Octet is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster in chief Peter Martins to Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major (1825). The premiere took place November 14, 2003 at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was November 23, 2004, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
Original casts
Royal Danish Ballet
Silja Schandorff Yao Wei
Andrew Bowman Kristoffer Sakurai
NYCB
Ashley Bouder Darci Kistler
Benjamin Millepied Stephen Hanna
Reviews NY Times, Anna Kisselgoff, November 25, 2004
Articles NY Times, Rebecca Milzoff, August 20, 2006