FUKUOKA YudaiPrincipal

FUKUOKA Yudai was born in Osaka. He started his ballet training at K-Ballet Studio and studied under YAGAMI Kaori, YAGAMI Kurumi and YAGAMI Keiko. He joined the Zurich Junior Ballet in 2003. After two years with ZJB, he joined the Zurich Ballet as Demi Soloist in 2005. He won Bronze medal senior in the 2008 Varna International Ballet Competition and 1st Prize (Senior Classical) in 2009 Seoul International Dance Competition. He joined the National Ballet of Japan as Soloist in 2009, promoted to First Soloist in 2011 and then to Principal in 2012. He created the title role in David BINTLEY's world premiere of The Prince of the Pagodas, and also appeared as guest dancer for Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2013 and 2014 to perform the title role in the U.K. premiere of Aladdin and The Prince of the Pagodas. He was awarded Nakagawa Einosuke Award in 2011 and Dance Critic Society of Japan's New Comer Award in 2013, Minister of Education Award for New Artists in 2018, Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts in 2023.

FUKUOKA Yudai

Wayne EAGLING's productions: The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré)

Repertoire with NBJ includes

  • Wayne EAGLING's productions: The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré, The Blue Bird), The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Prince)*
  • Alexei FADEYECHEV's production: Don Quixote (Basilio, Espada)
  • MAKI Asami's productions: Raymonda (Jean de Brienne), La Bayadère (Solor, Bronze Idol)
  • YOSHIDA Miyako's production: Giselle (Albrecht)
  • Peter WRIGHT's production: Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried)
  • Frederick ASHTON: Cinderella (Prince)
  • Christopher WHEELDON: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Jack/The Knave of Hearts, Magician/The Mad Hatter), DGV: Danse à Grand Vitesse (4th Region Soloist)
  • KAIKAWA Tetsuo: Caｍpanella
  • KANAMORI Jo: solo for 2
  • Twyla THARP: In the Upper Room
  • Will TUCKETT: The Tragedy of Macbeth (Macbeth) *
  • Peter DARRELL: Tales of Hoffmann (title role)
  • Nacho DUATO: Duende
  • NAKAMURA Megumi: Beethoven Sonata (Beethoven) *, The Firebird (Leader of the Rebel army)*, Who is "US" ? *
  • George BALANCHINE: Apollo (title role), Symphony in C (1st Movement Principal), Symphony in Three Movements (2nd Principal couple), Tarantella, Theme and Variations (Principal)
  • HIRAYAMA Motoko: The Rite of Spring
  • David BINTLEY: The Prince of the Pagodas (title role) *, Aladdin (title role), Sylvia (Aminta), Carmina Burana (1st seminarian, 3rd seminarian), Galanteries, 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café (Brazilian Woolly Monkey), Take Five (Two Step), E=mc² (Energy), Faster (Fighters)
  • Mikhail FOKINE: The Firebird (Ivan Tsarevich)
  • Roland PETIT: La Chauve-souris (Johann, Ulrich), Coppélia (Franz)
  • August BOURNONVILLE: La Sylphide (James)
  • MAKI Asami: La Dame aux Camélias (Armand Duval)
  • Kenneth MACMILLAN: Manon (Des Grieux), Romeo and Juliet (title role, Tybalt)
  • Hans VAN MANEN: Grosse Fuge
  • Jessica LANG: Escaping the Weight of Darkness *

    * Created Role / Original Cast