SHIBAYAMA SahoSoloists
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 and Cinderella.

MAKI Asami's productions: La Bayadère (Nikiya)
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 (Juanitta, 2nd Variation)
- MAKI Asami's productions: The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy, Reed Fairy), Swan Lake (Odette/Odile, Pas de trois), La Bayadère (Nikiya, 1st Variation of Kingdom of the Shades)
- 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)
- Nacho DUATO: Duende
- OGURA Sachiko: Snow White (title role)