K-ballet is a Japanese

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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

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's Metropolitan Opera House with

The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded ...

, one of the World's leading ballet companies. The honorary president is currently renowned ballet dancer, Sir Anthony Dowell.

Company members

There are currently almost 70 dancers and artists involved in K-Ballet's productions. The most notable include Artistic Director

Tetsuya Kumakawa is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Early life Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He began studying ballet at 10 years old. At age 15, he moved to the UK and tra ...

, Principal Dancer Shohei Horiuchi, and Principal Soloist Dancer Mina Kobayashi (as of June 2022).

Principals

Principal soloists

First soloists

Soloists

References

External links

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