New National Theatre, Tokyo: Playhouse1-1-1 Hon-machi
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0071, Japan
Dates/times in Tokyo time zone
Programme
| Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) | Music: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Choreography: Motoko Hirayama, Masahiro Yanagimoto | |
| L'après-midi d'un faune | Music: Debussy, Claude (1862-1918) Choreography: Motoko Hirayama |
Performers
| National Ballet of Japan | ||
| Motoko Hirayama | Director, Set Designer | The Rite of Spring, The Rite of Spring |
| Jun Ogasawara | Lighting Designer | The Rite of Spring |
| Koichi Watanabe | Set Designer | The Rite of Spring |
| Noriyuki Mori | Lighting Designer | |
| Keigo Fukuda | Dancer | |
| Kosuke Okumura | Dancer | |
| Yui Yonezawa | Dancer | |
| Yudai Fukuoka | Dancer |
The Rite of Spring is an original dance pieace created at the NNTT, and is a highly regarded masterpiece that has seen many revivals. This important repertoire is now performed by the dancers of the National Ballet of Japan, together with a performance by the male dancers of a new piece, The Afternoon of a Faun.