SHIBAYAMA SahoFirst Soloist

SHIBAYAMA Saho was born in Tokyo and trained under TANAKA Yoko, Svetlana Osiyeva, Dennis Marshall and Marjorie Grundvig. She studied at Ballet Studio DUO, the Harid Conservatory and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. She joined the National Ballet of Japan as Soloist in 2014 and has danced leading roles of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Bayadère and Cinderella. She was promoted to First Soloist in 2021.

SHIBAYAMA Saho

MAKI Asami's production: Raymonda (Raymonda)

Repertoire with NBJ includes

  • Wayne EAGLING’s productions: The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Florina, Emerald, Fairy Grâce), The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Louise, Spanish)
  • Alexei FADEYECHEV's production: Don Quixote (Kitri, Street Dancer)
  • MAKI Asami's productions: The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy), Swan Lake (Odette/Odile, Pas de trois), La Bayadère (Nikiya, 1st Variation of Kingdom of the Shades), Raymonda (title role)
  • Konstantin SERGEYEV's production: Giselle (Peasant pas des deux)
  • Frederick ASHTON:Cinderella (title role, Fairy Spring)
  • David BINTLEY: Aladdin (Diamond, Pearls)
  • Peter DARRELL: Tales of Hoffmann (Olympia)
  • MORIYAMA Kaiji: RYUUGUU - The Turtle Princess (title role)
  • Nacho DUATO: Duende
  • OGURA Sachiko: Snow White (title role)