'M'

Ballet: Work details

Choreographer: Maurice Béjart
Composer: Toshiro Mayazumi
Work definition: Ballet in four acts
Notes: The 'M' refers to Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Clarification of ROH premiere: Béjart created the solo performed at the Royal Opera House for Juichi Kobayashi, a member of his company who danced in the Tokyo Ballet's production.
World premiere: 6 November 1993, Tokyo Ballet, Opéra Garnier, Paris
ROH premiere: 21 January 2000, Béjart Ballet Lausanne
Performances not linked to a production
21 January 2000 Evening Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
29 January 2000 Evening Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London