TheUniversal Ballet was founded inSeoul,South Korea in 1984. One of only five professionalballet 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-lawJulia H. Moon, who was the company'sprima ballerina until 2001, now serving as General Director.[1][2][3][4]
According to theNew York Times the Universal Ballet is considered to be one of Asia's leading ballet companies.[5]
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