WATANABE TakuroSoloist

WATANABE Takuro was born in Fukushima prefecture. He trained at the Ballet Studio PLANÉ. He graduated from New National Theatre Ballet School and joined the National Ballet of Japan in 2017. His repertory includes Hiralion in Giselle, Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, Abderachman in Raymonda, Demetrius in Frederick Ashton's The Dream, Ruby in David Bintley's Aladdin, Ivan Tsarevich in Mikhail Fokin's The Firebird, Gaoler in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon. He was promoted to First Artist in 2023 and Soloist in 2026.

WATANABE Takuro

YOSHIDA Miyako's production: Giselle (Hilarion)

Repertoire with NBJ includes

  • Wayne EAGLING's productions: The Sleeping Beauty (The Wolf)
  • Alexei FADEYECHEV's production: Don Quixote (Boléro)
  • MAKI Asami's productions: Raymonda (Abderachman)
  • YOSHIDA Miyako's production: Giselle (Hilarion)
  • Will TUCKETT's production: The Nutcracker (Drosselmeyer)
  • Peter WRIGHT's production: Swan Lake (Spanish Dance)
  • Frederick ASHTON: Cinderella (The Prince’s Friends), The Dream (Demetrius)
  • Christopher WHEELDON: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Three Gardeners)
  • HIRAYAMA Motoko: Butterfly
  • David BINTLEY: Aladdin (Rubies)
  • Mikhail FOKINE: The Firebird (Ivan Tsarevich)
  • FUKUDA Keigo: The Theory of Reality (Rover)
  • Kenneth MACMILLAN: Manon (Gaoler)
  • Jessica LANG: Escaping the Weight of Darkness