Vladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev (born April 18, 1940) is a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Russia. He was a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and its director from 1995 to 2000. He was best known for his role of Spartacus and his powerful leaps and turns. Vladimir Vasiliev was named "God of the dance" and is regarded as a classical dancer on the same level as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. At the height of their careers, Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova were the golden couple of Russian ballet.

Filmography

• 1990Romeo and Juliet — Choreographer
• 1988Tango: Our Dance — Autor e intérprete de "Fragmentos de una biografía"
• 1987The Nutcracker — The Nutcracker Prince
• 1986Fouetté — Andrey Novikov, Director
• 1982About Ballet
• 1982Anyuta — Director
• 198150 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet Theater
• 1980Gigolo and Gigolette
• 1980Nutcracker. Anniversary Evening of Ballet Legend Galina Ulanova — Nutcracker the Prince
• 1978Nutcracker — Nutcracker the Prince
• 1977Spartacus — Spartacus
• 1970Trapezium — Clown
• 1962The Little Humpbacked Horse — Ivan
• The Little Humpbacked Horse

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2021Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova. More Than Love — self
• 2020Vasilyev and Maksimova. Dance of Fate — self
• 2020Галина Уланова. Земная жизнь богини — Self
• 2012A Life for Ballet — Self
• 1995Prisoners of Terpsichore — self
• 1989Katia & Volodia — Self
• 1987Ballet in the First Person — Himself
• 1986About ballet. Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova — self
• 1980Memories of Nijinsky — Himself
• 1973Duet — self