Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1971) award
Chaikovsky Memorial Tokyo Ballet
チャイコフスキーキネントウキョウバレエダン
Chaikovsky Memorial Tokyo Ballet Company
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1964-08-30 （Meguro, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Headquarters: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan → Ueno (performances centered at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)
Career
- Occupations
- Ballet company, Dance company
- Active Years
- 1964-
- Affiliations
- Maurice Béjart Ballet (sister company), Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (primary performance venue)
- Influenced By
- Maurice Béjart, Jiří Kylián, John Neumeier, Vladimir Vasiliev, Natalia Makarova, Mats Ek, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Sylvie Guillem
- Influenced
- The Japanese ballet scene, The trend of international co-productions in performing arts, Development of young dancers and international career pathways
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Tchaikovsky Memorial | — | — | Soviet Ministry of Culture | 名称贈与 |
Tchaikovsky Memorial
1966
Organization:
Soviet Ministry of Culture
Result:
名称贈与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Kabuki
Contemporary balletA stage work by Maurice Béjart incorporating elements of Kabuki; a major contemporary ballet in the company's repertoire.
Japanese cultural elementsKabukiInternational collaboration
Perfect Conception
Contemporary danceWorks by Jiří Kylián featuring technical and symbolic choreography.
Inner expressionSymbolism
Seven Haiku on the Moon
Contemporary balletA poetic short-piece series by John Neumeier inspired by Japanese haiku.
Poetic lyricismJapanese culture
Swan Lake (Burmeister version)
Classical ballet (full-length)The Burmeister version of Swan Lake staged by the Tokyo Ballet in 2016; a full-length classical production presented with a renewed choreographic perspective.
Love and tragedyTransformation
Le Corsaire (Holmes version)
Classical ballet (full-length)The Holmes version of Le Corsaire first staged by the company in 2019; characterized by demanding technique and dramatic flair.
AdventureRomanticism
Romeo and Juliet (Neumeier version)
Contemporary ballet / classical dramaJohn Neumeier's choreographic version emphasizing narrative and theatrical elements.
Love and tragedyTheatricality
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adopts a wide range of dance expressions from classical to contemporary, emphasizing musicality and dynamism
- Recurring Motifs
- Incorporation of Japanese cultural elementsInternational co-productionsClose collaboration with music and conductors
Legacy
Since its founding in 1964, the company has been one of Japan's leading ballet troupes, touring domestically and internationally and contributing to the development of Japanese performing arts through collaborations with international choreographers and conductors.
Academic Societies
- Japan Ballet Association
Archives
- Ballet Archive (performance records)
In Popular Culture
- Ueno Forest Ballet Holiday (regional performance series)
- Meguro Ballet Festival (community event)
Quotes
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"A world ballet company born in Japan"
Source: Wikipedia (Tokyo Ballet) (2019)
Trivia
- Founded in 1964.
- In 1966 the company was granted the name 'Tchaikovsky Memorial' by the Soviet Ministry of Culture.
- Celebrated its 50th anniversary on August 30, 2014.
- By December 24, 2019, it had given 826 domestic performances.
- In 1979 it became one of the first Japanese ballet companies to appear on the Bolshoi Theatre stage.