Tokyo Ballet to perform in Australia for the first time with the iconic romantic ballet, Giselle

For Tokyo Ballet’s Artistic Director and former prima ballerina Yukari Saito, Giselle brings back fond memories of the late Marina Timofeevna Semyonova and Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova who taught her the iconic piece . Saito now hopes to pass on the baton to the next generation of dancers.

Tokyo Ballet’s Artistic Director and former prima ballerina, Yukari Saito. Credit: Nobuhiko Hikiji

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Tokyo Ballet to perform in Australia for the first time with the iconic romantic ballet, Giselle

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