Glamourous, witty and enthralling epic ballet by Jean-Christophe Maillot, winner of three Masques d'Or in 2015

Photo: Alice Blangero

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, under the directorship of Jean-Christophe Maillot, returns to Tokyo in November 2020 for the first time in 5 years. It will be the Company's eighth tour to Japan. On this occasion, the Company will bring The Taming of the Shrew, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, based on a quintessential Shakespeare's play. Maillot's sophisticated vocabulary elegantly and powerfully draws the humorous and ironical love story with a serious underlying theme--the search for a better half.

Created for the Bolshoi Ballet in 2014, The Taming of the Shrew won three Masques d'Or in 2015: Best Choreographic Show, Best Male Dancer and Best Female Dancer. Three years later, Jean-Christophe Maillot reworked and developed it to the style of his own dancers of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, with which the Company has toured internationally and won huge success around the world. The collection of music that Maillot has chosen for the ballet is also impressive; most vivid music by Shostakovich including soundtracks and symphonies.

Don't miss the long-awaited Japan premiere of the sparkling masterpiece by Jean-Christophe Maillot and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo!

Photos: Alice Blangero

Performance Dates

Friday 6 November 2020, 19:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday 7 November 2020, 13:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
Saturday 7 November 2020, 17:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo **
Sunday 8 November 2020, 13:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo

*Running Time About 1 hour and 50 minutes including an intermission.
*Recorded music will be used.
**A preshow talk is scheduled to be held by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo from 16:00 on Saturday 7 November 2020.

Venue

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
http://www.t-bunka.jp/en/access/index.html

Tickets (tax included)

●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. (as of 21 May 2020)
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 20 April 2020 are subject to change. Changes in the program and cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.