Cristian Laverde-Koenig was born in Cali, Colombia
and received his professional training at The Instituto
Colombiano de Ballet (Incolballet) and The Escuela
Nacional de Ballet de Cuba under a full scholarship. He
has been a soloist for The Ballet Nacional de Cuba,
Ballet de Cali, Hartford Ballet and Ballet Internationale,
and a principal dancer for the Maximum Dance
Company, the Milwaukee Ballet and the Slovak
National Ballet. Mr. König's repertoire includes
principal roles in classical and contemporary ballets
ranging from Petipa to Balanchine, Tharp to Graham,
creating principal roles in works by contemporary
choreographers such as Maurice Causey and Karole
Armitage. Mr. König has been the recipient of
prestigious national and international awards and is a
freelance artist in his eighth season with AG!D.