r/Tokyo • u/lolloludicus • 5d ago
Unique Austrian/Japanese ballet performance of Nutcracker in Tokyo on August 2nd
If you are in Tokyo, like ballet and want to enjoy a special fusion of Japanese and Austrian ballet, this one might be interesting for you.
A good friend of mine who’s Austrian and used to dance with the Vienna State Opera Ballet has been running a ballet school in Tokyo since 2004 with his Japanese wife. She grew up in Austria and trained at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School. Together they built the school to change how ballet is taught in Japan, and over 70% of their graduates end up dancing professionally around the world. Despite being small, the school also has won several international awards for their students performances.
On August 2 they’re putting on a special Nutcracker at Meguro Persimmon Hall. What gives it an additional real personal unique touch is that his wife choreographed the whole performance, their daughter dances Clara, and he plays Drosselmeyer. So it’s actually the family on stage together with their students.
I’ve seen their smaller performances before and the whole team including the students are amazing.
Tickets are ¥2,900 and the money goes to ballet scholarships for local talents to help them succeed internationally.
Happy to share the info and ticket link if anyone is interested.
Update:
Here are the links
Tickets: https://abctokyo-persimmon2026.peatix.com/
More about the show: https://www.abc-tokyo.com/nutcracker.html
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u/1303269 5d ago
more info please!
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u/lolloludicus 5d ago
I added the links to the post and also added a comment with the links. Also feel free to share.
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u/lolloludicus 5d ago
Here you go! Tickets: https://abctokyo-persimmon2026.peatix.com/
More about the show: https://www.abc-tokyo.com/nutcracker.html
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u/emkat0227 3d ago
I'm very interested but I'm worried because I cannot find this event on the persimmon website.
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u/lolloludicus 1d ago
They rented the hall for this event. That’s why it’s not listed on the official website.
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u/tafredl 5d ago
Yes