New National Theatre Tokyo

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

Dec 23 – Dec 29, 2023

The great German Romantic E.T.A. Hoffmann spent a significant part of his life among Poles. He had a Polish wife, he wrote and worked in...

La Bohème

Jun 27 – Jul 7, 2023

DANCE ARCHIVES in Japan 2023

Jun 23 – Jun 24, 2023

The Blissful Land

Jun 7 – Jun 24, 2023

Swan Lake

Jun 9 – Jun 17, 2023

NNT Drama Studio "Women in Blue Stockings"

Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2023

Coppélia Ballet by Roland Petit

Feb 23 – Feb 26, 2023

NNT Opera Studio "Così fan tutte"

Feb 17 – Feb 19, 2023

Falstaff

Feb 10 – Feb 18, 2023

Tannhäuser

Jan 28 – Feb 11, 2023

Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, or Tannhäuser for short, is a Richard Wagner opera in three acts. The libretto was written by the composer...

New Year Ballet

Jan 13 – Jan 15, 2023

Enjoy a production of highly distinctive works, showcasing the diversity of the world of ballet; "Pas de quatre" showcasing the prima ballerina's dynamic blend of...

My Month

Nov 2 – Nov 20, 2022

Giselle

Oct 21 – Oct 30, 2022

The heart is a flower blooming in the mystery of the night. A summer affair turns to winter chill when a country girl with tender...

Leopoldstadt

Oct 14 – Oct 20, 2022

Giulio Cesare

Oct 2 – Oct 10, 2022

Love triumphant Julius Caesar in Egypt Handel 1724 Experience all the colour, drama, passion and epic sweep of a Hollywood blockbuster in this new production...

New National Theatre Tokyo

Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2022

The Glass Menagerie

Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2022

Be More Chill

Jul 25 – Aug 29, 2022

NNT Drama Studio Reading Performance "Himeyuri"

Aug 11 – Aug 14, 2022

NNT Drama Studio was established in April 2005 with the objective of training the next generation of theatre actors.The programme is led by a faculty...

BALLET ASTERAS 2022 ~Inviting Japanese Dancers from Overseas~

Aug 6

New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House: Pelléas et Mélisande

Jul 2 – Jul 17, 2022

The Antipodes

Apr 3 – Apr 24, 2022

Seven Siblings Theatre and Leroy Street Theatre are thrilled to present our co-production of The Antipodes by Annie Baker! The Antipodes is an ensemble based...

Music drama "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Day 1 Valkyrie

Feb 10 – Feb 22, 2022

L'elisir d'amore

Feb 7 – Feb 13, 2022

Donizetti’s melodic classic is well served by a quartet of bel canto stars: Juan Diego Flórez and Diana Damrau are the unlikely lovers, Mariusz Kwiecien...

Der fliegende Holländer

Jan 26 – Feb 6, 2022

“A ship with scarlet sails and black mast, and on the bridge a ghostly figure, the ship’s captain.” Thus is the Flying Dutchman described in...

NNT Drama Studio "An Ideal Husband"

Feb 1 – Feb 6, 2022

Opera Training Institute Completion Performance "Troublesome Theater Manager"

Feb 4 – Feb 6, 2022

Completion performance "Manila Mizuhoki"

Jan 18 – Jan 23, 2022

The Marriage of Figaro

Jan 6 – Jan 13, 2022

One of the most celebrated and delightfully amusing operas ever written, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro involves a wildly entertaining parade of mistaken identities, cross-dressing...

Tosca

Jan 2

Patricia Racette won plaudits when she first sang the title role at the Met in 2010. Now she returns with Roberto Alagna and Aleksandrs Antonenko...

Der fliegende

Dec 25 – Dec 28, 2021

New Year Ballet

Dec 13 – Dec 15, 2021

Enjoy a production of highly distinctive works, showcasing the diversity of the world of ballet; "Pas de quatre" showcasing the prima ballerina's dynamic blend of...

Nutcracker

Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2021

This holiday classic is an exciting production choreographed sure to entertain the whole family. Enter Clara’s magical dream as she and the Nutcracker Prince set...

Theater Training Institute Recitation drama "Shonen Kuchidentai 1945"

Aug 5 – Aug 8, 2021

The Marriage of Figaro

Jan 6 – Jan 13, 2021

One of the most celebrated and delightfully amusing operas ever written, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro involves a wildly entertaining parade of mistaken identities, cross-dressing...

Tosca

Jan 2

Patricia Racette won plaudits when she first sang the title role at the Met in 2010. Now she returns with Roberto Alagna and Aleksandrs Antonenko...

NNT Drama Studio Reading Performance "Himeyuri"

Aug 9 – Aug 12, 2019

NNT Drama Studio was established in April 2005 with the objective of training the next generation of theatre actors.The programme is led by a faculty...

The Monster ~NNT Drama Studio × Manchester School of Theatre Collaborative Performance~

Aug 3 – Aug 5, 2019

The Young Artists Training Programme run by the New National Theatre consists of three schools: the Opera Studio, the Ballet School and the Drama Studio....

Keep Walking

Jul 6 – Jul 28, 2019

We will cap the season off with a new play by NOGI Moegi, who is making an impact as a socially aware dramatist of a...

Time Stands Still

Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2014

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Nineteen-year-old Jacob

Jun 1 – Jun 30, 2014

The Tempest

May 1 – Jun 30, 2014

There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports...

Rokumeikan

Jun 19 – Jun 22, 2014

It is November 3, 1886, the Emperor's birthday. At the Rokumeikan, a ball given by the Count Kageyama is about to begin. His wife Asako,...

The Prince of the Pagodas

Jun 12 – Jun 15, 2014

The emperor has lost his son to an untimely death, and he is paralyzed with grief. Some time passes, and four kings from different lands...

DANCE ARCHIVES in Japan

Jun 7 – Jun 8, 2014

[Programme] (tentative) Part 1 "The Drumming of Japan" Part 2 "Small Pieces" Part 3 "The Rite of Spring"...

Arabella

May 22 – Jun 3, 2014

19th century Vienna. Count Waldner, a retired cavalry officer, lives a life of extravagance well beyond his means and has a penchant for gambling. He...

Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci

May 14 – May 30, 2014

Cavalleria rusticana Lola, the former lover of Turridu, married the Fuhrmann Alfio. Turiddu tries to comfort affiliated with Santuzza. After only a short time, he...

History of Mizuho in Manila

Apr 1 – Apr 30, 2014

Carmina Burana / Faster

Apr 19 – Apr 27, 2014

Wozzeck

Apr 5 – Apr 13, 2014

Act 1 Scene 1: Wozzeck (Br) is a 30-year-old barber who has become a soldier. As he shaves Hauptmann (T), Hauptmann lectures him on morality....

Les Séquestrés d'Altona

Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2014

Die tote Stadt

Mar 12 – Mar 24, 2014

Photographs, paintings, a lock of hair. Paul clings to the memory of his dead wife, caught between a happy past and an uncertain future. Can...

Symphony in Three Movements / Grosse Fuge / New Work by Jessica Lang

Mar 18 – Mar 23, 2014

Swan Lake

Feb 15 – Feb 23, 2014

One night, Prince Siegfried meets Princess Odette by the lake and falls in love with her. Turned into a swan by the evil Rothbart, the...

Madama Butterfly

Jan 30 – Feb 8, 2014

The setting is Nagasaki in the Meiji Era. The U.S. naval officer Pinkerton buys the freedom of 15-year-old Cio-Cio-San in Nagasaki, where his ship docked,...

Carmen

Jan 19 – Feb 1, 2014

A cigarette factory girl, Carmen, admired by men of the town, takes an interest in Don José, who is indifferent to her, and seeks to...

A Women's House

Jan 23 – Jan 26, 2014

The Nutcracker

Dec 17 – Dec 23, 2013

It is Christmas Eve and the young girl Clara is alone in her room, playing with her toys. Outside her window is a festive scene...

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Nov 28 – Dec 10, 2013

Prologue A cafe near the theatre where writer, artist and musician Hoffmann likes to go out. It's noisy and funny here. Here one can forget...

Second Steps

Dec 7 – Dec 8, 2013

The Firebird / Apollo / Les Noces

Nov 13 – Nov 17, 2013

Edward II

Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2013

YUZURU

Oct 30 – Oct 31, 2013

A snowy village in ancient times. One day, Yohyo saves an injured heron. Out of gratitude for his kindness, the heron starts to live with...

Le Nozze di Figaro

Oct 20 – Oct 29, 2013

A former barber and now a servant of Count Almaviva, Figaro is going to marry Susanna, a servant of the Countess. Although the Count has...

Rigoletto

Oct 3 – Oct 22, 2013

Considered by many to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's career. It's every parent's nightmare...the child you adore falls victim to an...

Nakamura Megumi x Shuto Yasuyuki

Oct 4 – Oct 10, 2013

Opus

Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2013

Zou

Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2013

A man comes to visit his uncle in the hospital. The patient is a hibakusha, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. People on...

L'elisir d'amore

Jul 10 – Jul 17, 2013

The village folk gather as Adina, a beautiful landowner, reads aloud from a book. The young peasant Nemorino is in love with her. Sergeant Belcore...

Die Dreigroschenoper

Jul 12 – Jul 14, 2013

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Don Quixote

Jun 22 – Jun 30, 2013

Yashagaike (Demon Pond)

Jun 25 – Jun 30, 2013

In a valley near Mount Mikunigatake, in the old province of Echizen (part of modern day Fukui Prefecture)... Legend has it that long, long ago,...

AN UND AUS

Jun 4 – Jun 23, 2013

The third installment in the "With – Connecting with World Theatre –" series takes us to Germany, with a new play commissioned from Roland Schimmelpfennig....

Così fan tutte

Jun 3 – Jun 15, 2013

The officers Guglielmo and Ferrando are engaged to the beautiful sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, respectively. Persuaded by the wise old philosopher Don Alfonso, the two...

Triple Bill

Jun 7 – Jun 9, 2013

Hirayama Motoko has created a number of dance productions in sequence for the NNTT Dance seasons. 2010 saw Hirayama establish a reputation and garner the...

Nabucco

May 19 – Jun 4, 2013

It is the 6th century BC. Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar II), King of Babylon, has two daughters: Abigaille and Fenena. In truth, Abigaille was born to slave...

Hot spring in Asia

May 10 – May 26, 2013

The "With – Connecting with World Theatre –" series was conceived as a platform to encourage examination of Japan, through exchange with international theatre makers....

Penguin Café 2013

Apr 28 – May 4, 2013

Bintley's most famous works, and presented as art director appointed as first year opening Penguin Cafe with a triple bill. Got high praise from the...

The Opportunity of Efficiency

Apr 9 – Apr 28, 2013

Die Zauberflöte

Apr 14 – Apr 21, 2013

Prince Tamino hears that Pamina, the daughter of the Queen of Night, was taken by the "evil" Sarastro. When shown a picture of Pamina, he...

Aida

Mar 11 – Mar 30, 2013

The setting is ancient Egypt. Aida, princess of Ethiopia who was defeated in the war, is a captive and slave to the Egyptian princess Amneris,...

DANCE to the Future 2013

Mar 26 – Mar 27, 2013

In this special series, we present the dancers of the National Ballet of Japan performing in contemporary dance productions. For the fourth installment of the...

A long line of grave stones

Mar 7 – Mar 24, 2013

It is the fall of 1938. Japan is ruled by a military-led government, and fascism is on the rise. Swept along on the tides of...

Cinderella

Dec 15 – Dec 24, 2012

La Chambre Claire

Dec 7 – Dec 9, 2012

Takatani Shiro is a founding member of Dumb Type, an artist collective composed of artists from a variety of disciplines which include architecture, dance, music,...

First Steps

Dec 3

Dance Production this year is well represented by everything from the best of new Japanese contemporary choreographers to absolute beginners. ‘Absolute Beginners’? The National ballet...