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My First Ballet – Swan Lake
Have a first taste of ballet masterpiece.
The Tokyo Ballet’s My First Ballet – Swan Lake is a friendly adaptation of the world’s most famous ballet, enjoyable for first-time ballet viewers aged four upwards. One of the characters will be a storyteller in Japanese to navigate you through the timeless love story and the beautiful dancing, set to a shortened version of Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score.
Experience the thrill of the ballet masterpiece with family and friends!
My First Ballet – Swan Lake
Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Staging and Choreography Yukari Saito, Shiori Sano and Kazuo Kimura after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Libretto Yoshiharu Tachiakwa
Design Maki Nomura
Running Time Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes including an intermission.
Performance Dates, Venues and Cast
Friday 7 August 2026, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
Odette/Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
Saturday 8 August 2026, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
Odette/Odile Hitomi Kaneko
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Saturday 8 August 2026, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Kotone Hasegawa
Prince Siegfried Yuki Nanye
Sunday 9 August 2026, 11:30 @Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
Odette/Odile Hitomi Kaneko
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Sunday 9 August 2026, 15:00 @Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
Odette/Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
＜On Tour＞
Friday 19 June 2026, 18:30 @Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru (Hokkaido)
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Kotone Hasegawa
Prince Siegfried Yuki Nanye
Wednesday 22 July 2026, 14:00 @Fukuoka Symphony Hall, ACROS Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Odette/Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
Thursday 23 July 2026, 14:00 @Fukuoka Symphony Hall, ACROS Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Kotone Hasegawa
Prince Siegfried Yuki Nanye
Saturday 25 July 2026, 14:00 @Sunport Hall Takamatsu (Kagawa)
Odette/Odile Hitomi Kaneko
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Tuesday 28 July 2026, 15:00 @Mie Center for the Arts (Mie)
Odette Eriko Nakajima
Odile Kotone Hasegawa
Prince Siegfried Yuki Nanye
Thursday 30 July 2026, 14:00 @Takatsuki Arts Theatre (Osaka)
Odette/Odile Hitomi Kaneko
Prince Siegfried Shoma Ikemoto
Friday 31 July 2026, 15:00 @HIGASHIOSAKA Cultural Creation Hall (Osaka)
Odette/Odile Akimi Denda
Prince Siegfried Ryunosuke Ubukata
Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 23 March 2026 are subject to change.
Tickets (tax included)
Meguro Persimmon Hall (Tokyo)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | ¥7,000 | ¥3,500 | ||
| A | ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | ||
General on-sale at NBS website in English and Japanese from Thursday 28 May 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru (Hokkaido)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | ¥6,000 | ¥3,000 | ||
| A | ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | ||
General on-sale at NBS website in Japanese from Tuesday 7 April 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Fukuoka Symphony Hall, ACROS Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | |||
General on-sale at NBS website in Japanese from Tuesday 14 April 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Sunport Hall Takamatsu (Kagawa)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ¥5,000 | ¥2,000 | ||
| B | ¥4,000 | ¥2,500 | ||
For tickets, please contact the theater. There will be no sales at NBS.
Mie Center for the Arts (Mie)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | |||
For tickets, please contact the theater. There will be no sales at NBS.
Takatsuki Arts Theatre (Osaka)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | |||
For tickets, please contact the theater. There will be no sales at NBS.
HIGASHIOSAKA Cultural Creation Hall (Osaka)
| Category | Adult | Child aged 4-15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | ¥5,000 | ¥2,500 | ||
| A | ¥4,000 | ¥2,000 | ||
General on-sale at NBS website in Japanese from Thursday 23 April 2026, 10:00 a.m.
For all performances:
●For ages 4 and up. Children under 4 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Child tickets are for those aged 4 to 15 (if 15, in junior high school).
●Program and casting as of 23 March 2026 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale Dates
General on-sale for Tokyo performances begins on
Thursday 28 May 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Presale at NBS WEB Ticket
Thursday 21 May, 19:00 – Tuesday 26 May 2026, 18:00
Presale and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
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For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.
東京公演
- 主催：公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会
- 共催：公益財団法人目黒区芸術文化振興財団
- 後援： 一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟
札幌公演
- 主催：公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会／北海道新聞社／エフエム北海道／道新文化事業社
- 共催：札幌文化芸術劇場 hitaru（札幌市芸術文化財団）
- 特別協力：UHB北海道文化放送
福岡公演
- 主催：福岡県／公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会／公益財団法人アクロス福岡
- 共催：KBC
- 後援：福岡県教育委員会／福岡市
高松公演
- 主催：公益財団法人高松市文化芸術財団／高松市
- 後援：高松市教育委員会
津公演
- 主催：三重県文化会館【指定管理者：公益財団法人三重県文化振興事業団】
- 協賛：株式会社 日硝ハイウエー
高槻公演
- 主催：公益財団法人高槻市文化スポーツ振興事業団
東大阪公演
- 主催：公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会／PFI東大阪文化創造館株式会社
- 協力：キョードーエンタテインメント