2016/17 Season The National Ballet of Japan

Promotions and joiners have been announced for The National Ballet of Japan's 2016/17 Season.

OKUMURA Kosuke (First Soloist) is promoted to Principal and IZAWA Shun (Soloist) is promoted to First Soloist.

The National Ballet of Japan welcomes seven dancers to the Company for the next season, three of them are the graduates of NNT Ballet School.

2016/17 Season Principal Dancers are as follows.

FUKUOKA Yudai
MOTOJIMA Miwa
NAGATA Kayo
OKUMURA Kosuke


ONO Ayako

SUGANO Hideo
YAHATA Akimitsu
YONEZAWA Yui



For further information about the National Ballet of Japan, please refer to this page.

With regards to the graduates of NNT Ballet School, please refer to this page.