The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

BALLET & DANCE

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

SCHEDULE

  • Fri, 23 December 2022, 19:00
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  • Sat, 24 December 2022, 13:00
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  • Sat, 24 December 2022, 18:00
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  • Sun, 25 December 2022, 13:00
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    *Tickets for this performance are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia. Z seats (Day Tickets) are sold at the Theatre.

  • Sun, 25 December 2022, 18:00
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  • Wed, 28 December 2022, 19:00
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  • Thu, 29 December 2022, 13:00
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  • Thu, 29 December 2022, 18:00
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    *Tickets for this performance are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia. Z seats (Day Tickets) are sold at the Theatre.

  • Sat, 31 December 2022, 16:00
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  • Sun, 1 January 2023, 14:00
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  • Mon, 2 January 2023, 13:00
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  • Mon, 2 January 2023, 18:00
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  • Tue, 3 January 2023, 14:00
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    * Z seats (Day Tickets) for this performance will go on sale from Mon, 2 January, 11:00. Click here to purchase Z seat tickets online.

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2022/2023 SEASON

This page is about the performances of The Nutcracker in 2022-23. Please visit this page for the information about the 2023-24 performances.

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OPERA PALACE

23 Dec, 2022 - 3 Jan, 2023 ( 13 Performances )

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Running time is approx. 2 hours 15 mins including intervals

DETAILS

Highly acclaimed as a classic masterpiece taken to new frontiers when premiered as a new production in 2017, this work features splendid, fast-paced choreography with a sense of humour by Wayne EAGLING, while the rich colours of the sets and costumes describe the world of reality and a dream. Full of highlight scenes, from the sophisticated pas de deux of the leading characters, beautiful corps de ballet of the snow scene and flower waltz to the divertissements of the second act, it is no exaggeration to say that this production fully showcases the talent of the National Ballet of Japan dancers. We hope you will enjoy this special Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year performances of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".

[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

1ST March, 2022
2022/2023 Season Ballet & Dance at the New National Theatre, Tokyo
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25TH July, 2022
Main cast announced for Ballet "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"
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27TH September, 2022
Temporary closure of the Web Box Office for 2-4 January
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SYNOPSIS

It is the night of Christmas Eve. Everyone at little Clara's house is frantically preparing for the party. The guests start arriving. A friend of the family, Herr Drosselmeyer, and his nephew arrive. Clara feels a little amorous towards the handsome young nephew.

Herr Drosselmeyer gives Clara a nutcracker doll. After the party, Clara enters the world of dreams, only to find a battle beginning between the Nutcracker and the mice. The Nutcracker is attacked and injured by the wicked Mouse King. Herr Drosselmeyer then comes in and makes everything right, upon which the Nutcracker turns into the dashing young officer of a nephew whom Clara had secret longings for, and he and Clara dance a romantic pas de deux. However, the Mouse King then turns him back into the Nutcracker doll.

As if by magic, the lounge transforms into a winter wonderland in which bright glistening snowflakes are falling. Herr Drosselmeyer saves Clara and the Nutcracker, whisking them away by balloon to an enchanted land, but only to find a pursuing party led by the Mouse King already there.

The Nutcracker doll thereupon attacks and eventually defeats the Mouse King, and a magnificent celebration gets underway in the Kingdom of Sweets. Clara becomes the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the nephew, the Prince, and they dance a glorious pas de deux.

All of a sudden, Clara wakes up in her bedroom. Together, she and brother Fritz see off Herr Drosselmeyer and his nephew. Clara is left wondering "Was this all a dream?"

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CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreography by: Wayne EAGLING
Music by: Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Set Designer: KAWAGUCHI Naoji
Costume Designer: MAEDA Ayako
Lighting Designer: SAWADA Yuji

Conductors: Alexei BAKLAN (23, 24m, 25, 28, 29 Dec, 1, 2s, 3 Jan) / TOMITA Misato (24s, 31 Dec, 2m Jan)
Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus: The Little Singers of Tokyo

CAST

23 December 19:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: IINO Moeko

24 December 13:00
Clara: IKEDA Risako
Prince: OKUMURA Kosuke
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

24 December 18:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: IKEDA Risako

25 December 13:00
Clara: SHIBAYAMA Saho
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

25 December 18:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

28 December 19:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: IINO Moeko

29 December 13:00
Clara: IKEDA Risako
Prince: OKUMURA Kosuke
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

29 December 18:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

31 December 16:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: IKEDA Risako

1 January 14:00
Clara: SHIBAYAMA Saho
Prince: HAYAMI Shogo
Herr Drosselmeyer: SHIMIZU Yuzaburo
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: SOUTOME Haruka

2 January 13:00
Clara: KIMURA Yuri
Prince: WATANABE Takafumi
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: WATANABE Takuro
Louise: IKEDA Risako

2 January 18:00
Clara: YONEZAWA Yui
Prince: IZAWA Shun
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAJIMA Shunya
The Mouse King: KOSHIBA Fukunobu
Louise: IINO Moeko

3 January 14:00
Clara: ONO Ayako
Prince: FUKUOKA Yudai
Herr Drosselmeyer: NAKAYA Masahiro
The Mouse King: KINOSHITA Yoshito
Louise: OKUDA Kasumi

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • Wayne EAGLING
    Choreography by
    Wayne EAGLING
    KAWAGUCHI Naoji
    Set Designer
    KAWAGUCHI Naoji
    MAEDA Ayako
    Costume Designer
    MAEDA Ayako
    SAWADA Yuji
    Lighting Designer
    SAWADA Yuji
    Alexei BAKLAN
    Conductor
    Alexei BAKLAN
    TOMITA Misato
    Conductor
    TOMITA Misato
  • YONEZAWA Yui
    Clara
    YONEZAWA Yui

    23, 28, 2s

    IZAWA Shun
    Prince
    IZAWA Shun

    23, 28, 2s

    IKEDA Risako
    Clara
    IKEDA Risako

    24m, 29m

    OKUMURA Kosuke
    Prince
    OKUMURA Kosuke

    24m, 29m

    KIMURA Yuri
    Clara
    KIMURA Yuri

    24s, 31, 2m

    WATANABE Takafumi
    Prince
    WATANABE Takafumi

    24s, 31, 2m

    SHIBAYAMA Saho
    Clara
    SHIBAYAMA Saho

    25m, 1

    HAYAMI Shogo
    Prince
    HAYAMI Shogo

    25m, 1

    ONO Ayako
    Clara
    ONO Ayako

    25s, 29, 3

    FUKUOKA Yudai
    Prince
    FUKUOKA Yudai

    25s, 29, 3

TICKETS

Booking Opens: Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 10:00am

*The tickets will be sold for all seats as normal (except the seats in rows 1-2 on the 1st Floor).
*Tickets for the performances on the 25th at 13:00 and the 29th at 18:00 are only sold at the Ticket Agent Pia. Z seats (Day Tickets) are sold at the Theatre.

Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,650 yen

  • You are able to purchase Z seat tickets online from 10:00 am on the day of the performance. Click "BUY TICKETS" next to "Z" under each performance information.
    * Z seats for the performance of Tue, 3 January will go on sale from Mon, 2 January, 11:00. Click the button below.

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  • There is a handling charge of ¥330 (incl. tax).
  • Only when seats allocated as Z seat are still available 2 hours before the show starts, you are able to purchase these tickets at the Box Office of the theatre.
  • Note that all Z seats are on a first come, first served basis and will come with restricted views.

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 or programme change may be required depending on the situation.