Mlakar, Pia (1908–2000)
Mlakar, Pia (1908–2000)
Yugoslavian ballet dancer and choreographer. Born Pia Scholz, Dec 28, 1908, in Hamburg, Germany; died in 2000; m. Pino Mlakar (ballet dancer, b. 1907).
Trained under Rudolf von Laban and Elena Poljaka in Belgrade, where she met future husband; performed with him in numerous opera ballets throughout Europe, including Darmstadt, Dessau, Zurich, and Munich (1930s–40s); returned to Yugoslavia at end of WWII and taught in Slovenia; created numerous works with husband, including the much acclaimed Der Teufel im Dorf (1935), Josefslegende (1941), and The Little Ballerina (1947), as well as Prometheus (1935), Verklungene Feste (1941), Jeu de Cartes (1953) and Legend of Ohrif (1978).
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