Rei Masatomi comes from Osaka, Japan, where he also received his initial dance training. He later studied at the Royal Ballet School in Antwerp, Belgium. From 2013 to 2014, he performed as a demi-soloist with Teatr Wielki in Łódź, Poland.Since the 2014/2015 season, he has been a member of NDM Ballet. He was promoted to demi-soloist in 2017, and since September 2022 he has served as a principal dancer.
His roles have included the title roles of the Prince, Bob Cratchit, and the Devil in The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol, Lysander and Robin in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Porthos and Athos in The Three Musketeers, Franz in Coppélia, and Basilio and Sancho Panza in Don Quixote.
His modern and neoclassical repertoire includes works by choreographers such as Jiří Kylián (Wings of Wax, Petite Mort), Ohad Naharin (Hora), Itzik Galili (O Balcão de Amor, SUB, Sofa), Johan Inger (Rain Dogs), Jo Strømgren (Mahler’s Memories, Okno/The Window), Mauro Bigonzetti (Rossini Cards), Justin Peck (Heatscape), Marco Goecke (Firebird pas de deux), and Eric Gauthier (Ballet 102).
Rei Masatomi is among the leading artists of NDM Ballet. In 2018, he received the Jantar Award for Dancer of the Year for his performance in Johan Inger’s Rain Dogs as part of the programme All That Jazz, Rock, Blues, with additional recognition for his portrayal of Porthos in The Three Musketeers. His technical assurance and expressive strength were particularly praised. “He is impossible to overlook; he commands attention,” the jury stated in its assessment.
In 2023, Rei was nominated for the Jantar Award for his performance in Ohad Naharin’s Hora. Naharin’s innovative approach to movement, full of inspiring surprises and striking contrasts, offers an experienced dancer such as Rei Masatomi ample space to apply his own creative potential and imagination.
In the 2023/2024 season, Rei collaborated as assistant to choreographer Jana Burkiewiczová on the creation of Ikarie, which formed part of the mixed bill Bohemian Rhapsody. He also contributed to the choreographic creation of the NDM Ballet’s original projects I Think, Therefore I Am (2018), Dance from the Heart (2020), and Zdenka and Other Variations by Leoš Janáček (2021). In 2022, Rei served as a movement director in the opera Manon.
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Production team - Season:
| BABYLON BALLET | Répétiteur Choreographers, Assistant script writers |
| BABYLON BALLET | Répétiteur Choreographers, Assistant script writers |
| Sofa | Répétiteur |
| Sofa | Répétiteur |
| MANON | Movement director for balet |
| MANON | Movement director for balet |
| DANCE FROM THE HEART FOR YOU | Choreographer |
Cast - Season:
| CARMEN | Escamillo |
| dancENJOY | Second part: Andante - duet Duet Corps de ballet |
| MORE THAN MOZART! | Duet No. 4 Domine Jesu: quintet Lux aeterna: duet Corps de ballet |
| PEER GYNT | PEER, THE STRANGER PEER, SEDUCED |
| SWAN LAKE | Španělský tanec |
| THE CELLO | |
| THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Policista Bobbie Španěl Princ |
| CARMEN | Escamillo |
| CARMEN & ŠÁRKA | Pas de Deux Escamillo |
| COPPÉLIA | |
| Firebird Pas de deux | |
| HORA | |
| PEER GYNT | PEER, THE STRANGER PEER, THE ABDUCTOR |
| Šárka | Duet Corps de ballet |
| SWAN LAKE | Adamo Neapolitánský tanec |
| THE CELLO | |
| THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Princ Bob Cratchit Ďábel Policista Bobbie Španěl Rusové |
| Wings of Wax |
| CARMEN | Escamillo |
| THE CELLO |
| CARMEN | ESCAMILLO |
| COPPÉLIA | |
| DON QUIJOTE | |
| HORA | |
| MEMORIES OF MAHLER | BOYS |
| ROSSINI CARDS | |
| THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Princ Bob Cratchit Gardisté Španěl Ďábel |
| CARMEN | ESCAMILLO |
| COPPÉLIA | |
| DON QUIJOTE | |
| LE CORSAIRE | LANKEDEM KONRÁD, princ |
| LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES | |
| MEMORIES OF MAHLER | BOYS |
| ROSSINI CARDS |
| COPPÉLIA | |
| LE CORSAIRE | KONRÁD, princ LANKEDEM |
| ROSSINI CARDS | |
| TASTE BALLET OSTRAVA! Ballet Feast from Ostrava on the YouTube Channel NDM. |
| All That Jazz, Rock, Blues | Après rasage Rain Dogs O Balcão de Amor |
| DANCE FROM THE HEART FOR YOU | |
| DON QUIJOTE | |
| GALA EVENING 2019/2020 | |
| LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES | |
| RISING AND FALLING | |
| ROSSINI CARDS | |
| THREE MUSKETEERS |
| All That Jazz, Rock, Blues | Après rasage Rain Dogs O Balcão de Amor |
| CINDERELLA | |
| DON QUIJOTE | |
| GALA BALLET | |
| RISING AND FALLING | |
| SWAN LAKE | Pas de trois Spanish dance Beno, prince´s friend, heartbreaker |
| THREE MUSKETEERS | |
| TWO WORLDS / ONE WORLD |
| All That Jazz, Rock, Blues | Après rasage Rain Dogs O Balcão de Amor |
| CINDERELLA | |
| COGITO ERGO SUM | |
| DON QUIJOTE | |
| SWAN LAKE | Pas de trois Spanish dance |
| THREE MUSKETEERS | |
| TWO WORLDS / ONE WORLD |
| CHAPLIN | |
| CINDERELLA | |
| MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | |
| SWAN LAKE | Spanish dance Pas de trois |
| THE NUTCRACKER | Nutcracker - her husband Cat - marionette Ride |
| THREE MUSKETEERS | |
| TWO WORLDS / ONE WORLD |
| BAROCCO & CARMINA BURANA | |
| CHAPLIN | |
| CINDERELLA | |
| HAMLET | Ballet dancers |
| MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | |
| SWAN LAKE | Pas de trois Mazurka Italian dance Spanish dance |
| THE NUTCRACKER | Nutcracker - her husband Cat - marionette |
| William William |
| BAROCCO & CARMINA BURANA | |
| CINDERELLA | |
| INTERNATIONAL GALA | Dancers |
| SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | Stydlín |
| SWAN LAKE | Mazurka Pas de trois |
Photos - Season:
MORE THAN MOZART!
PETITE MORT
Barnaby James Packham, Rei Masatomi, Máté Milchram
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PETITE MORT
Barnaby James Packham, Rei Masatomi, Máté Milchram
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Petite Mort
Barnaby James Packham, Rei Masatomi, Nikolas Sotiriou, Máté Milchram
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Barnaby James Packham, Rei Masatomi, Nikolas Sotiriou, Máté Milchram
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PEER GYNT
Gene David Goodman, Edgar Mateo Navarro, Rei Masatomi, Sachiya Takata, Barnaby James Packham, Laura Moreno Gasulla (MOTHER ASE)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Gene David Goodman, Edgar Mateo Navarro, Rei Masatomi, Sachiya Takata, Barnaby James Packham, Laura Moreno Gasulla (MOTHER ASE)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
PEER GYNT
Edgar Mateo Navarro (PEER IN LOVE), Rei Masatomi (PEER, THE STRANGER)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Edgar Mateo Navarro (PEER IN LOVE), Rei Masatomi (PEER, THE STRANGER)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
THE CELLO
Laura Moreno Gasulla, Barnaby James Packham, Natalia Adamska, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Laura Moreno Gasulla, Barnaby James Packham, Natalia Adamska, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
THE CELLO
Gene David Goodman, Rei Masatomi, Rita Pires, Natalia Adamska, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Gene David Goodman, Rei Masatomi, Rita Pires, Natalia Adamska, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
THE CELLO
Natalia Adamska, Gene David Goodman, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Natalia Adamska, Gene David Goodman, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
THE CELLO
Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Natalia Adamska, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi, Laura Moreno Gasulla, Natalia Adamska, Barnaby James Packham
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
THE NUTCRACKER – A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Pas de deux
Eleonora Ancona (Klára ve snu), Rei Masatomi (Princ)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Pas de deux
Eleonora Ancona (Klára ve snu), Rei Masatomi (Princ)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
DON QUIJOTE
Jan Kolda, Solieh Samudio, Shino Sakurado, Rodion Zelenkov, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Jan Kolda, Solieh Samudio, Shino Sakurado, Rodion Zelenkov, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
TASTE BALLET OSTRAVA! Ballet Feast from Ostrava on the YouTube Channel NDM.
NÁSLEDKY
V popředí
Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
NÁSLEDKY
V popředí
Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
ROSSINI CARDS
Sergio Méndez Romero, Sawa Shiratsuki, Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Sergio Méndez Romero, Sawa Shiratsuki, Rita Pires, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
ROSSINI CARDS
Sergio Méndez Romero, Barbora Šulcová, Rei Masatomi, Sawa Shiratsuki
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Sergio Méndez Romero, Barbora Šulcová, Rei Masatomi, Sawa Shiratsuki
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
SWAN LAKE
Scéna z 1. dějství
Rei Masatomi (Pas de trois), Brittany Catalinas Haws (Pas de trois)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
Scéna z 1. dějství
Rei Masatomi (Pas de trois), Brittany Catalinas Haws (Pas de trois)
Photo by: Serghei Gherciu
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Stéphane Aubry (Après rasage), Rei Masatomi (Après rasage), Gerardo González Villaverde (Après rasage), Stefano Pietragalla (Après rasage), Giacomo Quatraccioni (Après rasage), Yago Catalinas Heredia (Après rasage)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Stéphane Aubry (Après rasage), Rei Masatomi (Après rasage), Gerardo González Villaverde (Après rasage), Stefano Pietragalla (Après rasage), Giacomo Quatraccioni (Après rasage), Yago Catalinas Heredia (Après rasage)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs), Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs), Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Rei Masatomi (O Balcão de Amor), Koki Nishioka (O Balcão de Amor)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi (O Balcão de Amor), Koki Nishioka (O Balcão de Amor)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Rei Masatomi (O Balcão de Amor), Yago Catalinas Heredia (O Balcão de Amor)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi (O Balcão de Amor), Yago Catalinas Heredia (O Balcão de Amor)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs), Stefano Pietragalla (Rain Dogs), Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs), Stefano Pietragalla (Rain Dogs), Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
All That Jazz, Rock, Blues
Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs), Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Shino Sakurado (Rain Dogs), Rei Masatomi (Rain Dogs)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
DON QUIJOTE
Petr Sýkora, Sergio Méndez Romero, Sawa Shiratsuki, Jiří Sedláček, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Petr Sýkora, Sergio Méndez Romero, Sawa Shiratsuki, Jiří Sedláček, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THREE MUSKETEERS
Stefano Pietragalla, Sergio Méndez Romero, Rei Masatomi, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
Stefano Pietragalla, Sergio Méndez Romero, Rei Masatomi, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
THREE MUSKETEERS
Sergio Méndez Romero, Stefano Pietragalla, Rei Masatomi, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
Sergio Méndez Romero, Stefano Pietragalla, Rei Masatomi, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
THREE MUSKETEERS
Rei Masatomi, Sergio Méndez Romero, Stefano Pietragalla, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
Rei Masatomi, Sergio Méndez Romero, Stefano Pietragalla, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
THREE MUSKETEERS
Sergio Méndez Romero, Rei Masatomi, Stefano Pietragalla, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
Sergio Méndez Romero, Rei Masatomi, Stefano Pietragalla, Koki Nishioka
Photo by: Pavel Hejný
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Ayuka Nitta, Justin Zee, Rei Masatomi, Shino Sakurado, Giordano Bozza, Sergio Méndez Romero
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Ayuka Nitta, Justin Zee, Rei Masatomi, Shino Sakurado, Giordano Bozza, Sergio Méndez Romero
Photo by: Martin Popelář
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Chiara Lo Piparo, Macbeth Konstantin Kaněra, Patrick Ulman, Rodion Zelenkov, Olga Borisová-Pračiková, Michal Bublík, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Chiara Lo Piparo, Macbeth Konstantin Kaněra, Patrick Ulman, Rodion Zelenkov, Olga Borisová-Pračiková, Michal Bublík, Rei Masatomi
Photo by: Martin Popelář
William William
Isabelle Ayers, Giordano Bozza, Rei Masatomi, Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Adrian Rosas, Colin Fuller, Matilda Sakamoto
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Isabelle Ayers, Giordano Bozza, Rei Masatomi, Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Adrian Rosas, Colin Fuller, Matilda Sakamoto
Photo by: Martin Popelář
William William
Isabelle Ayers, Rei Masatomi, Giordano Bozza, Miroslava Georgievová, Matilda Sakamoto
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Isabelle Ayers, Rei Masatomi, Giordano Bozza, Miroslava Georgievová, Matilda Sakamoto
Photo by: Martin Popelář
William William
Alma Samimi, Rei Masatomi, Giordano Bozza, Colin Fuller, Adrian Rosas, Isabelle Ayers
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Alma Samimi, Rei Masatomi, Giordano Bozza, Colin Fuller, Adrian Rosas, Isabelle Ayers
Photo by: Martin Popelář
William William
Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Rei Masatomi, Colin Fuller, Giordano Bozza, Isabelle Ayers
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Rei Masatomi, Colin Fuller, Giordano Bozza, Isabelle Ayers
Photo by: Martin Popelář
William William
Rei Masatomi, Colin Fuller, Matilda Sakamoto, Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Adrian Rosas, Isabelle Ayers, Giordano Bozza
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi, Colin Fuller, Matilda Sakamoto, Alma Samimi, Markus Hollop, Adrian Rosas, Isabelle Ayers, Giordano Bozza
Photo by: Martin Popelář
INTERNATIONAL GALA
JOCKEY DANCE
Sergio Méndez Romero (Dancers), Rei Masatomi (Dancers), Koki Nishioka (Dancers), Alessio Ciaccio (Dancers)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
JOCKEY DANCE
Sergio Méndez Romero (Dancers), Rei Masatomi (Dancers), Koki Nishioka (Dancers), Alessio Ciaccio (Dancers)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE NUTCRACKER
Olga Borisová-Pračiková (Masha), Rei Masatomi (Nutcracker - her husband)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Olga Borisová-Pračiková (Masha), Rei Masatomi (Nutcracker - her husband)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
THE NUTCRACKER
Rei Masatomi (Nutcracker - her husband), Olga Borisová-Pračiková (Masha)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Rei Masatomi (Nutcracker - her husband), Olga Borisová-Pračiková (Masha)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
