Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasiliev: “They got along. Wave and stone "

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Their common destiny was half a century of love and half a century of ballet. Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasiliev shocked the viewer with their talent and won over with incredible harmony of relationships. Despite such different characters and temperaments, they have always been one whole - both in dance and in life. And they were always together, until death parted them.

School love

They met in 1949, when they ended up in the same class of a ballet school. It was at that time that their mutual sympathy began to manifest itself. Although it could not be called love at first sight. They looked closely at each other for a very long time.

And then he suddenly realized that this small, fragile, very pretty girl occupied all his thoughts. He could not think of anyone or anything. He began to walk her home from school and was very upset that the road was so short. He wanted to be with her all the time, to look into those bottomless eyes, to touch her hand. And in the classroom, he diligently looked away from her, trying not to betray the feelings that raged inside him.

After graduating from the Moscow Choreographic School, both of them were accepted into the troupe of the Bolshoi Theater, where Catherine immediately appeared in solo roles. And he tried his best to show that he is no worse, that he is also talented.

Honeymoon

They have always been very different. Vladimir Vasiliev is hot, emotional, and Ekaterina Maksimova is calm, restrained, even withdrawn. She was called the main silent of the Bolshoi Theater, because under no circumstances did she participate in theatrical intrigues. In 1961, they signed. And after the registry office everyone went to their home. The couple did not yet have their own housing at that time. Later they will be given a room in a hostel, then in a communal apartment.

In the meantime, they, in love and happy, fly to Paris. At the premiere of the film "USSR with an Open Heart", which told about the creative duet of Katya and Volodya. Their true love story was not told in the film, but it was clearly read in their acting.

In fact, it was an overseas business trip of two actors, but they themselves considered it a state-donated honeymoon trip to the most romantic city.

Love on stage and in life

They were not at all afraid to send them on foreign tours. Their married couple was considered one of the most trustworthy. And the secret here was not at all in political predilections. They could achieve incredible success abroad, but their whole life was in Moscow. There were friends, relatives, there was a favorite theater. Without all this, they could hardly live, but they lived without high fees.

Their house always shone with cleanliness and greeted them with comfort thanks to Ekaterina's mother, Tatyana Gustavovna. She became not only the keeper of their warm home, but also an assistant in all matters. She answered phone calls, went through mail, arranged appointments and distributed invitations to their performances.

Ekaterina and Vladimir were constantly at the theater or on tour. They have traveled to 120 countries, invariably collecting notices at their performances. The Queen of Great Britain admired this unsurpassed duet, she was echoed by the monarchs of other countries.

They could in dance convey all the nuances of feelings, semitones of emotions. The skill and talent of this amazing couple never ceased to amaze the audience throughout their ballet career. They also knew how to distinguish between work and personal relationships. During rehearsals, Katya and Volodya could quarrel until hoarse in search of the most correct solution, shout at each other, slam the door, failing to prove their case. But they invariably left the rehearsal, holding hands, leaving arguments for work, and love for life.

Caring love

When Katya suffered a spinal injury, Volodya did not just look after his wife. When she suffered from terrible pain and could not get an appointment with a good specialist, he ended up at a reception in the Kremlin Palace. In despair, he turned to those present not with a healthy speech, but with an appeal for help. The very next day, Catherine was assigned to the Kremlin hospital, where Dr. Luchkov performed a real miracle, putting the actress on her feet.

At the very beginning of their life together, Vladimir rarely confessed his love to kate. It seemed that everything was clear. However, over the years, he noticed how his beloved blooms, having heard the words of recognition. He began to talk to her about his feelings constantly.

Catherine always and in everything felt his reliability. She was sure that he would never fail, never betray. When she first appeared on the stage after an injury, he danced the entire performance in a half-turn towards her. To keep her in sight all the time and to pick up, support, help at the right time. However, he lived in exactly the same way: to have time to help.

But he could not keep his Katya when she went into eternity. The news of the death of his wife found him in Italy. In a dream, Katya's heart stopped. It seemed to him that life ended with her departure. His work saved him from hopeless melancholy. He also staged confessional ballets yesterday in memory of his wife. She lives in his heart, as does his love for her.

Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasiliev have created an amazing creative and family duet. Each of their performances was a real ode to love. preferred a different kind of co-creation: he himself wrote odes of love.