Japan’s Diaghilev has died

Japan’s Diaghilev has died

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norman lebrecht

May 09, 2016

The death has been reported of  Tadatsugu Sasaki, Executive Director of the Japan Performing Arts Foundation (NBS) and General Director of The Tokyo Ballet. He was 83.

In terms of ballet development, he was known as the Japanese Diaghilev. With his NBS hat on, he was an important opera and concerts impresario, importing European ensembles on a regular basis.

Sasaki

 

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