Albert Evans
Age: 46
Summary: principal
dancer at the New York City Ballet considered as one of the most
prominent blacks in classical dance who was one of only two black
principal dancers in the City Ballet's 67-year history (the first was
Arthur Mitchell) and also danced a variety of roles in the City Ballet
repertoire from classical to modern, from George Balanchine to Jerome
Robbins to Christopher Wheeldon, who joined the company in 1988 and
quickly rose through the ranks becoming a soloist in 1991 and a
principal in 1995, but who retired during the spring 2010 season with
an emotional farewell performance and had been serving since then as a
ballet master at the company.
Cause of Death: Brief illness
Born: December 29, 1968
Died: June 22, 2015
Location: New York City, New York
