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Tue Jul 29, 2025 A compilation video of “GENJI” will be available for a limited time in the archive.

2024 Rock Ballet “GENJI”
Archive Streaming

You can watch the 50-minute version of the performance held at the Ota City Plaza Grand Hall on September 15, 2024, for a streaming ticket price of 1,650 yen plus issuance fees.
Archive streaming period: Saturday, July 25, 2025 to Sunday, August 24, 2025

◆Watch here
https://www.stream-ticket.com/events/detail/2182.html

“Ballet” × “Rock Music” × “The Tale of Genji”
Inspired by The Tale of Genji, this production features a collaboration between Japan's leading choreographers and top ballet dancers!
〈Direction, Choreography, and Performance〉
Hirayama Motoko (Akashi no Kimi) / Contemporary Dancer and Choreographer
〈Cast〉
Tomoya Imai (Genji) Principal Dancer, Tama Ballet Company
Shoma Ikemoto (Chūjō) Principal Dancer, Tokyo Ballet Company
Kasumi Okuda (Murasaki no Ue) Soloist, New National Theatre Ballet Company
Yōmi Den'da (Rokujō no Miyasudokoro) First Soloist, Tokyo Ballet Company
Ryō Yoshizumi (Hotaru no Miya) Principal Dancer, Tokyo City Ballet Company

Tue Jul 29, 2025 I was interviewed by ballerina and comedian Keke Channel.

Ballet dancer and comedian KEIKO MATSUURA has been appointed as ambassador for “NHK Ballet Feast 2025: A Midsummer Night's Dream Stage” and visited our rehearsals.

You can watch it on YouTube (Kekke Channel).
https://youtu.be/rlWl-sTwUDg?si=RsuoQybr7Fd-S7Rf

Performance details are available below:
https://www.nhk-p.co.jp/ballet/


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Thu May 29, 2025 ”Scarab" choreographed by Motoko Hirayama will be performed at NHK Ballet Feast 2025

”Scarab" choreographed by Motoko Hirayama will be performed at NHK Ballet Feast 2025 - Midsummer Dream Stage.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Ravel's birth.

Dates and times
August 1 [Friday], 6:30 p.m.
August 2 [Saturday], 2:00 p.m.
Venue
NHK Hall

details
https://www.nhk-p.co.jp/ballet/news/

Direction, Choreography, Performer
Motoko Hirayama

Performers
Rena Narumi (Kidd Pivot)
Ayaka Kamei
Satoshi Nakagawa
Toshitaka Nakamura (Bern Ballet)
Ryo Yoshidome (Principal, Tokyo City Ballet)

Music
Ravel / Piano Concerto in G major

Piano
Mana Fukui

Thu Aug 10, 2023 trailer is now available. Motoko Hirayama & Akira Kasai "Dancing The Art of the Fugue”

Sat, September 2,17:00
Sun，September 3 14:00
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No. 1, 3F Hall

For details of the performance, click here↓

https://alfalfalfa.net/fugue2023/yokohama/

Fri Dec 24, 2021 Music and dance drama IZUMI ” trailer vol.1 has been released!

Music and dance drama IZUMI ”trailer vol.1 has been released!
The pre-creation of "Music and Dance Drama IZUMI" in Lake Akan, Hokkaido in August 2021
The performance at the art museum ONNECHISE(the symbol of Lake Akan Ainu Kotan)
Introducing interviews with performers.


Motoko Hirayama x Hidejiro Honjo x Emi Toko
"Music and Dance Drama IZUMI"
February 17th (Thu) -20th (Sun), 2022
Theater Tram (Sangenjaya, Tokyo)

Click here for details ↓
https://alfalfalfa.net/izumi/

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