Xu Jingkun
ShangHai Ballet Principal Dancer
XU Jingkun graduated as a Ballet major from Shanghai Theatre Academy Associated Dance School in July 2017. In October 2017 to December 2018, he studied abroad at The Australian Ballet. He joined Shanghai Ballet in February 2019.
Repertoire credits include: principal roles in The White-Haired Girl, Giselle,Le Fantôme de L'opéra(Derek Deane),Follow the Light (WU Husheng), A Sigh of Love (Bertrand d’ At), Swan Lake (Grand Version, Derek Deane);important roles in The Nutcracker (Shanghai Grand Theatre Version, Derek Deane); participate in The Last Mission of Marco Polo (José Martinez), Bright Red Star (ZHAO Ming), The Lady of the Camellias (Shanghai Ballet Version, Derek Deane), and The Burning Youth (LIU Ligong); performed solo dance Insects Awaken (WU Husheng), one-act ballet Three Shades of Blue, Lost Star (WU Husheng), etc.
Selected award credits include: Gold Award of Junior Group’s Classical Dance Division in South Africa International Ballet Competition (2014); Silver Award in South Korea International Ballet Competition (2014); First Prize and Outstanding Male Actor Award of Junior Group in Hong Kong “Star of Canaan Dance” International Ballet Competition (2015); Gold Medal of Junior Group in Shanghai International Ballet Competition (2016); Silver Prize of Junior Group in Beijing International Ballet Competition (2017); Grand Prix of Contemporary Dance Senior Division in the International United Cloud Dance Competition (2020); Gold Award of Group Ballet and Gold Award of Contemporary Dance Senior (A) – Professional Division in the 2nd International United Cloud Dance Competition (2021)；Excellent Communist Youth League Member of Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group (2022); “Outstanding Worker” of the Performance Unit of Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group (2022); Excellent Performance Award of the 2nd Yangtze River Area Professional Dance Exhibition (Follow the Light,2023).