| The Sleeping Beauty (arr. Gavin Sutherland) | Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Wayne Eagling |
| National Ballet of Japan | |
| Gavin Sutherland | Conductor |
| Misato Tomita | Conductor |
| Naoji Kawaguchi | Set Designer |
| Toer van Schayk | Costume Designer |
| Yuji Sawada | Lighting Designer |
| Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Yui Yonezawa | Dancer |
| Shun Izawa | Dancer |
| Haruka Sassa | Dancer |
This work is a grand ballet reworked for the opening of the National Ballet of Japan's 2024/25 Season. The staging has been praised as "simply luxurious"; combination of the choreography by Wayne Eagling that maintains a classical style while also employing modern sensibilities, with the sophisticated, colourful costumes perfected by Toer van Schayk which echoes his former career as a dancer, and the eminently tasteful and gorgeous artistry of Kawaguchi Naoji. The leading dancers appear in successive solo performances, providing a sense of the ample dance talent at the National Ballet of Japan. Come and experience the true pleasure of ballet as a comprehensive art form with this classical masterpiece loved the world over as one of Tchaikovsky's three greatest works.
Booking opens on 24 August 2024