| K-Ballet | |
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| General information | |
| Name | K-Ballet |
| Local name | K-バレエカンパニー |
| Year founded | 1999 |
| Founders | Tetsuya Kumakawa Michael Nunn |
| Website | http://k-ballet.co.jp |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Tetsuya Kumakawa |
| Deputy Director | Stuart Cassidy |
| Ballet Mistress | Shiori Asakawa, Ran Yamada |
| Ballet Master | Hayato Nishino, Rei Sakoh |
| Other | |
| Orchestra | Theatre Orchestra of Tokyo |
| Official school | K-Ballet School |
K-ballet is a Japanese ballet company. The company started in 1999, and has since held approximately 50 annual performances.
K-Ballet's activity was first recognised internationally in July 2004, when the ballet group was invited to New York's Metropolitan Opera House with The Royal Ballet, one of the World's leading ballet companies.[1] The honorary president is currently renowned ballet dancer, Sir Anthony Dowell.[2]
- ^ "Company Profile: Tetsuya Kumakawa, Artist Director" (in Japanese). K-ballet Company.
- ^ "Company History" (in Japanese). K-ballet Company.