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Oscar Ramos
Oscar Ramos comes from Cidra, Puerto Rico where he began his training at the conservatory of Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, and where he later started his professional career with the company in 2000. In 2002 Ramos was awarded Ballet Dancer of the Year for his work with the company. In 2003, he moved to New York City to train at the Ailey School Fellowship under Denise Jefferson and Francisco Martinez. From 2004 to 2006, he danced for Hubbard Street 2 under the direction of Julie Nakagawa, dancing works by Robert Battle, Edwaard Liang, Christian Spuck and Alex Ketley. Ramos joined Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City in 2007, creating original works with internationally acclaimed choreographers such as Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Jacopo Godani, Alexander Ekman and Stijn Celis. He also appeared with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in the 2011 Hollywood Motion Picture The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. In 2012, Ramos joined the world renowned Batsheva Dance Company under the direction of Ohad Naharin. Throughout his time with Batsheva, he participated in Naharin's original creations The Hole and Last Work. Ramos has also been a guest artist with Robyn Mineko, Aszure Barton & artists, and most recently with the Royal Ballet of Flanders and Eastman in Antwerp, Belgium, under the artistic direction of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. He joined Eastman both as performer and assistant choreographer in 2017, working on the feature film GIRL directed by Lukas Dhont with a choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, as a replacement in Satyagraha and as an original cast member in Pelléas et Mélisande, an opera directed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet and Marina Abramovic.