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The performances I saw in 1990
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003 2004
The title in yellow was danced by my favorite KOJIMA Naoya.
Meaning of letter 5-1
5 very memorable performance for me
4 enjoyed very much
3 enjoyed
2 could not enjoy
1 could not accept !
| Feb | 13 | Tue | Swan Lake | Matsuyama Ballet | MORISHITA Yoko, SHIMIZU Tetsutaro | Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan | 4 | Moved very much. Morishita is a very great ballerina. |
| Mar | 16 | Fri | Bugaku / Adagietto / the Firebird / Bolero | the Tokyo Ballet | Jorge DONN [Bugaku] SAITO, KATSUMATA, IIDA, TAKAGISHI, MORITA / [the Firebird] TAKAGISHI, KIMURA |
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 4 | All Bejart
program. I couuld see the famous "Bolero" dannced by Donn! "Adagietto" made a deep impresion on me. "Bugaku" was beyond my understanding. "the Firebird" charmed me again. |
| Mar | 17 | Sat | Bugaku / Adagietto / the Firebird / Bolero | the Tokyo Ballet | Jorge DONN [Bugaku] SAITO, KATSUMATA, IIDA, TAKAGISHI, MORITA / [the Firebird] TAKAGISHI, KIMURA |
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 4 | |
| Apr | 3 | Tue | Bugaku / Adagietto / the Firebird / Bolero | the Tokyo Ballet | Jorge DONN [Bugaku] NAGAI, SANO, TARUI,MATSUOKA, SUZUKI / [the Firebird] KIMURA, TAKAGISHI |
Iwate Kenmin Kaikan | 3 | Donn was impressive enough. The gap between the second cast of the Tokyo Ballet and the first was wide. |
| Apr | 21 (S) |
Sat | the Sleeping Beauty (Haydee Version) |
Stuttgarter Ballet | Marion JAGER, Wolfgang STOLLWITZER, Richard CRAGUN, Catherine BATCHELLER | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 4 | Sets and costumes by Jurgen Rose was very beautiful. Carabosse (Cragun) played an important part in this new version. |
| May | 26 | Sat | Master and Margarita / the Marriage of Figaro | Leningrad State Ballet Teatre, Boris Eifman | A.GORDEEV, V.MOROZOVA, V.T=MIKHAILOVSKY / A.GALICHANIN, M.MELNIKOVA, A.SAULOV, O.KALMYKOVA, I.NOVOSELTSEV | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan | 3 | Eifman's company came to Japan at first time. Interesting. |
| Jul | 21 | Satl | Coppelia | Inoue Ballet | FUJII Naoko, MORITA Kentaro, Cyril ATANASSOFF | Mielparque Hall | 3 | Atanassoff danced dignified Coppelius... a little too dignified ? |
| Jul | 22 | Sun | Cinderella | Shevchenko Ballet - Ukraine Kiev | Elena FILIPJEVA, Aleksei RATMANSKY | Orchard Halll | 1 | I felt... Prince did not love Cinderella at all. He loved glass shoes. I can not accept such a stupid version. |
| Oct | 5 | Fri | Partizans, form "Pronce Igor", etc. | Moiseyev Ballet | IZUMITI 21 | 3 | Various dances of ethnics in Soviet Union. Enjoyed. | |
| Oct | 26 | Fri | Night Chant / Errand into the Maze / Diversion of Angels / the Rite of Spring | Martha Graham Dance Company | Shinjuku Bunka Center | 3 | Impressive peformances. But I felt I am not so much fond of modern dance. | |
| Oct | 27 | Sat | Apollo / Tarantella / pas de deux from "Violin Concerto" / Tschaikovsky pas de deux / Allegro Brillante | [Ballet Capsule] dancers of the New York City Ballet | HORIUCHI Gen, M.TRACEY, W.WHELAN, S.CALVERT / M.CERVERIS, HORIUCHI / L.HARMSEN, R.KAISER / TRACEY, M.BYARS / K.NICHOLS, L.FISCHER | Theater Apple | 4 | Horiuchi, Principal dancer of NYCB came back to Japan with his colleague. Although the stage was too narrow, dances were very beautiful. |
| Oct | 28 | Sun | Les Gentihommes (Excerpt) / Diamonds pas de deux / Apollo / Allegro Brillante | [Ballet Capsule] dancers of the New York City Ballet | HORIUCHI Gen, M.BYARS, P.HINSON, R.KAISER, P.NEAL / K.NICHOLS, L.FISCHER / HORIUCHI, M.TRACEY, W.WHELAN, S.CALVERT / NICHOLS, FISCHER | Theater Apple | 4 | Horiuchi was not tall enough, but danced with dignity. In particular, Apollo was very impressive. Tracey was charming and Nochols was glamorous. |
| Nov | 3 | Sat | Giselle | The State Bolshoi Ballet | Natalya BESSMERTNOVA, Yury VASHUCHENKO, Yuliya VOLODINA, Boris EFIMOV | IZUMITI 21 | 3 | Bessmertnova was a little too old as Giselle. Vashuchenko was a good danseur noble. Corps de ballet was inactive. |
| Nov | 23 | Fri | Suite 1.7.8.9 / Hamlet / le Sacre du Printemps | Bejart Ballet Lausanne | [Hamlet] Gil ROMAN [le Sacre] Ronda NYCHKA, Goran SVALBERG |
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall | 3 | It was my first time to see the famous "le Sacre du Printemps". by Bejart. Good. |
| Nov | 24 | Sat | Pyramide - El Nour | Bejart Ballet Lausanne | Green Hall Sagami-Ohno | 3 | Maybe ballet about Egyptian history. dances was not bad, but I couldn't understand the meaning as a whole. | |
| Nov | 25 | Sun | Tales of Hoffmann | Asami Maki Ballet | IMAMURA Hiroaki, HORI Noboru, TOYOKAWA Mieko, YANAGAWA Satoko, KAWAGUCHI Yuriko, SASAKI Sobi | Aoyama Theatre | 3 | Kojima danced one of Hoffmann's friends. But I don't remember at all. Very regrettable... |
| Dec | 27 | Thu | the Nutcracker | Sendai Classic Ballet Conferance | *guest dancers* TAKABE Hisako, NATSUYAMA Chikahisa |
Sendai Shimin Kaikan | - | 4 local ballet institutes had this performance together. |
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ··· 2001 2002 2003 2004