Artists

Principal

Minwoo Kang

Birthplace : Minwoo Kang was born in Korea 

Career
- Re-joined Universal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in 2020
- Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2017
- Promoted to Soloist in 2013
- Promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2012
- Joined Universal Ballet in 2008
- Sejong Graduate School
- Sejong University
- Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington, D. C.
- Sun Hwa Arts Middle School
Awards
- Korea Dance Association’s Kim Baek Bong Award in 2023
- Korea Ballet Association’s Danseur Noble Award in 2022
- Silver Prize at Korea International Ballet Competition in 2012
- Bronze Prize at Korea International Ballet Competition in 2011
- Finalist at Seoul International Dance Competition in 2010
Repertory Leading roles in Shim Chung (King, Sea Dragon Prince, Captain), Sleeping Beauty (Desire), Graeme Murphy’s Giselle (Albrecht), MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio, Mercutio), Don Quixote (Basil, Don Quixote, Espada), Bingxian Liu's The Love of Chunhyang (Mongryong, Governor Pyun), Swan Lake (Siegfried), La Bayadere (Solor, Golden Idol), The Nutcracker (Prince), John Cranko’s Onegin (Onegin, Lensky, Gremin Prince), Giselle, Heinz Spoerli’s All Shall Be, Yong-Soon Hue’s This is Your Life, Nacho Duato’s Duende, Jiři Kylian's Sechs Tanze, Ohad Naharin’s Minus 7, Multiplicity, Bingxian Liu's The Butterfly Lovers, Bingxian Liu's Korea Emotion and many other roles.