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BALLET & DANCE: 21ST June, 2022

The order of the programmes announced for BALLET ASTERAS 2022

The order of the programmes of BALLET ASTERAS 2022 have been decided as follows.
(Running time will be approx. 2 hours and 20 minutes including an interval.)

Sat, 6 August 2022, 14:00

<Part Ⅰ>

1. "TRIPTYQUE"

Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: AKUTAGAWA Yasushi
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School
 Students entered in 2021 and 2022 and Students of Preparatory Programme

Guest Dancers from The National Ballet of Japan:
 WATANABE Takuro (The National Ballet of Japan, Artist / Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2017)
 NAKAMURA Satoshi (The National Ballet of Japan, Artist / Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2019)
Graduates from NNT Ballet School:
 HATTORI Yui (Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2021)
 SUGANUMA Saki (Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2022)
 NEMOTO Manami(Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2022)

2. "COPPÉLIA", 3rd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Arthur Saint-LEON
Music: Léo DELIBES
Dancers:
 MOUSSEIGNE Clara (Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Coryphée)
 ACRI Luca (The Royal Ballet, First Soloist)

3. "Walk the Demon"

Choreography: Marco GOECKE
Music: Antony and the Johnsons
Dancers:
 KARIYA Madoka (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
 Luca-Andrea TESSARINI (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)

4. "GISELLE", 2nd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Jean CORRALLI, Jules PERROT
Music: Adolphe ADAM
Dancers:
 Jessica McCANN (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Soloist)
 NAKANO Yoshiaki (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Principal)

5. "CARMEN", Pas de deux

Choreography: Roland PETIT
Music: George BIZET
Arrangement & Orchestration d'après l'Opéra de David Garforth
Dancers:
 ISHIZAKI Futaba (Ballett am Rhein, Soloist)
 Damian TORIO (Ballett am Rhein, Soloist)

~Interval~

<Part Ⅱ>

6. Classical Pas de deux from "ESKAPIST"

Choreography: Alexander EKMAN
Music: Mikael KARLSSON
Dancers:
 SASSA Haruka (Royal Swedish Ballet, Principal)
 Andrea MARINO (Bayerisches Staatsballett, Soloist)
Cello Solo: OKAMOTO Yuya

7. "On the Nature of Daylight"

Choreography: David DAWSON
Music: Max RICHTER
Dancers:
 OKUMURA Aya (Staatsballett Berlin, Soloist)
 Alexandre CAGNAT (Staatsballett Berlin, Demi-Soloist)

8. "RAYMONDA", Pas de deux

Revised Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: Aleksandr GLAZUNOV
Dancers:
 OKUNO Rin (Bucharest National Opera, Principal)
 Robert ENACHE (Bucharest National Opera, Principal)

9. "ROMEO AND JULIET", Balcony Pas de deux

Choreography: Kenneth MACMILLAN
Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Dancers:
 HIRATA Momoko (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Principal)
 HIRANO Ryoichi (The Royal Ballet, Principal)

10. "RE CORSAIRE", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Riccardo DRIGO, Léon MINKUS
Dancers of The National Ballet of Japan:
 IKEDA Risako (The National Ballet of Japan, First Soloist)
 WATANABE Takafumi (The National Ballet of Japan, Principal)

<Finale> All cast


Sun, 7 August 2022, 14:00

<Part Ⅰ>

1. "TRIPTYQUE"

Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: AKUTAGAWA Yasushi
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School
 Students entered in 2021 and 2022 and Students of Preparatory Programme

Guest Dancers from The National Ballet of Japan:
 WATANABE Takuro (The National Ballet of Japan, Artist / Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2017)
 NAKAMURA Satoshi (The National Ballet of Japan, Artist / Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2019)
Graduates from NNT Ballet School:
 HATTORI Yui (Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2021)
 SUGANUMA Saki (Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2022)
 NEMOTO Manami(Graduated from NNT Ballet School in 2022)

2. "RAYMONDA", Pas de deux

Revised Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: Aleksandr GLAZUNOV
Dancers:
 OKUNO Rin (Bucharest National Opera, Principal)
 Robert ENACHE (Bucharest National Opera, Principal)

3. "CARMEN", Pas de deux

Choreography: Roland PETIT
Music: George BIZET
Arrangement & Orchestration d'après l'Opéra de David Garforth
Dancers:
 ISHIZAKI Futaba (Ballett am Rhein, Soloist)
 Damian TORIO (Ballett am Rhein, Soloist)

4. "RE CORSAIRE", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Riccardo DRIGO, Léon MINKUS
Dancers of The National Ballet of Japan:
 IKEDA Risako (The National Ballet of Japan, First Soloist)
 WATANABE Takafumi (The National Ballet of Japan, Principal)

~Interval~

<Part Ⅱ>

5. Classical Pas de deux from "ESKAPIST"

Choreography: Alexander EKMAN
Music: Mikael KARLSSON
Dancers:
 SASSA Haruka (Royal Swedish Ballet, Principal)
 Andrea MARINO (Bayerisches Staatsballett, Soloist)
Cello Solo: OKAMOTO Yuya

6. "GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE", Pas de deux

Choreography: Victor GSOVSKY
Music: François AUBER
Dancers:
 OKUMURA Aya (Staatsballett Berlin, Soloist)
 Alexandre CAGNAT (Staatsballett Berlin, Demi-Soloist)

7. "Walk the Demon"

Choreography: Marco GOECKE
Music: Antony and the Johnsons
Dancers:
 KARIYA Madoka (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
 Luca-Andrea TESSARINI (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)

8. "La Pluie (the Rain)"

Choreography: Annabelle Lopez OCHOA
Music: Johann Sebastian BACH
Dancers:
 Jessica McCANN (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Soloist)
 NAKANO Yoshiaki (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Principal)

9. "SATANELLA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Cesare PUGNI
Dancers:
 MOUSSEIGNE Clara (Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, Coryphée)
 ACRI Luca (The Royal Ballet, First Soloist)

10. "ROMEO AND JULIET", Balcony Pas de deux

Choreography: Kenneth MACMILLAN
Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Dancers:
 HIRATA Momoko (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Principal)
 HIRANO Ryoichi (The Royal Ballet, Principal)

<Finale> All cast

BALLET ASTERAS 2022
~Inviting Japanese Dancers from Overseas~

On Stage from 6 to 7 August.
See here for more information.

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