Alice's Adventures in Wonderland© by Christopher WHEELDON

BALLET & DANCE

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland© by Christopher WHEELDON

SCHEDULE

2021/2022 SEASON

OPERA PALACE

3 Jun - 12 Jun, 2022 ( 10 Performances )

TICKETS

Running time is approx. 2 hours and 50 mins including 2 intervals

DETAILS

The season will conclude with a piece that featured at the start of the 2018/2019 season. This revival performance was originally scheduled for June 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. We have rescheduled this much-awaited production. Based on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by the famous British author Lewis CARROLL. This production premiered at the Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom, enabled by a prominent line-up of artists, including British horeographer Christopher WHEELDON, film and television music composer Joby TALBOT, and multiple award-winning designer, Bob CROWLEY. It has swept the world and become part of the repertoire of the world's leading ballet companies. In Japan, the only ballet company with permission to perform this piece is the National Ballet of Japan. We trust you will enjoy this wonderfully entertaining and artistic work.

[Covid-19] Our Prevention Plan and Request to Our Patrons

The performances will be taking place based on the policies of the Japanese government and the Tokyo Metropolitan government, along with the guideline for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 infection by the Association of Public Theatres and Halls in Japan.

Please read this page before visiting the theatre.

NEWS & FEATURES

13TH May, 2022
Guest dancers and Main cast announced for Ballet "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ©" in 2021/2022 season
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SYNOPSIS

A party is about to begin at a family home in England with daughter Alice. Alice makes a gift of a jam tart to the gardener, Jack, whom she is in love with, but Alice's mother mistakenly thinks he stole it, and fires him. Lewis Carroll, a friend of the family, tries to console the sorrowful Alice, but then a strange thing happens: he turns into a white rabbit!

Following him, Alice falls into a deep hole. She lands in a very unusual passageway, in which she gets lost, and finds herself in a kingdom ruled by the Queen of Hearts, who looks just like her mother. Alice's adventures begin with her attempt to rescue Jack, who is dressed as the Knave of Hearts, and who is suspected of having stolen the Queen's jam tart.

Alice drinks from a bottle that says 'Drink me" and eats a cake that says "Eat me," which makes her alternatively bigger and smaller, and has her swimming in a lake of her own tears. The White Rabbit then lures her into the inner depths of Wonderland, where she meets an odd bunch of characters, including the Duchess, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. Alice is reunited with Jack in the Magic Garden, upon which he is captured by the Queen. Jack's trial begins. A succession of strange people and creatures whom Alice has encountered in Wonderland appears, giving evidence against Jack. Alice defends him, but the Queen gets only angrier and angrier, and the whole castle descends into pandemonium.

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreography by: Christopher WHEELDON
Music by: Joby TALBOT
Set and Costume Designer: Bob CROWLEY
Scenario by: Nicholas WRIGHT
Lighting Designer: Natasha KATZ
Projection Designers: Jon DRISCOLL and Gemma CARRINGTON
Puppertry Designer: Toby OLIÉ
Magic Consultant: Paul KIEVE

Co-Production with: The Australian Ballet

Conductors: Nathan BROCK (3, 4s, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11s, 12) / TOMITA Misato (4m, 11m)
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

CAST

3 June 19:00
Alice: YONEZAWA Yui
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: WATANABE Takafumi
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MASUDA Yuko
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Jarryd MADDEN

4 June 13:00
Alice: IKEDA Risako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: IZAWA Shun
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: HAYAMI Shogo
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MOTOJIMA Miwa
Magician/The Mad Hatter: NAKAJIMA Shunya

4 June 18:30
Alice: ONO Ayako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: FUKUOKA Yudai
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: NAKAJIMA Mizuki
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: KIMURA Yuri
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Jarryd MADDEN

5 June 14:00
Alice: YONEZAWA Yui
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: WATANABE Takafumi
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MASUDA Yuko
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Jarryd MADDEN

8 June 13:30
Alice: IKEDA Risako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: IZAWA Shun
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: HAYAMI Shogo
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MOTOJIMA Miwa
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Steven McRAE

9 June 13:30
Alice: ONO Ayako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: FUKUOKA Yudai
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: NAKAJIMA Mizuki
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: KIMURA Yuri
Magician/The Mad Hatter: FUKUDA Keigo

10 June 13:30
Alice: YONEZAWA Yui
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: WATANABE Takafumi
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MASUDA Yuko
Magician/The Mad Hatter: NAKAJIMA Shunya

11 June 13:00
Alice: IKEDA Risako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: IZAWA Shun
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: HAYAMI Shogo
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MOTOJIMA Miwa
Magician/The Mad Hatter: FUKUDA Keigo

11 June 18:30
Alice: ONO Ayako
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: FUKUOKA Yudai
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: NAKAJIMA Mizuki
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: KIMURA Yuri
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Steven McRAE

12 June 14:00
Alice: YONEZAWA Yui
Jack/The Knave of Hearts: WATANABE Takafumi
Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Mother/The Queen of Hearts: MASUDA Yuko
Magician/The Mad Hatter: Steven McRAE

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Christopher WHEELDON
    Choreography by
    Christopher WHEELDON
    Joby TALBOT
    Music by
    Joby TALBOT
    Bob CROWLEY
    Set and Costume Designer
    Bob CROWLEY
    Nicholas WRIGHT
    Scenario by
    Nicholas WRIGHT
    Natasha KATZ
    Lighting Designer
    Natasha KATZ
    Nathan BROCK
    Conductor
    Nathan BROCK

    3,4m,5,8,9,10,11s,12 June

    TOMITA Misato
    Conductor
    TOMITA Misato

    4m,11m June

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    Alice
    YONEZAWA Yui
    3,5,10m,12 June

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    Jack/The Knave of Hearts
    WATANABE Takafumi
    3,5,10m,12 June

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    Alice
    IKEDA Risako
    4m,8m,11m June

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    Jack/The Knave of Hearts
    IZAWA Shun
    4m,8m,11m June

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    Alice
    ONO Ayako
    4s,9,11s June

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    Jack/The Knave of Hearts
    FUKUOKA Yudai
    4s,9,11s June

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    Magician/The Mad Hatter
    Steven McRAE
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    8m,11s,12 June

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    Magician/The Mad Hatter
    Jarryd MADDEN
    3,4s,5 June

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    Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit
    KINOSHITA Yoshito
    3,5,10,12 June

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    Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit
    HAYAMI Shogo
    4m,8m,11m June

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    Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit
    NAKAJIMA Mizuki
    4s,9,11s June

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    Mother/The Queen of Hearts
    MOTOJIMA Miwa
    4m,8m,11m June

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    Mother/The Queen of Hearts
    KIMURA Yuri
    4s,9,11s June

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    Mother/The Queen of Hearts
    MASUDA Yuko
    3,5,10,12 June

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    Magician/The Mad Hatter
    FUKUDA Keigo
    9,11m June

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    Magician/The Mad Hatter
    NAKAJIMA Shunya
    4m,10 June

TICKETS

SEATING PLAN

Box Office: +81-(0)3-5352-9999

10:00 - 18:00

Booking Opens: Sat, 30 Apr 2022, 10:00am

*The tickets will be sold for all seats as normal (except the seats in rows 1-2 on the 1st Floor).

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

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  • There is a handling charge of ¥330 (incl. tax).
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Concession Prices

Under 15s discounts and Z seats (Day Tickets) are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone.

*Please note that further changes or cancellations may be required as the coronavirus situation develops or to comply with requests from the Government.

Please Note

  • No admittance to children under 4. Each child older than this age requires a ticket for entry, even when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Tickets may not be changed or refunded except following conditions.
    • When the performance is cancelled.
    • In case you correspond to the conditions as mentioned on this page
    • If you choose not to attend the performance due to prevent infection.

　Please be sure to call the New National Theatre, Tokyo Box Office in advance.
　At that point, we will tell you the Refund method.

    • A special discount price is available for disabled guests. Please inquire at the Box Office for details.
    • Users of wheelchairs are requested to contact the Box Office.
    • Please note that cast change may be required depending on the situation.