This summer in Tokyo, Gil Isoart, a former dancer with the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, also known as a consummate ballet teacher, curates and stages two artistically, musically and emotionally demanding programs, bringing a group of 11 exceptional dancers of the Company including Étoiles Bleuenn Battistoni, Guillaume Diop, Dorothée Gilbert and Paul Marque.
Two programmes in five performances will be a showcase for irresistible artistry and virtuosity of the French style.
photo: James Bort
Message from Gil Isoart
It is a great honor to present this gala, Esprit de la Danse, in Japan, a country for which I have a deep affection. I have brought together exceptional artists from the Ballet de l'Opéra for the programmes that require high artistic excellence, musicality, and emotion. I hope they will touch the hearts of the Japanese audience.
Gil Isoart
Ballet Teacher at the Ballet de L'Opéra national de Paris and Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Participating Dancers
Bleuenn Battistoni (Étoile), Guillaume Diop (Étoile), Dorothée Gilbert (Étoile), Paul Marque (Étoile), Hohyun Kang (Première danseuse), Inès McIntosh (Première danseuse), Francesco Mura (Premier danseur), Lorenzo Lelli (Sujet), Enzo Saugar (Sujet), Luciana Sagioro (Coryphée), Shale Wagman (Coryphée)
Program A
Wednesday 19 August 2026, 19:00 @ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
Thursday 20 August 2026, 19:00 @ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
Program B
Friday 21 August 2026, 19:00 @ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday 22 August 2026, 12:00 @ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
Saturday 22 August 2026, 17:00 @ Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
Program A
Three Preludes
Music Sergei Rachmaninov
Choreography Ben Stevenson
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Bergamasques
Music Gabriel Fauré
Choreography Jean-Guillaume Bart
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Francesco Mura
Delibes Suite
Music Léo Delibes
Choreography José Martinez
Dancers Bleuenn Battistoni, Paul Marque
Le Papillon
Music Jacques Offenbach
Choreography Pierre Lacotte after Marie Taglioni
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Le Corsaire, Pas de deux
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Shale Wagman
Don Quichotte, Act III Grand Pas de deux
Music Ludwig Minkus
Choreography Rudolf Noureev
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Francesco Mura
Vivaldi Pas de Deux
Music Antonio Vivaldi
Choreography Gil Isoart
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Flammes de Paris
Music Boris Asafiev
Choreography Vasily Vainonen
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Shale Wagman
Repertoire TBC
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Le Lac des cygnes, Pas de trois du cygne noir
Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev
Dancers Bleuenn Batistoni, Paul Marque, Enzo Saugar
Program B
La Bayadère, Act I Excerpts
Music Ludwig Minkus
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa
Dancers Dorothée Gilbert, Guillaume Diop
Giselle, Act II Pas de Deux
Music Adolphe Adam
Choreography Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Scarlatti Pas de Deux
Music Domenico Scarlatti
Choreography José Martinez
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Shale Wagman
La Belle au bois dormant, Act III Grand pas de deux
Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev after Marius Petipa
Dancers Bleuenn Batistoni, Paul Marque
La Chant du compagnon errant
Music Gustav Mahler
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Dancers Guillaume Diop, Enzo Saugar
Casse-Noisette, Act II Grand pas de deux
Music Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
Choreography Rudolf Noureev
Dancers Hohyun Kang, Lorenzo Lelli
Fantaisie pour clarinette et piano
Music Philippe Gaubert
Choreography Gil Isoart
Dancers Bleuenn Battistoni, Paul Marque
Le Corsaire, Pas de trois
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Luciana Sagioro, Francesco Mura, Enzo Saugar
Le Talisman
Music Riccardo Drigo
Choreography Marius Petipa
Dancers Inès McIntosh, Shale Wagman
The Dying Swan
Music Camille Saint-Saëns
Choreography Mikhail Fokine
Dancer Dorothée Gilbert
Running Time Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes including intermission(s).
*Casting and programmes as of 19 February 2026 are subject to change.
Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Tokyo)
https://office.swu.ac.jp/other/campusmap.html
Address: 1-7-57 Taishido, Setagayaku, Tokyo 154-8533
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| B | ¥15,000 |
| C | ¥13,000 |
| D | ¥11,000 |
| E | ¥9,000 |
| 25 and Under | ¥4,500 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Programmes and casting as of 19 February 2026 are subject to change. Changes in the programme or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
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