Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Kang Sue jin

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Hangul
  
강수진

Role
  
Ballerina

Name
  
Kang Sue-jin


McCune–Reischauer
  
Kang Sujin

Revised Romanization
  
Gang Sujin

Spouse
  
Tunchi Shockman (m. 2002)

Kang Sue-jin Kang Suejin to lead Korea National Ballet The Korea Times

Kang Sue-jin ([kaŋ sʰudʑin]; born 24 April 1967) is a South Korean ballerina. She is a principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet.

Contents

Kang Sue-jin Ballerina Kang Suejin to lead Korean National Ballet

Stuttgarter ballett sue jin kang und marijn rademaker in neumeier s kameliendame


Early life

Kang Sue-jin httpswwwstuttgartballetdecontentimagesbal

Kang Sue-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea. After initial ballet lessons in Korea, she went to Marika Besobrazova at the Académie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo. In 1985, she won the Prix de Lausanne. In 1986, she became a member of the Stuttgart Ballet, where she was appointed Soloist in 1994 and Principal Dancer in 1997.

Career

Kang Sue-jin Stuttgart Ballet Sue Jin Kang Principal Dancer

  • Studied at Sun Hwa Arts Middle School from 1979, majored in Korean Traditional Dance
  • Studied at Sun Hwa Arts High School from 1982
  • Studied at Académie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo from 1982
  • Joined Stuttgart Ballet in 1986 - The first and youngest Asian to join the Stuttgart Ballet
  • Soloist in Stuttgart Ballet 1994
  • Debut in USA, Onegin and Romeo and Juliet
  • Prima ballerina assoluta with Stuttgart Ballet from 1997
  • Permanent member with Stuttgart Ballet from 2002
    • Kang Sue-jin CriticalDancecom Sue Jin Kang Stuttgart Ballet Interview

  • 2008 Appeared at Lotte Dept. Store CF.
  • 2006 Korean Nat'l Ballet, 2006 New Year's Gala
  • 2004 Stuttgart Ballet's featured performance Onegin
  • 2002 Stuttgart Ballet's Die Kameliendame
  • 1999 Gala performance - Korea's best Ballerina
  • 1998 Die Kameliendame
  • 1997 Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • 1996 Giselle
  • 1994 Sleeping Beauty
  • 1993 Magic Flute
  • 1992 Romeo and Juliet
  • 1992 Mata Hari

    • Honours and awards

    Kang Sue-jin CriticalDancecom Sue Jin Kang Stuttgart Ballet Interview

  • Won the Prix de Lausanne in 1985
  • Recipient of the Korean Young Artist Award, 1998
  • Recipient of the Best Female Ballerina Award at the Prix Benois de la Danse, 1999
  • National Hwa-Gwan Order of Cultural Merit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), 1999
  • Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, 2001
  • Recipient of the German title “Kammertänzerin” (German: Royal Court Dancer), 2007
  • Recipient of the John Cranko Award, 2007

    • Kang Sue-jin Les toiles pour le Japon Sue Jin Kank and Marijn

    References

    Kang Sue-jin Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics