He Was the Lone Boy in Ballet Class. Now He Teaches 40.

Adrian Blake Mitchell’s career took him to Russia. But he has returned to Los Angeles to shepherd young dancers at his alma mater. “I’m teaching a lot of things I wish most adult men had.” ...
朝日新聞社

Japanese ballet dancer a bridge with Russia during wartime

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia--Japanese ballet dancer Kohei Fukuda has been in an ambivalent position since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Japanese public sentiment is so strong against Moscow that there was ...
The Taipei Times

Japanese dancers pursue ballet dreams in Russia

En pointe, demi-pointe, entrechat — for Jotaro Kanazasi and Haruka Takemi, two Japanese dancers based in the historic Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, life revolves entirely around their art, even as ...
The Citizen

Blood, sweat and ballet: SA ballerina makes history in Russia

Ballet is supposed to look effortless. The audience sees pointed toes, impossible turns and carefully controlled movement that looks as if it flows, like an ocean tide. They don’t see the pain ...