Promotions, joiners and leavers at The National Ballet of Japan for 2023/2024 season
The National Ballet of Japan is pleased to announce promotions, joiners and leavers for the 2023/2024 Season, in addition to the Principal Dancer Promotions of SHIBAYAMA Saho and HAYAMI Shogo announced in 17 June.
Promotions
NAKAYA Masahiro is promoted to First Soloist.
NAKAYA Masahiro, Don Quixote (Basilio)
ONODERA Yu, KOSHIBA Fukunobu, NAOTSUKA Miho and HIROKAWA Mikuri are promoted to Soloist.
ONODERA Yu, The Sleeping Beauty (Hop-o'-My-Thumb)
KOSHIBA Fukunobu, Aladdin (Emeralds)
NAOTSUKA Miho, A Million Kisses to my Skin
HIROKAWA Mikuri, Don Quixote (2nd Variation)
SANO Kazuki, NAKAJIMA Haruna, NEGISHI Yui, YAMADA Yuki, YOSHIDA Akari and WATANABE Takuro are promoted to First Artist.
SANO Kazuki
NAKAJIMA Haruna
NEGISHI Yui
YAMADA Yuki
YOSHIDA Akari
WATANABE Takuro
SANO Kazuki
NAKAJIMA Haruna
NEGISHI Yui
YAMADA Yuki
YOSHIDA Akari
WATANABE Takuro
Joiners
For 2023/2024 season, the National Ballet of Japan welcomes four new dancers as follows to the Company as the season contracted dancers.
First Artist
- MORIMOTO Ryosuke (previously danced at Hungarian National Ballet)
Artists
- OOKI Marina
- ONODA Haruto (graduated from NNT Ballet School)
- FURUGORI Jay (from Ballet Chambre Ouest)
Leavers & other
Following dancers and a staff will leave the Company.
First Soloist
- TERADA Asako
First Artists
- HAMASAKI Keijiro
- HIROTA Nana
Artists
- IKEDA Saya
- WATABE Yoshiki
- YOKOYAMA Toko
TERADA Asako, The Sleeping Beauty (The Lilac Fairy)
Ballet Master
- SUGANO Hideo
SUGANO Hideo
The National Ballet of Japan will start its upcoming season with Don Quixote from 20 Oct. We all look forward to presenting our performance to the audience with these new members.