Ash

Ash is a contemporary ballet created for the New York City Ballet by Peter Martins, the company's ballet master in chief at the time, to music by American composer Michael Torke. The work was first presented on June 20, 1991, at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. Its title is shared with Torke's composition, Ash (1991), which provides the ballet's musical framework. The piece formed the fourth collaboration between Martins and Torke, placing it within an established series of choreographic and compositional projects rather than presenting it as an isolated commission. The available reference material identifies the principal creative contributors, premiere venue, premiere date, and relationship to the wider collaboration sequence, but does not provide a detailed synopsis, cast list, staging history, production budget, commercial ownership structure, or current performance status. Ash is therefore best understood as a named work in the New York City Ballet repertory, not as a consumer apparel or sportswear brand. Contemporary documentation includes reviews and coverage by The New York Times, including a review by Anna Kisselgoff published shortly after the premiere and later commentary by Jack Anderson. The work is also associated in reference material with other Martins-related ballets such as Black and White, Echo, and Ecstatic Orange, although the available sources do not establish that these works form a formal series beyond the cited contextual relationship.

Ash was created as part of the New York City Ballet's continuing engagement with contemporary music and choreography. Peter Martins, serving as the company's ballet master in chief, choreographed the work to Ash, a 1991 composition by Michael Torke. The ballet premiered on Thursday, June 20, 1991, at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center, New York. This premiere established the work as a New York City Ballet production and placed it within Martins's broader repertory of ballets made in collaboration with living composers. The work was the fourth collaboration between Martins and Torke cited in the available reference material. That sequence is significant because it indicates an ongoing artistic relationship in which Torke's concert music and Martins's choreography were developed or paired across multiple projects. The reference material also lists Black and White, Echo, and Ecstatic Orange in connection with Ash, but does not provide enough detail to define their exact production chronology, shared personnel, or formal status within the collaboration series. Contemporary critical attention included reporting and criticism in The New York Times. Anna Kisselgoff reviewed the ballet shortly after its premiere on June 24, 1991, and the reference list also records an article by her dated July 7, 1991. Jack Anderson later wrote about the work in June 1999. These records show that Ash continued to receive documented critical attention after its initial presentation, although the supplied material does not establish the full extent of subsequent performances, revivals, recordings, licensing, or repertory status. The available sources do not identify a commercial brand owner, corporate parent, headquarters, consumer product range, or operating markets for Ash. Accordingly, this entry treats Ash as a performing-arts work rather than redirecting it to an unrelated apparel, footwear, or sportswear brand with the same name. Detailed information about the ballet's scenario, choreography, original cast, design team, orchestra, later productions, and present availability is not established by the supplied reference material.

• 1999

  Later critical reference

  [1]Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org

  Jack Anderson's June 1999 New York Times article is listed among the work's later references.

• 1991

  Ash composition created

  [1]Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org

  Michael Torke composed Ash, the musical work used as the basis for Peter Martins's ballet.

• 1991

  World premiere at Lincoln Center

  [1]Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org

  The ballet premiered on June 20 at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center, New York City.

• 1991

  Initial New York Times criticism

  [1]Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org

  Anna Kisselgoff reviewed the ballet in The New York Times on June 24, several days after its premiere.

• 1991

  Additional contemporary coverage

  [1]Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org

  The reference material records a further Sunday New York Times article by Anna Kisselgoff dated July 7.

A contemporary New York City Ballet work built around the collaboration of choreographer Peter Martins and composer Michael Torke.

• Ballet · 1991

  Ash

  A contemporary ballet choreographed by Peter Martins for the New York City Ballet and set to Michael Torke's 1991 composition Ash. It premiered at the New York State Theater in Lincoln Center on June 20, 1991. The available reference material identifies it as the fourth collaboration between Martins and Torke, but does not provide a detailed synopsis, original cast, design credits, or complete performance history.

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  Ash streams “Cocoon” online[2]Ash 在线发布单曲《Cocoon》gigwise.com

  Ash streamed “Cocoon,” the first full single from its forthcoming album Kablammo!, online.

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1. 1Ash (ballet)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Ash 在线发布单曲《Cocoon》gigwise.com