#mariko sasaki

[enchanted-keys]

Mariko Sasaki and Joseph Sissens in Swan Lake (Royal Ballet 2024)

- photos by Asya Verzhbinsky

#ballet #royal ballet #swan lake #mariko sasaki #joseph sissens

[balletroyale]

Joseph Sissens and Mariko Sasaki after Don Quixote

Royal Opera House

7 October 2023

#royal ballet #Don Quixote #Mariko Sasaki #Joseph sissens #Mariko Sasaki and Joseph sissens

[lovelyballetandmore]

Meaghan Grace Hinkis | Mariko Sasaki | Luca Acri | The Royal Ballet

#meaghan grace hinkis #mariko sasaki #luca acri #the royal ballet #white tights #balletphotography #ballerinas #tutu

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Mariko Sasaki in her debut as Queen of the Dryads.

Photo by Andrej Uspenski

#Mariko Sasaki #Don Quixote #royal ballet #future prima #ballet

[auditory-margarine]

#きみのためなら死ねる #Naofumi Hataya #Tomoko Sasaki #Mariko Nanba #Feel the Magic: XY/XX #Feel the Magic: XY XX #Feel the Magic XY XX #Feel the Magic #Sega #Nanako Yarimizu #Takumi Yoshinaga #Yojiro Ogawa #Emiko Sunaga #Takako Nagase

[mariocki]

Chi o suu bara (Evil of Dracula, 1974)

"If the devil is to exist in this world, it cannot look like a devil. It must be in disguise. It must live in the disguise of an ordinary human being."

#chi o suu bara #evil of dracula #japanese cinema #dracinema #horror film #michio yamamoto #ei ogawa #masaru takesue #toshio kurosawa #mariko mochizuki #kunie tanaka #shin kishida #katsuhiko sasaki #mio ôta #mika katsuragi #keiko aramaki #yûnosuke itô #yasuko agawa #midori takei #haruo suzuki #tadao futami #the last in Yamamoto's loose trilogy of vampire movies; this is also the one I enjoyed most‚ with perhaps the most successful translation #of the atmosphere and aesthetic of classic gothic horror cinema into 70s Japanese filmmaking. genuinely one of the best attempts to capture #the difficult concept of 'modern gothic'‚ but this film nails it; there's some great imagery here (white roses turned suddenly blood red‚ #the vampire attacks with their unnatural gliding motion and fixed leers) and despite the splatter and the horror this is a weirdly romantic #film. not without issues (while the supernatural vampire romance is dreamy and affecting‚ the protagonists romance between student and #teacher is kind of skeevy) but the overall effect is of a dreamlike and weirdly moving film with highly likeable leads #fun to see the ever wonderful kunie tanaka outside of a yakuza film‚ and mariko mochizuki was immediately the most interesting and most #empathetic of the various students so i was pleased when she ended up being this films version of the final girl. genuinely a good time and #doesn't require any knowledge or experience of the previous two films to enjoy

[pn7k]

“The perfect relationship is not that you never get angry, upset or irritated with each other… It’s how fast you resolve & bounce back to normal.” – Unknown

#ts4 #ts4 gameplay #the sims 4 #simblr #musical legacy #gen 1 #mariko utano #goro sasaki

[dilf-in-peril]

Here's some matches I recently watched and enjoyed.

Mariko Yoshida vs. Nozomi Takesako (T-1 Grand Prix) - 5'4'' Butch dominates 4'11'' Femme.

Colt Cabana vs. CM Punk (FIP Payback) - Tom & Jerry kind of match. Amazing that you can fill 45 minutes by doing nothing but bits.

CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan, with special referee AJ Lee (WWE Money In The Bank 2012) - Love seeing Bryan being so mean to Punk and AJ apparently loves it too.

James Gibson vs. Christopher Daniels vs. CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe (ROH Redemption) - Punk passing the torch. The bits of Punk being so scared of Joe are of special interest to me. Love the curtain call at the end.

Kenta Kobashi vs Kensuke Sasaki (NOAH Destiny) - The legendary match that made a hundred indie wrestlers chop each other raw but you're not them and this is not the Tokyo Dome.

Jun Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata (WRESTLE-1 Grand Prix 2005 - Opening Round) - Shibata is a cunt.

#match recs #wrestling

[imasallstars]

INTERDIMENSION FESTIVAL: IDOLM@STER★♥LOVE LIVE! UTA GASSEN

Information regarding the first IJIGEN FES 2023 live has been revealed! The live will occur in the TOKYO DOME on the 9th and 10th of December 2023. This first fes will feature three branches of IDOLM@STER performing with four branches of Love Live!

The voice providers participating in this stop are as follows:

DAY 1 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Kotomi Aihara (Shiki Ichinose), Hiromi Igarashi (Anzu Futaba), Asami Takano (Frederica Miyamoto), Yuki Nakashima (Yuuki Otokura), Yuko Iida (Kanade Hayami), Honoka Inoue (Nanami Asari), Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia), Aya Suzaki (Minami Nitta), Miyu Tomita (Akira Sunazuka), Ru Thing (Syuko Shiomi), Teru Ikuta (Natalia), Hina Tachibana (Nagi Hisakawa), Nanami Yamashita (Yui Ohtsuki) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Haruka Yamazaki (Mirai Kasuga), Azusa Tadokoro (Shizuka Mogami), Machico (Tsubasa Ibuki), Momo Asakura (Serika Hakozaki), Kotori Koiwai (Tomoka Tenkubashi), Atsuki Nakamura (Roco Handa), Emi Hirayama (Reika Kitakami), Yui Watanabe (Nao Yokoyama) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Karin Isobe (Kogane Tsukioka), Chisa Suginuma (Mamimi Tanaka), Anna Yamaki (Sakuya Shirase), Shio Watanabe (Yuika Mitsumine), Yuina Mizuki (Kiriko Yukoku), Honoka Kuroki (Amana Osaki), Ryoko Maekawa (Tenka Osaki), Noriko Shibasaki (Chiyuki Kuwayama), Yuu Wakui (Toru Asakura), Rio Tsuchiya (Madoka Higuchi), Saran Tajima (Koito Fukumaru), Miho Okasaki (Hinana Ichikawa), Azusa Shizuki (Nichika Nanakusa), Aya Yamane (Mikoto Aketa)

DAY 2 ONLY

IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 　Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura), Ayaka Fukuhara (Rin Shibuya), Sayuri Hara (Mio Honda), Amina Sato (Arisu Tachibana), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi), Hana Tamegai (Risa Matoba), Makoto Koichi (Haru Yuuki), Asaka Imai (Chie Sasaki), Natsumi Haruse (Kaoru Ryuzaki), Misaki Kuno (Nina Ichihara), Yuri Komori (Koharu Koga), Mina Nakazawa (Yukimi Sajo), Maki Hanatani (Kozue Yusa) IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE 　Aimi (Julia), Miku Itou (Yuriko Nanao), Ibuki Kido (Kana Yabuki), Arisa Kori (Kaori Sakuramori), Yuri Komagata (Sayoko Takayama), Rie Suegara (Fuka Toyokawa), Saki Minami (Tsumugi Shiraishi), Rikako Yamaguchi (Rio Momose) IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 　Hitomi Sekine (Mano Sakuragi), Reina Kondo (Hiori Kazano), Mayu Mineda (Meguru Hachimiya), Hiyori Konno (Kaho Komiya), Haruka Shiraishi (Chiyoko Sonoda), Mariko Nagai (Juri Saijo), Wakana Maruoka (Rinze Morino), Akiho Suzumoto (Natsuha Arisugawa), Yuki Tanaka (Asahi Serizawa), Eri Yukimura (Fuyuko Mayuzumi), Sayaka Kitahara (Mei Izumi), Rina Kawaguchi (Luca Ikaruga), Haruna Mikawa (Hana Suzuki), Rena Ozawa (Haruki Iketa)

DAY 1&2

AQOURS (LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!!) 　Anju Inami (Chika Takami), Rikako Aida (Riko Sakurauchi), Nanaka Suwa (Kana Matsuura), Arisa Komiya (Dia Kurosawa), Shukai Saito (You Watanabe), Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko Tsushima), Kanako Takatsuki (Hanamaru Kunikida), Aina Suzuki (Mari Ohara), Ai Furihata (Ruby Kurosawa) NIJIGASAKU SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Aguri Ohnishi (Ayumu Uehara), Mayu Sagara (Kasumi Nakasu), Kaori Maede (Shizuku Osaka), Miyu Kubota (Karin Asaka), Natsumi Murakami (Ai Miyashia), Akari Kito (Kanata Konoe), Coco Hayashi (Setsuna Imura), Maria Sashide (Emma Verde), Chiemi Tanaka (Rina Tennoji), Moeka Koizumi (Shioriko Mifune), Shu Uchida (Mia Taylor), Akina Homoto (Zhong Lanzhu). 　Support Member: Hinaki Yano (Yu Takasaki) Liella! (LOVE LIVE! SUPERSTAR!!) 　Sayuri Date (Kanon Shibuya), Liyuu (Keke Tang), Nako Misaki (Chisato Arashi), Naomi Payton (Sumire Heanna), Nagisa Aoyama (Ren Hazuki), Nozomi Suzuhara (Kinako Sakurakoji), Akana Yabushima (Mei Yoneme), Wakana Okuma (Shiki Wakana), Aya Emori (Natsumi Onitsuka), Yuina (Wien Margarete), Sakura Sakakura (Tomari Onitsuka) HASUNOSORA SCHOOL IDOL CLUB 　Nirei Nozomi (Kaho Hinoshita), Kokona Nonaka (Sayaka Murano), Nina Hanamiya (Kozue Otomune), Kotoka Sasaki (Tsuzuri Yugiri), Kanna Kan (Rurino Osawa), Kona Tsukine (Megumi Fujishima)

#event rundown

[theersatzcowboy]

Pale Flower / Kawaita hana (1964)

Director: Masahiro Shinoda

Cinematographer: Masao Kosugi

Starring: Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Isao Sasaki, Takashi Fujiki, and Chisako Hara

#pale flower #mariko kaga #Kawaita hana #1964 #japanese cinema #classic cinema #60s cinema #60s film #film noir #cult cinema #cult films #masahiro shinoda #japanese film #japanese movies #60s fashion #60s movies #ryo ikebe #yakuza #yakuza movies #crime film #crime movies #cinematography #classic film #mod #costume design

[enchanted-keys]

Mariko Sasaki and Joseph Sissens in Swan Lake (Royal Ballet 2024)

- photos by Magda Hoffman

#ballet #royal ballet #mariko sasaki #joseph sissens #swan lake

[balletroyale]

She’s such a delight. 

#mariko sasaki #la bayadere #royal ballet

[putschki1969]

Hikaru at today’s LADY BEYOND event

The artists in order of appearance:  GARNiDELiA, Hikaru, 春奈るな, NightOwl, START TO BLING. Seems like Hikaru sang six songs in total. The full setlist was finally posted by Hikaru (it’s a good thing to see her sing H-el-ical// songs, none of her anisongs though)

Hikaru’s Setlist Ambient Border I am me 千日紅 drizzle Existence pulsation

Tweet by Hikaru | Tweet by START TO BLING

The event was over 4 hours long which is crazy considering it’s a week day!  And it looks like there’s another event coming up on December 3! Hikaru is set to be one of the main acts:

START TO BLING presents "The Pride" 　 supported by LADY BEYOND

『Ambient Border -DAWN-』Pre-Event

On December 17, 2022 (Sat) a special pre-event will be held at “Akihabara Talk Live BAR from scratch” to celebrate the upcoming run of the “Ambient Border” play.(Source)

Event title: "Ambient Border -DAWN-" Venue: Akihabara Talk Live BAR from scratch Date: December 17 【Day】OPEN 14:30 / START 15:00 (~2h) 【Night】OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00 (~2h) Tickets: Ticket with XMAS Present:¥4,000＋１drink(￥500) Pre-order ticket: ¥3,000＋１drink(￥500) Door ticket：¥4,000＋１drink(￥500)

During a second round of announcements, it has been revealed that Hikaru will participate in the event! Takeshi Kato (Gekidan GAIA_crew) will be in charge of the script of the spin-off work that will be performed during the event! In addition, a food menu and drinks inspired by the “Ambient Border” characters will be on sale!

■Performers [Guests] Yuki Sasaki, Hikaru, Iori Nomizu, Kei Kawamoto, Yuka Yasukawa (Beacon Labo Co., Ltd.), Naru, Yoshiki Kohata, Yuya Kuroe (-ROMAND-), Masaru Kanba, Yurie Mitsumine, Keisuke Ando [CC] Takahiro Murakami, Hiroyuki Kosuge, Takuma Tanaka, Shinpachi, Yutaro Adachi, Mariko, Yumi Agawa, Marina Hamada, Risa Yamauchi, Kenichiro Bitani

■ Event details ・ Live performance of the performers' tie-in songs and their own songs ・Performance of spin-off work ・Special talk show ・Reveal of main costumes ・Original food and drinks related to the characters

■ Benefits of Christmas ticket A4 portrait designed for everyone's character Priority entrance

Note: I wonder if I should try to get a ticket for this..? Looks a bit intimidating and I have no idea how much of Hikaru I would actually get to see but I am tempted...

#kalafina #hikaru #LADY BEYOND #setlist #The Pride #news #TRIGGER #ambient border #ambient border dawn

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

The Royal’s Nutcracker

Mariko Sasaki is going to be a star; she is absolutely amazing.  Tonight was her debut as the Sugarplum Fairy and you could not tell at all.  She had such stage presence and confidence and the technical skills all combined into one almost perfect performance.  I’m convinced I just saw the first principal role for the next prima ballerina of the Royal.  It was so cute after her variation because after the audience applause ended, the dancers in the wings applauded and yelled bravo!  She also received the most flowers I’ve ever seen a dancer get at the Royal and her reaction to it was so sweet!

The other standout was James Hay as The Nutcracker.  He can jump, he can turn, he can partner, he can act, he did everything SO WELL!  I was worried because Alexander Campbell is the gold standard for this role and I didn’t know how James would stand in comparison, but he was phenomenal.  Isabella Gasparini as Clara was adorable and sweet, she and James had great chemistry!

And of course my main man, William Bracewell.  Elegance just oozes from his dancing, so sophisticated and composed and a gentleman!  He took care of Mariko, made sure she was always on her leg and balanced and exactly where she needed to be.  He did all of this beautiful partnering without disappearing behind the ballerina.  I loved his variation; he has such long legs and beautiful feet and his saut de chats and grand jetes en tournants were stunning.  He and Mariko danced beautifully together, they complimented each other well and their partnered pirouettes were flawless.  It was so sweet after the pas, they smiled for awhile at each other and seemed to say something before they went to bow; you can tell they loved dancing together!

All in all, it was one of the best nights of my life and I hope I’m able to go to another show at the Royal!!!  Here are a few more pictures from the evening!

#mariko sasaki #james hay #william bracewell #isabella gasparini #the nutcracker #royal ballet #favorite dancer #future prima #ballet

[vadreams]

Promotions!

Joseph Sissens is promoted to First Soloist.

Annette Buvoli, Ashley Dean, Leticia Dias, Mariko Sasaki, Lukas B. Brændsrød, Leo Dixon, David Donnelly and Téo Dubreuil are promoted to Soloist.

Sophie Allnatt, Isabel Lubach, Sae Maeda, Julia Roscoe, Charlotte Tonkinson, Joonhyuk Jun, Joshua Junker, Taisuke Nakao and Giacomo Rovero are promoted to First Artist.

#royal ballet #announcements #i'm thrilled

[ballet-symphonie]

European/American Dance Companies Asks

As it seems from the website, Francesca Hayward was promoted to a principal in 2016. However, she made her debut as O/O in Swan Lake last season. Why did it took her so long to be given that role?

Listen, not every company is like the Bolshoi, where you just show up and are given O/O willy nilly. I jest, but first of all, there’s simply not always enough shows for every principal to get one and there also not always enough time for countless casts to be rehearsed. Although to be fair, ROH do prep quite a lot of casts. They do SL frequently of course, and while I’m unsure if she had any injuries that caused her to miss out on an earlier seasons’ run, I’m quite confident that her participation in CATS certainly could have delayed it a season or two depending on her schedule and form. 

Thoughts on Elisabeth Beyer? I found her incredible... wish to see her dancing in the ROH or the Dutch National or the Staatsballet in Berlin

She’s very exciting and is finally in the main company corps as of this June! Hopefully she’ll start getting more opportunities soon!

Do you have promotion predictions for the Royal Ballet or ABT this year?

ABT: Carols Gonzales and Fangqi Li have the roles to make a push this Met Season. I  also think Jake Roxander’s potential is very high but he’s very young but Jaffe is not McKenzie. I  would also like to see Zimmi Coker out of the corps. I would be shocked if anyone goes to principal, they could use another guy but I’m not sure they’ve got one ready just yet.

ROH: I think Not promoting Daichi Ikarachi would be crazy, especially after wining the Eric Bruhn Prize. I know there’s a push for a new male principal, either Luca Acri or Joseph Sissons but I think someone has to retire, they just have too many. I am hoping for Annette Buvolli and Mariko Sasaki to be first soloists and I think Sae Maeda and Joonhyuk Jun should be soloists. Yu Hang to first artists as well. ROH is so difficult, there are so many talented people. 

Thoughts on Alina Cojocaru?

An angel sent from heaven. She’s never allowed to retire- I don’t make the rules. 

Do you know if Madison Penney is in a company? She graduated from Royal Ballet School in 2022, in a seemingly high position, having danced Raymonda in the grad performances. I would find it strange if she wasn’t hired by the royal but there seems to be no indication of a company on her instagram?

Getting into the Royal is no cakewalk, they not only have to compete with the graduates but also the prix prize winners. I thought I remembered her going to BRB? But she’s not on the site. I don’t really keep up with her. 

#francesca hayward #ballet #royal opera house #royal ballet #abt #alina cojocaru #ballet ask #ballerina