The Universal Ballet was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 1984. One of only five 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

  1. ↑ Dunning, Jennifer (8 September 1990). "Moon Church Founds Ballet School". The New York Times. p. 1001013.
  2. ↑ "For Julia Moon, life is a date with destiny". The Korea Herald. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  3. ↑ Robert Abrams (23 June 2004). "Interview with Julia Moon". exploredance.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. ↑ Inside and Outside the Korean Dance Scene Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Robertson, Allen (29 July 2001). "Dance; A Small Place Reaches for Ballet's Big Time". New York Times. p. 2002020.


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