Ballet Asteras 2023 ～Inviting Japanese dancers from Overseas, to connect the Japanese Ballet to the World～

"Ballet Asteras" is a gala performance featuring notable Japanese dancers from ballet companies around the world, while also interacting with ballet companies and ballet schools overseas.

The 13th annual performance will feature a variety of dancers, from promising dancers to top dancers, and will be a must-see featuring a diverse range of styles, from classical masterpieces and popular neoclassical pieces to contemporary choreographer's performances.

Please enjoy these two special days when dancers from all over the world will gather at the New National Theatre, Tokyo to feel the world united through ballet!

PROGRAMME & CAST

Special Guest Dancers

• Jessica XUAN* (Dutch National Ballet, Principal)
  YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis (Ballet Zurich, Principal)
  *Due to health reasons, ISHIHARA Koto has withdrawn from performances of 'Ballet Asteras 2023' on 5 and 6 August.
  Jessica XUAN will take on the performing "Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de deux.
  
  "Sleeping Beauty", 3rd Act Pas de deux
  Choreography: Marius PETIPA
  Music: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
  
  Last Solo from "L'Arlésienne" (Farandole)
  Choreography: Roland PETIT
  Music: Georges BIZET
  Cast: YOSHIYAMA Charles-Louis
  *The programme has been changed from "In Our Wishes" to Last Solo from "L'Arlésienne" (Farandole).
  
  

Japanese Dancers from Overseas & Partners

• IGARASHI Airi (Atlanta Ballet)
  Sergio MASERO (Atlanta Ballet)
  
  "Love Fear Loss" , Pas de deux Japan Premiere
  Choreography: Ricardo AMARANTE
  Music: Edith PIAF
  Piano Solo: NAKANO Shota
  
  
• KARIYA Madoka (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
  Paxton RICKETTS (Nederlands Dans Theater 1)
  
  "SOON" Japan Premiere
  Choreography: Medhi WALERSKI
  Music: Benjamin CLEMENTINE
  
  
• KURIHARA Yu (Birmingham Royal Ballet, First Soloist)
  Miles GILLIVER (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Artist)
  
  "DON QUIXOTE", 3rd Act Pas de deux
  Choreography: Carlos ACOSTA
  Music: Leon MINKUS
  
  
• GOTO Ayami (American Ballet Theatre Studio Company)
  MIYAKE Takumi (American Ballet Theatre Studio Company)
  
  "SATANELLA", Pas de deux
  Choreography: Marius PETIPA
  Music: Cesare PUGNI
  
  
• Jessica XUAN (Dutch National Ballet, Principal)
  YAMADA Sho (Dutch National Ballet, Soloist)
  
  "COPPÉLIA", Pas de deux
  Choreography: Marius PETIPA
  Music: Leo DELIBES
  
  
• MIZUTANI Miki (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Principal)
  Lachlan MONAGHAN (Birmingham Royal Ballet, Principal)
  
  "CINDERELLA", Pas de deux (Date: Sat, 5 Aug.)
  Choreography: Sir David BINTLEY
  Music: Sergei PROKOFIEV
  
  "ROMEO and JULIET" from "Shakespeare Suite" Japan Premiere (Date: Sat, 6 Aug.)
  Choreography: Sir David BINTLEY
  Music: Duke ELLINGTON
  
  
• YOSHIDA Neneka (Queensland Ballet, Principal)
  Joel WOELLNER (Queensland Ballet, Principal)
  
  "No Man's Land", Final Pas de deux (Date: Sat, 5 Aug.)
  Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
  Music: Franz LISZT
  Piano Solo: NAKANO Shota
  
  "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Final Pas de deux (Date: Sun, 6 Aug.)
  Choreography: Liam SCARLETT
  Music: Felix MENDELSSOHN
  

Dancers of The National Ballet of Japan

• KIMURA Yuri (The National Ballet of Japan, Principal)
  NAKAYA Masahiro (The National Ballet of Japan, Soloist)
  
  "GISELLE", 2nd Act Pas de deux
  Choreography: Jean CORRALLI, Jules PERROT, Marius PETIPA
  Music: Adolphe ADAM
  

Accademia Teatro alla Scala

"Largo"
Choreography: Matteo LEVAGGI
Music: Johann Sebastian BACH
Cello Solo: KAMIMURA Ayano

"La fille mal gardée", Pas de deux
Choreography: Frédéric OLIVIERI
Music: Ludwig HERTEL

Accademia Teatro alla Scala
©Annachiara Di Stefano

Students of New National Theatre Ballet School

Students entered in 2022 and 2023

Students of Preparatory Programme

"SINFONIETTA"
Choreography: MAKI Asami
Music: Charles GOUNOD

Guest Dancer: KYOTO Yuichiro (Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo)

"SINFONIETTA"
NNT Ballet School, August 2021
©SETO Hidemi