Petr Zahradnícek is a native of the Czech Republic. After graduating from the Brno Dance Conservatoire, he joined the National Theater in Prague. In 1996 Zahradnícek moved to Germany where he danced with Theater Vorpommern, Salzburg Ballet and Stadttheater Wurzburg. In 2001 he decided to move to the United States where he danced with Colorado Ballet before joining Milwaukee Ballet.
Since joining Milwaukee Ballet in 2003, Zahradnícek has created many pieces for Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet II and Milwaukee Ballet School. He has also choreographed three pieces for Ballet Memphis in Tennessee. In 2007, Petr Zahradnícek received a grant from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet. In November 2010, his piece There for You from Concourse was performed as a finalist at the McCullum Theater Choreography Festival in California, where he will compete again this year with 1 Run 2.
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