Education
Studied ballet in America in 1969.
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Yoko Morishita
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Career
She represented Japan as a prima ballerina. Started ballet at the age of three. Moved to Tokyo to start her ballet life in 1963 when she was 12 years old.
Entered Matsuyama Ballet Company in 1971
Performed for the 25th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth in 1977.
Performed at Palais Garnier as the 1st Japanese ballerina in 1981. Performed with Rudolf Nureyev from 1983.
Participates in some international ballet competitions as a judge. Leader of Matsuyama Ballet Company from 2001.
Achievements
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Won for the Gold Medal at the 1974 Varna International Ballet Competition. Won the Japan Academy Prize in 1975 and 1977. Won the Japan Academy of Arts Award in 1985. Won the 10th Laurence Olivier Awards in 1985. One of the Person of Cultural Merit in 1997. Won the Hiroshima Prefectural Prize of Honour in 2000. Awarded the Praemium Imperiale at October 23, 2012.
Membership
Member of The Japan Art Academy from 2002.
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Born
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Nationality
Japan
Awards
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Praemium Imperiale Japan Academy Prize; Arts Award; Person of Cultural Merit; Laurence Olivier Awards; Praemium Imperiale
The Praemium Imperiale is an international art prize awarded since 1989 by the imperial family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film.The Praemium Imperiale is an international art prize awarded since 1989 by the imperial family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film.