''Echo'' is a ballet made by
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's fir ...
ballet master (subsequently ballet master in chief)
Peter Martins
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to
Michael Torke
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Torke was born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Wilson Elementary School, graduated from Wauwatosa East High ...
's ''Slate'' (1989). The premiere took place on 15 June 1989 at the
New York State Theater
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Lincoln Center
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. ''Echo'' was the third in a series of collaborations between the choreographer and composer.
Cast
Original
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Kyra Nichols
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Heather Watts
Heather Watts (born Linda Heather Watts; September 27, 1953) is a former ballet dancer and teacher most known for her time with the New York City Ballet.
Biography
Born in Long Beach, California, (Linda) Heather Watts dreamed as a little girl ...
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Darci Kistler
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Early life
Kistler was born in Riverside, California, the fifth child (with four older brothers) of a medic ...
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Suzanne Farrell
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Farrell began her ballet training as a child in Cincinnati. In 1960, she received a ...
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Adam Luders
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Jock Soto
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Career
Jock Soto danced featured roles in over 40 ...
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Jeppe Mytskov
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Robert Hill
See also
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Ecstatic Orange
''Ecstatic Orange'' is a ballet made by New York City Ballet ballet master (subsequently ballet master in chief) Peter Martins to Michael Torke's Color Music (Torke), ''Verdant Music'' (1985), ''Purple'' (1987) and ''Ecstatic Orange'' (1985) for Ci ...
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Articles
Sunday NY Timesby
Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...
, July 7, 1991
Reviews
NY Timesby
Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...
, June 17, 1989
NY Timesby
Anna Kisselgoff Anna Kisselgoff (born 12 January 1938) is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for ''The New York Times''. She began at the ''Times'' as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she h ...
, January 7, 1990
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Ballets by Peter Martins
Ballets by Michael Torke
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