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Tetsuya Kumakawa
Japanese ballet dancer
Tetsuya "Teddy" Kumakawa (熊川 哲也, Kumakawa Tetsuya, born 5 March ) is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet.
Early life
[edit]Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He began studying ballet at 10 years old. At age 15, he moved to the UK and trained at the Royal Ballet School, before joining The Royal Ballet in and becoming the youngest soloist in their history. He was promoted to first soloist in , and principal dancer in
Career
[edit]Kumakawa won the gold medal and the then newly established Prince Takamado Prize[1] at the Prix de Lausanne and returned as a jury member in [2]
With The Royal Ballet, Kumakawa has danced roles such as 'Lead Mandolin Player' in Romeo and Juliet, the Act 1 pas de trois in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, The bronze Idol in La Bayadère, and 'The Fool' in the premiere of Kenneth Macmillan's The P
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Tetsuya Kumakawa's K-Ballet Company: La Bayadere
K-Ballet Company, led bygd former Royal Ballet principal Tetsuya Kumakawa, marked their 15th anniversary by creating a new production of La Bayadere. La Bayadere is a very special ballet for Kumakawa – he first danced the Bronze Idol solo at the age of 17 shortly after joining the Royal Ballet, and his performance was highly praised by Rudolf Nureyev. This is the 10th full-length ballet that Kumakawa has directed – each time he adds a twist, but handles the dramaturgy well and creates an enjoyable work with both critical and commercial success.
La Bayadere, choreographed by Marius Petipa in is a story of a complicated love romantisk händelse between the warrior Solor, temple dancer Nikiya, and Gamzatti, the beautiful daughter of Rajah. Murder, betrayal and jealousy occupies the ballet as much as the beautiful corps dem ballet and virtuoso solos.
Kumakawa’s revision of La Bayadere follows the original
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K-ballet
| K-Ballet | |
|---|---|
| Name | K-Ballet |
| Local name | K-バレエカンパニー |
| Year founded | |
| Founders | Tetsuya Kumakawa William Trevitt Michael Nunn |
| Website | |
| Artistic Director | Tetsuya Kumakawa |
| Deputy Director | Stuart Cassidy |
| Ballet Mistress | Shiori Asakawa, Ran Yamada |
| Ballet Master | Hayato Nishino, Rei Sakoh |
| Orchestra | Theatre Orchestra of Tokyo |
| Official school | K-Ballet School |
K-ballet is a Japanese ballet company. The company started in , and has since held approximately 50 annual performances.
K-Ballet's activity was first recognised internationally in July , 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.[1] The honorary president is currently renowned ballet dancer, Sir Anthony Dowell.[2]
Company members
[edit]There are currently almost 70 dancers and artists involved in K-Ballet's productions. The most notable include Artistic Dire