Arch Higgins (born Berkeley, California) was a soloist with New York City Ballet. He began his study at eight years with Berkeley Ballet Theater with former City Ballet dancer Sally Streets. From 1982 he attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet which he entered full-time on scholarship four years later. He was the recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award and joined the NYCB corps de ballet in 1989. Higgins was promoted to soloist in 1998 and danced until 2011. He is now[when?] a guest teacher for the company and assistant children's ballet master.
Roles
originated featured roles
David Allan
John Alleyne
Robert La Fosse
Miriam Mahdaviani
Peter Martins
Trey McIntyre
Kevin O'Day
Jerome Robbins
Susan Stroman
Christopher Wheeldon
featured roles
George Balanchine
- Agon
- Allegro Brillante
- Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
- Chaconne
- Divertimento No. 15
- Episodes
- The Four Temperaments
- Haieff Divertimento
- Jewels (Emeralds)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Mozartiana
- The Nutcracker (Balanchine)
- Prodigal Son
- Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze
- Symphony in C
- Symphony in Three Movements
- Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2
- Union Jack
- La Valse
- Vienna Waltzes
Peter Martins
- Ash
- Delight of the Muses
- Les Gentilhommes
- Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements)
- Les petits riens
- The Sleeping Beauty
- Slonimsky's Earbox
- Swan Lake
- Symphonic Dances
Jerome Robbins
- Dances at a Gathering
- Fancy Free
- Fanfare
- Glass Pieces
- The Goldberg Variations
- I'm Old Fashioned
- Interplay
- In the Night
- Ives, Songs
References
- ^ NY Times Anna Kisselgoff, June 22, 2000
- ^ Dance Magazine Wendy Perron, June, 2000
- ^ NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, January 26, 2004
- ^ NY Times Gia Kourlas, June 20, 2005
- ^ NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, February 25, 2003