Ernst Uthoff
Dancer

Ernst Uthoff

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Dancer
A.K.A.
Ernst Uthoff Biefand, Ernst Uthoff Biefang
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Male
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Birth:
1904(Duisburg, Düsseldorf Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Death:
1993
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Ernst Uthoff Biefang (1904-1993) was a German-born Chilean ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He danced for Kurt Jooss's company alongside his future wife, Lola Botka, and Rudolf Pescht. In 1945, the trio co-founded the Chilean National Ballet. Uthoff won the National Prize of Art of Chile in 1984.