Robin Park
Photo: Jan Willem Kaldenbach

Robin Park

Corps de ballet

Robin Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, and started dancing when he was seven years old. At the age of nine, he began his training at the Korea National Ballet Academy in Seoul. Later, he also studied successively at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted Art, the Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School. During these studies, Robin danced in several productions of the Korea National Ballet, such as Don Quixote and The Nutcracker. In 2021, Robin competed in the Prix de Lausanne, where he became a finalist, and started his studies at the National Ballet Academy, from which he will graduate in 2023. Here, Robin already danced in Dutch National Ballet’s Nutcracker & Mouse King.

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Place of Birth:
Seoul (South Korea)


With Dutch National Ballet since:
2022


Career with Dutch National Ballet: 
Corps de ballet (2024), Junior Company (2022)


Training:
Korea National Ballet Academy (Seoul, South Korea), Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts (Seoul, South Korea), Yewon School (Seoul, South Korea), Seoul Arts High School (Seoul, South Korea), Dutch National Ballet Academy (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)


Awards: 

  • 2019: 2nd prize, Youth America Grand Prix (Korea)
  • 2020: 2nd prize, Seoul International Ballet Competition (Junior group)
  • 2021: 1st prize, Korea International Ballet Competition (Junior group)
  • 2021: finalist Prix de Lausanne