Incheon City Ballet is a professional ballet company founded in 2003, directed by former National Ballet of Korea soloist Park Taehee, presenting classical and original ballet productions in Incheon and Seoul.
Incheon City Ballet is a professional ballet company founded in 2003. The company was originally named Park Taehee Ballet Vision and changed to its current name in 2010. It is made up of dancers from national and private professional ballet companies, along with graduates of university dance departments. The company is directed by Park Taehee, a former soloist with the National Ballet of Korea.
The company performs restaged and original works based on classical ballet. Its repertoire includes productions such as Giselle, The Nutcracker, Chunhyangjeon, Shimcheongjeon, Heungbu and Nolbu, Kongjwi and Patjwi, and Aladdin. The company has also presented works including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Red Riding Hood. Park Taehee serves as general director of the Incheon/East Asia International Ballet Festival.
The company was selected as a resident company by the Arts Council Korea from 2013 to 2018 and for a mid- to long-term project from 2019 to 2021. In 2024, it was selected as a local arts organization by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The company organized the City Ballet Cooperative in 2019 and is based in Incheon, with rehearsal facilities in Seoul.
Incheon City Ballet is a professional arts corporation founded in 2003, originally named Park Taehee Ballet Vision until 2010. The company consists of dancers from national and private professional ballet companies and graduates of university dance departments. Directed by Park Taehee, a former soloist with the National Ballet of Korea, the company aims to popularize ballet through re-staged and original works based on classical ballet and to expand Korean dance culture through international and domestic arts exchange and creative cultural projects. The company organized the City Ballet Cooperative in 2019 and has been selected as a resident company by the Arts Council Korea and for various government-supported arts programs.
The company is located at 8th floor, Iriom Plaza, 93 Cheongneung-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea, with a rehearsal location at Basement 1, 229 Hyoryeong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul.
The company offers professional ballet performances, creative productions, and restaged works based on classical ballet, with a repertoire including Giselle, Chunhyangjeon, Shimcheongjeon, Heungbu and Nolbu, Kongjwi and Patjwi, The Nutcracker, and Aladdin.
The company’s performances are available to the general public. The company holds auditions for contract dancers who are dance major graduates or individuals with substantial knowledge and practical skill in ballet.
The company holds auditions for contract dancers, with eligibility for dance major graduates or individuals with substantial knowledge and practical skill in ballet, offering contract positions with rehearsals typically scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The company presents ballet performances throughout the year and participates in cultural exchange programs and creative cultural projects.
Phone: 032-815-1227, Email: incheoncity0815@naver.com