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22 Jun 2022	Royal Ballet Gala: Pre-performance talk by Director Kevin O'Hare (17 July) We are pleased to announce that a pre-performance talk will be given by Director of The Royal Ballet Kevin O'Hare on Sunday 17 July from 17:10. It is free for all ticket holders for the soirée of the day. Join us for this precious opportunity to hear the insightful talk lead by the director of one o...
20 May 2022	Cast change: The Tokyo Ballet's Don Quixote (24 June 2022) .nameBox p, table tr td { font-size: 15px; text-align: normal; } Due to pregnancy, Kanako Oki is replaced by Miki Wakuta as Kitri. Friday 24 June 2022, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Kitri Miki Wakuta Basil...
17 May 2022	Les Ballet de Monte-Carlo Japan Tour 2022 .nameBox p, table tr td { font-size: 15px; text-align: normal; } We are pleased to announce that Les Ballet de Monte-Carlo, under the directorship of Jean-Christophe Maillot, returns to Japan in November 2022 for the first time since 2015, after...
10 May 2022	Obituary: Munetaka Iida, Director of The Tokyo Ballet It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Munetaka Iida, Director of The Tokyo Ballet, on 7 May 2022. While being treated for tumors in recent years, Iida has kept not only teaching at The Tokyo Ballet but also performing on stage including the appearance in...
25 Mar 2022	Great Singers Series 2022 We are pleased to announce that the concerts featuring four stellar opera singers of today, Sonya Yoncheva, Juan Diego Flórez, Lisette Oropesa and Luca Salsi, with four sumptuous programs, will be presented in Tokyo with the following schedule. Sopranos Sonya Yoncheva and Lisette Oropesa will make t...
15 Mar 2022	The Stuttgart Ballet Gala: Program and cast updates It is with great pleasure that we announce the updated programs of The Stuttgart Ballet Gala which will be held from Saturday 19 to Sunday 21 March 2022. Regrettably, Gabriel Figueredo has become unable to participate in the tour due to illness. Artistic Director Tamas Detrich and hi...
17 Feb 2022	The Tokyo Ballet's Don Quixote in June 2022 We are delighted to announce that The Tokyo Ballet will present Don Quixote at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in June 2022. Join us on a sunny journey with Don Quixote! Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) Don Quixote Ballet in two actsProduction and choreography Vladimir Vasiliev after Ma...
10 Feb 2022	The Royal Ballet Japan tour 2022 is postponed to 2023 It is with a heavy heart that we announce The Royal Ballet Japan Tour scheduled for June/July 2022 has been postponed to June/July 2023 due to the ongoing situation worldwide with COVID-19. Japan Performing Arts Foundation and The Royal Ballet had been in discussions to realise the Japan tou...
7 Jan 2022	The Stuttgart Ballet Gala 2022 We are delighted to announce that The Stuttgart Ballet Gala will be presented in Tokyo at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, in March 2022. After The Stuttgart Ballet's Japan tour originally scheduled for March 2022 was forced to be cancelled, the Company and Japan Performing Arts Foundation have had earnes...
6 Dec 2021	Cancelled: The Stuttgart Ballet Japan tour 2022 It is with great regret that we announce The Stuttgart Ballet Japan tour scheduled in March 2022 has been cancelled. We received letters from Executive Director of the Staatstheater Stuttgart, Mr. Marc-Oliver Hendriks, and Artistic Director of The Stuttgart Ballet, Mr. Tamas Detrich, informin...