NBS-Japan Performing Arts Foundation

The Tokyo Ballet Onegin
Nov 2026

The Tokyo Ballet Onegin
Dec 2026

The Tokyo Ballet Casse-Noisette
Jan 2027

WINNDance Company
Feb 2027

The 35th NBS Premium Ballet Series

13 Oct 2026	Principal Kanako Oki awarded the 75th Kanagawa Cultural Award Future Prize The Tokyo Ballet is delighted to congratulate Principal Kanako Oki as she is awarded the 75th Kanagawa Cultural Award Future Prize. Established in 1952, Kanagawa Cultural Award Future Prizes are given jointly by Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanagawa Shimbun to recognize individuals and organizations...
5 Oct 2026	The 18th World Ballet Festival (30 July - 16 August 2027) Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) is delighted to present the 18th World Ballet Festival from Friday 30 July to Monday 16 August 2027 in Japan. When the World Ballet Festival was first introduced in 1976 under the leadership of Tadatsugu Sasaki, Founder of Japan Performing Arts Foundation,...
14 Aug 2026	Esprit de la Danse \| Program Updates We are delighted to share the updated Programs A and B of Esprit de la Danse, which opens on Wednesday 19 August at Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Hall. Gil Isoart leads the 11 exceptional dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris including Étoiles Bleuenn Battistoni, Guillaume Di...
31 Jul 2026	WHEN, IF NOT NOW? (February 2027) We are delighted to present WHEN, IF NOT NOW? (working title) in February 2027 at Shinjuku Bunka Center, Tokyo. It will be WINNDance company's Japan debut. https://www.winn-dance.com/aboutWINNDance is a Stuttgart based dance company, an ensemble of world class dancers aged 40 and over. It was founde...
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...