Alexei Ratmansky is transforming ballet for the twenty-first century. An artist of daring imagination, the choreographer has created breathtakingly original works for the world's most revered companies. Above all, he is renowned for fusing the Western and Eastern ballet traditions, and for drawing on the visual arts, literature, music, and film with inspired vim, to forge a style that is vibrant, eclectic, and utterly new: one that promises to leave an indelible mark on this venerable art form.