Living legend of the ballet. The youngest premier in the history of the Bolshoi Theater!

 

Russian ballet dancer and choreographer. He graduated from the Bielorussian Ballet School in 2006. In 2014 he was granted the title of "Honoured Artist of Russia". He had already performed the leading roles in Le Corsaire, Flames of Paris, Don Quixote, Giselle, La Fille Mal- Gardée, Spartacus, The Nutcracker, La Esmeralda, La Bayadère and been promoted to the rank of principal of the Bolshoi Ballet; he was the last dancer to be coached by Roland Petit in the role of Le Jeune Homme, and had joined The Kings of The Dance international group of male dancer stars. Vasiliev became a regular guest principal at the American Ballet Theatre, La Scala and the Bolshoi. He also performed leading roles in Mariinsky Theatre, Stanislavsky Theatre, Novosibirsk Theatre, English National Ballet, Bayrisches Staatsballet, and the Australian Ballet. The Kings of The Dance initiative brought him through many countries during 5 years.

 

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