Artists

Principal

Misun Kang

Birthplace : Misun Kang was born in Korea
Career

Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2012

Promoted to Senior Soloist in 2010

Promoted to Soloist in 2006

Promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2005

Joined Universal Ballet in 2002

Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington, D. C.

Sunhwa Arts Middle School

Awards

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, Republic of Korea in 2023

Best Female Dancer at Benois de la Danse in 2023

2022 Best Dancer at Dancers' Career Development Center in 2022

Korea Dance Association’s Kim Baek Bong Award in 2018

Seoul Dance Festival's Best Dance Performance Award in 2016

Korea Ballet Association’s Prima Ballerina Award in 2009

1st Prize at Seoul International Dance Competition in 2007

Top-Place at New Dancer National Dance Competition in 2003

Chairman Prize at Korea Ballet Association Competition in 1997

1st Prize at Seoul Arts High School in 1996


Repertory

Leading roles in John Cranko’s Onegin (Tatiana), Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet (Juliet), The Nutcracker (Clara), Giselle (Giselle), Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Graeme Murphy's Giselle (Giselle), Swan Lake (Odette/Odile), La Bayadere (Nikiya, Gamzatti), Don Quixote (Kitri), Shim Chung (Shim Chung), Bingxian Liu's The Love of Chunhyang (Chunhyang), Jiři Kylian's Petite Mort, Nacho Duato’s Duende, Nacho Duato’s Multiplicity, Nacho Duato’s Na Floresta, Hans Van Manen’s Black Cake, William Forsythe’s In the Middle and Somewhat Elevated, Ohad Naharin’s Minus 7, Yong-Soon Hue’s Imperfectly Perfect, Jiři Kylian's Sechs Tanze, Heinz Spoerli’s All Shall Be, Yong-Soon Hue’s This is Your Life, Bingxian Liu's Korea Emotion, Bingxian Liu's The Ballerina and many other roles.