National Ballet of Japan
The National Ballet of Japan, also known as the New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo, is a Japanese ballet company founded in 1997 with the opening of the New National Theatre, Tokyo, where it is resident. Its repertoire ranges from the classical ballets of Tchaikovsky to contemporary works, choreographers represented including Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, Roland Petit, David Bintley, William Forsythe, and Christopher Wheeldon. As of 2025, the company has seventy-five full-time dancers.
Premières
New ballets premiered by the company include:- ', based on The Tale of the Heike, with music by Ishii Maki and choreography by
- ', based on The Lady of the Camellias, with music by Berlioz and choreography by