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Maya Plisetskaya papers

Title
Maya Plisetskaya papers, 1956-1990.
Author
Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 1Offsite
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 2Offsite
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 3Offsite
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 4Offsite
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 5Offsite
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Box 7Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 7Offsite
Box 8Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 153 Box 8Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Vrbsky, Alice.
  • Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet.
Description
3 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Summary
The Maya Plisetskaya papers span the years 1956-1990 and consist of correspondence, clippings, photographs, slides, and negatives.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Correspondence.
  • Clippings.
  • Negatives.
  • Photographs.
  • Slides (photographs)
Biography (note)
  • Maya Plisetskaya, a leading ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet during the Cold War era, became famous throughout the world as a result of her extensive touring and appearances in ballet films.
Language (note)
  • The Correspondence series is in Russian.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 153
OCLC
NYPG05-A10010
Author
Pliset︠s︡kai︠a︡, Maĭi︠a︡, 1925-2015.
Title
Maya Plisetskaya papers, 1956-1990.
Biography
Maya Plisetskaya, a leading ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet during the Cold War era, became famous throughout the world as a result of her extensive touring and appearances in ballet films. Born in Moscow in 1925, Plisetskaya attended the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet School and would join the company as a soloist in 1943. She was refused permission to tour with the company for six years, but in 1959 was finally permitted to tour in the United States and eventually she performed all over the world. Elevated to prima ballerina status in 1962, Plisetskaya was known for her strong technique as well as her dramatic ability and she danced a wide variety of roles throughout her long career. Later, she turned to choreography, creating the ballets, Anna Karenina (1972) and The Seagull (1980), to the music of her husband, Russian composer, Rodion Shchedrin, whom she had married in 1958. Plisetskaya received many awards and accolades, including Russia's highest civilian honor, the medal for service to the Russian state, second degree, which she received at a 2000 gala at the Bolshoi Theatre held in celebration of her seventy-fifth birthday.
Language
The Correspondence series is in Russian.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
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Occupation
Ballerinas.
Added Author
Vrbsky, Alice.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr Rossii. Balet.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 153
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