Alexei Ratmansky Is Leaving American Ballet Theatre

At the end of his current contract in June 2023, Alexei Ratmansky is leaving American Ballet Theatre, the company for which he has been the Artist in Residence for the last thirteen years.

During his time at ABT since 2009, Ratmansky has choreographed dozens of ballets for America’s National Ballet Company including:

Waltz Masquerade (2009)
On the Dnieper (2009)
Seven Sonatas (2009)
The Nutcracker (2010)
Dumbarton (2011)
Firebird (2012)
Symphony #9 (2012)
Chamber Symphony (2013)
Piano Concerto #1 (2013)
The Tempest (2014)
The Sleeping Beauty (2015)
Serenade after Plato’s Symposium (2016)
Whipped Cream (2017)
Songs of Bukovina (2017)
Harlequinade (2018)
The Seasons (2019)
Of Love and Rage (2020)
Bernstein in a Bubble (2021)

"My time at ABT has been a true privilege, offering me a unique opportunity to work with its incredible artists under the wonderful direction of Kevin McKenzie, and the remarkable ballet staff and management team. I will always be grateful for my time here, and would like to thank everyone in the organization, from the Board to the staff, for making me feel a part of the ABT family. I would also like to thank the donors and audiences for supporting my work at ABT throughout the years. ABT has a bright future under Susan Jaffe’s directorship, and I look forward to working with Susan and the Company well into the future.”

Alexei Ratmansky

Artist in Residence of American Ballet Theatre

“Alexei has given an immeasurable gift to ABT. Creating an indelible mark on our identity, he pushed the bar of what is possible to achieve in artistic language that speaks to artists and the general public with equal measure: to be human is a wonder, and to be excellent is the goal. ABT is so honored to have Alexei reside with us these last 13 years.”

Kevin McKenzie

Outgoing Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

"Alexei's extraordinary vision of dance has propelled ballet to heights far beyond what we thought was possible 20 years ago, As his works have brought ballet into a new era, ABT has been incredibly fortunate to have been part of that process for the last 13 years. We will continue to perform Alexei's works and commission new works from him in the future. We wish him well in his new adventures and look forward to working with him again.”

Susan Jaffe

Incoming Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

Alexei Ratmansky - ABT Artist in Residence

Born in St. Petersburg and trained at the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, Ratmansky has had a distinguished career as a dancer and choreographer.

Before his residency at ABT, he held positions as a principal dancer with Ukrainian National Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Royal Danish Ballet.

He has also choreographed for a number of other companies including:

Bolshoi Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
New York City Ballet
Paris Opera Ballet
The Royal Ballet
Dutch National Ballet,
San Francisco Ballet
The Royal Danish Ballet,
Royal Swedish Ballet
La Scala Ballet
National Ballet of Canada
The Australian Ballet
Miami City Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet,
Berlin Staatsballet
Bayerische Staatsballett Munich
Ballet Semperoper Dresden
Zurich Ballet
State Ballet of Georgia
National Ballet of Ukraine

ABT will be announcing details about its plans for the future in the coming months and will continue to perform Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets, including Songs of Bukovina in various U.S. cities as part of the company’s Spring 2023 tour.

Featured Photo of Alexei Ratmansky screenshot from this YouTube video.