[Hiroshima Event] Nicolas Le Riche & Clairemarie Osta Classical Ballet Special Workshop

Soy Planning Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative: Tomohiro Yoshida), which plans and produces high-quality ballet events, will hold the "Nicolas Le Riche, Clairemarie Osta Classical Ballet Special Workshop" featuring former Paris Opera Ballet Etoiles on Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th, in the rehearsal room of JMS Aster Plaza in Hiroshima.

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Held on July 18th (Sat) & July 19th (Sun) at JMS Aster Plaza Rehearsal Room, Hiroshima.

Nicolas Le Riche and Clairemarie Osta, who will be the main instructors for this event, have both graced numerous brilliant stages as Etoiles representing the Paris Opera Ballet. After retiring from the Opera, Le Riche served as Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Ballet for eight years until 2025, bringing significant growth to the company by nurturing stars such as Haruka Sasa (currently Principal at Berlin State Ballet) and Kentaro Mimori (currently Principal at Vienna State Ballet). Osta taught at the Paris Conservatory of Music and Dance before heading the ballet department at the Royal Swedish Academy. Both have an excellent track record in ballet education, having served as variation instructors for the Prix de Lausanne with their precise, clear, and attentive guidance, and also served as judges in 2021.

Clairemarie Osta

This workshop will offer classical ballet classes where participants can learn the basics one by one directly from Paris Opera Ballet Etoiles, Barre au sol (floor barre) classes to develop core strength and proper body usage, enhancing axial stability and flexibility, variation classes for beginner-intermediate levels to refine technique and expressiveness and improve the completeness of their dancing, and pointe classes for intermediate-advanced levels to aim for stable pointe work while learning correct posture and foot usage. The variation classes, where participants can receive direct instruction from Osta, who is particularly renowned for her detailed and affectionate variation coaching at the Prix de Lausanne, are a particularly valuable opportunity.

Nicolas Le Riche

[Nicolas Le Riche, Clairemarie Osta Classical Ballet Special Workshop]

Dates: Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th

Venue: JMS Aster Plaza Rehearsal Room, 4-17 Kako-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 730-0812

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<Beginner-Intermediate Class> *2-day participation required

◆ Target Participants: Female students from 4th grade elementary school to 1st grade junior high school (3+ years of ballet experience)

◆ Class Content

1 [Classical Ballet Class] Instructor: Nicolas Le Riche

This class allows participants to learn the basics one by one with careful instruction directly from an experienced, top-tier ballet instructor.

While emphasizing correct body usage and beautiful positions, it builds a solid foundation for dancing that will lead to future success.

2 [Barre au sol & Variation] Instructor: Clairemarie Osta

Develop core strength and proper body usage with Barre au sol, enhancing axial stability and flexibility. In the variation lesson, participants will refine their technique and expressiveness through solos from classical works, improving the completeness of their dancing.

*Variation lessons can be taken in either ballet shoes or pointe shoes.

*Class content is subject to change.

◆ Schedule

Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th

12:00 - 15:15 (Two 90-minute classes with a 15-minute break in between)

*Class times are subject to change.

<Intermediate-Advanced Class> *2-day participation required

◆ Target Participants: Female students from 1st grade junior high school to age 29 (5+ years of ballet experience)

◆ Class Content

1 [Classical Ballet Class] Instructor: Nicolas Le Riche

This class allows participants to learn the basics one by one with careful instruction directly from an experienced, top-tier ballet instructor.

While emphasizing correct body usage and beautiful positions, it builds a solid foundation for dancing that will lead to future success.

2 [Barre au sol & Pointe] Instructor: Clairemarie Osta

Develop core strength and proper body usage with Barre au sol, enhancing axial stability and flexibility. In the pointe lesson, participants will carefully review the basics, aiming for stable pointe work while learning correct posture and foot usage.

*Class content is subject to change.

◆ Schedule

Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th

15:45 - 19:00 (Two 90-minute classes with a 15-minute break in between)

*Class times are subject to change.

<Participation Fee>

[YBC Ballet Competition Participants (Participants or applicants for the YBC Ballet Competition between January 2026 and December 2026)]

Beginner-Intermediate Class / Intermediate-Advanced Class (2 days): 26,000 yen

[General Public]

Beginner-Intermediate Class / Intermediate-Advanced Class (2 days): 34,000 yen

<Application>

Application Form

<Inquiries>

Soy Planning Co., Ltd. mail@ybcballet.com

(YBC Ballet Competition / Workshop Secretariat)

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<About Soy Planning Co., Ltd.>

[Company Overview]

Company Name: Soy Planning Co., Ltd.

Headquarters Address: 2-45-6-1F Nakatehara, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Representative Director: Tomohiro Yoshida

Established: May 2010

Website: https://www.soyplanning.com

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