It was during the 2007 premiere tour of “Le Corsaire” in Sapporo, Hokkaido, that K-Ballet Tokyo faced a crisis. The company’s founder and artistic director Tetsuya Kumakawa sustained a knee injury on ...

The 1960s were a tumultuous time for Japan. With protests against the Japan-U.S. security treaty and general political upheaval, revolution was in the air. It was also, however, a time of jubilant ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the curtain rises on act two of Giselle, the heroine is already dead. This is not much of a spoiler: Giselle is one of the oldest ...

A much-loved repertoire of the National Ballet of Japan. This production, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, is among the best of many "Cinderella" ballets, and has been performed by the Royal ...