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K-ballet is a Japanese ballet company. The company started in 1999, and has since held approximately 50 annual performances.
K-Ballet | |
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General information | |
Name | K-Ballet |
Local name | K-バレエカンパニー |
Year founded | 1999 |
Founders | Tetsuya Kumakawa Michael Nunn |
Website | http://k-ballet.co.jp |
Artistic staff | |
Artistic Director | Tetsuya Kumakawa |
Deputy Director | Stuart Cassidy |
Ballet Mistress | Shiori Asakawa, Ran Yamada |
Ballet Master | Hayato Nishino, Rei Sakoh |
Other | |
Orchestra | Theatre Orchestra of Tokyo |
Official school | K-Ballet School |
K-Ballet's activity was first recognised internationally in July 2004, when the ballet group was invited to New York's Metropolitan Opera House with The Royal Ballet, one of the World's leading ballet companies.[1] The honorary president is currently renowned ballet dancer, Sir Anthony Dowell.[2]
There are currently almost 70 dancers and artists involved in K-Ballet's productions. The most notable include Artistic Director Tetsuya Kumakawa, Principal Dancer Shohei Horiuchi, and Principal Soloist Dancer Mina Kobayashi (as of June 2022).[3]
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