Ballerina Ji-Young Kim: Korea National Ballet [Swan lake]-Entrance of Odette

The 1ST Ballet Festival Korea-Korea National Ballet [Swan lake]-Entrance of Odette

Odette/ Odile : Ji-Young Kim
Siegfreid: Young-jae Jung

*Ji-Young Kim*
In 1991, when Kim was thirteen years old, she began her professional training at the Yewon School, a specialist arts junior school in Seoul. During vacation she attended season sessions for ballet in New York. Later the same year, she had a chance to trainning with professors of the Vaganova Academy and Kim decided to study at the Vaganova. In 1992, Kim went to Russia and she passed the entrance exam for the school. Kim entered the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. In 1996, Kim performed in Vaganova's graduation performance. While she planned to join the company in Russia after her graduation, Kim withdrew her plans and returned to Seoul when her mother died suddenly from a heart attack during Kim's graduation performance. Five month laters, Kim joined the Korea National Ballet (KNB) as the youngest principal dancer. She made her stage debut, dancing the role of Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris.

In 1999, Kim resigned from the Korea National Ballet and applied to and auditioned for several ballet companies in Europe. She joined Dutch National Ballet in the 2002 as a Grand sujet after an offer from the Artistic Director Wayne Eagling of the Dutch National Ballet (Het National Ballet). Kim was promoted to soloist in 2005. In 2007, Kim was promoted to principal and awarded the Alexandra Radius Prize, an incentive prize for young and upcoming talent, from the ballet company. After an invitation from Balletto di Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera ballet), Italy, Kim made her debut as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. In 2009, Kim rejoined Korea National Ballet and remained Dutch National Ballet as guest principal dancer.

In 2010, Kim danced the première of Don Quixote as Kitri, with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, with Dutch National Ballet. Her performance lead to another invitation from Balletto di Teatro dell'Opera di Roma to dance as Kitri in Don Quixote. Subsequently, Kim made her debut with the Bolshoi Ballet with KNB, dancing the roles of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Raymonda in Raymonda for the 20th anniversary of Korea-Russia bilateral relations. In April 2011, Kim performed in the Latin dance project "Latin Innovation". In May, she performed in Sicily, Italy, making her debut as Cinderella in Cinderella with the Teatro Massimo Ballet company.

With the Korea National Ballet

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Giselle in Giselle
Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
Raymonda in Raymonda,
Cinderella in Cinderella
Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty,
Nikiya in La Bayadère
Kitri in Don Quixote
the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Phrigia in Spartacus
Paquita in Paquita
Medora in Le Corsaire
Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris (La Esmeralda)
Carmen in Carmen
Princess Nak-rang in Prince Ho-dong
Diana in Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux
Leading role in The Dying Swan
Leading role in Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
Leading role in Grand Pas Classique,

With Dutch National Ballet (Het National Ballet)

Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
Nikiya and Gamzatti in La Bayadère
Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
Kitri in Don Quixote
the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
Sylphide in La Sylphide
Leading role in Jewels
Leading role in Serenade
Leading role in Pulcinella
Leading role in Symphony in C
Leading role in Frank Bridge Variations
Leading role in the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux'
Leading role in Five tangos
Leading role in Black Cake
Leading role in Four Sections

With the Balletto di Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera ballet)

Odette/Odile in Swan Lake
Kitri in Don Quixote

With Bolshoi Ballet repertoire

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Raymonda in Raymonda

With Teatro Massimo Ballet company

Cinderella in Cinderella

★Awards
The Bronze Medal in the 6th USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, United States (1998)
The First Prize in the 8th Paris International Ballet Competition (Le Concours international de danse de Paris) in Paris, France (1998)
Order of Culture Merit: Hwagwan, The Republic of Korea (1999)
The Silver Medal and best art prize in Kazan International Ballet Competition in Tatarstan, Russia (2001)
Prima Ballerina Award, Ballet Association in South Korea (2001)
The Alexandra Radius Prize, Dutch National Ballet (2007)

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