Adult Ballet Academy and Minato City Ballet Company Enter Strategic Business Partnership

Adult Ballet Academy is pleased to announce that it has reached a strategic business partnership with Minato City Ballet Company, deeply resonating with the company's philosophy of social contribution through ballet and the promotion of performing arts education for youth.

Minato City Ballet Company operates not merely by staging performances, but as a ballet company dedicated to social contribution, aiming to deliver value to society through performing arts. In particular, they are focused on cultural and artistic initiatives that contribute to closing the experiential gap for children and improving the quality of social welfare. Their continuous activities are driven by the belief that "opportunities to experience genuine performing arts should not be limited by environment."

Adult Ballet Academy strongly sympathized with this philosophy.

Exposure to the arts is not just entertainment; it can be an experience for children to nurture their sensibilities, broaden their horizons, and discover the possibilities of their own futures. In response to the reality of disparities in such experiential opportunities, Adult Ballet Academy has agreed to this collaboration, supporting Minato City Ballet Company's stance of actively addressing these issues through the art of ballet.

As the first initiative of this collaboration, Adult Ballet Academy will be supporting the ballet performance **'Don Quixote,'** scheduled for May 5, 2026. Furthermore, Keiji Ino, the representative of Adult Ballet Academy, is scheduled to perform the role of Gamoiche in this production.

This performance is also part of an initiative aimed at minimizing the experiential gap for children. By delivering authentic classical ballet to children who may have limited opportunities to experience performing arts, the goal is to create a spark for them to discover new worlds.

To date, Adult Ballet Academy has strived to create an environment where adults can steadily improve, offering guidance based on anatomical perspectives and lessons that emphasize fundamentals, as a studio specializing in adult ballet. This business partnership marks a new step in connecting such daily practices to broader societal value.

Moving forward, Adult Ballet Academy, through its collaboration with Minato City Ballet Company, will continue to return the power of performing arts to society, expand opportunities to experience arts and culture, and promote initiatives that contribute to the rich growth of the next generation.

Representative's Comment

Keiji Ino, Representative of Adult Ballet Academy

I am deeply sympathetic to the initiatives of Minato City Ballet and am pleased that Adult Ballet Academy can cooperate with them.

I believe that the experience of encountering art leaves a lasting impression on children's hearts.

Watching a performance is not just enjoyable; it is also an opportunity to encounter a world previously unknown, to stir emotions, and to expand one's potential.

Disparities in opportunities can directly lead to disparities in future choices.

That is precisely why I feel initiatives like this are of great significance.

I myself will be performing the role of Gamoiche, and I will strive to convey the excitement of the stage, the power of expression, and the charm of live art with all my might.