Ballet Ensemble Gala 2026 - Kanto Performance: A Luxurious Program Featuring Masterpieces! All Performing Works Revealed!

Ballet Ensemble Gala Performance 2026

Marty Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 2-14-4 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Mita Keio Building 1F), a supplier of ballet and dance goods, will hold the Ballet Ensemble Gala 2026 Kanto Performance on Saturday, July 25, 2026. This performance is a ballet event where professional dancers active both domestically and internationally perform alongside aspiring future professionals, and it is held every summer.

What is the Ballet Ensemble Gala Performance?

This performance is a ballet event where professional dancers active both domestically and internationally perform alongside aspiring future professionals. "Ensemble" means "together, unity, harmony" in French. It embodies the desire for professional dancers and future professional dancers to gather and share a wonderful time with the audience.

In the second part of this performance, future dancers will collaborate and challenge themselves with full-length productions that are authentic and of a high level. Professional dancers will support the future professional dancers by passing on their experience while appearing on the same stage, enabling them to take their first step as professional dancers.

In the first part, a wide range of works will be performed, from "Ballet Gala Concert - Pas de Deux Works" featuring famous scenes from classical ballet, to "Original and Choreographic Works" performed by professional dancers active overseas in their actual locations, adding splendor to this performance.

This gala concert is recommended not only for ballet fans but also for those who are attending a ballet performance for the first time.

Kanto Performance Program Announced!

The following program will be performed at the Kanto Performance!

■Part 1 / Ballet Gala Concert

1. Opening / Future Dancers

2. From "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux" / Anna Ishii, Takahiro Nakajima

3. From "The Water" / Miwa Shibagaki, Kotaro Hirose

4. Pas de Deux of the Slaves from Act 1 of "Le Corsaire" / Danfu Inoue, Takafumi Tamagawa

5. Pas de Deux from "La Fille Mal Gardée" / Mayuka Sato, Shugo Kawakami

6. From "The Flames of Paris" / Riku Kawanishi, Eichi Fujita

7. Grand Pas de Deux from "Harlequinade" / Miho Okamura, Reo Morikawa

8. Grand Pas de Deux from Act 3 of "Don Quixote" / Momona Sakakibara, Shoma Ogasawara

Entrée, 1st Va, 2nd Va - Future Dancers

■Part 2 / Highlights from "The Nutcracker"

Masha / Yumi Yamada

Prince / Takahiro Kusukami

Drosselmeyer / Kaimai Kawamura

Fritz / Riku Kawanishi

Friends / Mitsuki Amada, Hinano Kaneko, Momo Kishimoto, Nene Shoji, Yuki Teranishi, Ayana Nabekabe, Eriko Maki, Miki Yamada

Mother / Momoko Sakuraba

Father / Kotaro Hirose

Guests / Eka Sashide, Yuka Kobayashi, Nana Takahashi, Ayaki Nagao, Yukino Watanabe, Mana Furukawa, Takahiro Nakajima, Masayoshi Sato, Yusuke Kuroda, Rio Kiritani, Reo Morikawa, Shoma Ogasawara

The Nutcracker / Eichi Fujita

Harlequin / Takafumi Tamagawa

Columbine / Danfu Inoue

Moors / Mayuka Sato, Shugo Kawakami

King Rat / Kotaro Hirose

Rats / Shoma Ogasawara, Rio Kiritani, Takahiro Nakajima, Reo Morikawa

Soldiers / Riku Kawanishi, Yusuke Kuroda, Masayoshi Sato, Eichi Fujita

Baby Rats / Mario Nishida, Kanta Itaya

Spanish Dance / Anna Ishii, Eichi Fujita

Arabian Dance / Eka Sashide, Mayuka Sato, Miha Shibagaki, Kaoru Hayakawa

Chinese Dance / Miho Okamura, Reo Morikawa

Russian Dance / Momona Sakakibara, Shoma Ogasawara

Trois Gnômes / Momo Kishimoto, Sena Sugihara, Riku Kawanishi

Waltz of the Flowers Soloists / Danfu Inoue, Momoka Ninomiya, Miri Fujii, Rio Yamamoto, Shugo Kawakami, Masayoshi Sato, Takafumi Tamagawa, Takahiro Nakajima

Waltz of the Flowers Corps de Ballet / Saiko Omiya, Hinano Kaneko, Yuka Kobayashi, Momoko Sakuraba, Nana Takahashi, Yuki Teranishi, Ayaki Nagao, Ayana Nabekabe, Chika Yano, Uta Yamasaki, Miki Yamada, Yukino Watanabe

Details of the performance can be found here

Performance Flyer

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Performance Overview [Kanto Performance]

Venue

Kurian Grand Hall

Date and Time

Saturday, July 25, 2026 Doors Open 15:00 / Performance Starts 15:30

Performance Content

Part 1 / Ballet Gala Concert

- A feast of professional ballet dancers active both domestically and internationally -

Part 2 / "The Nutcracker" Highlights

- Collaboration between professional ballet dancers and future dancers -

HP

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Ticket Sales Site

https://teket.jp/3725/66770

Ticket Prices

Premium S Seat / ¥15,000 ・ S Seat / ¥11,000 ・ A Seat / ¥8,800

Purchase tickets here

Supervision Introduction

Mutsuki Yoshida

[Supervisor] Mutsuki Yoshida

Former Moscow Classical Ballet of Russia
/ MBD Director

Born in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture.

Began studying classical ballet at age 6. Studied under Ms. Yoko Aoyama. 1998: Studied abroad at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Studied under Ms. Sofia Golovkina (then Principal). 2000: Was a member of the Moscow Classical Ballet of Russia. Appeared in all domestic and international performances. In Russia, she provided private instruction for children preparing for ballet school entrance, taught ballet classes for rhythmic gymnastics, and coached individual variations.

2019: Left the company and currently teaches in Japan. In the same year, she began teaching at Studio Marty. 2019-2023: Served as a teacher at the K-Ballet School main campus.

2023: Appointed Director of "Marty Ballet Dancers," a ballet company operated by Marty Co., Ltd. 2023-2025: Served as a teacher at K-Ballet Academy.

Hisayo Shimada

[Mistress] Hisayo Shimada

Former Ajkun Ballet Theater

Born in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Began ballet at Yoshiko Tokumura Ballet School at age 2. Studied under Masami Funo and Sumire Yamamoto.
2010: Entered the Ballet Course at Showa University College of Music. Studied under Kumi Koyama, Emi Koyama, Megumi Ueno, Tokihiko Sakamoto, Kiyoka Kimura, Kenji Nomi, and others. Participated in a ballet study abroad program in London, UK during her studies. Studied at the Royal Academy of Dance.
2012: Performed Russian girl from Balanchine's "Serenade" and Gulnara from the Garden of "Le Corsaire" at the graduation performance. After graduation, studied under Tokihiko Sakamoto. Appeared in Tokihiko Sakamoto's choreographed works in the Dancing Square performance.
2013: Participated in the Ajkun Ballet Theater Summer Intensive in New York, USA. In the winter of the same year, joined Ajkun Ballet Theater and appeared in numerous classical and contemporary works.
2016: Debuted as a soloist, performing Leader Snow and Dewdrop in "The Nutcracker," and as a soloist in Leonard Ajkun's choreography "Notre Dame." 2017: Played Betsy in Chiara Ajkun's choreography "Anna Karenina." 2018: Performed Flower Girl in the full-length "Don Quixote" before leaving the company. Returned to Japan at the end of the same year and worked as an instructor in Tokyo and Yamanashi.

Through the performance

Just like major sports such as soccer and baseball, ballet also has Japanese people at the top level in various countries around the world.