Pino Mlakar
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Pino Mlakar (2 March 1907 – 30 September 2006) was a Slovenian
ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He was born in Novo Mesto
In 1927 he graduated from the Rudolf Laban Choreographic Institute
in Hamburg
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He was a member of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Company from 1946-1960. For 25 years he was a full professor at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
(AGRFT) of the University of Ljubljana
.
He was married to fellow choreographer Maria Luiza Pia Beatrice Scholz (1910-2000), who was professionally known as Pia Mlakar. Their daughter Veronika Mlakar was also a ballet dancer.
He died in Novo Mesto
.
Slovenians
The Slovenes, Slovene people, Slovenians, or Slovenian people are a South Slavic people primarily associated with Slovenia and the Slovene language.-Population:Most Slovenes today live within the borders of the independent Slovenia...
ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He was born in Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
In 1927 he graduated from the Rudolf Laban Choreographic Institute
Rudolf Laban
Rudolf von Laban aka Rudolf Laban was a dance artist and theorist whose work laid the foundations for Laban Movement Analysis and other more specific developments in dance notation...
in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
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He was a member of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Company from 1946-1960. For 25 years he was a full professor at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
The Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television is an academy of the University of Ljubljana in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is the only college and graduate school in Slovenia with a similar curriculum. It is composed of three colleges: the College for Theatre and Radio, the College for Film and...
(AGRFT) of the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
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He was married to fellow choreographer Maria Luiza Pia Beatrice Scholz (1910-2000), who was professionally known as Pia Mlakar. Their daughter Veronika Mlakar was also a ballet dancer.
He died in Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
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External links
- Obituary (1 October 2006) "Umrl Pino Mlakar" 24ur Ljubljana in Slovenian, last accessed 9 May 2007