The 31th NBS Premium Ballet Series

Subscribers are incredibly valuable supporters of Japan Performing Arts Foundation to continue its vital work. We are now accepting subscribers for the 31st NBS Premium Ballet Series. If you like ballet, join us to see a series of world-class performances and enjoy subscriber benefits.


1 March 2021

Hamburg Ballet 2020 Japan Tour

Anna Karenina
Ballet by John Neumeier, inspired by Leo Tolstoy

Photo: Kiran West

Bernstein Dances
Ballet Revue by John Neumeier

Photo: Kiran West

John Neumeier
Artistic Director

Photo: Kiran West

2 April/May 2021

The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart, performed by The Tokyo Ballet and Béjart Ballet Lausanne

The Ninth Symphony
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Music Ludwig van Beethoven

Photo: Kiyonori Hasegawa
Photo: Kiyonori Hasegawa

Cast The Tokyo Ballet and Béjart Ballet Lausanne
Conductor Toshiaki Umeda
Orchestra Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Yui Takahashi (soprano), Nozomi Kato (mezzo-soprano), Hironori Jo (tenor), Shunsuke Imai (baritone)
Chorus Tokyo Opera Singers

Maurice Béjart

Photo: Yoshihiro Kawaguchi

Ludwig van Beethoven


3 June/July 2021

English National Ballet 2021 Japan Tour

Romeo & Juliet
Choreography Rudolf Nureyev

Photo: Laurent Liotardo

Giselle
Direction and Choreography Akram Khan

Photo: Laurent Liotardo

Tamara Rojo
Artistic Director

Photo: Jeff Gilbert

4 June/July 2021

The 16th World Ballet Festival

Program A / Program B

Photos: Kiyonori Hasegawa

From the curtain calls of the 15th World Ballet Festival


5 March 2022

The Stuttgart Ballet 2020 Japan Tour

The Sleeping Beauty
Choreography Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa

Photo: Bernhard Weis

Mayerling
Choreography Sir Kenneth MacMillan

Photo: Bernhard Weis

Tamas Detrich
Artistic Director

Photo: Roman Novitzky

Subscriber Benefits

1) Priority booking ahead of the public

2) Discounts on additional tickets

3) Complimentary program books

4) Access to open class of the artists to take part in the 16th World Ballet Festival, and access to open stage rehearsal of English National Ballet

5) Priority booking for other performances presented by Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS)

6) Email updates (sent only to customers who signed up)