Pasona Awaji World Ballet, a Ballet Company from Awaji Island, Showcases Regional Revitalization Efforts through Culture and Arts in Tokyo: 『with Love ~Ballet "The Crane's Return of a Favor" and the Pulse of Japan~』

PASONA Awaji World Ballet, a ballet company managed by Pasona Group Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman and CEO: Hirotaka Wakamoto), will perform its original work 『with Love ~Ballet "The Crane's Return of a Favor" and the Pulse of Japan~』 on September 23, 2026 (holiday, Wednesday) at Nissho Hall (Minato-ku, Tokyo).

This performance is a work that fuses creative ballet based on the Japanese folktale "The Crane's Return of a Favor" with Japanese taiko drumming, and will showcase the regional revitalization efforts through culture and arts fostered on Awaji Island through the Tokyo performance.

Since 2011, our company has been based on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, working on "regional revitalization through entertainment" to enhance the charm of the region through the power of culture and arts, promote the influx of human resources, and lead to the creation of new industries and communities. This year marks our 15th anniversary.

Beginning with the formation of the taiko drumming group "Kodan," composed of young Pasona Group employees and led by taiko drummer Shuichiro Ueda, and the launch of the "Music Island" project in 2020, which supports a double career of work and music activities amidst the spread of COVID-19, we have been promoting Awaji Island as an "island of culture and arts" both domestically and internationally, having performed approximately 38,000 times to date.

Furthermore, through the "Pasona Group Ukraine Support Project," which has been implemented since May 2022 to support people evacuating from Ukraine, the ballet company "PASONA Awaji World Ballet" was established following the encounter between two ballet dancers evacuating from Ukraine and internationally active ballet dancer Emi Hariyama. This ballet company, born out of supporting the dancers' evacuation to Japan, their new life on Awaji Island, and the creation of new opportunities for activity and career development, has expanded its performance scope both domestically and internationally from Awaji Island, steadily progressing as a symbol of coexistence and rebirth through culture and arts.

Through this performance, Pasona Group will disseminate a new form of regional revitalization created by entertainment and the potential of a society where diverse people build the future together.

PASONA Awaji World Ballet 『with Love ~Ballet "The Crane's Return of a Favor" and the Pulse of Japan~』 Outline

◇Date: 

September 23, 2026 (holiday, Wednesday)

◇Time: 

① 1:00 PM start (12:00 PM doors open) ② 4:30 PM start (3:30 PM doors open)

*Each performance is 100 minutes, including intermission

◇Program Content: 

Part 1 / Original full-length Japanese work 『The Crane's Return of a Favor ~With Gratitude for Life and a Wish for Peace~』

Part 2 / "PASONA Awaji World Ballet" × Taiko Drumming Group "Kodan" Special Performance

◇Performers:

〈PASONA Awaji World Ballet〉