K Ballet

K-Ballet
General information
Name	K-Ballet
Local name	K-バレエカンパニー
Year founded	1999
Founders	Tetsuya Kumakawa
Website	http://k-ballet.co.jp
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Tetsuya Kumakawa
Deputy Director	Stuart Cassidy
Ballet Mistress	Mayuko Maeda
Ballet Master	Yoshiaki Kobayashi
Other
Orchestra	Theatre Orchestra of Tokyo
Official school	K-Ballet School

K-ballet is a Japanese ballet company. The company started in 1999 and has since held approximately 50 annual performances. K-Ballet's activity was first recognised internationally in July 2004, when the ballet group was invited to New York's Metropolitan Opera House with The Royal Ballet, one of the World's leading ballet companies. The honorary president is currently renowned ballet dancer, Sir Anthony Dowell.

There are currently almost 70 dancers and artists involved in K-Ballet's productions. The most notable include Artistic Director Tetsuya Kumakawa, Principal Dancer Yuko Arai and Guest Principal Dancer, Viviana Durante (as of May 2010).

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