What’s On
Legends Gala
Béjart, Neumeier and Kylián vibrate your soul.
Three gems by three legendary choreographers allows us to deeply perceive life, death, love and universe in three different ways.
Set to Stravinsky’s explosive score, Maurice Béjart’s Le Sacre du Printemps celebrates the primal power of life. The Tokyo Ballet performed it on its Italian tour to huge acclaim in 2024 and revives it in Japan for the first time in seven years.
As if symmetrically, set to slow movements from the most famous piano concertos by Mozart, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort is a poetical and sensuous describtion of love, life, and death which accompanies our lives “from the dawn of our existence till the end”.
Seven Haiku of the Moon was created by John Neumeier for The Tokyo Ballet in 1989. Although inspired by seven Haiku (a short poem consisting of words with a total of seventeen syllables) related to the Moon by five great Haiku poets, Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, Matsuoka Shiki and Yamaguchi Sodo, he established images independent of the poems. Set to the music of Arvo Pärt and Johann Sebastian Bach, the ballet is an exploration of a new dialogue between text and movements. The Tokyo Ballet revives it for the first time in 17 years, for which the choreographer visits the Company in Tokyo to finalize the casting and to give the finishing touch.
- 助成：
文化庁文化芸術振興費補助金（舞台芸術等総合支援事業（公演創造活動））
独立行政法人日本芸術文化振興会 - 主催：公益財団法人日本舞台芸術振興会
- 後援：一般社団法人日本バレエ団連盟
Performance Dates and Venue
Friday 27 February 2026, 19:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Saturday 28 January 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Sunday 1 March 2026, 14:00 @ Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
Venue
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo)
https://www.t-bunka.jp/en/access/
Running Time Approximately 2 hours including an intermission.
Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 31 October 2025 are subject to change.
Program
Le Sacre du Printemps
Choreography Maurice Béjart
Music Igor Stravinsky
Seven Haiku of the Moon
Music Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach
Haiku Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, Sodo
Choreography, Set and Light Design John Neumeier
Petite Mort
Choreography Jiří Kylián
Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Set design Jiří Kylián
Costume design Joke Visser
Light design Jiří Kylián (concept), Joop Caboort (realisation)
Running Time Approximately 2 hours including an intermission.
Recorded music will be used.
*Program and casting as of 31 October 2025 are subject to change.
Tickets (tax included)
| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| S | ¥15,000 | |
| A | ¥12,000 | |
| B | ¥9,000 | |
| C | ¥7,000 | |
| D | ¥5,000 | |
| E | ¥3,000 | |
| 39 and Under | ¥4,000 | |
| 25 and Under | ¥2,000 | |
●Children under 6 years old are not admitted to the auditorium.
●Program and casting as of 31 October 2025 are subject to change. Changes in the program or the cast do not entitle holders to return or exchange tickets.
Ticket Sale Dates
General ticket sales begin on
Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Presales at NBS WEB Ticket
(Categories S, A, B, C, D & E)
Tuesday 2 December 2025 at 19:00 - Friday 5 December 2025 at 18:00
Presales and Discount Tickets at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center
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1. Parent and Child Tickets (Categories S, A & B)
Child tickets for children between 6 and 18 years old (on the day of the performance) are half the adult price. Parent and Child Tickets will go on sale on Friday 9 January 2026 at 10:00 at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888). Up to two child tickets per one adult ticket can be purchased. You can select seat category but cannot select seat(s). Our system automatically allocates the best available seating to you for the price category you have selected.
2. 25 and Under Tickets
¥2,000 tickets for those aged 6 to 25 years (on the performance date) go on sale on Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You cannot select seat(s). You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
3. 39 and Under Tickets
¥4,000 tickets for those aged 26 to 39 years (on the performance date) go on sale on Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:00 at NBS WEB Ticket. You cannot select seat(s). You must bring identity documents with proof of age to pick up your tickets at the venue on the performance day.
4. Discount for two persons (Categories S, A & B)
Enjoy a discount of ¥1,000 for two persons. Tickets will be on sale during the periods of presales and the general sales at NBS WEB Ticket and NBS Ticket Center (Phone 03-3791-8888).
For more information, please contact us at +81-(0)3-3791-8888 (phone) or english@nbs.or.jp.