Maya Plisetskaya: Diva of Dance DVD (2006) Maya Plisetskaya cert E Amazing Value

Title: Maya Plisetskaya: Diva of Dance Leading Actor: Maya Plisetskaya Region: Region 0 Duration: 71 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: ADA Distribution UK Release Date: 06 Feb 2006 Edition: Normal

Maya Plisetskaya was born in Moscow in 1925 and studied at the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet School, becoming a principal dancer with the Bolshoi on graduating in 1943. She became prima ballerina in 1962, and after being excluded for political reasons many years from tours to the West, she was finally in 1959 allowed to join the American tour with the Bolshoi. She soon gained recognition as one of the world's foremost ballerinas, combining flawless technique with a sensitivity to emotional nuance and becoming the first to truly understand how to combine outstanding dance skills with dramatic expression. This documentary features footage of her greatest successes as a ballerina together with an interview in which Plisetskaya describes her life as a dancer, from Stalin to perestroika, giving an insight into the life of an artist in this extraordinary chapter of Russian history.