dirac Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 A review of the National Ballet of Japan by Naomi Mori for Bachtrack. Quote Paquita is the perfect piece to showcase the dancers' ability in classic repertoire. No other ballerina in the company fits the title role more than Yui Yonezawa. Her academic, flawless technique, musicality and queenly elegance shone in every moment. Her long clean lines and airy, creamy port de bras dazzled in the Etoile variation. For the coda, Yonezawa executed her 32 fouettés with multiple triple turns and even a quadruple turn with ease, perfectly in rhythm with the music, finishing with fast and precise chaîné turns. Takafumi Watanabe partnered her well and threw in impressive bravura leaps, but young dancer Shogo Hayami was brilliant in the pas de trois; his elevation and clean fifth position landings were breathtaking. His partners, Saho Shibayama and Risako Ikeda, are both superb classical ballerinas and this pas de trois was another highlight. The corps de ballet and soloists were in good form. Link to comment
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