Maya Plisetskaya - Bolero (choreography by Maurice Béjart)

[@caitlinmaher3676]

Oh cripes the politics of semantics is so irrelevant here. (see below string of comments) Arman's use of the word Jewish is fine with me. The objections to his usage seem specious and rather silly. If you want to challenge the word Jewish vav Maya you would need to ask her how she relates to it. Since you can't do that it's best to be quiet and enjoy the art Arman went to the trouble to share with us. Thanks Arman for this video.

[@Schwallex]

Precisely right. You can't do that so it's best be quiet. There is no reason whatsoever to mention it in the first place, and so he shouldn't have. That was the whole point of everyone criticizing Arman. (Who, as an aside, went to exactly no trouble whatsoever in creating or uploading this video, so get your head out of his arse, mate.)

[@gustavmuller8215]

Caitlin Maher m

[@giovanniangelucci1526]

Civis Romanus sum. Ich bin ein Berliner. I'm a Jewish. I am a citizen of the world. G.A.

[@maureenk1635]

By DNA and cultural, Jewish, and by culture, also Russian.

[@biatrismaierovicz1115]

Ballet Netherlands

[@mirjahalonen7576]

I'm from Finland, Helsinki. We had the unbelievable priviledge of enjoying frequent visits of the greatest Bolshoi Ballet stars in the 1960s and 1970s, among them Maya Plisetskaya. I was then a teenager, dancing myself, and I admired her SOOOO MUCH, she was a goddess in every sense. Once with a friend of mine (who also studied ballet) we waited for her at the entrance of the Helsinki Opera and Ballet House (very modest at that time) to ask for an autograph. And she not only gave us that but also walked with us all the way to her hotel in the city center, very polite and friendly, talking with us in Russian, which we had studied in school for some months. Me and my friend still remember that moment as one of the highlights of our lives. Later we saw also several of her performances on screen. She was absolutely the most intelligent and expressive of modern dancers. AND her husband created great music. I was shocked when I heard that Plisetskaya died - I had thought that she would be immortal... Not like the swan...

[@cbooth2004]

Mirja Halonen what a wonderful, beautiful memory.

[@olgakougija2901]

Kitos dear tallinn olga

[@OlgaRykov]

I'm sure she loved Finland, Helsinki and chatting with you and your friend. Your country is so beautiful! Plisetskaya could as well be immortal, for she danced almost right up until she died. She died on my 27th birthday. I was heartbroken.

[@simone222]

Beautiful anecdote, Ms. Mirja. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@vladshin2134]

@@OlgaRykov Hello Olga. My name is Vladimir. I have New information about Maya Plisetskaya. My email is [e-mail] I am also like ballet.

[@sylvianefidelio7137]

J’ai eu l’immense bonheur de la voir danser au Bolchoï dans les années 60/70 dans Le Lac des Cygnes... quelle grâce qui se dégageait de ce corps, pour moi, c’est la plus grande Ballerine de tous les temps, elle a un magnétisme extraordinaire ! Merveilleuse danseuse et là je la retrouve dans un autre style de chorégraphie du grand Bejart... Époustouflante... merci de la revoir dans cette vidéo, j’en ai les larmes aux yeux a près de 80 ans !...

[@EELLEENNAAIA_Elen]

🥰

[@xavierdecozar9448]

Bien vu madame !! Absolument époustouflante!!! Unique et inoubliable !!

[@ЖенисУтеев]

Такие как она рождаются раз в тысячи лет . Нет. Раз в жизни. Таких как Майя плисецкая больше не будет . Непревзойденная и лучшая в мире школа балета . Советская школа балета.

[@MichaelHartleyBambooStudio]

One of the most beautiful dance pieces I have ever seen. the beauty of her movement, her hands, moves my heart.

[@galinamarinescu3740]

Даже представить страшно, какой это адский труд. Низкий поклон и вечная память Вам, госпожа Майя Плисецкая!

[@mini_cofeek8971]

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[@ЛидияМайстерчук]

Да, именно "госпожа". Какое точное слово. Спасибо!

[@нектонеоткуда]

у одаренных это более менее естественно

[@vesyolyjklubok8732]

Да, как мама балерины потвержу

[@thelmalinden8163]

I could barely breathe.I have never,never ever seen anything as magnificent,touching,spellbinding,as this performance of Ravel,s Bolero,with Maya Pilestskya.What a privilege for me,and I thank all ,Monsieur Bejart, and Company.I will never forget this experience.Thank You,thank you.....Thelma Linden

[@berachtdorian6191]

Yes. It is truly a performance to treasure, containing so much of the majesty of human potential. I am always surprised by how quickly it brings me to tears of ecstasy.

[@margaritazagorska371]

❤Si, claro❤🙏🏼💃💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@MauricioMartinez-kh1ho]

Estuvo en Buenos Aires cuando yo era adolescente y la vi bailar esto en vivo, la fuerza de su cuerpo, su elasticidad, su estética perfecta.... gracias!!!

[@walterscott2286]

Absolutely transcendent. This leads us beyond the boundaries of everyday consciousness. Mesmerizing.

[@JC-mm9tq]

I have watched this dozens of times. I can't even put into words what it stirs in me. I'm not a dancer, I'm not a musician. Found this by the miracle of YT algorithm. I feel like a part of my soul is encapsulated in this video.

[@ЛюдмилаРегалина]

Видела "Болеро" в исполнении разных артисток балета, но только у Майи Плисецкой заметила одну особенность. К концу композиции, когда, казалось бы, у балерины уже не остается сил (у многих это заметно), Плисецкая наоборот, словно впитывает в себя всю энергетику музыки, атмосферы, танца, и происходит "взрыв" необычной эмоциональной отдачи, кульминация, от которой перехватывает дыхание. Никому еще подобное не удавалось повторить, это уникально.

[@Сандра-ы6ч]

💯💯💯💯💯процентов

[@NanNan-vd4hk]

Oh wowww this is amazingly brilliant powerfully Uniqueness

[@Малер-л7р]

Там не надо тратить никаких сил. Уставать там негде. Просто Плисецкая тот ещё шаман. Безумная энергетика, а у других этой энергетики нет

[@TheSvakalapin]

@@Малер-л7р Предлагаю вам провести эксперимент, поставьте таймер на 20 минут и делайте движения голеностопами, похожие на те, что делает балерина, про остальные движения я и не говорю даже, предполагаю, вас и на пару минут не хватит.

[@УльянаДегтяренская]

Божественно... Часто пересматриваю, наслаждаюсь. Спасибо Богу, родителям, учителям и самой Майе Михайловне за талант!!! Она с нами, со мной навсегда. Богиня, великая Женщина!

[@Mahim1968]

What a treat it must have been to watch her perform in person. I feel lucky to just have found this video.

[@minx6665]

This is one of the greatest Russian ballet dancers ❤️ Maya Plisetskaya is a legend!

[@igortchernowitzer927]

she was Soviet Jew

[@grandbudapest5238]

@@igortchernowitzer927 и?

[@robertknight2556]

@@igortchernowitzer927 ...She was Russian right down to the very end of her toes, whatever Russia wanted to call itself in those days. And, yes, she was a Jew and her family paid the price of being so in the time of the country's anti-semitism, whatever the regime vocated at the time. You need to be more informed: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Plisetskaya

[@igortchernowitzer927]

She was recruited by KGB like many other artists, actors, sportsmen and writers. Secretive cooperation with KGB was a precondition for tours abroad. If she hadn't agreed to work for KGB, she wouldn't have permissions to visit countries of free world.. it doesn't downplay her great skills and talent, but she was a proponent of communist system. It was shame for Jews as this religious group suffered ostrachism and antisemitism in ussr.

[@robertknight2556]

@@igortchernowitzer927 ... If this is true (and please tell me your sources), her wishing to perform abroad doesn't necessarily mean she was a 'proponent' of the Soviet regime; what choice did she have? And acting, presumably, as a spy for the KGB simply emphasises the fear and terror that all performers of the arts underwent. She had to conform to the dictates of the time. She was deeply Russian first of all.

[@lida401]

Плесецкая-Легенда нашей страны! говорить о мастерстве, харизме, грации, любви к ней не приходится..... какое биополе всегда вокруг нее! она человек, который своим появлением давал почувствовать окружающим всю мощь её красоты и обаяния, любви и радости жизни! совсем не было нужды что-то говорить, все это чувствовалось, когда она появлялась......от неё исходила такая мощная энергия и такая сила притяжения, что окружающие теряли дар речи! Майя Плесецкая-чудо эпохи и человек на все времена! Люблю её навсегда!

[@uriahheep5041]

Никакая она не легенда страны, уж точно не она. Уланова, Павлова, Лопаткина сформировали балетное искусство

[@lida401]

У вас просто плохой вкус....

[@Sekret_BOLSHOY]

@@uriahheep5041 Павлова точно легенда русского балета - ну зачем вы так? Мая тоже талантливая - ее вклад в балет не меньше ,чем у других великих балерин -каждому времени свои кумиры -не забывайте это!

[@evgenianik68]

@@uriahheep5041 с чего так много яду? Плисецкая - великолепна и харизматична. Отрицать ее талант безсмысленно.

[@Валюха51]

Уж точно не нашей. Посмотрите гражданкой каких стран она была....

[@NicolePoliskey]

I can not watch her without crying at the end. Her artistry and strength gets me every time. A true Russian Legend!

[@hviezdickablyskava637]

Some people Never die. Maya is one of them.

[@ITDalee]

Великолепная Майя. Она отшлифовала тысячу движений в совершенство за неделю. Здесь ей 50 лет. Браво!

[@Sekret_BOLSHOY]

спасибо что написали возраст ,на вид ей все 35 какая фигура стройная!

[@linaletsgo9466]

Шикарная.

[@ElizavetaEjokina]

@@МиленаКононова-ъ5л Так Майя родилась в 1925 году. В 1975 ей было пятьдесят, получается.

[@leonoragnedler6240]

@@МиленаКононова-ъ5л Плисецкая танцевала до 85 лет. Даже в свое 90-летие она собиралась выйти на сцену и танцевать. А что здесь такого? Я ее видела в Кармен-Сюите, ей было 53 года. Она танцует как молодая девочка. Только страсти, темперамента, харизмы, экспрессии в ней в 100 раз больше, чем в молодых. Потому и ломились на ее выступления во всем мире. Она покоряла сумасшедшей страстностью на сцене.

[@СветланаРахманова-ч1г]

@@leonoragnedler6240 Не то что сейчас художественная гимнастика в балетной пачке.

[@denisadenise9309]

It's a solo masterpiece of arms and hands. Perfect moving, perfect music, perfect rhythmmmmmm... 😊

[@michelehalpern1547]

Thank you for sharing. I had the privilege of seeing Jorge Donn perform Ravel's Boléro in Lausanne, an extraordinary memory, but Maya Plisetskaya's performance is just too magnificent to find words for. The music, Maurice Béjart's incredible choreography, and the exquisite dancing, represents for me some of the best artistry humanity has created in modern times. It reminds us never to lose hope in humanity.

[@ВалентинаТретяк-ы9и]

Потрясающе. Гипноз настоящий!) Уже одна музыка завораживает, не отпускает и держит, а ещё и эти волшебные руки! Как танец кобры под дудочку!))) И поклоны - продолжение этого волшебства !!!

[@margaritazagorska371]

😁😂😁😂😁😉танец кобры

[@amac5455]

In 2008 I attended the premiere of Anna Karenina in Warsaw. During the intermission of the performance, the Polish Minister of Culture summoned Maja Plisiecka (83!), who was in the audience, to the stage. He presented her with the highest Polish award for artists: Gloria Artis. And she danced! You can imagine: the surprised audience went crazy!

[@rah938]

Like watching a beautiful flower bloom before your eyes. From a cool, reserved beginning to a state of absolute joy and passion. Magnificent, the entire experience...choreo, the company, music, and of course the incomparable Maya.

[@ninaostrovski]

Это гениально! Майя непревзойденная и потрясающая! Как жаль, что ее больше нет! Я скорблю не только о великолепной балерине, но и об очень хорошем и порядочном человеке 😢 Да будет память о ней благословенна! 🕯

[@hannahvanwelzenis5872]

Magnifiek ! gedanst !! fanasttisch !! ,deze ballerina`s zijn geweldig !! dank u wel allemaal !!

[@philipmarq]

From totally controlled movements to wild abandon Maya gives us in dance what Ravel's music gives us in sound. The more I watch her the more captivated I become by her performance. I would have flown to Moscow to watch her dance this. I am so glad that we have the above clip.

[@OwAPaperCut]

Maya was RUSSIAN ballerina representing incomparable Russian ballet school, inspiring future dancers. May her soul dance in heaven!

[@AlinaWorldJournal]

.Maya was Jewish USSR dancer. My mother (also born in USSR)was named after her because of this.

[@1815dmitriy]

Of course, when "free democratic european/american people" are talking about something good that comes from Russia they are not permitted to do so they have to say jewish etc., because Russia can only produce evil comissars and gulag.

[@zvonazvon]

@@1815dmitriy true) Russia is never good..

[@Bulbophile]

and a great modern dance here; love all the eastern references

[@NikolayIvanovichLinux]

@@AlinaWorldJournal Русский не существительное, русский это прилагательное, то бишь не "кто", а "какой". Я немец, но я русский.

[@ЮлияСмирнова-д2п8е]

Ей 50 лет !! Какая сила духа и воли !! Сколько страсти в этом танце !!

[@МирКубенов-е5щ]

Майя Плисецкая краса и гордость всего мирового балета . Низкий поклон ей за её талант и светлая память .

[@taisytel1235]

чушь не несите. Бежар был крайне недоволен её исполнением, и это справедливо. И балерина она средняя, просто в союзе других не видели, а эту всюду совали, она в свою очередь давила всех талантливых артистов. Очень тяжелая балерина.

[@vinemarainerrr]

Какое счастье, что есть возможность видеть подобное и наслаждаться искусством. Благодарю. Браво!

[@missminima1]

I'm so happy and proud that Maurice Bejart had chosen my country, Belgium, to create and to shine. La Belgique t'aime, Bejart!

[@RaulAnibalGuglielmone]

Yes, la belgique est une grand región multi culturale.. . Aujour d 'hui les africans continuent d'influencer et apporter a la culture belge. Excuse moi Mon Francais. Ok serait parfait quand la belgique aia un president africaine! Ca serait marveleuse . Vive la multiculture!

[@bernardhughes7170]

In my quiet moments I listen, smile , cry and remember how lovely this music and performance is truly one of my all time favourites.....Maya Plisetskaya Prima Ballerina Absoluta a legend

[@alexandrakaiafa1248]

I had watched her dance in her sixties, in Swan Lake...an unforgettable experience!!,

[@mir3485]

Magnifique Maya , inégalable !

[@slug_girl9104]

This music and choreography is so spectacular to witness and yet must be so exhausting to rehearse and perform. absolutely incredible

[@johnhenthorne4463]

Crazy, unique, difficult, and magnificent performance. Fascinated by the feet.😮

[@loraermakova]

Какой неимоверный труд стоит за этим великолепным танцем!!!

[@nicecheetahnaneoneone5523]

My LOVE!!!! Maya Plisetskaya you are The Queen of ballet! Thanks!

[@evawalther767]

Bolero Ravel Plissetskaja c est majique, erotique pur, merveilleuse

[@hviezdickablyskava637]

I cant stop watching. Thank you Maja Pliseckaja. And Maurice Bejart. Thank you!

[@ЛиляШиндина]

Это Божество! Легендарная, неповторимая, таких уже не будет!! Светлая память! 🌹🌹🌈

[@безимени-ш9ю]

Сердце вот-вот выскочит от восторга,слушаю на одном дыхании.У меня нет слов,одни слезы и мурашки.Гениальныйкомпозитор,гениальный хореограф,гениальная М.Плисецкая.👍👍👍👍

[@erick-gd7wo]

she possesses the face expression which makes her dance shines like no other. It is by far my favorite.... BRAVISSIMO

[@pinetree1616]

Yes I think the facial expressions on the best part. Unfortunately it was decided that she should wear black leotards, so I can't even see half her body. Shame.

[@edenroc5572]

The last time I watched this mesmerizing performance on repeat, I was around mid-teens. Now I am in my early 20s I cannot help but shed tears of joy, knowing that my old soul entity lingers in purity and grandiosity. It's good to be back. Thank you, Maya and Ravel.

[@mariafrancescagallifante5501]

Credo che nessun danzatore al mondo riuscirà mai più a toccare il virtuosismo, la sensualità e la bellezza di questa esecuzione del Bolero di Ravel, con la celebre coreografia di Maurice Bèjart. Maya Plisetskaya riesce a trasmettere emozione, passionalità, armonia in ogni gesto, sguardo, sequenza di passi... Grande Maya, ogni volta che guardiamo questo video ci inchiniamo alla tua insuperabile interpretazione e siamo grati per questo film che resta a memoria della tua splendida carriera!

[@danielabellocchio9050]

sono d'accordo con te Maria Francesca.Ogni tanto ho bisogno di vederlo anche se mi scombussola un po'...mi emoziana tantissimo!

[@bijanzabih1]

Daniela Bellocchio

[@mariafrancescagallifante5501]

Daniela Bellocchio Cara Daniela anche per me rivedere questo video di tanto in tanto trasmette gioia di vivere! La musica è mitica e l'interpretazione di Maya Plisetskaya a dir poco sublime... 💙💙💙

[@jayesimond9301]

This version of the Bolero (there’s another one w/a male principle dancer surrounded by female dancers) is incredibly sensual, almost in a primitive way. Maya’s performance is flawless. She danced professionally til 52, a freak of nature, one of the greatest prima ballerinas there ever was.

[@utilisateur_trouvablejxsozovek]

Hello, do you know the name of that version?

[@jayesimond9301]

@@utilisateur_trouvablejxsozovek Maurice Bejart choreographed the male soloist w/female corps de ballet. Check the clip info for this one, might be in description.

[@olegg9726]

Unforgettable Maya! Was fortunate to watch Chaka in Bolshevik Theater!

[@MegaVladimir45]

Смотрел на одном дыхании. Это что-то невероятное! Очаровательная женщина и Величайшая балерина!

[@ardyjeen6144]

Cannot get enough of this; truly, a masterpiece...have to believe that Ravel would've been over the moon from this interpretation/exhibition...thank you for posting.

[@bernadetterutherford6107]

Brava Brava !!! Had the exquisite pleasure of performing to this score in a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Ballet, in 1976, at the direction of the gifted Ms. Patricia Bremen. My part in the event, wearing head to toe Yves St. Laurent, was choreographed with another model to this elegant masterpiece. Always wondered what inspired Ms. Bremen to choreograph our regal, elegant entry onto the stage? ~ now I know. Thank you, again, for posting this magnificent Maurice Bejart score as danced by the elegant Prima Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya. Wow !!!

[@soussanbehforouz746]

What a great performance! I saw it live almost 40 years ago in carre du Louvre. It was extra ordinary!

[@katerinakuznetsova7856]

oh i wish i were there! still remember my heart beating crazy when I got pointe shoes with her signature on them. I keep on watching her performing any variations and catching trance vibe. Such a genius grace and expression.

[@carmeloserafin5101]

......adesione totale ad una musica...eseguita in maniera molto sensuale e tenendo presente Chi in palcoscenico vive una delle sue altissime vette artistiche... come artista...Assoluta......io c'ero e pur avendo visto Donne E la Savignano....ho pianto poichè qui...si sfiora l'eterno mistero dell'androginia........dove maschio e femmina "mescolati come il dio Giano"; si sfidano per affermare il diritto a Vivere liberamente il proprio Eros.Chapeau a chi l'ha postato. Arman... Io c'ero e ho pianto come un fiume orientale.

[@danielwmwolf]

The sound of the audiences hearts clapping during the performance is amazing. 🙏 😎 🙏 🎈 what a victorious desplay of beauty.

[@redoctagon69]

I'm still mesmerized by this every time I watch this. I literally stop whatever I'm doing. Wish I could watch this for the first time again.

[@amanteamada1]

Recuerdos de cuando el mundo atesoraba la BELLEZA del ARTE. Maya Plisetskaya y RAVEL y BEJAR. En mi Argentina pude llenarme de esta EXIMIA BAILARINA viéndola en parte del LAGO de los CISNES, y fue BRILLANTE!!! Muchas Gracias x compartir ARTE.

[@lindalove8246]

Maya was born with dance in her soul. She embodied the essence of every role she danced. I saw her dance The Dying Swan in Los Angeles. It was absolutely breathtaking and moving. We all come from different backgrounds but at the core are all human beings. It is simply a fact that Maya was Jewish, and was a Russian-Jewish dancer trained in the great Russian Ballet School. Stating a fact is not a problem. In the US it is common to describe people as African-American, Japanese-American, Irish American, etc. People who come from a multitude of cultures are artists in interpreting music and dance from around the world. That is the universality of art, a human expression transcending national boundaries.

[@lilianapatriciacandaosa8969]

Congratulations for your wonderfull comment. I agreed with you. Froom Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@eowynabinadi]

I saw this on tv as a kid and was captivated. Thank you so very much for sharing. I love it still

[@carmeloserafin5101]

Ci sono persone che molto dotate tecnicamente sfidano le regole statiche...poi ci sono artisti che per Destino salgano Oltre il mestiere e sembrano mescolare Cielo e Terra ...fino a farci delirare .Chapeau

[@barbaralee8363]

"Prima ballerina assoluta is a title awarded to the most notable of female ballet dancers. To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a rare honour, traditionally reserved only for the most exceptional dancers of their generation." RIP Prima ballerina assoluta, Maya Plisetskaya

[@joe22589]

This is perfection! Awesome! She was 50 years old - and stayed beautiful until she died. Even with 89 she was the prima ballerina assoluta

[@giuliorenzobighin8165]

Le movenze evocanti e fluenti fanno da raccordo ad immagini dolcemente naturaliste s'immaginano gli alberi nel loro ondeggiare al vento ed il mantenimento omeostatico del ritmo è mirabile Da applausi.Bighin Giulio.

[@tatyanashapiro7008]

She is the BEST ever!

[@yooolue]

GOD!!!! She is unbelievable! Can't help tearing....

[@funky-time-b]

Unexpected and beautiful!!!! Best ever dance interpretation of Bolero I have ever seen.

[@Tirin_KG]

Absolutely brillant. Wonderful!

[@amorgieful]

5 years ago we were sitting in a class of Music history watching this Bolero. We were musicians not dancers at all but even guitar players who are very far away from ballet, they prefer jazz and heavy metal (lol), were totally hypnotized by this performance. This is something very-very special, mesmerizing!

[@AnneOBoyle-q6l]

Fabulous! ❤🤩💐🍀

[@gisele2042]

So magnificent! The beautiful and incomparable Maya Plisestkaya. My favorite Bolero of all time. Thank you for sharing this gem.

[@umutemrealp4873]

This is the best thing I've ever watched...

[@nataliaschaar9049]

??? 😂Then you have watched NOTHING!!!!!

[@eliselancrain2463]

@@nataliaschaar9049 Was that comment necessary or meant to be hurtful?

[@sharonazar1]

Bravo!!!!!!! no words!!! amazing in every way!!!

[@AruthaGiannis]

Absolute & total beauty and gratefulness. I ❤️ how the male dancers become enthralled by her and respind to her. Perfect choreography.

[@Татьяна-ж5я8ь]

Каждое движение отточенно, синхронизированно во всем теле, движения образны и наполнены смыслом. Заряд энергию дают эмоции, внешне сдержанные, а в глубине души они как разряд молний, котрые к концу вырываются наружу. Благодарю Вас Майя Михайловна за этот брельянт❤

[@angelvarona6334]

What a wonderful PERFORMANCE!!

[@BonfiglioSergio]

Divine Maya, I miss you so much... as the tears fall down from my eyes, the only thing that relieves the pain is to know that you're dancing for the angels, and they will chant the glory of God, because your dance. A gift from Him.

[@MsSlucyna]

+Sergio Bonfiglio Oh God, it`s so beautiful

[@BonfiglioSergio]

Yeah, Maya is so beautiful.

[@omgomg1407]

!!!!

[@BonfiglioSergio]

!!!!!!!

[@nestguatemala6254]

She was the best ever, assolutta! she was a genious, and she will live forever =)

[@ЛидияПомаскина]

Великая и неповторимая!!! Вечная светлая память человеку и таланту!!!

[@pam0626]

My goodness-16 minutes of continuous dancing, going up and up and up. Her stamina was incredible. Her adrenaline must have been through the roof after these performances.

[@aillitt]

Breath taking. Mesmerizing.

[@toomanymonkeys21]

Hypnotic. Mesmerizing. Even her bows at the end!

[@jackwaserman9235]

Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@stephh8674]

This is truly art at its finest; genius! A perfect pairing of audio and visual. As the music plays, the dancer interweaves the notes through every part of her being, and becomes one with the music.

[@luissaravia8317]

.....leyenda, icono, sublime....tantos y sin embargo tan pocos los calificativos validos para definir su arte, su personalidad, su aporte al mundo durante las ultimas seis decadas. Ha muerto una grande, una grande de verdad...sin duda alguna una de las bailarinas mas maravillosas en la historia de la danza clasica. Dichosos aquellos que pudimos verla en la decada del '70 en nuestro amado Teatro Colon....Lago de los cisnes, Carmen, Bolero, Rose Malade, Muerte del Cisne. Los grandes no mueren, solo trascienden, pasan a otro nivel, y siguen llenando nuestras vidas desde alli. Gracias por tu arte y tu magia, Maya, simplemente gracias!

[@anabelmolina6433]

luis saravia ❤

[@vivalapatria3740]

Qué buenas palabras, compatriota. Excelsa Maya...

[@martinegavalet116]

Waouh !!!!!!!!! Maurice Bejart quel artiste !!!!!!!! Que ce soit un homme ou une femme au cœur de ce ballet, c'était vraiment magnifique !!!!!!!!!!

[@mud6866]

WOW this tests my patience, but her energy is too attractive to look away!

[@Gabriel21733]

This woman, like Picasso, creates magnificent art no matter what she does.

[@ВероникаПопова-й6е]

Скорпион в действии в чистом виде

[@bennettmarkel7724]

Maya Plisetskaya, recently deceased, was a brilliant Russian dancer. Bejart was from Belgium, I believe. Ravel was French. The Bolero is a Spanish dance.

[@auricaaurica9133]

Bennett Markel hbhy

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Flamenco wqas an adopted style adopted from the Flamandes (Belgis) when the Spanisk king had the Flamades as his Royal court. As far as I known.

[@AlinaWorldJournal]

Thank you for sharing this amazing video of Maya Plesetskaya performance. I'm watching it again and again. She was a unique , one of a kind dancer . PS People, don't be crazy. Maya Plesetskaya was a USSR famous ballerina. And YES, if to talk about nations , she was Jewish. it's not a question. And Broodskiy , and a lot of other talented people who lived and worked in USSR not all of them were Russian and it's OK .

[@FatiFleur-wi3jo]

Ca détend, il suffit d entendre, de vivre cette belle musique et cette dance .magnifique 🍃🍃🍃🍃

[@flopaz3555]

Tuve el honor de verla cuándo estudiaban en Bs. Aires, la vida es maravillosa...........

[@Αχι-σ8θ]

Потрясающая, необыкновенная Майя Плесецкая! Браво!

[@magoulianitissa]

The divine Maya! So beyond words!

[@федерикогарсиялорка-м3ы]

ВЕЛИКАЯ И ГЕНИАЛЬНАЯ МАЯ ПЛИСЕЦКАЯ.... ВЕЧНАЯ ПАМЯТЬ .

[@e_a_lps399]

Ага

[@Fuad_Haciyev57]

Глупо рассуждать на тему того русской она была или еврейкой. Она была и русской, и еврейкой, а главное - ВЕЛИЧАЙШЕЙ БАЛЕРИНОЙ. Все остальное абсолютно неважно. Такие как она - золотой фонд всего человечества.

[@katherinegold8574]

А когда она умерла?

[@BytomGirl]

Katherine, she died in 2015, she was 90 years old

[@ОльгаЛаврентьева-в6х]

@@Fuad_Haciyev57 зачем, вообще, заострять тему национальности, человек?

[@LadyEng]

Her beauty and her passion are beyond tolerable

[@jelmerreitsma334]

Majestueux, fantastic ! Almost from another planet , sooo special !

[@SynthoidSounds]

Incredible . . . Bolero is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time, here being choreographed and danced by one of the greatest ballerinas of all time, performed when she was 50. Any attempt at a description would be an understatement.

[@deliaoriordan5360]

I couldn't care less about her parentage, religion or anything other than her incredible achievements in dance. Her name obviously denotes her Russian background and her training was superb, of course. But it is Plisetskaya's complete "PRESENCE" in every role that mesmerised her audiences and lifted us into the magical realm of sheer beauty where great poetry abides. Performances like Bolero remind us that we are capable of more than the tawdry baseness that mars human societies in the hands of egomaniacal politicians, irresponsible industrialists, ruthless corporate "tycoons" and everyday thugs who clamour for the power that only nature herself possesses. Artists like Béjart and Plisetskaya fulfill a need the power-mad will never understand.

[@iamlightsunshine6628]

her family changed the last name to survive

[@АннаКизина-м6ч]

Это шедевр не может оставить равнодушных. спасибо , что Вы её смотрите.Люблю Вас все х , кто не равнодушен к творчеству Плисецкой.

[@johnjulian88]

Watched it 3 times this week; sobbing throughout, didn't miss one detail, even the bows were the same delight for me.

[@taralynn7712]

Always wonderful to see any Plisetskaya!

[@foxtail1959]

I think the most beautiful performance ever

[@BonfiglioSergio]

Maya forever.

[@ckzf1842]

Astonishing , stupendously beautiful and sensuous performance ! Thank you for posting this - an absolute revelation !

[@drmarilenebalbi9085]

very beautiful choreography and performance of Maya