The order of the programmes announced for BALLET ASTERAS 2024
The order of the programmes of BALLET ASTERAS 2024 has been decided as follows.
(Running time will be approx. 3 hours and 15 minutes including an interval.)
3 & 4 August 2024, at 2:00 PM
<Part Ⅰ>
1. "Une Promenade" Japan Premiere
Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Frederic CHOPIN
Dancers: KIM Jiyoung (former principal of the Korea National Ballet) , JEON Minchul (the Korea National University of Arts)
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin
2. "The Prejudice" Japan Premiere
Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Dancer: AHN Sewon (a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts)
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin
3. "Le Corsaire", 1st Act Pas de Deux
Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Prince OLDENBOURG
Dancers:
MASUMOTO Yuka (Finnish National Ballet)
ARIMIZU Shunsuke (Finnish National Ballet)
4. "Romeo and Juliet", Balcony Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
Choreography: David DAWSON
Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Dancers:
TSUNAKI Ayaha (Dresden Semperoper Ballett)
Joseph GRAY (Dresden Semperoper Ballett)
5. "Swan Lake", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
Miruna MICIU (Croatian National Theatre)
YOSHIDA Simon (Croatian National Theatre)
6. "Hamlet", Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
Choreography: Leo MUJIĆ
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Dancer:
SUZUKI Rieka (Croatian National Theatre)
SUMITOMO Takuya (Croatian National Theatre)
7. "Rhapsody", Pas de Deux
Choreography: Frederick ASHTON
Music: Sergey RACHMANINOV
Dancer:
Alina COJOCARU (Hamburg Ballet)
YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)
Piano: TSUMURAI Akiko
8. "The Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
Choreography: Wayne EAGLING (after Marius PETIPA)
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancer:
SHIBAYAMA Saho (The National Ballet of Japan)
IZAWA Shun (The National Ballet of Japan)
~Interval~
<Part Ⅱ>
9. "Conrazoncorazon"
Choreography: Cayetano SOTO
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School
10. "Raymonda", 3rd Act Jean de Brienne Variation
Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Alexandr GLAZUNOV
Dancer: LEE Kangwon (the Korea National University of Arts)
11. "Coppélia", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
Choreography: Arthur SAINT-LÉON
Music: Léo DELIBES
Dancers:
TAMAI Yukino (Poznan Opera Ballet)
KITAI Ryota (Polish National Ballet)
12. "Dangerous Liaisons", 2nd Act Bedroom Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
Dancers:
YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet)
Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet)
13. "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux"
Choreography: George BALANCHINE ©The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
KONDO Ako (The Australian Ballet)
Chengwu GUO (The Australian Ballet
The Performance of Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.
14. "Manon", 1st Act Bedroom Pas de Deux
Choreography: Kenneth MACMILLAN
Music: Jules MASSENET
Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
Dancers:
Alina COJOCARU (Hamburg Ballet)
YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)
<Finale> All cast
BALLET ASTERAS 2024
~Inviting Japanese Dancers from Overseas, to connect the Japanese Ballet to the World~
On Stage from 3 to 4 August.
See here for more information.