We
are delighted to announce that the 16th World Ballet Festival will
be held from Friday 13 until Sunday 22 August 2021, in Tokyo.
When
the World Ballet Festival was first introduced in 1976 under the leadership of the
late Tadatsugu Sasaki, Founder of Japan Performing Arts Foundation, it was very
rare for the star dancers of different companies or countries to share a stage.
Its first edition caused an international sensation by bringing together three
legends, Margot Fonteyn from the UK, Maya Plisetskaya from the Soviet Union and
Alicia Alonso from Cuba.
Since
then, held triennially in Japan, it has become one of the most prestigious and
largest international ballet festivals. This summer, leading dancers from
around the world will gather again to perform ballet pieces from classic to
contemporary.
Details
of the tickets, more artists and programs will be announced as soon as they are
confirmed.
Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS)
Performance Dates and Venue
Program A
Friday
13 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday
14 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Sunday
15 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Monday
16 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Program B
Thursday
19 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Friday
20 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday
21 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Sunday
22 August 2021, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Participating Artists
(as
of 18 February 2021)
Amandine Albisson, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Maria Alexandrova, The Bolshoi Ballet
Elisa Badenes, The Stuttgart
Ballet
Alessandra Ferri, The Royal Ballet /
American Ballet Theatre
Mathieu Ganio, Ballet de
l'Opéra national de Paris
Dorothée Gilbert, Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris
Marcelo Gomes, Dresden Semperoper Ballett
David Hallberg, The Australian
Ballet
Mathias Heymann, Ballet de
l'Opéra national de Paris
Kimin Kim, Mariinsky Ballet
Sarah Lamb, The Royal Ballet
Vladislav Lantratov, The Bolshoi Ballet
Hugo Marchand, Ballet de
l'Opéra national de Paris
Vadim Muntagirov, The Royal Ballet
Marianela Núñez, The Royal Ballet
Hannah O'Neill, Ballet de
l'Opéra national de Paris
Gil Roman, Béjart Ballet Lausanne
Daniil Simkin, American Ballet
Theatre / Staatsballett Berlin
Madoka Sugai, Hamburg Ballet
Alexandr Trusch, Hamburg Ballet
Diana Vishneva, Mariinsky Ballet
Friedemann Vogel, The Stuttgart
Ballet
*
More artists will be announced at a later date.
Ticket Prices
S=￥27,000 A=￥24,000 B=￥21,000 C=￥17,000 D=￥13,000 E=￥9,000
*
Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line
with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection
prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to
change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of
novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members
are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
*
Casting as of 18 February 2021 is subject to change. Changes in the cast do not
entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
*
Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
