NBS-Japan Performing Arts Foundation

Esprit de la Danse
August 2026 ＠ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)

The 35th NBS Premium Ballet Series

10 Jul 2026	Notice to audience members attending the performances of The Royal Ballet's Giselle Thank you for attending the performances of The Royal Ballet's Giselle held from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July at NHK Hall. We kindly ask that you refrain from waiting at the stage door of NHK Hall or in its vicinity to greet the Company's artists before or after the performances.As the area also...
2 Jul 2026	Pre-performance talk by Director Kevin O'Hare, Sarah Lamb and Ryoichi Hirano (5 July soirée) A pre-performance talk will be given by Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O'Hare on Sunday 5 July from 17:20, at Kawaguchi LILIA FUKAGAWA MIRAI HALL. It is free for all ticket holders for the soirée of the day. He will be joined by Principal dancers Sarah Lamb and Ryoichi Hirano as speakers, and Ko...
25 Jun 2026	Cast Change: The Royal Ballet's Giselle (11 July soirée, 2026) It is with regret that we announce that The Royal Ballet's Principal Natalia Osipova has had to withdraw from the Company's Japan tour in July due to an injury that she has recently sustained and unfortunately will not be sufficiently healed by then for her to perform the title role in Giselle. ...
19 Jun 2026	Replacement Cast: The Royal Ballet's La Fille mal gardée (5 July matinée) Following the first announcement on 13 June of Principal Akane Takada's withdrawal from The Royal Ballet's Japan tour due to injury, we have further discussed with the Company to find the best artistic solution for audiences regarding the replacement casting for the role of Lise in La Fille mal gard...
13 Jun 2026	Cast Changes: The Royal Ballet's La Fille mal gardée (5 July matinée) and Giselle (12 July) It is with regret that we announce that The Royal Ballet's Principal Akane Takada has had to withdraw from the Company's Japan tour in July due to an injury which will not be sufficiently healed by then for her to perform as Lise in La Fille mal gardée and the title role in Giselle.For the performan...
11 May 2026	Casts: The Royal Ballet Japan Tour (July 2026) We are delighted to announce the principal casts for La Fille mal gardée and Giselle of The Royal Ballet's Japan tour in July 2026.La Fille mal gardéeVenue Kawaguchi LILIA FUKAGAWA MIRAI HALL (Saitama)CastsFriday 3 July 2026, 18:30Lise Marianela NuñezColas Vadim MuntagirovWidow Simone Thomas Whitehe...
7 May 2026	The Tokyo Ballet returns to Italy \| December 2026 The Tokyo Ballet is delighted to be returning to Italy on tour in December 2026, following its successful tour in 2024. Since its Italian debut in 1973, the Company has toured to Italy for 18 times and to Turin three times, but this will be its first visit to the city in 40 years. The To...
30 Apr 2026	Opera in Concert: Norma (June 2027) We are pleased to present, in June 2027 in Tokyo, two concert performances of Norma, a Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto masterpiece. Francesco Lanzillotta will conduct the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring a stellar cast including Asmik Grigorian who made a hugely successful title role debut at th...
30 Apr 2026	Cast Change: The Royal Ballet's La Fille mal gardée (4 July 2026) It is with regret that we announce that Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet Steven McRae has had to withdraw from the Company's Japan tour in July 2026 due to an injury which will not be sufficiently healed by then for him to perform as Colas in La Fille mal gardée. For the performance for Sat...
26 Mar 2026	The Tokyo Ballet: International tours to Italy (2026) and France (2027) The Tokyo Ballet is delighted to announce its European tours to Italy for 2026 and France for 2027. They will be the Company's 37th international tour and the 38th respectively. Having given 799 international performances in 158 cities across 33 countries, the Company will be returning to Italy in D...