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BALLET & DANCE: 26TH July, 2024

The order of the programmes announced for BALLET ASTERAS 2024

The order of the programmes of BALLET ASTERAS 2024 has been decided as follows.
(Running time will be approx. 3 hours and 15 minutes including an interval.)

3 & 4 August 2024, at 2:00 PM

<Part Ⅰ>

1. "Une Promenade" Japan Premiere

Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Frederic CHOPIN
Dancers: KIM Jiyoung (former principal of the Korea National Ballet) , JEON Minchul (the Korea National University of Arts)
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin

2. "The Prejudice" Japan Premiere

Choreography: KIM Yonggeol
Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Dancer: AHN Sewon (a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts)
Piano Solo: SHIN Jaemin

3. "Le Corsaire", 1st Act Pas de Deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Prince OLDENBOURG
Dancers:
 MASUMOTO Yuka (Finnish National Ballet)
 ARIMIZU Shunsuke (Finnish National Ballet)

4. "Romeo and Juliet", Balcony Pas de Deux Japan Premiere

Choreography: David DAWSON
Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
Dancers:
 TSUNAKI Ayaha (Dresden Semperoper Ballett)
 Joseph GRAY (Dresden Semperoper Ballett)

5. "Swan Lake", 3rd Act Pas de Deux

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
 Miruna MICIU (Croatian National Theatre)
 YOSHIDA Simon (Croatian National Theatre)

6. "Hamlet", Pas de Deux Japan Premiere

Choreography: Leo MUJIĆ
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Dancer:
 SUZUKI Rieka (Croatian National Theatre)
 SUMITOMO Takuya (Croatian National Theatre)

7. "Rhapsody", Pas de Deux

Choreography: Frederick ASHTON
Music: Sergey RACHMANINOV
Dancer:
 Alina COJOCARU (Hamburg Ballet)
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)
Piano: TSUMURAI Akiko

8. "The Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de Deux

Choreography: Wayne EAGLING (after Marius PETIPA)
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancer:
 SHIBAYAMA Saho (The National Ballet of Japan)
 IZAWA Shun (The National Ballet of Japan)

~Interval~

<Part Ⅱ>

9. "Conrazoncorazon"

Choreography: Cayetano SOTO
Dancers: Students of New National Theatre Ballet School

10. "Raymonda", 3rd Act Jean de Brienne Variation

Choreography: Marius PETIPA
Music: Alexandr GLAZUNOV
Dancer: LEE Kangwon (the Korea National University of Arts)

11. "Coppélia", 3rd Act Pas de Deux

Choreography: Arthur SAINT-LÉON
Music: Léo DELIBES
Dancers:
 TAMAI Yukino (Poznan Opera Ballet)
 KITAI Ryota (Polish National Ballet)

12. "Dangerous Liaisons", 2nd Act Bedroom Pas de Deux Japan Premiere

Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
Music: Camille SAINT-SAËNS
Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
Dancers:
 YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet)
 Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet)

13. "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux"

Choreography: George BALANCHINE ©The George Balanchine Trust
Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Dancers:
 KONDO Ako (The Australian Ballet)
 Chengwu GUO (The Australian Ballet
The Performance of Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

14. "Manon", 1st Act Bedroom Pas de Deux

Choreography: Kenneth MACMILLAN
Music: Jules MASSENET
Arranged and Orchestrated: Martin YATES
Dancers:
 Alina COJOCARU (Hamburg Ballet)
 YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich)

<Finale> All cast


BALLET ASTERAS 2024
~Inviting Japanese Dancers from Overseas, to connect the Japanese Ballet to the World~

On Stage from 3 to 4 August.
See here for more information.

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