Open House with Alexei Ratmansky

Acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is the Vail Dance Festival’s Artist in Residence for the 2026 Festival, marking his first time in Vail to participate in the collaborative multidisciplinary Festival.  Ratmansky’s works have been performed in Vail over the last years, including Fandango which was commissioned by the Festival in 2010.

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Alexei Ratmansky is of Ukrainian descent, and trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow prior to becoming a Principal Dancer with the Ukrainian National Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Royal Danish Ballet. From 2004 to 2008, he was the Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet. He served as Artist in Residence at American Ballet Theatre from 2008 to 2023, and in 2023 became Artist in Residence at New York City Ballet. He is also Associate Artist with Dutch National Ballet, and his work is performed by nearly all major international ballet companies.

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