Kaguyahime

(Japanese for The Moon Princess), is a dance workforthe Netherlands Dance Company by its Czech directorand choreographer Jiri Kylian. It is inspired by his visits to Japan and by the folktale of the moon princess, who wants to bring peace and beauty to the world but succeeds only in bringingthe opposite. With its theme of the impossibility of absolute beauty and purity in an imperfect world, it is not a traditional fairy tale ballet, but the rhythm of the piece is typical of Japanese storytelling, where the main elements are presented in a very concise way, while minor details are meticulously elaborated upon.