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.
According to the New York Times the Universal Ballet is considered to be one of Asia's leading ballet companies.
References
- Dunning, Jennifer (8 September 1990). "Moon Church Founds Ballet School". The New York Times. p. 1001013.
- "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.
- Robert Abrams (23 June 2004). "Interview with Julia Moon". exploredance.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- Inside and Outside the Korean Dance Scene Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Robertson, Allen (29 July 2001). "Dance; A Small Place Reaches for Ballet's Big Time". New York Times. p. 2002020.
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