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MAYA PLISETSKAYA - A TRIBUTE IN FIVE BALLETS
Georges Bizet, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Rodin Shchedrin, Charles Gou
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Georges Bizet, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Rodin Shchedrin, Charles Gou
MAYA PLISETSKAYA - A TRIBUTE IN FIVE BALLETS

Soloists: 
Maya Plisetskaya, Alexander Godunov, Anatoly Berdyshev, Valery Kovtu
Orchestra, Chorus: 
Bolshoi Ballet Dancers
Choreographer: 
Alberto Alonso, Maurice Béjart, Roland Petit, Valentin Elisariev

The Elegance Series is a collection of breathtaking Ballet performances from internationally renowned houses with well-loved Dance Stars. They feature productions by the greatest choreographers that we know today and of course the legacy of the legendary Marius Petipa. “I am happy to see the most important milestones in my creative life brought together like this. The DVD contains a selection of my collaborations with leading choreographers from Roland Petit to Maurice Béjart. Wonderful!” Maya Plisetskaya Maya Plisetskaya is one of the most outstanding dancer of the second half of the 20th century. Immediately after graduation from the Moscow Choreography School she became well-known, creating her own style which is characterized by a brilliant technique, elegance, perfection of each individual gesture and pose, always in combination with her beautiful dramatic art and extraordinary musicality. Bonus: Interview with Maya Plisetskaya and “Maya, a Life in Pictures”
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