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Maya Plisetskaya, born on November 20, 1925 in Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow, was a ballet dancer, choreographer and actor. Death is recorded on May 2, 2015, at the age of 89. Listed accolades include Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour and 5 more.
My Take
Maya Plisetskaya was simply one of the most electrifying dancers who ever set foot on a stage, and I think history still hasn't fully caught up with how astonishing she was. Born in 1925 in Moscow, she came of age at the Bolshoi during the Stalin era — a period when the KGB was actively watching her family — yet she never let that weight diminish an ounce of her ferocity on stage. Her Dying Swan was so iconic it became the standard everyone else gets measured against. What I love most about her legacy is how stubbornly she refused to quietly fade out: she was still performing into her seventies, still commanding attention, still proving that the body and the art could grow together rather than apart.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maya Plisetskaya
- Name (Japanese)
- マイヤ・プリセツカヤ
- Reading
- まいや・ぷりせつかや
- Born
- November 20, 1925 – May 2, 2015
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Occupation
- ballet dancer / choreographer / actor / ballet master / ballet teacher
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
- Order of Lenin
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
- People's Artist of the USSR
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.shchedrin.de
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya%20Plisetskaya
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BB%E3%83%84%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460756
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Maya Plisetskaya born?
Born November 20, 1925.
When did Maya Plisetskaya die?
Died May 2, 2015, aged 89.
Where was Maya Plisetskaya from?
Maya Plisetskaya was from Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow.
What did Maya Plisetskaya do?
Maya Plisetskaya worked as ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, ballet master, ballet teacher.
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