Calvin Royal III, the American Ballet Theater soloist who has had star turns in classics like Balanchine’s “Apollo,” will be the artist in residence at this year’s Vail Dance Festival, which was announced on Tuesday.

“It’s a leadership role of a sort,” Damian Woetzel, the festival’s artistic director, said in an interview. “Being an artist in residence is more than simply what you see on the stage. It’s got elements that I’m excited about for Calvin as an artist and as a leader.”

This summer, Mr. Royal will dance in a new piece by Tiler Peck, the New York City Ballet principal, set to music by the festival’s composer in residence, Caroline Shaw. (The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer will contribute to scores for several works, and for featured musicians including the string quartet Brooklyn Rider and the bass-baritone Davóne Tines.) Mr. Royal will also conduct master classes and participate in community events.

After Mr. Royal’s debut in “Apollo” during Ballet Theater’s season last fall, the critic Gia Kourlas wrote in The New York Times that he was “suddenly the most elegant male dancer in the company.”