This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Tokyo Ballet, and the company plans to celebrate every step of the way.
To launch a full year's commemoration of its ethos — creative exchanges in dance on a national and global stage — the company's party kicks off with the Japan première of "Romeo and Juliet" by the U.S. dancer/choreographer and artistic director of the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier. The production runs at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Ueno from Feb. 6-9.
With its tour to Athens in December, The Tokyo Ballet has now performed in 150 cities in 30 different countries — totaling 722 overseas performances since 1964. This production of "Romeo and Juliet" gives the internationally active company a chance to celebrate its home-based relationship with visiting foreign artists and choreographers.