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BALLET & DANCE: 10TH July, 2023

The order of the programmes announced for BALLET ASTERAS 2023

*Due to health reasons, ISHIHARA Koto has withdrawn from dancing at Ballet Asteras 2023 on 5 and 6 August.
Due to this withdrawal, Jessica XUAN will take on the performing "Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de deux.
"In Our Wishes" is replaced by Last Solo from "L'Arlésienne" (Farandole) by YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis. (updated on 4 August)


The order of the programmes of BALLET ASTERAS 2023 have been decided as follows.
(Running time will be approx. 2 hours and 45 minutes including an interval.)

Sat, 5 August 2023, 14:00

<Part Ⅰ>

1. "SINFONIETTA"

Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: Charles GOUNOD
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School
 Students entered in 2022 and 2023 and Students of Preparatory Programme
Guest Dancer:
 KYOTO Yuichiro (Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo)

2. "SATANELLA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Cesare PUGNI
Dancers:
 GOTO Ayami (American Ballet Theatre, Studio Company)
 MIYAKE Takumi (American Ballet Theatre, Studio Company)

3. "Love Fear Loss", Pas de deux

Choreography: Ricardo AMARANTE
Music: Edith PIAF
Dancers:
 IGARASHI Airi (Atlanta Ballet)
 Sergio MASERO (Atlanta Ballet)
Piano Solo: NAKANO Shota

4. "DON QUIXOTE", 3rd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Carlos ACOSTA
Music: Leon MINKUS
Dancers:
 KURIHARA Yu (Birmingham Royal Ballet)
 Miles GILLIVER (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

5. "COPPÉLIA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Leo DELIBES
Dancers:
 Jessica XUAN (Dutch National Ballet)
 YAMADA Sho (Dutch National Ballet)

6. "L'Arlésienne" - Farandole, the last solo

Choreography: Roland PETIT
Music: Georges BIZET
Dancer:
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)

~Interval~

<Part Ⅱ>

7. "Largo"

Choreography: Matteo LEVAGGI
Music: Johann Sebastian BACH
Dancers:
 Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Cello Solo: KAMIMURA Ayano

8. "La fille mal gardée", Pas de deux

Choreography: Frédéric OLIVIERI
Music: Ludwig HERTEL
Dancers:
 Accademia Teatro alla Scala

9. "SOON"

Choreography: Medhi WALERSKI
Music: Benjamin CLEMENTINE
Dancers:
 KARIYA Madoka (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
 Paxton RICKETTS (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)

10. "CINDERELLA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Sir David BINTLEY
Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Dancers:
 MIZUTANI Miki (Birmingham Royal Ballet)
 Lachlan MONAGHAN (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

11. "Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
 Jessica XUAN (Dutch National Ballet)
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)

12. "No Man's Land", Final Pas de deux

Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
Music: Franz LISZT
Dancers:
 YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet)
 Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet)
Piano Solo: NAKANO Shota

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

Choreography: Jean CORRALLI, Jules PERROT, Marius PETIPA
Music: Adolphe ADAM
Dancers:
 KIMURA Yuri (The National Ballet of Japan)
 NAKAYA Masahiro (The National Ballet of Japan)

<Finale> All cast


Sun, 6 August 2023, 14:00

<Part Ⅰ>

1. "SINFONIETTA"

Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: Charles GOUNOD
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School
 Students entered in 2022 and 2023 and Students of Preparatory Programme
Guest Dancer:
 KYOTO Yuichiro (Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo)

2. "Love Fear Loss", Pas de deux

Choreography: Ricardo AMARANTE
Music: Edith PIAF
Dancers:
 IGARASHI Airi (Atlanta Ballet)
 Sergio MASERO (Atlanta Ballet)
Piano Solo: NAKANO Shota

3. "SATANELLA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Cesare PUGNI
Dancers:
 GOTO Ayami (American Ballet Theatre Studio Company)
 MIYAKE Takumi (American Ballet Theatre Studio Company)

4. "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Final Pas de deux

Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
Music: Felix MENDELSSOHN
Dancers:
 YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet)
 Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet)

5. "COPPÉLIA", Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Leo DELIBES
Dancers:
 Jessica XUAN (Dutch National Ballet)
 YAMADA Sho (Dutch National Ballet)

6. "L'Arlésienne" - Farandole, the last solo

Choreography: Roland PETIT
Music: Georges BIZET
Dancer:
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)

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

Choreography: Jean CORRALLI, Jules PERROT, Marius PETIPA
Music: Adolphe ADAM
Dancers:
 KIMURA Yuri (The National Ballet of Japan)
 NAKAYA Masahiro (The National Ballet of Japan)

~Interval~

<Part Ⅱ>

8. "Largo"

Choreography: Matteo LEVAGGI
Music: Johann Sebastian BACH
Dancers:
 Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Cello Solo: KAMIMURA Ayano

9. "La fille mal gardée", Pas de deux

Choreography: Frédéric OLIVIERI
Music: Ludwig HERTEL
Dancers:
 Accademia Teatro alla Scala

10. "DON QUIXOTE", 3rd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Carlos ACOSTA
Music: Leon MINKUS
Dancers:
 KURIHARA Yu (Birmingham Royal Ballet)
 Miles GILLIVER (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

11. "SOON"

Choreography: Medhi WALERSKI
Music: Benjamin CLEMENTINE
Dancers:
 KARIYA Madoka (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
 Paxton RICKETTS (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)

12. "ROMEO and JULIET" from "Shakespeare Suite"

Choreography: Sir David BINTLEY
Music: Duke ELLINGTON
Dancers:
 MIZUTANI Miki (Birmingham Royal Ballet)
 Lachlan MONAGHAN (Birmingham Royal Ballet)

13. "Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
 Jessica XUAN (Dutch National Ballet)
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)

<Finale> All cast

BALLET ASTERAS 2023
~Inviting Japanese Dancers from Overseas, to connect the Japanese Ballet to the World~

On Stage from 5 to 6 August.
See here for more information.

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