Ballett
Hyo-Jung Kang
Principal

Nationality

Korean

Semperoper Ballett member since

2025

Previous companies

Wiener Staatsballett  (2021 – 2025)
Stuttgarter Ballett (2004 – 2021)

Education

Elevin, Stuttgart Ballet (2003 – 2004)
John Cranko School, Stuttgart (2002 – 2003)
Kirov Ballet Academy in Washington, D.C., USA (1998 – 2002)
Sunwha Art Middle School, Seoul, Korea

Repertoire

Semperoper Ballett Repertoire
Tatiana, Onegin (J. Cranko)
Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty (A. S. Watkin and M. Gomes after M. Petipa)
Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker (A. S. Watkin and J. Beechey after M. Petipa)

Further repertoire
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Odette/Odile, Swan Lake, Katharina, The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Giselle, Giselle (E. Tchernichova after J. Coralli, Perrot)
Sylphide, La Sylphide (P. Schaufuss after A. Bournonville)
Princess Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty (M. Haydée after M. Petipa)
Princess Aurora, The Sleeping Beauty (M. Schläpfer after M. Petipa)
Kitri, Don Quixote (M. Guerra)
Hermione, The Winter's Tale (C. Wheeldon)
Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker (A. S. Watkin and J. Beechey after M. Petipa)

Creations
Main role, Taiyō to Tsuki (M. Schläpfer)
Maria de Medici, ..., la peau blanche ... (C. Spuck)

Miscellaneous

Award:
Nomination as dancer of the year, Tanz yearbook (2022 and 2023)