18 Feb 2021
The 16th World Ballet Festival to be held in August 2021

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.