Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 41 (1985) award
Yoko Morishita
もりした ようこ
Morishita Yōko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-12-07 （Eba, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Ballerina
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Memberships
- Member of Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Akiko Tachibana, Michiko Suwa, Galina Ulanova, Marika Besobrasova
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Arts Encouragement Award (Newcomer) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Gold Medal at Varna International Ballet Competition | — | — | Varna International Ballet Competition | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Art Encouragement Award (Minister of Education) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Mainichi Art Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Tokyo Citizen Cultural Honor Award | — | — | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Japan Art Academy Award | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Laurence Olivier Award | — | — | Laurence Olivier Award | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Hiroshima Prefecture Honorary Citizen Award | — | — | Hiroshima Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Praemium Imperiale | — | — | Praemium Imperiale | 受賞 |
| 2012 | China Cultural Award | — | — | China Cultural Award | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | — | — | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | 受章 |
Arts Encouragement Award (Newcomer)
1971
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Gold Medal at Varna International Ballet Competition
1974
Organization:
Varna International Ballet Competition
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award
1975
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Award (Minister of Education)
1978
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
1982
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Tokyo Citizen Cultural Honor Award
1984
Organization:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award
1985
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Laurence Olivier Award
1985
Organization:
Laurence Olivier Award
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize
1990
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1997
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Hiroshima Prefecture Honorary Citizen Award
2000
Organization:
Hiroshima Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Praemium Imperiale
2012
Organization:
Praemium Imperiale
Result:
受賞
China Cultural Award
2012
Organization:
China Cultural Award
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
2024
Organization:
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Bibliography
Adaptations
- The Nutcracker
Legacy
As the first Japanese prima ballerina to achieve international acclaim, she received numerous honors and as director of the Matsuyama Ballet Company, dedicated herself to nurturing future generations.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Trivia
- Despite her petite stature of 150 cm, she achieved worldwide fame.
- She is a second-generation atomic bomb survivor.