A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Kosuke Okumura (Albrecht) and Ayako Ono (Giselle)

Ayako Ono (Giselle)

The Wilis, Act 2

Von Naomi Mori, 26 Oktober 2022

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“the title role was danced by Ayako Ono, a delicate and versatile dancer”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo, am 21 Oktober 2022

Giselle (Alastair Marriott, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa)

National Ballet of Japan

Alexei Baklan, Musikalische Leitung

Misato Tomita, Musikalische Leitung

Miyako Yoshida, Regie

Dick Bird, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Rick Fisher, Licht

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ayako Ono, Tanz

Kosuke Okumura, Tanz

Keigo Fuduku, Tanz

Asako Terada, Tanz

Risako Ikeda, Tanz

Shogo Hayami, Tanz

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*****

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*****

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***11

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***11

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****1

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***11

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Naomi Mori

Naomi is a blogger living in Tokyo and travels frequently to see ballet. She is a law graduate of Waseda University and a former film publicist, film critic and IT business researcher/strategist. She blogs at La Dolce Vita in Japanese. She tweets about ballet as @naomip_86. and takes ballet class regularly