Performance Information in Japan
These are remarkable ballet performance information in Japan.
When I find official announcements, I write here. So they are not in order of date of events.
[ June 17th / 2003]
On May 29th, Koransha announced Vishneva and Zakharova's cancellation in summer Maly (Mussorgsky) Ballet tour and "Nureyev Festival" produced by Charles Jude.
New cast in Gissele and Don Quixote
Giselle: Pujol, Hilaire, Moussin (Myrtha), Delanoe (Hans)
Don Quixote: Ledovskaya, Ruzimatov, Jude (Quixote!!)http://www.koransha.com/toppage/top.htm
http://www.koransha.com/ballet2003/summer.htm
[ April 20th / 2003 ]
About Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet Japan tour from November to December, details had announced.
The impresario is Japan Arts.
http://www.japanarts.co.jp/index2.htmlEnglish page
http://www.japanarts.co.jp/html/Kirov_ballet2003/english.htmlThe Japanese page announces cast in Yokohama and Tokyo. (of course, changeable)
Swan Lake (Sergeyev Version)
Nov. 23 (Sun) Gumerova, Korsuntsev
Dec. 8 (Mon) Lopatkina, Korsuntsev
Dec. 9 (Tues) Zakharova, RuzimatovCinderella (Ratmansky Version)
Nov. 24 (Mon, Hol) Sologub, Merkuriev
Dec. 3 (Wed) Vishneva, Merkuriev
Dec. 4 (Thur) Sologub, FadeyevRomeo and Juliet (Lavrovsky Version)
Nov. 27 (Thur) Dumchenko, Fadeyev, conducted by Gergiev
Dec. 6 (Sat) Zakharova, Zelensky
Dec. 7 (Sun) Vishneva, FadeyevThe Japanese page announces schedule besides Yokohama and Tokyo. The Nutcracker is Vainonen Version.
Nov.28 (Fri) Nagoya, The Nutcracker
Nov.29 (Sat) Tsu (Mie Prefecture), The Nutcracker
Nov.30 (Sun) Kagoshima, Swan Lake
Dec.1 (Mon) Oita, Romeo and Juliet
Dec.11 (Thu) Takamatsu (Kagawa Pre), Swan Lake
Dec.12 (Fri) Toyama, Cinderella
Dec.13 (Sat) Osaka, Swan Lake
Dec.14 (sun) Osaka, The Nutcracker
Dec.15 (mon) Okaya (Nagano Pre), The Nutcracker
Dec.17 (Wed) Sapporo (Hokkaido), The Nutcracker
The 10th World Ballet Festival will be held from July30th to August 10th in Tokyo.
The impresario is NBS (Nihon Butai-geijutsu Shinkokai).
http://www.nbs.or.jp/The page for the Festival is here.
http://www.nbs.or.jp/news/news024.htmlDancers announced now are
Amatriain (Stuttgart), Azzoni (Hamburg), Cojokaru (Royal), Dupont (POB), Ferri (ABT, Scala), Guillem (Royal), Hodgkinson (Canada National), Kohoutkova (Munchen), Letestu (POB), Lunkina (Bolshoi), Rojo (Royal), Stepanenko (Bolshoi), Vishneva (Kirov),
Barankiewicz (Stuttgart), Bolle (Scala), Carreno (ABT), Corella (ABT), Filin (Bolshoi), Gomes (ABT), Legris (POB), Le Riche (POB), Malakhov (Staatsoper Berlin), Martinez (POB), Riabko (Hamburg), Urlezaga (Royal), Uvarov (Bolshoi), Vogel (Stuttgart)
Some dancers from Bejart Ballet Lausanne
New National Theatre,Tokyo added english pages for Swan Lake in May and La Sylphide / Paquita in June and July.
Vishneva and Kolb (Kirov) will dance Paquita twice as guest dancers.
[ February 8th / 2003 ]
Maly Ballet (Mussorgsky) is now in Japan.
They have 46 performances from December to February all over Japan. And Ruzimatov (Kirov) dances in Le Corsaire 6 times with them in February.
Maly is invited to Japan by Koransha.
http://www.koransha.com/toppage/top.htm
The page of this winter season is here.
http://www.koransha.com/ballet2002/ballet2002-2003.htm
On February 14th - 16th, ballet gala "La Muse de Ballet" will be held in Tokyo. It is also produced by Koransha.
http://www.koransha.com/muse2003/musenew.htm
On the page of Bunkamura (Orchard Hall) you can know details about this gala in English.
http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/orchard/index.html
Some changes from that information were announced by Koransha:
Coppieters and Roelandt will dance from La Belle choreographed by Maillot.
Zakharova and Fadeev: chage from Le Corsaire to Romeo and Juliet (Balcony scene).
Vishneva and Kolb: add Grand Pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty.
Peretokin got injured and Matvienko will dance with Makhalina.
From February to March New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo will perform La Bayadere. Zakharova and Zelensky (Kirov) will dance twice.
http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/
The page of La Bayadere is here. (English)
http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/season/s181e.html
AMP's Swan Lake from February to March
Bunkamura:
http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/
Tne page of Swan Lake:
http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/orchard/event/swanlake/e_index.html
From March to April Paris Opera Ballet will come to Japan. They will perform Jewels and La Bayadere.
POB is invited by NBS (Nihon Butai-geijutsu Shinkokai)
http://www.nbs.or.jp/
The page of the tour is here.
http://www.nbs.or.jp/stages/paris_opera/index.html.
On March 28th - 30th, Ziskaridze (Bolshoi) will dance Le Jeune Homme et la Mort with Asami Maki Ballet, Tokyo.
In the same time the company perform Satie Ballet also by Petit.
This page is in the site of New National Theatre, Tokyo.
http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/season/k030328.html
On April 10th - 12th, "Roland Petit Grand Gala" will held in Tokyo.
Ticket Space's website : http://www.ints.co.jp/gala.htm
Legris, Belingard (POB)
Ziskaridze, Liepa, Lunkina (Bolshoi)
Murru (Scala / guest principal)
Ueno (Asami Maki Ballet, Tokyo)
Bonino
Morishita Yoko will dance Giselle in April and May with her company, Matsuyama Ballet.
http://www.matsuyama-ballet.com/
In May The Tokyo Ballet will perform The Sleepng Beaty with Semionova and Malakov (Staatsoper Berlin Ballet).
NBS (owner of The Tokyo Ballet) :
http://www.nbs.or.jp/
http://www.nbs.or.jp/stages/sleep/index.html
I heard Semionova graduated Moscow Ballet Academy last summer, and Malakhov invited her to Berlin as a principal.
Swan Lake also in May by The Tokyo Ballet with Letestu and Martinez (POB)
http://www.nbs.or.jp/stages/swan/index.html
New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo will perform Swan Lake in May. Ledovskaya (Danchenko) and Matvienko (former Kiev, Kirov) are scheduled to dance twice as guest dancers.
http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/
English page for Swan Lake has not made yet, but maybe soon.
Sylvie Guillem produce "Trois Histoires d'Amours" will be held in May and July.
http://www.nbs.or.jp/
http://www.nbs.or.jp/stages/guillem/index.html
She will dance Winter Dreams and Maryugrite and Armand with Dowell, Cope, Le Riche, Murru and dancers she chose (mainly from Royal and Scala).
Tokyo Ballet will dance from Carmen (by Alonso).
In July Maly Ballet (Mussorgsky) will come to Japan again with Gissele and Don Quixote.
http://www.koransha.com/toppage/top.htm
http://www.koransha.com/ballet2003/summer.htm
Giselle: Zakharova, Hilaire, Moussin (Myrtha), Delanoe (Hans)
Don Quixote: Vishneva, Ruzimatov, Jude (Quixote!!)
"Nureyev Festival" will be produced by Charles Jude in July.
http://www.koransha.com/toppage/top.htm
http://www.koransha.com/ballet2003/neuriev.htm
dancers: Jude, Ruzimatov, Loudieres, Hilaire,
Vishneva, Galimullin, Moussin, Delanoe, soloists from Maly and Ballet de l'Opera de Bordeaux
Orchard Ballet 2003
August, Roland Petit's Notre-Dame de Paris and Duke Ellington Ballet by Asami Maki Ballet, Tokyo
guest dancer: Lacarra (Munchen), Belingard(POB), Pech(POB), Bonino
Bunkamura:
http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/
Tne page of the event in Japanese:
http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/orchard/event/03ballet/index.html
Kirov Ballet will come to Japan from November 20th to December 20th. Kirov Opera will come on November too.
The impresario is Japan Arts.
http://www.japanarts.co.jp/index2.html
Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker is plannd now.
http://www.japanarts.co.jp/html/genre/ballet.htm
Gergiev is going to conduct the premier of Romeo and Juliet.