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Yuri Grigorovich(1927-2025)

  • Choreography
  • Writer
  • Director
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Yuri Grigorovich was born on 1 January 1927 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for Ivan the Terrible (1976), Spartacus (1977) and Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus (2021). He was married to Natalia Bessmertnova. He died on 19 May 2025 in Moscow, Russia.
BornJanuary 1, 1927
DiedMay 19, 2025(98)
BornJanuary 1, 1927
DiedMay 19, 2025(98)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Ivan the Terrible (1976)
Ivan the Terrible
7.6
  • Choreography
  • 1976
Vladimir Vasiliev in Spartacus (1977)
Spartacus
6.3
  • Choreography
  • 1977
Maria Vinogradova and Igor Tsvirko in Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus (2021)
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2021
Spyashchaya krasavitsa (2024)
Spyashchaya krasavitsa
  • Director
  • 2024

Credits

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Choreography

  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Golden Age (2016)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Golden Age
    • choreographer
    • 2016
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Romeo and Juliet (2015)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Romeo and Juliet
    • choreographer
    • 2015
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Raymonda (2012)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Raymonda
    • choreographer
    • 2012
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Nutcracker (2011)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Nutcracker
    • choreographer
    • 2011
  • Svetlana Zakharova and David Hallberg in The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - La belle au bois dormant, Ballet en deux actes (2011)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - La belle au bois dormant, Ballet en deux actes
    8.6
    • choreographer: adaptation
    • 2011
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Bolchoï, une renaissance Gala de réouverture (2011)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Bolchoï, une renaissance Gala de réouverture
    TV Special
    • choreographer: "Spartacus" and "L'Age d'or" (as Y. Grigorovich)
    • 2011
  • Svetlana Zakharova in The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Class Concert and Giselle (2011)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Class Concert and Giselle
    • choreographer (segment "Giselle")
    • 2011
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - The Nutcracker (2010)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - The Nutcracker
    7.7
    • choreographer
    • 2010
  • Carlos Acosta in Spartacus (2008)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • choreographer: original
    • 2008
  • Ballerina (2006)
    Ballerina
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • choreographer (The Legend of Love segment)
    • 2006
  • Spartacus (1991)
    Spartacus
    • choreographer
    • 1991
  • Bolshoi Ballet: Ivan the Terrible (1990)
    Bolshoi Ballet: Ivan the Terrible
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1990
  • To the Limit (1989)
    To the Limit
    7.0
    Short
    • choreographer: Bolshoi Ballet, ballet sequence
    • 1989
  • The Nutcracker (1989)
    The Nutcracker
    7.6
    Video
    • choreographer
    • 1989
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1989

Writer

  • Balet Shchelkunchik (2024)
    Balet Shchelkunchik
    • libretto
    • 2024
  • Maria Vinogradova and Igor Tsvirko in Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus (2021)
    Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus
    7.0
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Golden Age (2016)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Golden Age
    • libretto
    • 2016
  • Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake (2015)
    Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake
    8.4
    • libretto
    • 2015
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Nutcracker (2014)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Nutcracker
    • libretto
    • 2014
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Raymonda (2012)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Raymonda
    • libretto
    • 2012
  • The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - The Nutcracker (2010)
    The Bolshoi Ballet: Live from Moscow - The Nutcracker
    7.7
    • libretto
    • 2010
  • Carlos Acosta in Spartacus (2008)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • libretto by
    • 2008
  • The Nutcracker (1989)
    The Nutcracker
    7.6
    Video
    • scenario
    • 1989
  • Vladimir Vasiliev in Spartacus (1977)
    Spartacus
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Ivan the Terrible (1976)
    Ivan the Terrible
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1976

Director

  • Spyashchaya krasavitsa (2024)
    Spyashchaya krasavitsa
    • Director
    • 2024
  • Maria Vinogradova and Igor Tsvirko in Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus (2021)
    Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema: Spartacus
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2021
  • The Ultimate Swan Lake (1984)
    The Ultimate Swan Lake
    9.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Vladimir Vasiliev in Spartacus (1977)
    Spartacus
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Ivan the Terrible (1976)
    Ivan the Terrible
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1976

Personal details

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    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative names
    • Y. Grigorovich
  • Born
    • January 1, 1927
    • Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
  • Died
    • May 19, 2025
    • Moscow, Russia(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Natalia Bessmertnova1968 - February 19, 2008 (her death)
  • Other works
    He choreographed the ballet, "Spartacus," in the Bolshoi Ballet production at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia with Vladimir Vassiliev; Yekaterina Maximova; Maris Liepa (Phrygia) and Nina Timofeyeva in the cast. Aram Khachaturian was composer. Suliko Virsaladze was scenery and costume designer.

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    Longtime director of the Bolshoi Ballet.

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