Tokyo Bunka Kaikan: Main Hall5-45, Ueno Koen
Taito-Ku, Tokyo, 110-8716, Japan
Dates/times in Tokyo time zone
| Tuesday 05 May 2026 | 13:00 |
| Tuesday 05 May 2026 | 18:30 |
| Wednesday 06 May 2026 | 14:00 |
Programme
| Kaguyahime | Music: Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Choreography: Jo Kanamori |
Performers
| The Tokyo Ballet | |||
| Jo Kanamori | Director, Lighting Designer | ||
| Tamae Hirokawa | Costume Designer | ||
| Masakazu Ito | Lighting Designer | ||
| Ryu Endo | Video | ||
| Masaki Kondo | Woodwork | ||
| Akira Akiyama | Dancer | Kaguyahime | May 05 mat, 06 mat |
| Maria Adachi | Dancer | Kaguyahime | May 05 |
| Junya Okazaki | Dancer | Okina | |
| Suguru Otsuka | Dancer | Douji | May 05 mat, 06 mat |
| Dan Tsukamoto | Dancer | Douji | May 05 |
| Kanako Oki | Dancer | Kagehime | May 05 mat, 06 mat |
| Hitomi Kaneko | Dancer | Kagehime | May 05 |
| Shoma Ikemoto | Dancer | The Mikado | May 05 mat, 06 mat |
| Ryunosuke Ubukata | Dancer | The Mikado | May 05 |
Kaguyahime, a princess from the Moon, returns to Earth, at Ueno no Mori. Created for The Tokyo Ballet by Jo Kanamori, KAGUYAHIME world premiered in October 2023 to public and critical acclaim. Inspired by the oldest Japanese surviving piece of prose fiction “The Tale of Bamboo Cutter”, Kanamori has wonderfully drawn universal themes, love and desire, to the music of Claude Debussy.
The performances will be the last shows before Tokyo Bunka Kaikan’s temporary closure for three-year renovation. Don’t miss out the mysterious journey of Kaguyahime at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan!
Running Time About 2 hours and 40 minutes including 2 intermissions.
Recorded music will be used.
