Faster / Carmina Burana

2013/2014 Season

Faster / Carmina Burana

Opera Palace

A hot new work and a timeless masterpiece… Enjoy Bintley's world!

We present two works choreographed by David Bintley: "Faster" is a work inspired by the Olympic Games, which premiered in Britain in June 2012 and gained a high reputation; the other work is a popular repertoire, "Carmina Burana", which became the catalyst to connect Bintley and the National Ballet of Japan.

Choreography
David BINTLEY

[Faster] (Japan Premiere)

In 2012 I created my most recent work, 'Faster', to celebrate the London Olympic Games. The ballet was inspired by the Olympic Motto, "Faster, Higher, Stronger", and is an exploration of both the agony and ecstasy of Olympian sports men and women.

In every piece I make I try to create something fresh and unique, and in 'Faster' I challenged myself to synthesize the kinetic aspect of Sport with that of Dance. In sport, movement is the by-product of the main aim, which is to score a goal or point, cross the finish tape first or launch one’s body or a projectile further or higher than one’s rival, but in that effort the sportsman can effect movement of great grace and beauty. In Dance that grace and beauty, achieved with apparent effortlessness, is the primary aim.


'Faster' is divided into three sections. The first covers the panoply of sports that comprise the main areas of the modern Olympics and which I group together as 'Throwers', 'Aerials','Teams' 'Fighters' and 'Swimmers'.


The second section is given over to the Fighters and the fight in question is not only an adversarial one, but also a 'fight' back to health or form, from injury.


The third part, 'Marathon', was the biggest challenge for me and is an attempt to create a whole large dance section purely on the movement of running. Dancers are more accustomed to performing in pointe shoes than sneakers!


From the London Olympics of 2012, via Brazil in 2016, the baton of friendly sports rivalry is passed and 'Faster' is my congratulatory message to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

- David Bintley
Music
Matthew HINDSON
Costumes
Becs ANDREWS
Lighting
Peter MUMFORD

[Carmina Burana]

The sensational ballet "Carmina Burana" fuses the world of Medieval German secular songs and British pop culture and was performed at the NNTT in 2005 & 2010, attracting tremendous interest. In the melody of cantata, Carmina Burana, composed by Orff, it depicts how three seminarians are swept up by secular lust. Its dramatic music, including three soloist singers, will satisfy music lovers as well. In combination with Bintley's strong, witty choreography, this performance will surely please many audiences.

Music
Carl ORFF
Designes
Philip PROWSE
Lighting
Peter MUMFORD
Conductor
Paul MURPHY
Orchestra
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus
New National Theatre Chorus

Cast

4/19(Sat) 6:00

[Carmina Burana]

Fortuna
YUKAWA Mamiko1
1st Seminarian
SUGANO Hideo
2nd Seminarian
YAHATA Akimitsu
3rd Seminarian
Tyrone SINGLETON(Birmingham Royal Ballet)2
Roast Swan
NAGATA Kayo

[Faster]

Aerial girl
MOTOJIMA Miwa3
Throwers
FUKUDA Keigo
Fighters
FUKUOKA Yudai4, ONO Ayako5
Marathon girl
SOUTOME Haruka

4/20(Sun) 2:00

[Carmina Burana]

Fortuna
YONEZAWA Yui6
1st Seminarian
OKUMURA Kosuke
2nd Seminarian
FUKUDA Keigo
3rd Seminarian
FUKUOKA Yudai4
Roast Swan
MOTOJIMA Miwa3

[Faster]

Aerial girl
MOTOJIMA Miwa3
Throwers
FUKUDA Keigo
Fighters
Tyrone SINGLETON(Birmingham Royal Ballet)2, OKUDA Kasumi
Marathon girl
TAKEDA Hitomi

4/25(Fri) 7:00

[Carmina Burana]

Fortuna
YUKAWA Mamiko1
1st Seminarian
OGUCHI Kuniaki
2nd Seminarian
FURUKAWA Kazunori
3rd Seminarian
Tyrone SINGLETON(Birmingham Royal Ballet)2
Roast Swan
NAGATA Kayo

[Faster]

Aerial girl
NAGATA Kayo
Throwers
YAHATA Akimitsu
Fighters
FUKUOKA Yudai4, ONO Ayako5
Marathon girl
SOUTOME Haruka

4/26(Sat) 2:00

[Carmina Burana]

Fortuna
YONEZAWA Yui6
1st Seminarian
OKUMURA Kosuke
2nd Seminarian
FUKUDA Keigo
3rd Seminarian
FUKUOKA Yudai4
Roast Swan
MOTOJIMA Miwa3

[Faster]

Aerial girl
NAGATA Kayo
Throwers
YAHATA Akimitsu
Fighters
Tyrone SINGLETON(Birmingham Royal Ballet)2, OKUDA Kasumi
Marathon girl
TAKEDA Hitomi

4/27(Sun) 2:00

[Carmina Burana]

Fortuna
YUKAWA Mamiko1
1st Seminarian
SUGANO Hideo
2nd Seminarian
YAHATA Akimitsu
3rd Seminarian
Tyrone SINGLETON(Birmingham Royal Ballet)2
Roast Swan
NAGATA Kayo

[Faster]

Aerial girl
MOTOJIMA Miwa3
Throwers
FUKUDA Keigo
Fighters
FUKUOKA Yudai4, ONO Ayako5
Marathon girl
SOUTOME Haruka
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Singers
YASUI Yoko(Soprano)7, TAKAHASHI Jun(Tenor)8,HAGIWARA Jun(Baritone)9
Chorus
New National Theatre Chorus
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Schedule

April 2014

19 20 25 26 27
SA SU FR SA SU
6:00 2:00 7:00 2:00 2:00

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8% ¥10,800 ¥8,640 ¥6,480 ¥4,320 ¥3,240

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