November 29–December 30, 2018
March 7–17, 2019
March 21–31, 2019
Seoul, South Korea
Joined Boston Ballet in 2013
Ji Young Chae in Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Liza Voll
Ji Young Chae trained at Seoul Arts High School and Korea National University of Arts. In 2011, she joined Washington Ballet. Chae joined Boston Ballet in 2013, and was promoted to soloist in 2015. Chae was awarded the gold medal at the 2010 International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, and first prize at the 2010 International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria. In 2011, she received the gold medal at the Boston International Ballet Competition. She has performed at the Paris Conservatory Ballet Festival and the International Baltic Ballet Festival Gala.
William Forsythe, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, Artifact 2017; Karole Armitage, Bitches Brew; Mikko Nissinen, The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy); Marius Petipa, The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora); George Balanchine, Donizetti Variations; Leonid Yakobson, Pas de Quatre; Yury Yanowsky, Smoke and Mirrors; Jorma Elo, Creatures of Egmont
Washington Ballet (2011), Boston Ballet: Artist (2013), Soloist (2015)
International Ballet Competition, Jackson, Mississippi (Gold, 2011); International Ballet Competition, Varna, Bulgaria (First Prize, 2010)
Get an exclusive first look at Pas/Parts 2018
In the studio: William Forsythe's Pas/Parts 2018
Watch Principal Dancers Seo Hye Han, John Lam, and Soloist Ji Young Chae rehearse William Forsythe’s Pas/Parts 2018. Video by Ernesto Galan
Meet Principal Dancer Ji Young Chae
Ji Young Chae
Boston Ballet Principal Dancer Ji Young Chae talks about what ballet and dancing in Boston means to her. Video by Ernesto Galan
Watch Boston Ballet's dancers in this slo-mo sneak peek of The Nutcracker's Snow Scene.
Frozen Snowflakes
Watch Boston Ballet's dancers in this sneak peek of The Nutcracker's Snow Scene with a little extra sparkle and magic thrown in. Video by Ernesto Galan
Preview a Bournonville ballet that blossoms on stage.
Onstage: Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano
Watch Soloists Ji Young Chae and Derek Dunn in the playful pas de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano. See it and other rare gems from Choreographer August Bournonville performed alongside his elegant and ethereal La Sylphide. Video by Ernsto Galan