Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2012

Founded in 1985 according to the wishes of the late Princess Grace of Monaco, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, despite its youth, looks back on a rich tradition of Russian ballet in the tiny Mediterranean principality. Under the director of acclaimed choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot, the company, including principal Jerome Marchand and Japan’s Mimoza Koike, will perform works including the Arabian legend of Scheherazade—set to the symphonic suite by Rimsky-Korsakov—and the enduringly popular wartime Prokofiev work, Cinderella.

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Mar 6-11 (listing).