Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 14 and 15)

The last day in Tokyo ended with an intense performance of Swan Lake with Anna Osadcenko and David Moore in the leading roles. At the end of the many curtain calls, it comes to an emotional leave taking on both sides of the footlights as the company says farewell to the incredible Tokyo audience after seven performances. „Sayonara/See you soon!“ it says on the sign which hangs on the stage and we certainly hope that sentiment will come true! The next morning we depart for the airport to fly on to Fukuoka. The trip goes well and our colleagues from the technical crew, props, lighting, sound, wardrobe and make up head over to the theater already that evening.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

Swans!

More swans!

Anna Osadcenko executes a perfect jeté

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna waits in the wings for her next entrance

Anna and David

Anna and David at the end of the fourth act

Anna and David

Our new sign commemorating these performances is hung up backstage at the Bunka Kaikan, lovingly drawn and prepared by Jens Rank

Our buses waiting at the hotel

Fukuoka!

Fabio Adorisio and Hyo-Jung Kang on the bus

Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 13)

Everything is running at top speed for the last two Swan Lake performances in Tokyo before we will leave for Fukuoka on Monday: Anna Osadcenko and David Moore rehearsed for their performance on Saturday morning while on Saturday afternoon Adhonay Soares gave his debut as Prince Siegfried alongside his swan queen Elisa Badenes. During the almost sold out performance he took the audience by storm and earned lots of spontaneous applause. Congratulations! Special mention must be made of our corps de ballet, especially the ladies, which has been dancing with unflagging enthusiasm and on a very high level in all performances.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

During Swan Lake rehearsal with Tamas Detrich, Andria Hall, Rolando D’Alesio, Yseult Lendvai, Marc Ribaud, Agnes Su as well as Wolfgang Heinz and Valery Laenko

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore as Odette and Prince Siegfried

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Afternoon performance: Pas de six with Adhonay Soares da Silva, Hyo-Jung Kang, Diana Ionescu, Veronika Verterich, Miriam Kacerova and Angelina Zuccarini

Diana Ionescu in the pas de six

Fernanda De Souza Lopes

Our charming Brazilian gentlemen: Adhonay Soares da Silva with Moacir de Oliveira and Noan Alves

During the break: Swan Aiara Iturrioz Rico and Rothbart Matteo Crockard-Villa

Swan Queen Elisa Badenes

Elisa Badenes and the corps de ballet

Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes

Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes

Rocio Aleman as Spanish princess

Sinead Brodd as Hungarian princess

Jessica Fyfe as Russian pincess

The Russian princess’ ladies

Angelina Zuccarini as Neapolitan princess and her companion Timoor Afshar

Elisa Badenes as Odile

Short break for Elisa Badenes

Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva

Our corps de ballet ladies

Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da SIlva during the final applause

Dancer’s view on the final applause

Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 12)

Our second Swan Lake performance took place yesterday before a full house. Not only our Kammertaenzer Alicia Amatriain und Friedemann Vogel, also the whole company provided an unforgettable performance. Highly concentrated and with great intensity John Cranko’s tragic love story was brought to life with dancing on the highest level. Bravo!

Photos: Roman Novitzky

With her crown already firmly in place, Alicia warms up

The company warms up

Alicia Torronteras and Miriam Kacerova warming up

Friedemann warming up before the performance

Alicia and Friedemann

Miriam

Alicia

Lovely swans

Alicia and Friedemann

Alicia and Friedemann

Alicia and Friedemann

Happy swans before the performance

Swans on break

Rocio Aleman and Miriam Kacerova just before the start of the fourth act

Swans!

Intense swans

Alicia and Friedemann

Lighthearted fun after the performance: Friedemann cuts up

Friedemann and Roman switch roles

Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 11)

Our first Swan Lake performance was very special in several ways. Firstly because we performed exclusively for school children which meant that the house was full of about 2000 pupils. And also because our new principal dancer Ami Morita was dancing a leading role for the first time in her home country. Together with her handsome and most attentive prince David Moore as well as the whole company, Ami gave a stellar performance which is sure to inspire more than one young girl to follow Ami’s path and become a ballerina.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

Agnes Su, Rocio Aleman, Aiara Iturrioz Rico, Fernanda De Souza Lopes, Miriam Kacerova and David Moore dancing the pas de six

Siegfried’s friends: Noan Alves, Daniele Silingardi, Adhonay Soares da Silva, Adrian Oldenburger, Timoor Afshar

One beautiful swan: Paula Rezende

One beat of the wing later: Paula

Swans reign supreme

Our swans: grace and power

The magic of Swan Lake: the corps de ballet!

Ami Morita as Odette, David Moore as Prince Siegfried

Ami and David

Ami and David: Poetry and harmony

And this is what it looks like off stage!

Swans on the loose backstage

Alexander Mc Gowan getting ready for the role of the evil magician Rothbart, attended by dresser Alain Balloy

Sonia Santiago as the queen mother with her full court

Ami Morita in black before the third act grand pas de deux

Fernanda De Souza Lopes as the Russian princess

Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 10)

Once again a full day in the Bunka Kaikan Theater: in the morning a stage rehearsal and in the evening the dress rehearsal, both for Swan Lake. Parallel to all that there are more interviews and photo shoots taking place; the media interest in the dancers is high! Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva dance the dress rehearsal. Adhonay will have his debut as Prince Siegfried on Saturday here in Tokyo, we all wish him the very best.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

Fraser Roach ready for the first act

Physiotherapist Gretus Mossig works on Aurora de Mori’s feet while Diana Ionescu prepares her pointes shoes

Adhonay: a new prince is born

Elisa Badenes on stage: magnificent

Our beautiful swans

Angelika Bulfinsky with all the supers

Angelika Bulfinsky with her young supers for the third act

Elisa has fun with/as Odile

Miriam Kacerova in her dressing room just before going onstage

Multitasking: Elisa Badenes in the expert hands of makeup artist Jenny Drechsler-Vogel and dresser Susanne Klein

Elisa Badenes: even swan queens need to take a break – and stay warm!

Lovely ladies

Swans on the wing, or rather in the wings

Room for improvement: corrections for the dancers

Martí Fernández Paixà checks to see if any corrections are for him