SUMMER 2025 JAPAN TOUR
Houston Ballet embarks on a highly anticipated full company tour across Japan, bringing signature works and timeless classics to international audiences in Tokyo and Nagoya.

Performance Lineup

Mixed Repertoire
An evening of dynamic range and technical brilliance featuring Stanton Welch’s Clear, Sylvia pas de deux, Sons de L’âme pas de deux, Madame Butterfly pas de deux, and Velocity. A showcase of emotive storytelling and virtuosic movement.

Giselle
One of ballet’s great romantic tragedies, Stanton Welch AM’s reimagined version of one of ballet’s most revered works. A cornerstone of 19th-century Romanticism, Giselle tells the heart-wrenching story of a peasant girl tragically betrayed by an aristocrat posing as a commoner.

TOUR DATES

Tokyo – Bunka Kaikan
July 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Mixed Repertoire 
July 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM – Giselle
July 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM – Giselle 

Nagoya – Aichi Prefectural Art Theater
July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Mixed Repertoire 
July 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM – Giselle