. Bolshoi stars took part in the performance, but I can say for sure that that evening the most stares were aimed at the ballerina Maria Vinogradova. Many people already knew then that she and Ivan Vasiliev were engaged. And now I am pleased to inform the readers of HELLO! that Ivan and Maria got married last Saturday, for which I sincerely congratulate them.
Svetlana. Ivan, we met you, if I’m not mistaken, about seven years ago. It was at Chapurina's bar. It was a lot of fun. We even drank, I remember.
Ivan.(Laughs.)
Svetlana. At that time I didn’t have many acquaintances from the world of ballet, and it was a discovery for me that you, ballet people, are so completely down to earth and nothing human is alien to you. You can have fun and dance. You, in my opinion, have a wonderful sense of humor, and, in fact, what I’m getting at is: I would like you to repeat HELLO for the readers! that amazing story related to the Olympics, which he once told me.
Ivan. Yes, it was a really funny incident. The fact is that during preparation for this ceremony I spent a week and a half in Sochi without going anywhere. I was not allowed to go to Moscow even for one day, although I was eager to go there with all my might. It is clear that after the opening ceremony, the first thing I did was rush to the hotel, grab my suitcase, get into a taxi to quickly get to the airport, and from there to Moscow. Because in Moscow Masha was already waiting for me with turkey cutlets with peppers, which she prepared and even sent me photos via Viber. And here I am driving in the car, and suddenly - bam! - call: “Vanya, Vladimir Vladimirovich is gathering everyone tomorrow. You should be there.” I say: “No, I can’t, I have a plane!” - “But this is Vladimir Vladimirovich...” And then I say: “Well, maybe he can meet me in Moscow?” - “Vanya, it will be quite awkward for me to tell Putin about this.” Well, it’s awkward, so oops! And I hung up. Let's move on. Ten seconds pass, and suddenly it starts: everyone who could call me. Finally, Masha called me: “Vanya, okay, the cutlets will wait, just stay.” So, I asked to turn the car around and stayed another day.
Svetlana. This means that love is the most important thing for you. Love for homemade cutlets. (Laughs.)
Ivan. Yes, Masha jokes about me: “That’s why you love me - for the cutlets.”
Svetlana. Is she really that good at cooking?
Ivan. My wife cooks everything perfectly: from basic buckwheat with mushrooms to Tom Yum soup. In general, she spoils me terribly. Thanks to her, I am so spoiled and terribly picky. I only need the most delicious things. (Laughs.)
Svetlana. The other day you and Masha got married, congratulations again!
Ivan. Thank you.
Svetlana. But a month earlier, another important event happened for you: you made your debut as a choreographer. Was this really such a long-time dream?
Ivan. You could say it was a childhood dream. Because, as a 12-year-old teenager, I already knew that I would definitely bet. Now I am at such a stage in my career: I have danced a lot of what I had in mind, and now I need to move on. I don’t just want to dance, I want to create something new and interesting. In this project "Ballet No. 1" I collected best artists Bolshoi: Denis Savin, Kristina Kretova, Anna Okuneva, Alexander Smolyaninov... I saw at rehearsals that they were really passionate about the process, that they wanted to work, and were open to any of my craziest ideas. (Laughs.)
Svetlana. If this was your long-time dream, surely there was someone who pushed you to this decision, helped you take a step?
Ivan. Masha, for which I am very grateful to her. I am the kind of person who always has a lot of plans in my head. I can get sick of them endlessly. Walking around the apartment until three o’clock in the morning, coming up with something, thinking about it, saying: “I want, I want, I want.” And at some point Masha simply told me: “Do you want it? Go ahead!” You see, I needed to hear these words from loved one: "Let's". I needed this “start” shot to make me run. And now I will run until I reach the red flag on the high mountain.
Svetlana. We need to warn Masha so that she still takes care of you. (Laughs.)
Ivan. Now she herself suffers because I sometimes jump up in the middle of the night: I’m inspired. I start to come up with a new choreography, wander around the apartment, and suddenly find myself in the kitchen. I don’t understand how I ended up there... (Laughs.) Masha comes into the kitchen. The lights are off, I’m standing in the dark, somehow shaking... (Laughs.) She looks: “Vanya...”
Svetlana. It seems, Ivan, that you are not looking for easy ways. You have a wonderful career as a dancer, and suddenly you embark on a path unknown to you - choreography. If you dance at the Bolshoi, you suddenly move to the Mikhailovsky Theater.
Ivan. You're right. When I get too comfortable, I want to change everything and start over. Leave the Bolshoi, where I could dance Spartacus, Don Quixote and so on for years, and go to the theater, which at that time did not sound like it does now, and grow in a new way.
Svetlana. Your dad, a military man, apparently didn’t look for easy ways either when he enrolled you in ballet. For a man to send his son to ballet is, you must admit, a little unusual. Especially if he himself is not associated with this art. How did this happen?
Ivan. It was difficult not to give me away, because, in fact, I had been dancing in dance classes since I was four years old. folk ensemble in Dnepropetrovsk, where we moved from the Primorsky Territory, where I was born. And then, when I saw ballet for the first time, I declared that I only wanted to do ballet.
Svetlana. How old were you?
Ivan. Seven years.
Svetlana. How did you know it was yours?
Ivan. I don’t know, it’s as if something is leading me through life. It’s as if something is sitting inside and pushing me in the right direction. And I think I’ve gone in the right direction: I’m doing what I love. I go to work not under pressure, but with pleasure. Only if you don't have to get up at seven in the morning for her. (Laughs.)
Svetlana. So do you like to sleep?
Ivan. For me it necessary thing- get some sleep. I like to sleep a lot. All theaters struggle with this. But my current status in the ballet allows me to request late rehearsals.
Svetlana. Did you immediately begin to stand out at the choreographic school?
Ivan. I have always stood out for my character. I have the character of a leader: I strive to be the best in everything I undertake. But my teachers, on the contrary, doubted. Ensemble teacher folk dance said: “Well, where should he go to ballet? Look, he has short legs, small, plump...” Time has shown that he was wrong.
Svetlana. Absolutely. Fundamentally. But there are still certain physical standards. It turns out that you are destroying stereotypes?
Ivan. Standards are all relative. If you compare me with today's long-legged princes, then yes, I am beyond the standards. But if you look a little wider or a little further, into the past, then no. Vladimir Vasiliev is not tall, Rudolf Nureyev’s legs were not the longest.
Svetlana. You remind me of Nureyev most of all.
Ivan. Thank you. This is my favorite dancer.
Svetlana. But when you started, everyone probably compared you to Vasiliev? Maybe they even thought you were his relative?
Ivan. Yes, there were a lot of questions. Moreover, my dad is the complete namesake of Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev. One day they called me from some competition and asked: “Ivan, can you take part in our gala concert?” I replied: “Unfortunately, I can’t.” - “Will your dad be able to come to us and sit on the jury?” I replied: “Of course he can. But he will only evaluate the marching step.”
Svetlana. You have, one might say, inherited Vasiliev's crown game - Spartak. Are your Spartakis similar?
Ivan. No, we are completely different Spartakis. He is the Spartacus that the time needed: the greatest and noblest hero.
Svetlana. Now what kind of heroes are needed?
Ivan. My Spartak, in my opinion, is more down to earth, more humane. As they say, life. But, of course, Vladimir Viktorovich always made a colossal impression on me in this game. It is impossible to repeat it. In general, it is impossible to copy artists of such stature as Vasiliev, Lavrovsky, Vladimirov, Nuriev. And those who strive for this are mistaken. You need to create your own.
Svetlana. But I can say for sure what you and Vasiliev have in common - pronounced masculine charisma. Although, in the minds of the average person, a ballet dancer is, frankly speaking, not very male profession. Well, there are certain stereotypes? They also exist for actors. But you don't have it at all.
Ivan. Actually in ballet world a lot of real men. (Laughs.) And sometimes we laugh at ourselves: what kind of profession have we chosen - we paint eyelashes, put on tights. We love to laugh at this. Because there are ballets - the so-called blue classics like "Giselle", "La Sylphide", where all the dramaturgy fits into simple diagram: fell in love - swore - got married. Or fell in love - swore - everyone died. It's just fun to laugh at tights. Although at the same time this is art, this is a fairy tale. And we are inside this fairy tale.
Svetlana. Ivan, do you and Masha dance a lot together now?
Ivan. Yes, we dance in a lot of places: in “Giselle”, “La Sylphide”, “Spartacus” and “Ivan the Terrible”.
Svetlana. Tell me, are you the owner? Jealous man?
Ivan. Yes.
Svetlana. For example, what if your wife dances with another partner?
Ivan. This is absolutely normal. This is a theatre. And if I dance with another partner, I have no doubt that Masha will calmly survive it. I dance in all the theaters of the world, with different ballerinas different nationalities. It's just our profession.
Svetlana. What about these close encounters in ballet? All this support...
Ivan. Well, that's how we were raised. We have been dancing duet dances since childhood. We grab girls by the legs to lift them up. They don't perceive it as harassment. (Laughs.)
Svetlana. Explain to me: this is what it’s like to dance with the woman you love? On the one hand, this is probably simpler, but on the other...
Ivan. More responsible. This is a double burden on the nerves. I will never forgive myself if I lose my soulmate. (Laughs.) Although, thank God, I haven’t dropped anyone yet.
Svetlana. I know that you are one of the highest paid ballet dancers in the world. But now that you have a family, your financial needs should probably increase even more? To what extent is the money side of the issue decisive for you?
Ivan. I was never put off by the number of zeros in my fees. And I don't intend to do this in the future. For me, creativity is a priority. If I'm interested in a job, it doesn't matter how much I get paid for it. Speaking specifically about choreography, the main thing for me as a choreographer is to create something new. This is my goal now.
Svetlana. Do you want children?
Ivan. Yes very.
Svetlana. What about Maria’s career? She's ready?
Ivan. Certainly. Everything has its time.
Svetlana. Will you have a honeymoon?
Ivan. Unfortunately, we only have two weeks of vacation. We are planning to go to Dubai in August.
Svetlana. Don't, it's terrible. It's very hot there at this time.
Ivan. It's late, that's it. We are already going there. Because we spent our last vacation in Mauritius and it was cold there. This summer I decided to go to a place where it will be one hundred percent very hot.
Svetlana Bondarchuk and Ivan VasilievSvetlana. Ivan, I want to ask you: what is the most important thing in life for you? What comes first?
Ivan. My favorite. I live for my family basically. If I didn’t have a family, my beloved woman, mother, brother, grandmother, I don’t know what I would do... Live for myself? I don't understand this at all. I don’t do creative work for myself and I don’t dance for myself. I have a family, I have a home front, I have a place to return to, there are those for whom I go to the ends of the earth, twitch in tights, sweat, and then don’t sleep on the plane. Everything is just for them.
Svetlana. Thank you Ivan. You know what I was thinking: invite me to your rehearsal sometime?
Ivan. With pleasure.
Svetlana. When you set it yourself. I'm very interested in how this happens, honestly.
Ivan. With pleasure. Although at these moments I look a little like a madman. But I like it.
Facts about Ivan Vasiliev:
Dancer Ivan Vasiliev was born in the village of Tavrichanka in the Primorsky Territory into a military family. In 2006 he graduated from the Belarusian Choreographic College and in the same year became a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. A year after his admission, he was already entrusted with the main role in the ballet “Spartacus” by Yuri Grigorovich.
In 2009, Ivan participated in the “Kings of Dance” program along with five other best dancers in the world. In 2012 he became a guest soloist American Theater ballet, and a year earlier he moved from the Bolshoi Theater to the Mikhailovsky troupe in St. Petersburg.
Now Ivan Vasiliev dances both at the Mikhailovsky Theater and at the Bolshoi Theater as a guest soloist. This year at the Bolshoi he performed for the first time in main party in the ballet "Ivan the Terrible".
The duet of Ivan Vasiliev and ballerina Natalia Osipova was one of the loudest in the ballet world for several years. Despite the fact that fate separated the artists into different sides, they continue to perform together frequently.
Ivan Vasiliev and Bolshoi Theater soloist Maria Vinogradova got married on June 6 this year. Two and a half years ago they danced together for the first time in the ballet “Spartak” and have been dancing together ever since: on stage and in life.
Ivan Vasiliev’s schedule is planned months in advance; today we can already say where he can be seen on stage in the next season. On September 26, the dancer will take part in the Kremlin Gala “Ballet Stars of the 21st Century” at the State Kremlin Palace, an annual event held by the V. Vinokur Foundation in support of culture and art. Ivan will present a fragment from the ballet “Scheherazade” in a duet with Maria Vinogradova, as well as his own choreographic number to the music of Max Richter, which he will perform together with the Bolshoi Theater soloist Denis Savin.
Vladimir Vasiliev - teacher, choreographer, choreographer, People's Artist of the USSR, winner of the Nijinsky Prize as "the best dancer in the world."
Having left the stage, as befits a ballet dancer, at the age of about 40, Vladimir Vasiliev continued to dance and was in demand on the best stages of the world. And not only as a dancer, but also as a wonderful choreographer. Over the years, his multifaceted personality has revealed itself from other, most unexpected sides.
"No matter what work the artist does, he lets everything pass through himself", - this is how Vladimir Vasiliev speaks about the creations of all creative people different professions. His production of Bach's Mass in B minor on the Tatarsky stage academic theater Opera and Ballet named after. M. Jalil - this grandiose performance, in which ballet and opera troupes participate, became the implementation of a long-standing cherished dream Vasilyeva.
"Stage" roleVladimir VasilievThe one that had the greatest influence on the viewer, on the generation, on the art of ballet as a whole, was Spartacus. In Vasiliev’s performance, he was not a lump, a legend; Spartak was a vulnerable, doubting man. Talking about his experience as a choreographer and choreographer.
“I only want to do something when I see music: its real plastic embodiment, its expression in light, in color, in people’s relationships. After I heard the first waltz, I immediately realized: this is absolutely hit the mark ! Gavrilin and Chekhov merged for me in a single chord,”- so VladimirViktorovichrecalls working on the ballet "Anyuta", which won many prizes at international film festivals.
A huge part is connected with Leningrad television and with director Alexander Belinsky - the man who invented the genre of television ballet. creative biography Vasilyeva. Right here in the salon historical photography them. Karl Bulla hosted the first exhibition of Vasiliev the painter, and every time he comes here,t memories of people he has met and who are dear to him. One of them is Savely Yamshchikov. Thanks to him, Vasiliev fell in love with painting, and it has long occupied special place in his life.
“You have to love what you do, and then the place in which you put your efforts doesn’t matter at all.”.
Vladimir Vasiliev can be called a “man of peace.” He remembers his first trips to America, Japan, a trip to France, which became a real honeymoon him and Ekaterina Maximova. Coincidentally, on the second day after the wedding, they went to Paris to present the Soviet-French film “USSR with an Open Heart,” in which they played the main roles.
When asked what country he could live in, if not in Russia, Vasiliev always answers - in Italy, in Rome. Vladimir Viktorovich’s first meeting with Italy took place in 1968, when the famous ballet couple was invited to a production of “Giselle” on the stage of the Rome Opera famous choreographer Hot Prebil. Vasiliev still remembers a funny incident: before the premiere, the chairman of the local claquer society came into his dressing room and tried to “negotiate”, for which he was kicked out of the dressing room. And without collusionMaksimovAndVasiliev was waiting for a phenomenalsuccess. Roman opera is the beginning of their love for Italy.
“Monotony scares me. I can’t constantly play the same roles, constantly do only one thing.”, - this is how Vladimir Vasiliev explains the craving for different types classes: painting, poetry. IN last years Vladimir Viktorovich is actively involved in social activities, and there is a special position that he values - the position of president of the Galina Ulanova Foundation. WITH great love Vasiliev talks about the legendary ballerina. For him, she is an example of those great people whose inner fullness is much higher than external expression. Vladimir Viktorovich recalls Bolshoi Theater, which was his home for more than fifty years, about his dismissal... And he responded to his forced departure from the theater after five years of service as director and artistic director with a poem:
I thought about my love
Hatred cannot answer
And the enemy’s conscience will devour him,
And he won't spoil my blood.
Yes, that's what I thought...But in reality
Love and hate merged
And they began with gusto
Torment my soul and body.
Press service of the TV channel "Russia K"
Choreographer Vladimir Vasiliev has always had a fresh look even on classical works and unique performance.
Vasiliev himself also appears in ballet films. He can be seen in the color television ballet "Trapezium", the television ballets "Spartacus", "Gigolo and Gigoletta".
Work as a choreographer
When Vasiliev realized that his career on stage was coming to an end, he did not want to leave ballet. To do this, in 1982 he received a diploma from a state institute theatrical arts(GITIS) at the choreographer's department.
Then he began to teach at this university himself, sharing the secrets of his skills with students. Choreographer Vasiliev worked as a teacher until 1995. At the same time, he has been heading the choreography department for ten years. In 1989 he received the title of professor.
At the head of the Bolshoi Theater
Until 1995, Vladimir Vasiliev was a first-class choreographer. He has staged more than one ballet, which is still successfully performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater.
In 1995, his career begins new stage. He receives the post of artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater, which he simultaneously combines with the post of director of this cultural institution. He worked in this position for five years. Today the Bolshoi Theater is associated with Vladimir Vasiliev among many domestic and foreign viewers.
At the head of the Bolshoi Theater, he was remembered not only for the appearance of new productions, but also for the fact that in 1999 he founded ballet school Bolshoi Theater in the distant city of Joinville, located in Brazil.
In recent years, the name of Vladimir Vasiliev, a choreographer, has become less and less common in the media. He came to the center of public attention in 2003, when in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam he became a member of the jury of the prestigious Eurovision competition for young dancers.
In 2014, Vasiliev returned to the stage for a while. In the mini-ballet "Natasha Rostova's First Ball" he played the role of Ilya Andreevich, the heroine's father. This work was demonstrated to the audience as part of the winter Olympic Games, which took place on the territory of Russia, in Sochi.
Personal life
Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev was married only once. Personal life of the artist - shining example strong and selfless love. His chosen one was Ekaterina Maksimova. She was a ballerina, and for many years they appeared on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater together.
Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasilyeva were not only spouses, but also colleagues, friends and partners. True, in life, entirely dedicated to creativity, I had to sacrifice something. Children have married couple it never happened.
Despite this, Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasiliev lived a long and happy life life together, full of joys and disappointments. But the main thing is that they were together all the time.
In 2009, Maksimova died. She was 70 years old. Since then, Vasiliev has lived alone. In his own words, he has lost a piece of his soul and is constantly grieving for his beloved. The hero of our article invariably devotes all the latest productions that he works on to the memory of his beloved woman.
Social activity
Vasiliev is known not only for his career on stage, but also for his social activities. In addition, Vladimir Vasiliev received awards from both the Soviet and Russian authorities. Everywhere he was valued and taken care of.
One of his first significant achievements was the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, received in 1964. Vasiliev also had the Lenin Komsomol Prize, the Lenin Prize, and the Order of Lenin. Since 1973, Vladimir Vasiliev has been People's Artist.
In 1981, he received the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and five years later the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. Already in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, fourth degree, with the wording for his invaluable contribution to the development of the Russian art of choreography. In 2008, Vasiliev received the same order of the third degree. This time for many years of vibrant social and creative activity.
Vasiliev also has many foreign awards. In France, he became the owner of the Order of Merit, in Brazil, the Order of Rio Branco, in Italy, the Order of the Star of Italy, and in Japan, the Order of the Rising Sun.
Vasiliev has many merits in the pedagogical field. He is an honorary professor at Moscow State University, a member of the International Academy of Creativity, as well as the Academy of Russian Art. He is still the deputy head of the executive committee of the national center of the International Dance Council at UNESCO. Member of the jury of the independent creative award "Triumph". For almost two decades, he has been managing the foundation in memory of the ballerina Galina Ulanova.
The Arabesque ballet competition is of great importance in the creative world. Vasiliev headed the competition jury for five years, and since 1996 he became its artistic director. This open competition ballet dancers, which is held annually in Perm.
Vasiliev and his wife put a lot of effort into making this competition famous and famous throughout the world.
In 2008, a significant event took place. It coincided with the fiftieth anniversary creative activity legendary married couple. Therefore, the competition was dedicated specifically to them. It became a benefit performance for Vasiliev and Maksimova.
In the year of his seventieth birthday, Vasiliev danced together with Daria Khokhlova at the Arabesque competition, and also acted as director and choreographer of the miniature Ballade, set to the music of Frederic Chopin.
Now Vasiliev is 77 years old. Despite his age, he continues to be active in creative and social activities.
Friends and acquaintances about Vasiliev
Everyone who knew him and worked with him speaks of Vasiliev with warmth and admiration. Or at least saw it on stage. Bolshoi Theater choreographer Igor Moiseev recalls that Vasiliev’s performance is poetry, an outburst of spirit. He is an artist with phenomenal technique; he simply subjugates music and ballet to himself.
Theater director and People's Artist of the RSFSR Boris Lvov-Anokhin claims that the hero of our article has a gift of stage and plastic transformation that is rare today. He personifies Russian ballet.
One of his greatest successes, according to Lvov-Anokhin, was the role of the Nutcracker in the production of the same name.
Vladimir Vasiliev has truly become a man of the era in Russian ballet. Meanwhile, the beginning of the life of the future dancer, it would seem, did not foreshadow a ballet career.
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 convinced atheist, and the mother was an Orthodox Christian). Early childhood Vladimir had to live during the difficult years of the war - the boy’s father was at the front, his mother worked three shifts at a factory.
As a child, Vladimir had many friends, and one of them invited him to a choreographic club at the House of Pioneers, where he studied himself. Teacher E.R. Rosse recognized his talent, and seven-year-old Vladimir began to learn the art of dance. In the circle he quickly became best student- so much so that other guys learned the movements from his example. In 1948, 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 his 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 appear that will subsequently distinctive features dancer: expression, ease of jump, strength and masculinity of dance, acting skills. He studies with 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 heroine’s old husband: “We are present at the birth of a genius!”
In 1958, having completed his studies, Vladimir Vasiliev became an artist of the Bolshoi Theater. He performs in characteristic images in opera choreographic scenes - gypsy dance in “Rusalka” by A. Dargomyzhsky, Lezginka in “The Demon” by N. Rubinstein. His performance of the role of Pan in “Walpurgis Night” in “Faust” by Charles Gounod attracted attention to him, and with her he performed his first classical role at the Bolshoi Theater - a soloist in the ballet “”.
Vladimir Vasiliev's performance in the ballet "" in 1959, staged, turned out to be truly triumphant. The choreographer entrusted him with the main role - Danila. This success opened the way for the young dancer to various central roles: 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: the soloist in “Dance Suite” by A. Varlamov to the music, Lukash in the ballet by O. Tarasova and A. Lapauri to the music of M. Skorulsky “Forest Song”, Ivanushka in “” by R. Shchedrin staged by A. . Radunsky. The dancer took part 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 of other ballets in the production: the main role in "", Prince Désiré in "The Sleeping Beauty", in the ballet of the same name to the music, Sergei in "Hangar" to the music of A. Eshpai. 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 "". Another choreographer, K. Goleizovsky, also appreciated the dancer, who created for him the miniature “Narcissus” and the part of Majnun in the ballet “Leili and Majnun” to the music of S. Balasanyan.
An outstanding Russian 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, and the passionate Basil in "". Choreographer F. Lopukhov, comparing ballet images with operatic voices, said that V. Vasiliev is “a tenor, a baritone, and a 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 Zeffirelli - in his film-opera “” V. Vasiliev choreographed and performed a Spanish dance.
Even during my student years, a feeling arose between Vladimir Vasiliev and the ballerina. In 1961, they became spouses, and she became not only a wife for the dancer, but also a constant partner, whom he called his muse.” to music by V. Gavrilin based on the story “Anna on the Neck” by A. P. Chekhov, “Macbeth” to music by K. Molchanov. He also staged plotless ballets, the main ones being “ actors"in which music and dance revealing it became: “These enchanting sounds” to the music of A. Corelli, J. F. Rameau and W. A. Mozart, “Nostalgia” on piano music Russian composites, “Fragments of one biography” to the music of Argentine 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 Vladimir Vasiliev’s creativity: he paints and writes poetry.
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