The Kabuki
Ballet in two acts
| Choreography Maurice Béjart |
| Music Toshiro Mayuzumi |
| Set and Costumes Nuño Corte-Real |
photo: Shoko Matsuhashi
The Tokyo Ballet revives The Kabuki in October 2024 for the first time in 6 years.
The Kabuki was the first ballet that Maurice Béjart choreographed for The Tokyo Ballet, based on a famous Kabuki play titled Kanadehon Chushingura, a story about 47 samurai in the eighteenth century. It was also the first full-length ballet that Béjart created for a ballet company other than his own Ballet du XXe Siècle. According to Béjart's wishes, music was commissioned to Mayuzumi Toshiro, and set and costumes to Nuño Corte-Real.
A strikingly innovative and dynamic fusion of Japanese traditional performing arts and ballet, The Kabuki became one of Béjart's masterpieces and one of the most important works in the Company's repertoire. Since its world premiere in 1986, The Tokyo Ballet have presented 206 performances both in Japan and abroad, at prestigious theaters in 28 cities in 15 countries including the Palais Garnier, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and Royal Opera House. It was The Kabuki that made The Tokyo Ballet widely known internationally.
The Kabuki curtain call at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on the Campany's 25th international tour in 2012
Saturday 12 October 2024, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Yuranosuke Dan Tsukamoto
Lady Kaoyo Mizuka Ueno, Guest Principal
Okaru Kanako Oki
Kampei Shoma Ikemoto
Sunday 13 October 2024, 14:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Yuranosuke Yasuomi Akimoto, Guest Artist
Lady Kaoyo Yumie Sakaki
Okaru Maria Adachi
Kampei Yuki Higuchi
Monday 14 October 2024, 13:00 @Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Yuranosuke Arata Miyagawa
Lady Kaoyo Hitomi Kaneko
Okaru Akira Akiyama
Kampei Suguru Otsuka
Friday 18 October 2024, 18:30 @Takatsuki Arts Theatre - Torishima Hall (Osaka)
Yuranosuke Dan Tsukamoto
Lady Kaoyo Mizuka Ueno, Guest Principal
Okaru Kanako Oki
Kampei Shoma Ikemoto
Running Time About 2 hours and 20 minutes including an intermission.
Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 10 June 2024 are subject to change.
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
https://www.t-bunka.jp/en/access/
Takatsuki Arts Theatre - Torishima Hall (Osaka)
https://www.takatsuki-bsj.jp/tat/event
For Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
| Category | |
| S | ¥14,500 |
| A | ¥12,000 |
| B | ¥9,000 |
| C | ¥7,000 |
| D | ¥5,000 |
| E | ¥3,000 |
| 25 and Under | ¥2,000 |
For Takatsuki Arts Theatre
| Category | |
| SS With a complementary program book |
¥12,000 |
| S | ¥10,000 |
| A | ¥8,000 |
| B | ¥5,000 |
| 25 and Under | ¥2,000 |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 10 June 2024 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale DatesGeneral ticket sales begin on
For Tokyo performances: Friday 21 June 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Book now
For Takatsuki performance: Thursday 18 July 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Book now
Presales for Tokyo Performances at NBS WEB Ticket
Monday 17 June 2024 at 21:00 -- Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 18:00
*Presale tickets for Takatsuki performance will be available only at the Takatsuki Arts Theatre. More information: https://www.takatsuki-bsj.jp/tat/event
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
To purchase presale and discount tickets at NBS WEB Ticket, you will need to register for a free membership of Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) from here. (We regret that the form is only in Japanese.)
After registration, click here to buy tickets.
1. Parent and Child Tickets (Categories S, A and B)
Child tickets for children between 6 and 18 years old are half the adult price. Parent and Child Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888). Up to two child tickets per one adult ticket can be purchased. You can select seat category but cannot select seat(s). Our system automatically allocates the "best available" seating to you for the price category you have selected.
2. 25 and Under Tickets
¥2,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years go on sale on Thursday 5 September 2024, 21:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
3. Discount for two persons (Categories S, A & B)
Enjoy a discount of ¥1,000 for two persons. Tickets will be on sale during the periods of presales and the general sales at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888).
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
【東京公演】
| 委託： |
令和6年度日本博2.0事業（委託型） |
| 助成： |
文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術等総合支援事業（公演創造活動）） |
| 主催： |  公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会 ／ 独立行政法人日本芸術文化振興会 ／ 文化庁 |
| 後援： | 一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟 |
【高槻公演】
| 主催： | 公益財団法人高槻市文化スポーツ振興事業団 |
