We are delighted to announce that The Tokyo Ballet revives, in June, The Kabuki, the first ballet that Maurice Béjart choreographed for the Company in 1986. Based on a famous Kabuki play titled Kanadehon Chushingura, it is a story about 47 samurai in the eighteenth century. According to Béjart's wishes, music was commissioned to the great Japanese composer Toshiro Mayuzumi. 

The ballet is not simply a fusion of ballet and traditional Japanese art, but a new art form invented through an exceptional collaboration of the two giants, Béjart and Mayuzumi. Since its world premiere, The Tokyo Ballet has presented The Kabuki not only in Japan but also abroad, at prestigious theaters in 28 cities in 15 countries including the Palais Garnier, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and Royal Opera House, receiving huge acclaim.

Join us for a breathtaking masterpiece that can only be performed by The Tokyo Ballet.

Ballet in two acts 

Choreography Maurice Béjart

Music Toshiro Mayuzumi 

Set and Costumes Nuno Corte-Real

Friday 27 June 2025, 19:00 @ Opera Palace | NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (Hatsudai)

   Yuranosuke Dan Tsukamoto 

Saturday 28 June 2025, 18:30 @ Opera Palace | NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (Hatsudai)

   Yuranosuke Arata Miyagawa 

Sunday 29 June 2025, 19:00 @ Opera Palace | NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, TOKYO (Hatsudai)

   Yuranosuke Dan Tsukamoto 

S:￥15,000　A:￥12,000　B:￥9,000　C:￥7,000　D:￥5,000

25 and Under:￥2,000

Presale at NBS Web Ticket Wednesday 12 March, 19:00 - Monday 24 March, 18:00

General sale begins on Tuesday 25 March, 10:00

Information as of 7 February 2025 is subject to change.