Artist Profile
Katsumi Etoh
He is the only person in the world to direct, choreograph and conduct ballet. As a choreographer, he choreographs many full-length ballets at ballet companies around the country. His main choreographed works are Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Nut Cracker, Gizelle, Cinderella, La Bayadere, A Midnight Summer Dream, Don Quihote, La fille mal gardee, Marie Antoinette and Piano Concerto. As his conductor, he made his debut as a conductor, choreographer and conductor of Full complete music of The Sleeping Beauty. After that, he directed, choreographed and conducted Swan Lake, Gizelle, La bayadere, etc. at the same time, and in 2019, choreographed and conducted The Fountain of Dana, and was highly acclaimed. As a ballet pianist, he has been active in Stardancers Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, etc., and has been in charge of rehearsal piano for all performances as an exclusive pianist since the establishment of The New National Theater Ballet Tokyo. There are more than 30 types of lesson CDs on sale, and he is active as a ballet teacher, choreographer, pianist, conductor, and organic farmer.