SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — What do male ballet dancers do after they retire from the Korean National Ballet (KNB)? A recently published master’s thesis written by Lee Sun-jae from Kangwon National University exposes the fragile life of retired ballerinos. The author conducted interviews with 13 former and current members of the KNB, according [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Securing the top-notch status as a principal dancer at the leading German ballet company, Stuttgart Ballet, and conquering the Prix Benois de la Danse in the late 1990s, Kang Sue-jin first made the Korean ballet industry known to the world. Since then, a wave of Korean ballet dancers have [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean dancers working overseas have returned to their homeland to perform this weekend. In a press briefing Wednesday for “The Korea World Dance Stars Festival 2017,” ballet dancers Kang Hyo-jung, Jin Se-hyun, Lee Ji-young, Jeong Han-sol and Kim Se-yeon agreed that the level of Korean ballet dancers is on [...]