Main Stage

Ballet Gala in Honor of 100th Anniversary of Maya Pliseyskaya
(Variations and Ballets Formerly Danced By Maya Pliseyskaya and Guest Performances)

VARIATIONS AND BALLETS FORMERLY DANCED BY MAYA PLISETSKAYA AND GUEST
PERFORMANCES BY VARIOUS COMPANIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT DANCER EVENT

Detailed programme of the evening will be added later. Please read about the previous Ballet Gala in Honor of the 95th Anniversary of Maya Plisetskaya held on 20 November 2020.

On a night filled with grace, reverence, and artistic brilliance, the Bolshoi Theatre paid a magnificent tribute to one of the greatest ballerinas of all time — Maya Plisetskaya. The Ballet Gala, marking what would have been her 95th birthday, brought together an extraordinary constellation of dancers, musicians, and choreographers whose performances reflected the indomitable spirit and elegance that defined Plisetskaya’s art.

The evening’s program featured highlights from Plisetskaya’s legendary repertoire and masterpieces closely associated with her dazzling career. Audiences were treated to excerpts from “Swan Lake”, “Carmen Suite”, “The Dying Swan”, “Don Quixote”, “Raymonda”, and “Spartacus” — each a living homage to her brilliance, individuality, and passion for dance.

Performing were leading stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, including Svetlana Zakharova, Ekaterina Krysanova, Olga Smirnova, Evgenia Obraztsova, Vladislav Lantratov, and Artem Ovcharenko, alongside distinguished guest artists from major ballet companies. The Bolshoi Orchestra, under the direction of Pavel Klinichev, provided the evening’s rich musical tapestry, enveloping the performances in warmth and grandeur.

Projected images and archival footage of Maya Plisetskaya illuminated the stage, allowing the audience to feel her presence — her artistry, her defiance, her boundless charisma. The gala was not merely a remembrance but a celebration of her eternal influence on world ballet — an evening where past and present met in beauty and motion.