Universal Ballet
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The Universal Ballet was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 1984. One of only four professional ballet companies in South Korea, the company performs a repertory that includes many full length classical story ballets, together with shorter contemporary works and original full-length Korean ballets created especially for the company. The company is supported by followers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, with Moon's daughter-in-law Julia H. Moon, who was the company's prima ballerina until 2001, now serving as General Director.[1][2][3][4]
According to the New York Times the Universal Ballet is considered to be one of Asia's leading ballet companies.[5]
References
- ^ Moon Church Founds Ballet School New York Times, 1990-09-08
- ^ Universal Ballet Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interview with Julia Moon exploredance.com
- ^ Inside and Outside the Korean Dance Scene Archived February 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DANCE; A Small Place Reaches for Ballet's Big Time, New York Times, July 29, 2001
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Julia Moon
- Interview with Julia Moon, Korea Herald, 2014