| Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea | |
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| General information | |
| Name | Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea |
| Year founded | May 5, 1962 |
| Founders | Dr. Sun Myung Moon & Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon |
| Website | http://www.littleangels.or.kr/ |
| Senior staff | |
| Chief Executive | Julia H. Moon |
| Executive Director | Imsoon Jung |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Bae Jung-hye |
| Other | |
| Official school | Sunhwa Arts School |
The Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet of Korea (Korean: 리틀엔젤스예술단) is a South Korean traditional art and dance troupe made up of elementary and middle school children,[1] founded in 1962 by Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, to project a positive image of South Korea to the world.[2][3] In 1973 they performed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[4] The group’s dances are based on Korean legends and regional dances, and its costumes on traditional Korean styles. Choral singing by the troupe in many languages is also featured.[5]
The Little Angels are supported financially by the Tongil Group, a South Korean business group associated with the Unification Church, through the Tongil Foundation.[6] The Little Angels are part of the Sunhwa Arts School. School fees are sponsored by Sunhwa Educational Foundation so that any talented girl can apply.[7]
- ^ "리틀엔젤스예술단". www.littleangels.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Sewell, Rhonda B. (February 28, 2003). "Korean Culture Takes the Stage". The Blade. p. D11.
The colors, sounds, and heritage of South Korea will come alive tonight as the Little Angels, an all-girls Korean folk ballet company, performs in the Ritz Theatre in Tiffin. ... The company was founded in 1962 by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han, as a way to project a positive image of the country...
- ^ Moon, Sun Myung (2009). As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen. Gimm-Young Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7166-0299-6. page 67. "My plan was to have these seventeen children learn how to dance and then send them out into the world. Many foreigners knew about Korea only as a poor country that had fought a terrible war. I wanted to show them the beautiful dances of Korea so that they would realize that the Korean people are a people of culture."
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (December 29, 1973). "Dance: The Little Angels; Korean Folk Ballet Presents 31 Children in Intricate Routines and Songs". The New York Times. p. 53.
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (February 1, 1993). "Dance in Review". The New York Times.
- ^ Kirk, Donald (May 2, 2010). "Sons rise in a Moon's shadow". Forbes.
- ^ Singh, Rani. "Korean Dancers Cross The North-South Divide". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-29.