The Korea Times
The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Studio Company will present a gala performance in Seoul, April 17-18. Based in New York, the company has produced about 85 percent of the dancers in the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Korean dancers Park Soo-ha, Park Geon-hee and Park Youn-jae are set to star in the performances at Mapo Arts Center. At a press conference held April 16, ABT Studio Company Artistic Director Sascha Radetsky praised the strength of Korean dancers. A Korean community has been developing within ABT since principal Seo Hee joined the top U.S. ballet company in 2005. She became a principal dancer in 2012, a rise that inspired budding Korean dancers to follow in her footsteps, resulting in the increasing prominence of Koreans in ballet capitals and major competitions around the world. Park Geon-hee, who won the Grand Prix at the Youth America Grand Prix while studying at Korea National University of Arts, joined ABT Studio Compnay in September 2025. Park Youn-jae, who became the first Korean male dancer to win the Prix de Lausanne last year, also joined the company la
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