2025年5月アーカイブ
2025年5月30日
Performance Dates & Tickets
Join us for one of the jewels of Romantic ballet, La Sylphide
La Sylphide
Ballet in two acts
| Choreography Pierre Lacotte after Filippo Taglioni |
| Libretto Adolphe Nourrit |
| Music Jean-Madeleine Schneizthoeffer, Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (Pas de trois "L'Ombre") |
photo: Kiyonori Hasegawa
The Tokyo Ballet revives La Sylphide, one of the jewels of Romantic ballet, for the first time in 5 years. It has been one of the essential works in the Company's repertoire, since the French choreographer Pierre Lacotte staged it with The Tokyo Ballet in 1984.
A tragic love story of a young Scottish man James and la Sylphide, an ethereal being, was choreographed by Filippo Taglinoni and first performed at the Paris Opera in 1832. Although it was an instant success, it was mostly lost. Pierre Lacotte who danced in August Bournonville's version became obsessed with reviving the original version and gathered an enormous amount of historical material to faithfully revive the ballet in 1972.
The Tokyo Ballet's Founder Tadatsugu Sasaki happened to see the film of Pierre Lacotte's La Sylphide on TV during the 1973 Company's European tour, and a few years later, requested Lacotte to stage the ballet with The Tokyo Ballet. Lacotte, who had already seen the Company's ensemble in Paris, immediately accepted Sasaki's request. Lacotte's version entered The Tokyo Ballet's repertoire in 1984, which was 100th anniversary of Marie Taglioni's death.
Act 1
Act 2
photos: Kiyonori Hasegawa
Performance Dates and Cast
Sunday 2 November 2025, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
La Sylphide Kanako Oki
James Arata Miyagawa
Monday 3 November 2025, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
La Sylphide Akira Akiyama
James Ryunosuke Ubukata
Orchestra Theater Orchestra Tokyo
Running Time About 2 hours and 10 minutes including an intermission.
*Casting as of 19 May 2025 is subject to change.
Venue
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Getting Here | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tickets (tax included)
| Category | |
| S | ¥15,000 |
| A | ¥12,000 |
| B | ¥9,000 |
| C | ¥7,000 |
| D | ¥5,000 |
| E | ¥3,000 |
| 25 and Under | ¥2,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 19 May 2025 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale Dates
General ticket sales begin on
Friday 13 June 2025 at 10:00a.m. Buy tickets
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
For Categories S, A, B, C, D and E
Monday 9 June 2025, 19:00 -- Thursday 12 June 2025, 18:00
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
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1. Parent and Child Tickets (Categories S, A and B)
Child tickets for children aged 6 to 18 are half the adult price. Parent and Child Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888). Up to two child tickets per one adult ticket can be purchased. You can select seat category but cannot select seat(s). Our system automatically allocates the best available seating to you for the price category you have selected.
2. 25 and Under Tickets
¥2,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years go on sale on Thursday 2 October 2025, 19:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
3. Discount for two persons (Categories S, A & B)
Enjoy a discount of \1,000 for two persons. Tickets will be on sale during the periods of presales and the general sales at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888).
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
| 助成： |
文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術等総合支援事業（公演創造活動）） |
| 主催： |  公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 |
| 後援： | 一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟 |
| 委託： |
2025年5月20日
Performance Dates & Tickets
The Tokyo Ballet revives the overwhelming imagery of Yukio Mishima created by Maurice Béjart, celebrating the centenary of Mishima's birth
M
Ballet in two acts
| Choreography / Décor and Costume Concepts Maurice Béjart |
| Music Toshiro Mayuzumi, Claude Debussy, Johann Strauss II, Erik Satie, Richard Wagner, Louis Poterat - Dino Olivieri |
photo: Kiyonori Hasegawa
Yukio Mishima remains one of Japan's most fascinating and controversial postwar novelists after more than 50 years since his ritual suicide. When Maurice Béjart set about choreographing a new ballet for The Tokyo Ballet in 1993, he chose Mishima as a motif.
However, he did not create a biography nor use ballet to illustrate Mishima's work of literature whose importance was not yet fully recognized at that time. It was Béjart's bold experimentation to "simply suggest, and above all, love ―without ever judging".
The ballet opens with the sea, an important symbol in Mishima's works. From the sea roars, appear a schoolboy, Mishima, and four other selves who develop imagery of the themes of Mishima's masterpieces including Kyoko's House, Forbidden Colors, Rokumeikan, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and his lifetime aesthetic motif, Saint Sebastian.
M stands for la Mer (the sea in French), la Métamorphose, la Mort (death in French), la Mythologie, and of course, Mishima. It is also the initial of Maurice Béjart and Mayuzumi Toshiro who created the music.
The Tokyo Ballet has performed M not only in Japan but also internationally at prestigious theaters including the Palais Garnier, Teatro alla Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Hamburgische Staatsoper where it received huge critical and public acclaim. The Tokyo Ballet revives M in September 2025, celebrating the centenary of Mishima's birth. Maurice Béjart's 100th birth anniversary will follow in two years.
photos: Kiyonori Hasegawa
photo Yoshihiro Kawaguchi
Maurice Béjart （1927-2007）
Maurice Béjart was born in Marseille on January 1, 1927, the son of the philosopher Gaston Berger. He began his career in Vichy in 1946. In 1959, he choreographed the widely successful Le Sacre du printemps for the Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie in Brussels, and in the following year founded the Ballet du XXe Siècle. In 1987, he moved his operation to Lausanne where he changed its name to Béjart Ballet Lausanne. Having profound understanding on cultures of the world at all times, he created ballets for contemporary people. The relationship with The Tokyo Ballet was exceptional. He choreographed three ballets for the Company: The Kabuki (1986), Bugaku (1989) and M (1993).
Performance Dates and Cast
Saturday 20 September 2025, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Sunday 21 September 2025, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Tuesday 23 September 2025, 13:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Cast
I-ICHI Dan Tsukamoto
II-NI Arata Miyagawa
III-SAN Ryunosuke Ubukata
IV-SHI (La Mort) Shoma Ikemoto
SAINT SEBASTIEN Yuki Higuchi (20, 21 Sept) | Suguru Otsuka (23 Sept)
LA FEMME Mizuka Ueno (20, 21 Sept) | Akimi Denda (23 Sept)
LA LUNE SUR LA MER Hitomi Kaneko (20, 21 Sept) | Kotone Hasegawa (23 Sept)
ORANGE Kanako Oki (20, 21 Sept) | Yurika Mikumo (23 Sept)
ROSE Emi Masamoto (20, 21 Sept) | Kanako Nihei (23 Sept)
VIOLET Akimi Denda (20, 21 Sept) | Yumie Sakaki (23 Sept)
Running Time Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes without intermission.
Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 24 April 2025 are subject to change.
Venue
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
http://www.t-bunka.jp/access/index.html
Tickets (tax included)
| Category | |
| S | ¥15,000 |
| A | ¥12,000 |
| B | ¥9,000 |
| C | ¥7,000 |
| D | ¥5,000 |
| E | ¥3,000 |
| 39 and Under "Yukio Mishima's Happy 100th Anniversary Seats" |
¥4,000 |
| 25 and Under | ¥2,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 24 April 2025 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale Dates
General ticket sales begin on
Thursday 29 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Buy tickets
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
Monday 26 May 2025 at 19:00 -- Wednesday 28 May 2025 at 18:00
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
To purchase presale and discount tickets at NBS WEB Ticket, you will need to register for a free membership of Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) from here. (We regret that the form is only in Japanese.)
After registration, click here to buy tickets.
1. Parent and Child Tickets (Categories S, A and B)
Child tickets for children between 6 and 18 years old are half the adult price. Parent and Child Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888). Up to two child tickets per one adult ticket can be purchased. You can select seat category but cannot select seat(s). Our system automatically allocates the best available seating to you for the price category you have selected.
2. 39 and Under Tickets - "Yukio Mishima's Happy 100th Anniversary Seats"
¥4,000 tickets for those aged 26 to 39 years go on sale from Thursday 24 July 2025 at 19:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
3. 25 and Under Tickets
¥2,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years go on sale from Thursday 24 July 2025 at 19:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
4. Discount for two persons (Categories S, A & B)
Enjoy a discount of ¥1,000 for two persons.Tickets will be on sale during the periods of presales and the general sales at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888).
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
| 助成： |
文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術等総合支援事業（公演創造活動）） |
| 主催： |  公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 |
| 後援： | 一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟 ／ 在日スイス大使館 |
| 委託： |
2025年5月13日
Performance Dates & Tickets
Experience the thrill of the ballet masterpiece with family at Meguro Ballet Festival!
The Tokyo Ballet will world premiere Swan Lake - Mother's Tears at the 13th Meguro Ballet Festival. It is a friendly adaptation of the world's most famous ballet, enjoyable for first-time ballet viewers aged 4 and up. One of the characters will be a storyteller in Japanese to navigate you through the timeless love story and the beautiful dancing.
Experience the thrill of the ballet masterpiece set to Tchaikovsky's beautiful score!
Swan Lake - Mother's Tears
For Ages 4 and Up
| Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
| Staging and Choreography Yukari Saito, Shiori Sano, Kazuo Kimura |
Running Time Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes including an intermission.
Performance Dates and Cast
Sunday 22 August 2025, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Odette/Odile Akira AKiyama
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Saturday 23 August 2025, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
Saturday 23 August 2025, 15:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Odette Hitomi Kaneko
Odile Kotone Hasegawa
Prince Siegfried Yuki Nanye
Sunday 24 August 2025, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Odette/Odile Akira AKiyama
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Sunday 24 August 2025, 15:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
Akira Akiyama
Principal
Akimi Denda
First Soloist
Eriko Nakajima
Soloist
Kotone Hasegawa
Soloist
Shoma Ikemoto
Principal
Ryunosuke Ubukata
First Soloist
Yuki Nanye
Second Soloist
*Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 24 April 2025 are subject to change.
Venue
Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
https://www.persimmon.or.jp/en/access.html
Tickets (tax included)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 |
| S | ¥7,000 | ¥3,500 |
| A | ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 |
●For ages 4 and up. Children under 4 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 25 April 2025 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale Dates
General ticket sales begin on
Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Buy tickets
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
Thursday 15 May 2025, 19:00 - Tuesday 20 May 2025, 18:00
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
To purchase discount tickets at NBS WEB Ticket, you will need to register for a free membership of Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) from here. (We regret that the form is only in Japanese.)
After registration, click here to buy tickets.
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
| 助成： |
文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術等総合支援事業（公演創造活動）） |
| 主催： |  公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 |
| 共催： | 公益財団法人目黒区芸術文化振興財団 |
| 後援： | 目黒区 ／ 一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟 |
Cast Changes: The Australian Ballet's Don Quixote (31 May 2025)
Yuumi Yamada will dance as Kitri
Brett Chynoweth will dance as Basilio.