Pino Mlakar

Pino Mlakar was a Slovenian ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher.

Biography

Pino Mlakar was born in Novo Mesto and baptized Jožef Mlaker, the son of the court official Ivan Mlaker and Marjeta Mlakar.
In 1927, he graduated from the Rudolf Laban Choreographic Institute in Hamburg.
He was a member of the Ljubljana Opera and Ballet Company from 1946 to 1960. For 25 years, he was a full professor at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television of the University of Ljubljana.
In 1929, he married fellow choreographer Maria Luiza Pia Beatrice Scholz, who was professionally known as Pia Mlakar. Their daughter was also a ballet dancer.
He officially changed his name from Jožef Mlaker to Pino Mlakar in 1999.
He died in Novo Mesto.