FUKUDA KeigoFirst Soloist

FUKUDA Keigo was born in Osaka and began taking ballet lessons at K-Ballet Studio at age 3 where he received training from YAGAMI Kaori, YAGAMI Kurumi and YAGAMI Keiko. He won first place in the men's junior category at the 2001 Kobe Dance Competition, and a scholarship at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition. In 2003 Keigo received a professional scholarship at the Prix de Lausanne and went to the United Kingdom to train at the Birmingham Royal Ballet later that year. He joined the National Ballet of Japan as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2006. His phenomenal portrayal of the central role in Twyla THARP's Push Comes To Shove in 2009 won him admiration and various roles including title role of David BINTLEY's Aladdin as well as the Djinn of lamp. He was promoted to Soloist in 2010, and to First Soloist in 2012. He enthusiastically choreographed dance works at the project of NBJ Choreographic Group and his career ahead as a choreographer is expected.

FUKUDA Keigo

David BINTLEY: Aladdin (title role)

Repertoire with NBJ includes

  • Wayne EAGLING's productions: The Sleeping Beauty (Hop-o'-My-Thumb), The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Russian, Spanish)
  • Alexei FADEYECHEV's production: Don Quixote (Sancho Panza)
  • MAKI Asami's productions: La Bayadère (Bronze Idol), Raymonda (Saracen)
  • YOSHIDA Miyako's production: Giselle (Hilarion)
  • Peter WRIGHT's production: Swan Lake (Benno)
  • Frederick ASHTON: Cinderella (Jester, Cinderella's Step-Sisters), The Dream (Bottom)
  • Christopher WHEELDON: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Magician / The Mad Hatter, Footman / Frog)
  • Twyla THARP: Push Comes To Shove (Principal), In the Upper Room
  • Nacho DUATO: Duende
  • NAKAMURA Megumi: The Firebird, Beethoven Sonata (F. Joseph HAYDN)
  • Robert NORTH: Troy Game
  • George BALANCHINE: Tarantella
  • HIRAYAMA Motoko: The Afternoon of a Faun*, Soldier's Tale (Soldier), Ag+G
  • David BINTLEY: Aladdin (title role, The Djinn of the lamp, Aladdin's Friends), Carmina Burana (2nd seminarian), Galanteries, 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café (Texan Kangaroo Rat), The Prince of the Pagodas (King of the North), Sylvia (Eros, Gog), Take Five (Flying Solo), E=mc² (Celeritas2)
  • Roland PETIT: La Chauve-souris (Ulrich, Garçons)
  • August BOURNONVILLE: La Sylphide (Gurn)
  • MAKI Asami: La Dame aux Camélias (Peasant, Tarantella)
  • Kenneth MACMILLAN: Manon (Lescaut, Beggar Chief), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio, Benvolio)
  • Hans VAN MANEN: Gross Fuge
  • MORIYAMA Kaiji: RYUUGUU - The Turtle Princess (Shark Guardsmen, HIKOBOSHI (Altair))
  • Jessica LANG: Escaping the Weight of Darkness

    * Created Role / Original Cast