Alexei Ratmansky is a Russian-born choreographer and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet whose restless inventiveness and command of classical vocabulary have made him one of the most sought-after creative voices in contemporary ballet.
Defining moments and milestones
Ratmansky emerged as a principal dancer with the Ukrainian National Ballet and major European companies before transitioning to choreography in the 1990s, where his gift for revitalizing classical works and creating psychologically nuanced new ballets quickly established him as a major creative force. His appointment as artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet (2004–2008) proved transformative, fundamentally reshaping the company's aesthetic through bold stagings and contemporary commissions. Since 2009, as Artist in Residence at American Ballet Theatre and a prolific choreographer for the world's finest companies, Ratmansky has created an extraordinary body of work that synthesizes classical architecture with modernist innovation, earning him recognition as one of the defining choreographic voices of his generation.
Benois de la Danse Award for choreography of *Shostakovich Trilogy* (2014)
Bolshoi Ballet School (Moscow State Academy of Choreography), graduated 1986; State Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS), 1988–1992
Recordings featuring Alexei Ratmansky, George Balanchine, Marius Petipa in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.