Maya Plisetskaya by Roberta Fineberg, Black-and-White Photography of Dancer in Moscow, Russia

  Drawn to street photography, Roberta Fineberg visited Moscow for extended periods in 1989-1990, witnessing Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev's politics of "Glasnost/Perestroika" ("Openness"). The celebrated Soviet dancer Maya Plisetskaya was living in Spain, and during Glasnost/Perestroika she returned to Moscow to appear once again on the Russian stage. Plisetskaya, 64, remained youthful and beautiful, on- and off-stage. This is a black-and-white artist portrait of Maya Plisetskaya, legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in the ballerina's dressing room at the Bolshoi in Moscow.  Maya Plisetskaya, 1989 by Roberta Fineberg is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver photograph -- signed, matted, and framed for a public art exhibition in 2004 at the Empire State Building, New York City. Provenance: RF Archive ***Artist's Bio: As a visual artist, Roberta Fineberg (RF) focuses on the themes of serendipity, inventiveness, and the development of ideas for her photography, vide