Hye Ji Kang

Soloist

Born

Seoul, South Korea

Education

Yoo's Ballet Conservatory, Seoul, South Korea

Important teachers

Juyeon Yoo, Ingrid Němečková, Tuuli Tuominen-Sandell

Engagements

  • Korea Youth Ballet Stars, Seoul, dancer 2013-2019
  • Finnish National Ballet, Helsinki, dancer 2018-2025
  • Polish National Ballet, Warsaw, since 2025 as Soloist

Gallery

REPERTORY

  • With the Finnish National Ballet

    • Shade-Soloist in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
    • Pas’d action in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
    • Odalisque in Le Corsaire (trad. / Anna-Marie Holmes)
    • Chinese Dance in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
    • Soloist in Sibelius (Jorma Elo)
    • Soloist in Heatscape (Justin Peck)
    • Mercedes in Carmen (Liam Scarlett)
    • Henriette in Raymonda (trad. / Tamara Rojo)
    • Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
    • Mina-Elisabeta in Dracula (Krzysztof Pastor)
    • Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Jorma Elo)
    • La Barbarina in Death in Venice (John Neumeier)
    • Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Javier Torres)
    • Teenage Édith in Édith Piaf - La Vie en rose (Reija Wäre)

  • With the Polish National Ballet

    • Principal Couple of mov. 3 in Symphony in C (George Balanchine)
    • One of the soloists in Seventh Symphony (Toer van Schayk)
    • Demi-soloist of mov. 4 in Symphony in C (George Balanchine)
    • Blue Fairy in Pinocchio (Anna Hop)
    • Red Fairy in Pinocchio (Anna Hop)