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Choreography

Kiyon Ross

Composer

Astor Piazzolla

Music

Tango Ballet, “La Muerte del Angel” from Concierto del Angel, and “Fuga: Allegro” from Tres Piezas para Orquestra de Camera

Costume Design

PNB Costume Shop

Lighting Design

Randall G. Chiarelli

Cast

16 dancers

Running Time

25 minutes

Premiere

March 22, 2006
Pacific Northwest Ballet

Artist Biographies

Kiyon Ross has devoted his career to ballet—as a dancer, choreographer, stager, faculty member, and administrator. He started his training at the Baltimore School of the Arts and finished at PNB School, joining the Company in 2001 and retiring as a Soloist in 2015. Kiyon has choreographed works for PNB, PNB School, New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute, and Spectrum Dance Theater, and was the resident choreographer at Ballet Arkansas from 2015-2018. Kiyon is the Associate Artistic Director at PNB.