Maya Plisetskaya

Biography

Maya Plisetskaya was a renowned Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, and actress who rose to prominence under the directorships of Leonid Lavrovsky and Yury Grigorovich at the Bolshoi Theatre. In 1960, she became prima ballerina assoluta following Galina Ulanova's retirement, solidifying her status as one of Russia's most celebrated ballet stars. Her early life was marked by political repression, but she persevered to become a legendary figure in Soviet and Russian culture.