Kang Sue-jin
Kang Sue-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 24th, 1967 and is the South Korean Ballet Dancer. At the age of 57, Kang Sue-jin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Kang joined Stuttgart Ballet in 1986 and was its first and youngest Asian ballerina.
In 2002, Kang appeared in Die Kameliendame and two years later, she performed with Benito Marcellino in Cranko's Onegin. Following the 2016 performance of the same ballet with Jason Reilly as partner, Kang had retired from performance.
In 2003, Kang debuted in USA in a role of Juliet from Cranko's Romeo and Juliet opposite to Romeo role by Filip Barankiewicz. In 2008, Kang reprised the role of Juliet in the same ballet.
In 2013, Kang published her first memoir titled I Don't Wait for Tomorrow. The same year she also became an honorary ambassador of PyeongChang at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
In 2015, Kang performed in John Neumeier's Die Kameliendame in her hometown Seoul, South Korea and the same year appeared in Cranco's Onegin at Seoul Arts Center where she sang the "Swan song".
In 2017, Kang became a jury member of the Prix de Lausanne, Prix Benois de la Danse. and of the Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition.
- Won a scholarship of Prix de Lausanne in 1985
- Recipient of the Korean Young Artist Award, 1998
- Recipient of the Best Female Ballerina Award at the Prix Benois de la Danse, 1999
- National Hwa-Gwan Order of Cultural Merit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea), 1999
- Ho-Am Prize in the Arts, 2001
- Recipient of the German title “Kammertänzerin” (German: Royal Court Dancer), 2007
- Recipient of the John Cranko Award, 2007
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, 2014
- Order of Cultural Merit, 2018