Alexei Ratmansky is choreographer and Artist-in-Residence at American Ballet Theatre.
On 7th September 2022, Alexei joined the LBC 'in conversation' with dance writer and critic Graham Watts. He spoke to us about his life and career as a dancer, as director of the Bolshoi (2004-2008) and subsequently as a choreographer staging new ballets and reconstructions of existing ballets, using archive material, all over the world.
He also specifically talked about his upcoming Giselle at the London Coliseum, 13-17 September 2022, that he is staging for United Ukrainian Ballet to raise funds for displaced dancers and the wider humanitarian cause.
The cast includes international stars such as:
- Alina Cojocaru (RB, ENB, Hamburg principal, trained in Kyiv, principal at Kyiv National Opera Ballet)
- Katja Khaniukova (ENB first soloist, Ukrainian, trained and principal in Kyiv)
- Christine Shevchenko (ABT principal, born in Odessa)
Full casting is available here.
Book last minute tickets here.
A recording of the LBC 'In Conversation' with Alexei Ratmansky is shared below: