HIGASHI MahoSoloist

HIGASHI Maho was born in Nagano Prefecture. After studying at Hakucho Ballet Academy, Wiener Staatsoper Jugendkompanie and Vaganova Ballet Academy, she danced with Ballet de l'Opera national de Paris on a short-term contract. After dancing with Star Dancers Ballet, she joined the National Ballet of Japan in 2024. She made her debut as Clara / Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker in 2025. Her repertory includes Fairy Candite, Sapphire and White Cat in The Sleeling Beauty, Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle, Clemence in Raymonda, Two Courtesans in Swan Lake, Fairy Spring in Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, William Forsythe's The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and David Dawson's A Million Kisses to my Skin. She was promoted to First Artist in 2025, and Soloist in 2026.