The Tokyo Ballet will bring enthralling performances of Don Quixote's Dream at the 11th Meguro Ballet Festival. It is a family-friendly adaptation of a ballet masterpiece, Don Quixote, with Sancho Panza as a storyteller in Japanese and highlights accessible and enjoyable to children from the age of 4 upwards.
Come and join us at the Meguro Ballet Festival.
Don Quixote's Dream
For Ages 4 and Up
| Choreography based on Vladimir Vasiliev's version |
| Staging Yukari Saito |
| Libretto Yoshiharu Tachikawa |
| Music Leon Minkus |
Story
Don Quixote sets out on a journey with his squire Sancho Panza to find his dream girl, Dulcinea. In a market place in Barcelona where he notices Kitri, he believes she is Dulcinea. Meanwhile, Kitri wants to marry her longtime love Basile, but her father Lorenzo would have his daughter marry a rich nobleman Gamache. The whole town is now in upheaval over Kitri's marriage!
Saturday 26 August 2023, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Kitri Miki Wakuta
Basile Shoma Ikemoto
Saturday 26 August 2023, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Kitri Akira Akiyama
Basile Suguru Otsuka
Sunday 27 August 2023, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Kitri Eriko Nakajima
Basile Ryunosuke Ubukata
Sunday 27 August 2023, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall, Tokyo
Kitri Akira Akiyama
Basile Suguru Otsuka
On Tour
Ticket prices vary at each theater. To buy tickets or for further information, please contact each theater. Tickets for Maebashi performance on Sunday 20 August will be available at the link below.
Thursday 3 August 2023, 15:00 @Takatsuki Arts Theatre, Takatsuki (Oaska)
Kitri Akira Akiyama / Basile Suguru Otsuka
Sunday 6 August 2023, 14:00 @Torigin Bunka Kaikan, Tottori (Tottori)
Kitri Eriko Nakajima / Basile Ryunosuke Ubukata
Tuesday 8 August 2023, 19:00 @Shimane Civic Center (Shimane Kenmin Kaikan), Matsue (Shimane)
Kitri Akira Akiyama / Basile Suguru Otsuka
Friday 11 August 2023, 14:00 @Sinfonia Iwakuni, Iwakuni (Yamaguchi)
Kitri Miki Wakuta / Basile Shoma Ikemoto
Saturday 12 August 2023, 15:00 @Biwako Hall, Otsu (Shiga)
Kitri Eriko Nakajima / Basile Ryunosuke Ubukata
Monday 14 August 2023, 15:00 @Fenice Sacay, Sakai (Osaka)
Kitri Miki Wakuta / Basile Shoma Ikemoto
Wednesday 16 August 2023, 16:00 @Ichikawa City Cultural Hall, Ichikawa (Chiba)
Kitri Miki Wakuta / Basile Shoma Ikemoto
Friday 18 August 2023, 15:00 @Sano Culture Center, Sano (Tochigi)
Kitri Akira Akiyama / Basile Suguru Otsuka
Sunday 20 August 2023, 15:00 @Shoken Gakuen Maebashi Hall (Maebashi Shimin Bunka Kaikan), Maebashi (Gunma)
Kitri Eriko Nakajima / Basile Ryunosuke Ubukata
Running Time About 1 hour and 30 minutes including an intermission.
Akira Akiyama
Miki Wakuta
Eriko Nakajima
Shoma Ikemoto
Ryunosuke Ubukata
Suguru Otsuka
*Recorded music will be used.
*Casting and program as of 15 March 2023 are subject to change.
Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
https://www.persimmon.or.jp/en/access.html
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 |
| S | \6,000 | \3,000 |
| A | \5,000 | \2,500 |
●Children under 4 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 15 March 2023 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
●Please note that we are to present the performance with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance date 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.
Ticket Sale DatesAll tickets for Tokyo performances (Aug. 26, 27)
and Maebashi performance (Aug. 20)
go on sale on Friday 28 April 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Book now
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
Monday 24 April 2023, 21:00 - Wednesday 26 April 2023, 18:00
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
To purchase presale tickets, you will need to register for a free membership of Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) from here. (We regret that the form is only in Japanese.)
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
| 助成： |  文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術創造活動活性化事業）独立行政法人日本芸術文化振興会 |
| 第11回 |  |
| 主催： |  公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 |
| 共催： | 公益財団法人目黒区芸術文化振興財団 |
| 後援： | 目黒区 ／ 日本私立小学校連合会 ／ 東京私立初等学校協会 ／ 東京都中学校音楽教育研究会 |
