We
are delighted to announce that The Stuttgart Ballet Gala will be presented in
Tokyo at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, in March 2022.
After
The Stuttgart Ballet's Japan tour originally scheduled for March 2022 was
forced to be cancelled, the Company and Japan Performing Arts Foundation have
had earnest discussions what we would be able to do. Artistic Director Tamas
Detrich and the Company tried to find ways to reach the Japanese audiences and
finally decided to bring Gala performances with three different exuberant
programs composed of excerpts and works ranging from the Company's legendary masterpieces
by John Cranko and Marcia Haydée, works by other great choreographers such as Kenneth
MacMillan and John Neumeier, to the latest contemporary pieces among others by
the Company's choreographer. In addition, Maurice Béjart's Boléro will be
specially danced by Friedemann Vogel with The Tokyo Ballet. Friedemann Vogel and
The Stuttgart Ballet are usually permitted to perform the ballet only at their
own theater in Stuttgart by the Fondation Maurice Béjart, but the Fondation has
given Vogel and The Tokyo Ballet special permission to dance in Tokyo on this
occasion with their kind consideration as the Gala will be presented under the
difficult circumstances.
Although
the participating dancers in the Gala will be limited to six Principal Dancers including
Elisa Badenes and Friedemann Vogel and six rising stars of Demi Soloists
including the two winners of the Prix de Lausanne, Mackenzie Brown and Gabriel
Figueredo, each program is promised to showcase the essence of the artistry of
the Company and highlights from its diverse repertoire, and feature the
outstanding talents of The Stuttgart Ballet.
Japan
Performing Arts Foundation (NBS)
Performance
Dates and Venue
Saturday
19 March 2022, 18:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sunday 20
March 2022, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Monday 21
March 2022, 15:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Participating
Dancers
Principal
Dancers
Rocio
Aleman, Elisa Badenes, Agnes Su, David Moore, Marti Fernández Paixa, Friedemann
Vogel
Demi
Soloists
Mackenzie
Brown, Henrik Erikson, Gabriel Figueredo, Clemens Fröhlich, Alessandro
Giaquinto, Matteo Miccini
Gala Programs
Each
program is scheduled to be composed of around 10 pieces including the below
listed works. Full programs will be announced at a later date.
＜Program A＞
Saturday 19 March 2022, 18:00
Solo
Choreography Hans van Manen
Music Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Henrik Erikson, Alessandro Giaquinto, Matteo Miccini
Grand pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography Marcia Haydée
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Performed by Mackenzie Brown, Gabriel Figueredo
Pas de deux from Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet
Choreography John Cranko
Music Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by Rocio Aleman, Marti Fernández Paixa
Pas de trois from Blake Works I
Put That Away and Talk to Me
Choreography William Forsythe
Music James Blake
Performed by Agnes Su, Mackenzie Brown, Matteo Miccini
Pas de deux from Act 2 of Mayerling
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Franz Liszt
Arrangement and orchestration John Lanchbury
Performed by Elisa Badenes, Friedemann Vogel
Boléro
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Music Maurice Ravel
Performed by Friedemann Vogel and The Tokyo Ballet
＜Program B＞
Sunday 20 March 2022, 15:00
Pas de deux from Act I of Onegin
Choreography John Cranko
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Arrangement Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Performed by Elisa Badenes, Friedemann Vogel
Pas de deux from Act 2 of Lady of the Camellias
Choreography John Neumeier
Music Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Elisa Badenes, David Moore
Pas de deux from Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet
Choreography John Cranko
Music Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by Rocio Aleman, Marti Fernández Paixa
Pas de trois from Blake Works I
Put That Away and Talk to Me
Choreography William Forsythe
Music James Blake
Performed by Agnes Su, Mackenzie Brown, Matteo Miccini
Pas de deux from Act 2 of Mayerling
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Franz Listz
Arrangement and orchestration John Lanchbery
Performed by Elisa Badenes, Friedemann Vogel
Boléro
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Music Maurice Ravel
Performed by Friedemann Vogel and The Tokyo Ballet
＜Program C＞
Monday 21 March 2022, 15:00
Grand pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography Marcia Haydée
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Performed by Mackenzie Brown, Gabriel Figueredo
Solo
Choreography Hans van Manen
Music Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Henrik Erikson, Alessandro Giaquinto, Matteo Miccini
Pas de deux from Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet
Choreography John Cranko
Music Sergei Prokofiev
Performed by Rocio Aleman, Marti Fernández Paixa
A Spell on You
Choreography Marco Goecke
Music Nina Simone
Performed by Mackenzie Brown, Henrik Erikson, Matteo Miccini, Alessandro Giaquinto
Pas de deux from Act I of Onegin
Choreography John Cranko
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Arrangement Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Performed by Elisa Badenes, Friedemann Vogel
Pas de deux from Act 2 of Mayerling
Choreography Kenneth MacMillan
Music Franz Listz
Arrangement and orchestration John Lanchbery
Performed by Elisa Badenes, Friedemann Vogel
Boléro
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Music Maurice Ravel
Performed by Friedemann Vogel and The Tokyo Ballet
Ticket
Prices
S: ￥17,000 A: ￥15,000
B: ￥13,000 C: ￥10,000 D: ￥8,000
E: ￥6,000
- Presale
at NBS WEB Tickets: Wednesday 19 January 2022, 21:00 - Thursday 20 January
2022, 23:59
- General
sale: Friday 21 January 2022, 10:00
*Programs
and casting as 7 January 2022 are subject to change.
●Please note that we are to present the performances with the utmost caution in line with national and regional guidelines for novel coronavirus infection prevention measures, and that the performance dates and details are subject to change depending on circumstances. We will be posting on our website a list of novel coronavirus precautions upon attending the performance. Audience members are kindly asked to read it before attending the performance.
