Jung Ku-ho reimagines ballet through the eyes of a ballerina

After a string of sold-out dance productions that showcased his minimalist visual aesthetic, fashion-designer-turned-director Jung Ku-ho is returning to ballet with "Tale of Tales," a production that reimagines four canonical classics through a contemporary lens on the grit and sacrifice of ballerinas.

Best known in recent years for directing the award-winning "Ilmu" (One Dance) with the Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater and the National Dance Company repertory works "Mukhyang" and "Hyangyeon," J