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Tokyo Ballet
Tokyo Ballet
General information
Name	Tokyo Ballet
Year founded	1964
Principal venue	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Theatre
Website	Official Website
Senior staff
Director	Tadatsugu Sasaki
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Munetaka Iida
Deputy Director	Naoki Takagishi
Ballet Mistress	Hiroko Tomoda
Other
Formation	Principals; Soloists; Artists (Corps de Ballet)

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Tokyo Ballet is dance company based in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 1964. Tokyo Ballet performs works of Eastern and Western dance, including classical ballet and neoclassical ballet works. It is one of the leading performing arts companies in Japan; as of 2010, it has given over 680 performances internationally, on 23 tours.^[1]

History

European classical ballet, heavily influenced by Russian methods, was introduced to Japan following the end of World War II. By 1959, there were at least 18 classical ballet schools found in Tokyo run by ballet companies, with perhaps 100 throughout Japan.^[2]

Tokyo Ballet was founded in 1964. It began as a performance company for graduates of one of Tokyo's first classical ballet schools, Tokyo Ballet Gakko. It was soon directed by Tadatsuko Sasaki. Sasaki envisioned a large company with well-trained ensemble dancers, and developed ties to the international ballet community. By 1966, the company embarked on its first foreign tour, to Russia, where it was well received.^[3]

The company's first European tour took place in 1970. International ballet companies were soon brought to perform in Tokyo, and Tokyo Ballet expanded its international touring. The cultural exchange included work with international choreographer. Tokyo Ballet currently has 15 works by Maurice Béjart in its repertory;^[4] Béjart bequeathed much of the performing rights to his works to Tokyo Ballet.

Repertoire

Tokyo Ballet's repertory of classics includes The Nutcracker, Giselle, La Fille du Danube, Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Swan Lake, La Sylphide (Bournonville), La Bayadère, and Les Sylphides (Fokine). The company has also performed modern choreographed works, including Le Palais de Cristal, Theme and Variation, and Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 by George Balanchine. Le Spectre de la Rose and Petrushka choreographed by Mikhail Fokine, and Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky) were performed in 2006.

Tokyo Ballet has had the rare opportunity of having a number of original works created for it by prominent choreographers: Maurice Béjart's The Kabuki (1986), M (1993), Bugaku (1989); John Neumeier's Seven Haiku of the Moon (1989), Seasons: The Colors of Time (2000), and Jirí Kylián's Perfect Conception (1994).^[5]

In 2010 the company premiered John Cranko’s Onegin and Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia.^[6]

Dancers

In addition to a regular corps of dancers, Tokyo Ballet has seven Principals and eight Solo Artists (as of 2014).

References

^ Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^ "Newman Wolsey Ltd., 1959". Ballet Today. 12. Indiana University: Newman Wolsey Ltd.: 25 1959. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
^ Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^ http://thetokyoballet.com/repertory/index_e.php?cat=2/
^ "History of the Tokyo Ballet". The Tokyo Ballet. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
^ Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[1] Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[2] "Newman Wolsey Ltd., 1959". Ballet Today. 12. Indiana University: Newman Wolsey Ltd.: 25 1959. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

[3] Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[4] ttp://thetokyoballet.com/repertory/index_e.php?cat=2/

[5] "History of the Tokyo Ballet". The Tokyo Ballet. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

[6] Linda (June 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal". The Ballet Bag. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

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 Tokyo Ballet's repertory of classics includes ''[[The Nutcracker]]'', ''[[Giselle]]'', [[La Fille du Danube]], [[Don Quixote (ballet)|''Don Quixote'']], [[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|''The Sleeping Beauty'']], ''[[Paquita]]'', ''[[Swan Lake]]'', ''[[La Sylphide]]'' (Bournonville), ''[[La Bayadère]]'', and ''[[Les Sylphides]]'' (Fokine). The company has also performed modern choreographed works, including ''[[Symphony in C (ballet)|Le Palais de Cristal]]'', [[Theme and Variation]], and ''[[Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (ballet)|Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2]]'' by [[George Balanchine]]. ''[[Le Spectre de la Rose]]'' and ''[[Petrushka]]'' choreographed by [[Mikhail Fokine]], and [[Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)|''Afternoon of a Faun'' (Nijinsky)]] were performed in 2006.
-Tokyo Ballet has had the rare opportunity of having a number of original works created for it by prominent choreographers: [[Maurice Béjart]]'s ''[[The Kabuki]]'' (1986), [[M]] (1993), ''[[Bugaku]]'' (1989); [[John Neumeier]]'s [[Seven Haiku of the Moon]] (1989), [[Seasons: The Colors of Time]] (2000) and [[Jirí Kylián]]'s [[Perfect Conception]] (1994).<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Tokyo Ballet|url=http://thetokyoballet.com/company_e/|publisher=The Tokyo Ballet|accessdate=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
+Tokyo Ballet has had the rare opportunity of having a number of original works created for it by prominent choreographers: [[Maurice Béjart]]'s ''[[The Kabuki]]'' (1986), ''M'' (1993), ''[[Bugaku]]'' (1989); [[John Neumeier]]'s ''[[Seven Haiku of the Moon]]'' (1989), ''[[Seasons: The Colors of Time]]'' (2000), and [[Jirí Kylián]]'s ''[[Perfect Conception]]'' (1994).<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Tokyo Ballet|url=http://thetokyoballet.com/company_e/|publisher=The Tokyo Ballet|accessdate=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
 In 2010 the company premiered [[John Cranko]]’s ''[[Onegin (Cranko)|Onegin]]'' and Sir [[Frederick Ashton]]’s [[Sylvia (ballet)|''Sylvia'']].<ref>{{cite web|last=Linda|title=The Tokyo Ballet in Rehearsal|url=http://www.theballetbag.com/2010/06/15/the-tokyo-ballet-in-rehearsal/|publisher=The Ballet Bag|accessdate=March 10, 2012|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

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History

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Dancers

See also

References