Korea Joongang Daily
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Production company cancels Russian ballerina performance

The performance of Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova with the Bolshoi Ballet next month at the Opera House of Seoul Arts Center was canceled after much opposition from the public and the Ukrainian Embassy.

2024-03-15

‘Neglecting our pain’: Ukrainian fury at Russian ballerina coming to Korea

The Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul protested against a scheduled performance of a Kremlin-friendly Russian ballerina in Korea, calling it “an act of justifying Russian invasion to Ukraine.”

2024-03-06

Busan Opera House appoints ballerina Kim Joo-won as artistic director

The finalized members of the ballet company will debut the ballet performance of “Shining Wave” on Nov. 15 and 16 at the Busan Cinema Center’s Haneulyeon Theatre.

2024-03-04

'Ballerina' by Lee Chung-hyun exposes dark societal themes

Lee Chung-hyun's latest film "Ballerina" on Netflix explores dark societal themes, centering around a female protagonist seeking revenge on a sex offender. The director aims to shed light on sexual exploitation against women.

2023-10-13

'Ballerina' scores big on non-English film chart in 62 countries, No. 3 globally

“Ballerina” landed in the top 10 list of 62 countries on Netflix, including France, Germany, Italy and Japan. The film is about a former bodyguard named Ok-ju who sets out to avenge the death of her best friend against a sex trafficking ring leader.

2023-10-11

Ballerina Kim Joo-won celebrates a lifetimes on the stage

Reaching the 25-year milestone in one’s career is special for anyone — but it is particularly special for a ballerina whose careers tend to be extremely short-lived. That is why it came as no surprise when 45-year-old ballerina Kim Joo-won ...

2022-05-22

A year after retirement, ballerina Kim Ji-young dreams about rehearsals

It’s been exactly a year since Kim Ji-young took her final bow as a principal dancer of the prestigious Korean National Ballet Company. Since then, she says she’s been busy teaching students as a dance professor at Kyung Hee University in ...

2020-06-17