Cast
L'Arlésienne The Tokyo Ballet's Premiere

Photo: Luciano Romano

Roberto Bolle, Guest Dancer

(as Frédéri on 8 & 10 September 2017)

He was born in Casale Monferrato, Italy. He trained there and, from the age of 12, at the ballet school of La Scala, Milan. He graduated into the company and was promoted to principal in 1996. He was made an Étoile in the season 2003/04. In 2009, he was made a principal of American Ballet Theater in addition to his position with La Scala. He has also danced with companies around the world, with great artists including Carla Fracci, Alessandra Ferri, Sylvie Guillem and Svetlana Zakharova. In 2015, he performed as Des Grieux in L'Histoire de Manon at the farewell performance of Aurélie Dupont. With The Tokyo Ballet, he danced in Swan Lake in 2014 and Giselle in 2015.

Mizuka Ueno, Principal

(as Vivette on 8 & 10 September 2017)

She joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2004. Ueno's repertoire includes leading roles of Don Quixote, Boléro, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Giselle, and solo roles in Kabuki, In the Night and Maurice Béjart's The Ninth Symphony.

Mamiko Kawashima, Principal

(as Vivette on 9 September 2017)

She joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2006 and was promoted to Principal in 2016. Kawashima's repertoire includes leading roles of Études, Spring and Fall, Vladimir Malakhov's The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, La Bayadère and In the Night.

Dan Tsukamoto, Principal

(as Frédéri 9 September 2017)

He joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2008. Tsukamoto's repertoire includes leading roles of La Sylphide, The Kabuki, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayadère, Swan Lake, and Maurice Béjart's The Ninth Symphony. He also danced as Escamillo of Mats Ek's Carmen with Sylvie Guilleme.

Fri. 8 September 2017 Sat. 9 September 2017 Sun. 10 September 2017
Frédéri Roberto Bolle Dan Tsukamoto Roberto Bolle
Vivette Mizuka Ueno Mamiko Kawashima Mizuka Ueno
Le Sacre du printemps,

Haruka Nara, First Soloist

(as l'Élue on 8 September 2017)

She joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2001. Nara's repertoire includes the leading and solo roles of The Kabuki, Le Sacre du printemps, Études, Paquita, Don Quixote and Giselle and dances the Spanish dance and Mazurka in Swan Lake. She has been dancing Gamzatti in La Bayadère since its premiere by the Company.

Akimi Denda, Soloist

(as l'Élue on 9 September 2017)

She joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2008. Denda's repertoire includes solo roles such as Carabosse of The Sleeping Beauty (The Tokyo Ballet's adapted version for children), Ursula in John Neumeier's Romeo and Juliet, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, and dances the Spanish Dance and Mazurka in Swan Lake.

Rie Watanabe, Principal

(as l'Élue on 10 September 2017)

She joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to Principal in 2016. Watanabe's repertoire includes leading roles of La Sylphide, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Kabuki and Theme and Variations.

Hideo Kishimoto, Soloist

(as l'Élu on 8 & 10 September 2017)

He joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2011. Kishimoto's repertoire includes the leading roles of The Sleeping Beauty, Tam-tam et percussion, Le Sacre du printemps, Vladimir Bourmeister's Swan Lake, and Bronze Idol of La Bayadere and Maurice Béjart's The Ninth Symphony.

Iori Nittono, Soloist

(as l'Élu on 9 September 2017)

He joined The Tokyo Ballet in 2013. Nittono's repertoire includes the solo roles of Tam-tam et percussion, Mats Ek's Carmen, Giselle, Bronze Idol of La Bayadere, Études, The Kabuki, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated and Maurice Béjart's The Ninth Symphony.

Fri. 8 September 2017 Sat. 9 September 2017 Sun. 10 September 2017
l'Élue Haruka Nara Akimi Denda Rie Watanabe
l'Élu Hideo Kishimoto Iori Nittono Hideo Kishimoto
Petite mort The Tokyo Ballet's Premiere

Cast for Petite mort is to be announced.

*as of 24 March 2017. Cast is subject to change.