the performances I saw in 2001 / ballet last night ballet tomorrow night

Jan	3	Hol	Sleeping Beauty	the Leningrad State Ballet	I.PERREN, K.MYASNIKOV	Tokyo International Forum	3	Beautiful, ceremonial, appropriate for the New Year! PERREN was attractive.
Jan	13	Sat	Bayaderka	the Leningrad State Ballet	I.PERREN, F.RUZIMATOV, O.SHESTAKOVA	Orchard Hall	3	" ? " to the end of BOYARCHIKOV Version. PEREN and SHESTAKOVA were impressive.
Jan	14	Sun	Bayaderka	the Leningrad State Ballet	S.ZAKHAROVA, F.RUZIMATOV, O.SHESTAKOVA	Orchard Hall	4	Farukh, Farukh, more more weak-hearted Solor for me, please!!
Jan	17	Wed	Swan Lake	the Leningrad State Ballet	S.ZAKHAROVA, F.RUZIMATOV	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	5	Most beautiful Grand Adagio I have ever seen and most dramatic Siegfried I know...
Jan	20	Sat	Peterburg Ballet Symphony	Japan Ballet Association Kansai branch	[friendship performance] S.ZAKHAROVA, F.RUZIMATOV	Osaka International Convention Center	2	On the whole, not so good. But I could see "le Corsaire pas de deux" by RUZIMATOV again...
Jan	30	Tue	the Nutcracker (BEJART Version)	The Tokyo Ballet	YOSHIDA Kazuto, ENDO Chiharu, SHUTO Yasuyuki	Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan	3	Interesting production. Enjoyed but don't know I want to see this version again.
Feb	23	Fri	Cinderella (ASHTON Version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	A.McKERROW, KOJIMA Naoya	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	Very pleasant and elegant production again. I love it.
Feb	24	Sat	Cinderella (ASHTON Version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	SAKAI Hana, I.GALIMULLIN	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	SAKAI's dramatic Cinderella surprised and inpressed me.
Feb	25	Sun	Cinderella (ASHTON Version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	A.McKERROW, KOJIMA Naoya	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	I think McKERROW was not outstanding as Cinderella, but outstanding as KOJIMA's partner.
Mar	2	Fri	Joint Performances of the 4 Big Ballet Companies (program A)	"Suite en Blanc" the Tokyo Ballet, "Chabrier Dance" Asami Maki Ballet, "Coppelia act3" Tokyo City Ballet, "Western Symphony" Star Dancers Ballet		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Satisfying performances. Worthy of name "the 4 Big Ballet Companies"
Mar	3	Sat	Six Faces / Haffner / Thais / Afternoon of a Faun (UBOLDI Version) / Rhapsody	K-Ballet Company	V.DURANTE, Tetsuya KUMAKAWA, A.Cooper, W.Trevitt, S.Cassidy	NHK Hall	2	Dances were not bad, but I couldn't accept the costumes in Rhapsody.
Mar	4	Sun	Joint Performances of the 4 Big Ballet Companies (program A)	"Suite en Blanc" the Tokyo Ballet, "Chabrier Dance" Asami Maki Ballet, "Coppelia act3" Tokyo City Ballet, "Western Symphony" Star Dancers Ballet		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Splendidly joyful to see "Chabrier Dance"...
Mar	10	Sat	Joint Performances of the 4 Big Ballet Companies (program B)	"Steptext" Star Dancers Ballet, "Physical Noise" Tokyo City Ballet, "Coming Together" Asami Maki Ballet, "Son de mi son" the Tokyo Ballet		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Although ALONSO's New ballet performed by the Tokyo Ballet embarrassed me, others were satisfactory.
Mar	11	Sun	Joint Performances of the 4 Big Ballet Companies (program B)	"Steptext" Star Dancers Ballet, "Physical Noise" Tokyo City Ballet, "Coming Together" Asami Maki Ballet, "Son de mi son" the Tokyo Ballet		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3
Mar	24	Sat	the Three Musketeers (choreographed by A.Prokovsky)	Asami Maki Ballet	I.GALIMULLIN, IWAMOTO Kei, KUSAKARI Tamiyo, SAKANISHI Mami	New National Theatre, Tokyo (Playhouse)	3	The sword fight scene was thrilling and pleasant. SAKANISHI (Queen) was nice.
Mar	25	Sun	the Three Musketeers	Asami Maki Ballet	KOJIMA Naoya, SHIBATA Yuki, TANAKA Yuko, HIRATSUKA Yukiko	New National Theatre, Tokyo (Playhouse)	5	I could see D'artagnan by KOJIMA at last! How Light,how speedy and how charming!!
Apr	15	Sun	Romeo and Juliet (VASILIEV version)	Lithuanian National Ballet	E.SPOKAITE, Y.YEBRA	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	2	Got convinced that the Orchestra have to be in the pit.
Apr	28	Sat	Sleeping Beauty	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	SHIGA Misae, KOJIMA Naoya, TANAKA Ruri	New National Theatre, Tokyo	4	SHIGA's Aurora was a surprise. she did not look like a sudden substitute. KOJIMA was elegant.
Apr	29	Hol	Sleeping Beauty	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	SAKAI Hana, D.MATVIENKO, MAEDA Nina	New National Theatre, Tokyo	4	SAKAI was gorgeous. MATVIENKO was charming.
Jun	2	Sat	Romeo and Juliet (PRELJOKAJ Version)	Ballet de l'Opera national de Lyon	M.CEBRIAN-ABAD, M.DE JONG	Akasaka ACT Theater	3	The choreography of PRELJOKAJ is easy to understand, persuasive and shocking.
Jun	16	Sat	Swan Lake	Asami Maki Ballet	TANAKA Yuko, D.MATVIENKO	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Surprised to see MORITA Kentaro as Von Rothbart.
Jun	17	Sun	Swan Lake	Asami Maki Ballet	UENO Mizuka, HENMI Tomohiko	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Have understood that HENMI is a dancer for "Prince".
Jun	22	Fri	Triple Bill Theme and Variations / Lilac Garden / Raymonda act3	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	TAKAHASHI, NEGISHI / SAKAI, YAMAMOTO, KUSAKARI, ILINE / GORIATCHEVA, KOJIMA	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	TAKAHASHI Ari was glamorous. (T&V) YAMAMOTO Ryuji was emotional. (Lilac Garden)
Jun	23	Sat	Triple Bill Theme and Variations / Lilac Garden / Raymonda act3	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	MIYAUCHI,KOJIMA / SAKAI, YAMAMOTO, KUSAKARI, ILINE / GORIATCHEVA, GALIMULLIN	New National Theatre, Tokyo	2	Not so bad, but on the whole I could not excited.
Jun	24	Sun	Triple Bill Theme and Variations / Lilac Garden / Raymonda act3	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	MIYAUCHI,KOJIMA / NISHIYAMA, YAMAMOTO, YUKAWA, ILINE / GORIATCHEVA, GALIMULLIN	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	NISHIYAMA Yuko was very lyrical. (Lilac Garden)
Jul	8	Sun	Vaganova Ballet Academy Japan Tour 2001	Vaganova Ballet Academy		IZUMITI 21 (Sendai-shi Izumi Bunka Souzou Center)	-	It was my first time to see the whole "the Fairy Doll". It is a ballet suitable for school performance.
Jul	20	Hol	Cinderella (NAKAJIMA-ISHII version)	Tokyo City Ballet	SHIGA Ikue, HUANG Kai	Tiara Koto (Koto Kokaido)	4	Enjoyed very very much. What a positive and active girl this Cinderella is! Bravo heartily to NAKAJIMA!!!
Jul	21	Sat	Cinderella (SEKI version)	Inoue Ballet	SHIMADA Kinuko, C.Musil	Mielparque Hall	2	SHIMADA was nice but...
Jul	24	Tue	Highlights from the Classical Ballet Repertoire (program A)	the Leningrad State Ballet	D.VISHNEVA, F.RUZIMATOV E.KHABIBULINA, I.PERREN, O.SHESTAKOVA, O.KUTCHURUK, A.LOMACHENKOVA, O.PORYOVKO, I.KOSCHEREVA, KAMIYA Tosie, R.MIKHALEV, M.SIVAKOV, D.LESCHINSKY, D.SHADRUKHIN, D.RUDACHENKO, M.TLEUBAEV	Shinjuku Bunka Center	5	about RUZIMATOV... "Paquita" with VISHNEVA was gorgeous, stylish and superb. "Giselle", the latter half of act 2 was performed with her, was sorrowful and emotional. Solo dance "Adagietto" was pure and soulful.
Jul	25	Wed	Highlights from the Classical Ballet Repertoire (program B)	the Leningrad State Ballet		Shinjuku Bunka Center	3
Jul	26	Thu	Highlights from the Classical Ballet Repertoire (program B)	the Leningrad State Ballet		Nagaragawa Convention Center	4
Jul	27	Fri	The Duke Ellington Ballet (Roland PETIT's new ballet)	Asami Maki Ballet	Charlotte TALBOT, KUSAKARI Tamiyo, UENO Mizuka, SHIGA Misae, Luigi BONINO, Giuliano PEPARINI, KOJIMA Naoya, MASAKI Ryo, MORITA Kentaro, SATO Takayuki, KIKUCHI Ken	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	A well-made entertainment. PETIT used each dancer's individuality and ability very efficiently. Happy to see KOJIMA in many important parts. KIKUCHI (16 years old) attracted attention.
Jul	28	Sat	The Duke Ellington Ballet	Asami Maki Ballet		New National Theatre, Tokyo	3
Jul	29	Sun	The Duke Ellington Ballet	Asami Maki Ballet		New National Theatre, Tokyo	3
Sep	5	Wed	Giselle	the Tokyo Ballet	J. KENT, V.MALAKHOV, ENDO Chiharu , KIMURA Kazuo	Bunkyo Civic Hall	4	the scene from Giselle becoming insane to the end of act1 was most impressive I have ever seen.
Sep	30	Sun	la Fille Mal Gardee (ASHTON Version)	Asami Maki Ballet	SATO Akemi , HENMI Tomohiko, NEGISHI Masanobu MITANI Kyozo	Aoyama Theatre	4	Every time I see, I enjoy very much. NEGISHI's Alain is superb!
Oct	12	Fri	Romeo and Juliet ( MAcMILLAN version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	V.DURANTE, R.TEWSLEY, KUMAKAWA Tetsuya, G.ILINE, YAMAMOTO Ryuji, SATO Takayuki	New National Theatre, Tokyo	?	on that day afternoon, the Theatre announced that KOJIMA Naoya couldn't dance Mercutio because of his right knee's condition. Very strongly shocked ...
Oct	13	Sat	Great Ballet Stars PLISETSKAYA and RUZIMATOV (the same program as 20th and 21th)	Imperial Russian Ballet	KUSAKARI Tamiyo, I.GALIMULLIN / M.PLISETSKAYA, A.RATMANSKY / Y.MAKHALINA, F.RUZIMATOV, G.TARANDA	Nagaoka Shiritsu Gekijo	?	So I couldn't concentrate "Scheherazade" by MAKHALINA and RUZIMATOV at all... It was the second shock...
Oct	14	Sun	Romeo and Juliet ( MacMILLAN version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	SHIGA Misae, D.MATVIENKO, YOSHIMOTO Yasuhisa, SATO Takayuki, OKUDA Shinya, HENMI Tomohiko	New National Theatre, Tokyo	?	SHIGA and MATVIENKO were very good. Especially, Balcony pas de deux was very impressive. But KOJIMA was not on the stage...
Oct	20	Sat	Great Ballet Stars Caemen-Suite / l'Apres-midi d'un Faune / Dreams of Love 'Tango' / le Corsaire pas de deux / Gauchos / Italian Capriccio / Sheherazade	Imperial Russian Ballet	KUSAKARI Tamiyo, I.GALIMULLIN / M.PLISETSKAYA, A.RATMANSKY / Y.MAKHALINA, F.RUZIMATOV, G.TARANDA	Shinjuku Bunka Center	?	On that day "Scheherazade" was "a true love story". I knew it was a great work. However, I couldn't enjoy...
Oct	21	Sun		Imperial Russian Ballet	KUSAKARI Tamiyo, I.GALIMULLIN / M.PLISETSKAYA, A.RATMANSKY / Y.MAKHALINA, F.RUZIMATOV, G.TARANDA	Shinjuku Bunka Center	3	I mentally recoverd and could enjoy the performance. But it was the final day of this Japan tour...
Nov	11	Sun	SYLVIE GUILLEM ON STAGE (program D) Theme and Variations / Racine Cubique / le Sacre du Printemps / Bolero	the Tokyo Ballet	Silvie GUILLEM ARAI Yuko, KIMURA Kazuo / YOSHIOKA Mika, GOTO Kazuo	Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan	3	Since GUILLEM dances BEJART ballets, it can not be bad. On the other hand, I felt "T&A" by Tokyo Ballet wasn't beautiful.
Nov	23	Hol	SYLVIE GUILLEM ON STAGE (program C) Suite en Blanc / www:Woman With Water / Spring and Fall / Bolero	the Tokyo Ballet	Silvie GUILLEM IWAKI Yukie, KIMURA Kazuo, GOTO Haruo, ICHIKI Kyoko , YOSHIOKA Mika, TAKAGISHI Naoki , ARAI Yuko / SAITO Yukari, SYUTO Yasuyuki	Kanagawa Kenmin Hall	3	"www" surprised me by the sudden end, but it was a very impressive dance. "Bolero" was great. Bravo to GUILLEM and Tokyo Ballet male dancers!
Nov	24	Hol	B-A-L-L-E-T-S Border Land (1. Symphonic Metamorphosis 2.Gate 3.Dialogue) / na Floresta	Star Dancers Ballet		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan	3	Although I went for "na Floresta" by DUATO, SUZUKI's "Dialogue" was the best on the night. Very moved.
Dec	16	Sun	the Nutcracker (New Production by MITANI)	Asami Maki Ballet	UENO Mizuka, YOSHIOKA Manami, HENMI Tomohiko	U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall	3	Why does Prince open the door and come into the stage? Doesn't he change from Nutcracker Doll?
Dec	23	Sun	Cinderella (ASHTON Version)	New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo	SHIGA Misae, HENMI Tomohiko	New National Theatre, Tokyo	3	Dignified Cinderella and a little undependable Prince. A little different from usual "Cinderella Story"? It's OK!