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 Diop, Dorothée Gilbert and Paul Marque to present two programs in five performances which will demonstrate their irresistible artistry and virtuosity of the French style.
Program A
Bergamasques
Music Gabriel Fauré
Choreography Jean-Guillaume Bart
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Francesco Mura
Le Corsaire, Pas de deux
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Shale Wagman
Le Rendez-vous
Music Joseph Kosma
Choreography Roland Petit
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Le Papillon
Music Jacques Offenbach
Choreography Pierre Lacotte after Marie Taglioni
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Delibes Suite
Music Léo Delibes
Choreography José Martinez
Dancers Bleuenn Battistoni, Paul Marque
Le Parc
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreography Angelin Preljocaj
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Don Quichotte, Grand Pas de deux from Act III
Music Ludwig Minkus
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Francesco Mura
Vivaldi Pas de Deux
Music Antonio Vivaldi
Choreography Gil Isoart
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Flammes de Paris
Music Boris Asafiev
Choreography Vassili Vainonen
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Shale Wagman
Le Lac des cygnes, Pas de trois du cygne noir
Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa
Dancers Bleuenn Batistoni, Paul Marque, Enzo Saugar
La Mort du cygne
Music Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography Mikhail Fokine
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert
Program B
Scarlatti Pas de Deux
Music Domenico Scarlatti
Choreography José Martinez
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Shale Wagman
La Bayadère, Excerpts from Act I
Music Ludwig Minkus
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Donizetti Pas de Deux
Music Gaetano Donizetti
Choreography Manuel Legris
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Francesco Mura
Giselle, Pas de deux from Act II
Music Adolphe Adam
Choreography Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
La Belle au bois dormant, Grand Pas de deux from Act III
Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa
Dancers Bleuenn Batistoni, Paul Marque
La Chant du compagnon errant
Music Gustav Mahler
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Dancers Guillaume Diop, Enzo Saugar
Fantaisie
Music Philippe Gaubert
Choreography Gil Isoart
Dancers Bleuenn Battistoni, Paul Marque
Le Corsaire, Pas de trois
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Francesco Mura, Enzo Saugar
Roméo et Juliette, Pas de deux from Act I
Music Serguei Prokofiev
Choreography Rudolf Noureev
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Le Talisman
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Shale Wagman
La Mort du cygne
Music Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography Mikhail Fokine
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert
Running Time Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission(s).
* Programs and casting as of 14 August 2026 are subject to change. Changes in the programs or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS)
