National Ballet of Japan - Giselle

The National Ballet of Japan makes its European debut at the Royal Opera House with its acclaimed production of Giselle by the company’s artistic director Miyako Yoshida, the first Japanese ballerina to be made a Principal dancer in the history of The Royal Ballet. With staging and additional choreography by Alastair Marriott, the production features lighting by Rick Fisher and spectacular set by Dick Bird inspired by the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, the backdrop for this evergreen tale of love, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption.

Resident at the New National Theatre in Tokyo, the national ballet company of Japan is the flagship institution of one of the world’s most vibrant ballet cultures. With 75 full-time dancers, the National Ballet of Japan performs three centuries of repertory from 19th century classics – in productions by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Roland Petit and Kenneth MacMillan – to contemporary works by Christopher Wheeldon, David Bintley and William Forsythe.