The , 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: (1998), based on The Tale of the Heike, with music by Ishii Maki and choreography by (2007), based on The Lady of the Camellias, with music by Berlioz and choreography by
Overseas The company's international debut was at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2008, followed by first performances at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 2009 and at the Royal Opera House in London in 2025.
Artistic Directors (1997–) () David Bintley (2010/11–) Ōhara Noriko (2014–) Yoshida Miyako (2020–)
Principals Fukuoka Yudai Hayami Shogo
Kimura Yuri Okumura Kosuke
Shibayama Saho Watanabe Takafumi
See also Kawamura Maki Tokyo Ballet
References
External links National Ballet of Japan National Ballet of Japan