Ballet Asteras 2024 ～Inviting Japanese dancers from Overseas, to connect the Japanese Ballet to the World～

"Ballet Asteras" is a gala performance featuring notable Japanese dancers from ballet companies around the world, while also interacting with ballet companies and ballet schools overseas.

The 14th annual performance will feature a variety of dancers, from promising dancers to top dancers, and will be a must-see featuring a diverse range of styles, from classical masterpieces and popular neoclassical pieces to contemporary choreographer's performances.

Please enjoy these two special days when dancers from all over the world will gather at the New National Theatre, Tokyo to feel the world united through ballet!

PROGRAMME & CAST

Special Guest Dancers

• Alina COJOCARU (Hamburg Ballet, Guest Dancer)
  YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich, First Soloist)
  
  "Manon", 1st Act Bedroom Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Kenneth MACMILLAN
  Music: Jules MASSENET
  Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
  
  "Rhapsody", Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Frederick ASHTON
  Music: Sergey RACHMANINOV
  Piano: TSUMURAI Akiko
  
  

• KONDO Ako (The Australian Ballet, Principal Artist )
  Chengwu GUO (The Australian Ballet, Principal Artist)
  
  "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux"
  Choreography: George BALANCHINE ©The George Balanchine Trust
  Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
  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.
  
  

Japanese Dancers from Overseas & Partners

• SUZUKI Rieka (Croatian National Theatre, Principal)
  SUMITOMO Takuya (Croatian National Theatre, Principal)
  
  "Hamlet", Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
  Choreography: Leo MUJIĆ
  Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Camille SAINT-SAËNS
  Violin: YODA Masanobu (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, concertmaster)
  
  
• TAMAI Yukino (Poznan Opera Ballet, Coryphée)
  KITAI Ryota (Polish National Ballet, First Soloist)
  
  "Coppélia", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Arthur SAINT-LÉON
  Music: Léo DELIBES
  
  

• TSUNAKI Ayaha (Dresden Semperoper Ballett, Principal)
  Joseph GRAY (Dresden Semperoper Ballett, Second Soloist)
  
  "Romeo and Juliet", Balcony Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
  Choreography: David DAWSON
  Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
  
  

• MASUMOTO Yuka (Finnish National Ballet, First Soloist)
  ARIMIZU Shunsuke (Finnish National Ballet, First Soloist)
  
  "Le Corsaire", 1st Act Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Marius PETIPA
  Music: Prince OLDENBOURG
  
  

• Miruna MICIU (Croatian National Theatre, Principal)
  YOSHIDA Simon (Croatian National Theatre, Principal)
  
  "Swan Lake", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Marius PETIPA
  Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
  
  

• YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet, Principal Artist )
  Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet, Principal Artist )
  
  "Dangerous Liaisons", 2nd Act Bedroom Pas de Deux Japan Premiere
  Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
  Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
  Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
  
  
  

Dancers of The National Ballet of Japan

• SHIBAYAMA Saho (The National Ballet of Japan, Principal)
  IZAWA Shun (The National Ballet of Japan, Principal)
  
  "The Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de Deux
  Choreography: Wayne EAGLING (after Marius PETIPA)
  Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
  
  

Korea National University of Arts

"Une Promenade" Japan Premiere
Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Frederic CHOPIN
Dancers: KIM Jiyoung, JEON Minchul
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin

"The Prejudice" Japan Premiere
Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Dancer: AHN Sewon
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin

"Raymonda", 3rd Act Jean de Brienne Variation
Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Dancer: LEE Kangwon
Music: Alexandr GLAZUNOV

Korea National University of Arts

Students of New National Theatre Ballet School

"Conrazoncorazon"

Choreography: Cayetano SOTO

"Conrazoncorazon"
NNT Ballet School, October 2021
©SETO Hidemi