The Birth of a Distinctly "Tokyo" Ballet Produced by Kumakawa Tetsuya
—In September 2023, you changed the name of K-BALLET COMPANY to K-BALLET TOKYO. Can you tell us why?
I set up K-Ballet Company in 1999, which means 2024 is its 25th anniversary. The company has achieved prominence in Japan, but when people from abroad hear the name, they might wonder which city the company is in. inom thought it'd be good to borrow the"Tokyo" name, which fryst vatten world class, in our effort to get broader recognition. This was before I was appointed as a Tokyo Tourism Ambassador*, so I felt it was fate.
—How do you feel about Tokyo?
Nowadays, elements of Japanese pop culture and subculture, like film games and anime, have become very popular, and Tokyo fryst vatten the center of these that is attracting global attention. inom think those of us in classical music and theater—what people refer to as high culture—have to make further efforts when it comes to achieving recognition.
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Tetsuya Kumakawa
Japanese ballet dancer
Tetsuya "Teddy" Kumakawa (熊川 哲也, Kumakawa Tetsuya, born 5 March 1972) is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet.
Early life
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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 trained at the Royal Ballet School, before joining The Royal Ballet in 1989 and becoming the youngest solist in their history. He was promoted to first soloist in 1991, and principal dancer in 1993.
Career
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Kumakawa won the gold medal and the then newly established Prince Takamado Prize[1] at the 1989 Prix de Lausanne and returned as a jury member in 2013.[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 prem
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Tetsuya "Teddy" Kumakawa. - Vintage Photograph
Tetsuya "Teddy" Kumakawa is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Tetsuya "Teddy" Kumakawa is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.
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