The triennial World Ballet Festival reigns as the foremost of the world's many galas. The inaugural Festival in 1976 shook the world by bringing together three great legends, Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, and Alicia Alonso on the same stage. The festival has since built an enduring reputation as a unique opportunity to witness the current state of the international ballet scene.

The Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and once again, dancers unite from all over the world in a showcase of the latest and brightest of the international ballet world. From Australia, two young talented dancers, Lucinda Dunn and Matthew Lawrence (Australian Ballet), are on stage.

Link:

Australian Ballet official site

Details:

Dates:	PROGRAM A Thursday 3 August 2006, 6pm- Friday 4 August 2006, 6pm- Saturday 5 August 2006, 3pm- Sunday 6 August 2006, 3pm- PROGRAM B Tuesday 8 August 2006, 6pm- Wednesday 9 August 2006, 6pm- Thursday 10 August 2006, 6pm- Friday 11 August 2006, 6pm- GALA Sunday 13 August 2006, 3pm-
Venue:	Tokyo Bunka Kaikan 5-45 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8716 *1 min walk from Koen Exit of Ueno Station Tel: 03-3828-2111 www.t-bunka.jp
Ticket:	PROGRAM A/B S-class 25,000yen, A-class 22,000yen, B-class 19,000yen, C-class 15,000yen, D-class 11,000yen, E-class 7,000yen GALA S-class 28,000yen, A-class 25,000yen, B-class 22,000yen, C-class 18,000yen, D-class 14,000yen, E-class 10,000yen
Contact:	NBS Tel: 03-5721-8000 e-mail: English@nbs.or.jp
Link:	The 11th World Ballet Festival official site