11 Nov 2025
NBS 2026 Season Announcement
We are delighted to announce the NBS 2026 Season with an extraordinary line up of ballet and opera productions. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, our home, will be temporarily closed in June 2026 for renovation, but we will make every endeavor to keep presenting the best performances ever at other theaters, carrying the torch for performing arts.
Zenith of Ballet
Gala performances by international star dancers
Friday 30 January 2026, 19:00 @ Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday 31 January 2026, 18:30 @ Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday 1 February 2026, 14:00 @ Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Tokyo)
The Tokyo Ballet | Legends Gala
Le Sacre du Printemps | Seven Haiku of the Moon | Petite Mort
Friday 27 February 2026, 19:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Saturday 28 February 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Sunday 1 March 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
The Tokyo Ballet | Mizuka Ueno on Stage
Friday 20 March 2026, 17:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Saturday 21 March 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Sunday 22 March 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Wednesday 25 March 2026, 18:30 @ Fukuoka Civic Hall (Fukuoka)
Thursday 26 March 2026, 18:30 @ Festival Hall (Osaka)
Don Giovanni
Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, conducted by Riccardo Muti - the final opera performances at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan before renovation.
Sunday 26 April 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Wednesday 29 April, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Friday 1 May, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
The Tokyo Ballet | KAGUYAHIME
Ballet in three acts by Jo Kanamori - the final ballet performances at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan before renovation.
Tuesday 5 May 2026, two performances @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Wednesday 6 May 2026, one performance @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tickets will be on sale in mid-January 2026.
The Tokyo Ballet | Choreographic Project 2026
Saturday 30 May 2026 @ The Tokyo Ballet's studio
Sunday 31 May 2026 @ The Tokyo Ballet's studio
The Royal Ballet 2026 Japan Tour
La Fille mal gardée
Celebrating the reopening of Kawaguchi LILIA (Saitama)
Friday 3 July 2026, soirée @ Kawaguchi LILIA
Saturday 4 July 2026, two performances @ Kawaguchi LILIA
Sunday 5 July 2026, two performances @ Kawaguchi LILIA
Giselle
Friday 10 July 2026, soirée @ NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday 11 July 2026, two performances @ NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Sunday 12 July 2026, two performances @ NHK Hall (Tokyo)
Tickets for The Royal Ballet 2026 Japan Tour will be on sale in February 2026.
The Tokyo Ballet | Swan Lake - My First Ballet Series
On tour from the end of July to the beginning of August
The 14th Meguro Ballet Festival
The Tokyo Ballet | Swan Lake - My First Ballet Series
Saturday 8 August, two performances @ Meguro Persimmon Hall
Sunday 9 August, two performances @ Meguro Persimmon Hall
Esprit de la Danse (working title)
Gala performances curated by Gil Isoart, performed by dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Wednesday 19 August - Sunday 23 August (as of 11 Nov 2025)
@ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
The Tokyo Ballet | Le Corsaire
Wednesday 26 August - Sunday 30 August (as of 11 Nov 2025)
@ New National Theatre, Tokyo | Opera Palace (Tokyo)
The Tokyo Ballet | Swan Lake
Wednesday 9 September - Sunday 13 September (as of 11 Nov 2025)
@ New National Theatre, Tokyo | Opera Palace (Tokyo), and on tour
The Tokyo Ballet | program TBC
Friday 6 November - Sunday 8 November (as of 11 Nov 2025)
@ New National Theatre, Tokyo | Opera Palace (Tokyo)
The Tokyo Ballet | The 37th International Tour (Italy)
In the first half of December 2026
The Tokyo Ballet | The Nutcracker
In the latter half of December 2026 in Yokosuka, and on tour
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