The Unbreakable Line: Maya Plisetskaya at 100
In this column, James Jolly reflects on the enduring brilliance of Maya Plisetskaya — a century after her birth — and on how her art was shaped by resilience, defiance, and an unbreakable creative bond with her husband, the composer Rodion Shchedrin. With his characteristic blend of insight and personal reflection, Jolly celebrates the Bolshoi’s prima ballerina assoluta as a symbol of how beauty and freedom can emerge from even the darkest of times.
