Ballet Masterpieces Gathered in One Place... Seongnam Cultural Foundation Hosts '2022 Ballet Stars'

3 PM on the 23rd, Seongnam Arts Center Opera House
A ballet gala stage featuring domestic and international ballet stars

Seongnam Cultural Foundation announced on the 28th that it will hold the gala performance "2022 Ballet Stars," featuring the top ballet stars in Korea. Photo by Seongnam Cultural Foundation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Seongnam Cultural Foundation announced on the 28th that it will hold the gala performance "2022 Ballet Stars," featuring the top ballet stars in Korea.

Ballet Stars is a program that started in 2020 and is being presented for the third time this year. It features star dancers representing the domestic ballet stage as well as current and former dancers who have performed with prestigious overseas ballet companies, showcasing key scenes from ballet works in a gala format.

It will present beloved works by Koreans such as "Don Quixote," "The Sleeping Beauty," and "The Talisman," as well as beautiful dramatic ballets like "Romeo and Juliet" and "Chunhyang." The performance is especially centered around the "Grand Pas de Deux," a duet between the male and female lead dancers, offering a direct experience of the formal beauty unique to ballet.

Park Yeeun, principal dancer of the National Ballet Company, will perform the Grand Pas de Deux from "The Talisman" with soloist Ha Ji-seok, and Son Yoohee and Lee Hyunjun, principal dancers of Universal Ballet, will present the famous balcony pas de deux from "Romeo and Juliet."

Additionally, Kim Giwan, principal dancer of the National Ballet Company, will perform the Grand Pas de Deux from "Don Quixote" with demi-soloist Jo Yeonjae, and principal dancer Lee Jaewoo will perform a pas de deux from "Spring Water" with company member Choi Yujeong.

Furthermore, Universal Ballet principal dancer Kang Minwoo and soloist Han Sangyi, along with National Ballet Company members Na Daehan and Eom Jinsol, among other lead dancers and company members, will take the stage together. Former overseas company dancers such as Kim Minjung from the Hungarian National Ballet, Yoon Seojun from the Paris Opera Ballet, and Yoon Byeol from the Uruguayan National Ballet will also participate.

The performance will be held on July 23 at 3 PM at the Seongnam Arts Center Opera House.

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