At the New National Theatre Tokyo, many productions are simultaneously presented and rehearsed at our three theatres and eleven rehearsal rooms. Here is a video introducing what's happening behind the scene from morning till evening, before the curtain rises for the evening performance of the day.

9:30

-Opening of Rehearsal Rooms

10:00

-Z Seats (Day Tickets) go on sale at the Box Office

-Loading in Stage Set into the Theatre

-National Ballet of Japan's warm up session

-Installing the lighting equipments

11:00

-Class of NNT Drama Studio

-Class of NNT Ballet School

11:45

-National Ballet of Japan in rehearsal for "Swan Lake" (Coached by the Artistic Director)

-Costume Makers, Make-up Artists and Shoe Makers

14:00

-Building Scenic Elements for the Opera "Yuzuru (Twilight Crane)"

-NNT Ballet School in the rehearsal for "Ballet Asteras 2016"

In the meantime, in other places of the theatre...

11:00

-Preparation before the matinee performance of a Play "'Tis Pity She's a Whore"

-Orchestra Rehearsal for "Yuzuru (Twilight Crane)"

15:00

-Soloist rehearsal for "Yuzuru (Twilight Crane)"

18:00

-NNT Opera School in rehearsal for "Gianni Schicchi"

-Rehearsal of "Yuzuru (Twilight Crane)"

If you are interested in finding out more about how we rehearse and develop each production, please refer to

https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/library/onlinetour/

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