World-class ballerina Miyako Yoshida retires on August 9th at 4:37 am
Miyazaki Yoshida, a global ballerina who was active in the Royal Ballet of England, etc., retired in Tokyo on the evening of the 8th, closing the final stage with great applause from the full audience.
Mr. Miyako Yoshida (53) has been active for the first time as a first Japanese woman in the British Royal Ballet for 22 years, but has retired in January. Was expressed.
The retirement performance will be held at the New National Theater in Tokyo on the night of 8th. Mr. Yoshida danced at the performance in London when he left the Royal Ballet, and "Birthday Gift" which challenged the first dance part. And performed an elegant and emotional dance.
At the end of the performance, we chose the “Miller Walkers” program, which concluded the final stage of the active performance in a moist tone.
The venue was full to see Mr. Yoshida's last dance, and the applause was over 15 minutes in the curtain call, so as to regret the remnants.
A junior high school girl said, “I admired Mr. Yoshida and practiced ballet as a goal. I was really impressed with the expression of emotions.”
Mr. Yoshida will be appointed as the artistic director of the dance department of the New National Theater from September next year, and from now on, he will concentrate on teaching young dancers and aim to improve the level of ballet in Japan.
After the performance, Mr. Yoshida responded to NHK's interview, “I couldn't imagine that this day would come, but I had a really happy time. I'm glad that we were able to finish the performance safely. I said.
As for the voices that hesitates from the fans, he responded, "I am really happy to be able to say so, because I am thinking that I can stand on the stage in this state."
In addition, regarding the appointment as the artistic director of the dance department of the New National Theater, “I have been brought up by ballet so far, I want to study hard and do what I can do this time.” It was.