Arch Higgins


Arch Higgins 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 a guest teacher for the company and assistant children's ballet master.

Roles

originated featured roles

David Allan

  • ''Pastoral Dances''

John Alleyne

  • ''The New Blondes''

Robert La Fosse

Duke! (Rockin' in Rhythm)

Miriam Mahdaviani

Appalachia Waltz
  • ''Correlazione''

Peter Martins

  • ''Reliquary''

Trey McIntyre

Rain
  • ''Steel''

Kevin O'Day

  • ''Swerve Poems''

Jerome Robbins

Susan Stroman

Double Feature (Makin' Whoopee!)

Christopher Wheeldon

Carnival of the Animals

featured roles

George Balanchine

AgonAllegro BrillanteLe Bourgeois GentilhommeChaconneDivertimento No. 15EpisodesThe Four TemperamentsHaieff DivertimentoJewels (Emeralds)A Midsummer Night's DreamMozartianaThe Nutcracker (Balanchine)Prodigal SonRobert Schumann's DavidsbündlertänzeSymphony in CSymphony in Three MovementsTschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2Union JackLa Valse

Peter Martins

AshDelight of the MusesLes GentilhommesJazz (Six Syncopated Movements)Les petits riensThe Sleeping BeautySlonimsky's EarboxSwan Lake
  • ''Symphonic Dances''

Jerome Robbins

Dances at a GatheringFancy FreeFanfareGlass PiecesThe Goldberg VariationsI'm Old FashionedInterplayIn the Night