Ash (ballet)

Ash is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief Peter Martins to Ash (1991) by Michael Torke. The premiere took place Thursday, June 20, 1991 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Ash was the fourth in a series of collaborations between the choreographer and composer.

Casts

Original

Wendy Whelan Yvonne Borree Rebecca Metzger Monique Meunier Kathleen Tracey

Nilas Martins Albert Evans Arch Higgins Russell Kaiser Ethan Stiefel

NYCB revivals

1999 Spring

Jennie Somogyi Alexandra Ansanelli Aesha Ash Deanna McBrearty Carrie Lee Riggins

Albert Evans Sébastien Marcovici Christopher Wheeldon Arch Higgins Benjamin Millepied

See also

• Black and White
• Echo
• Ecstatic Orange

Articles

• Sunday NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, July 7, 1991

Reviews

NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, June 24, 1991

NY Times by Jack Anderson, June 15, 1999

External links

• NYCB website