Ernst Uthoff Biefang

Ernst Uthoff Biefang
Born(1904-12-28)28 December 1904
Duisburg, German Empire
Died19 February 1993(1993-02-19) (aged 88)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationsBallet dancer, choreographer, director
SpouseLola Botka
Children2

Ernst Uthoff Biefang (28 December 1904, Duisburg, German Empire – 19 February 1993, Santiago, Chile) was a German-born Chilean ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. Uthoff 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.

Uthoff and Botka had two sons, including the choreographer, dancer and director Michael Uthoff.

References

  1. ↑ Norton, Sydney Jane (1 October 2017). "Uthoff, Ernst (1904–1993)". Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. doi:10.4324/9781135000356-REM1659-1. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Craine, Debra; Mackrell, Judith, eds. (2010). "Uthoff, Ernst (b Duisburg, 28 Dec. 1904; d Santiago de Chile, 19 Feb. 1993". The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199563449. Retrieved 10 September 2026 – via Oxford Reference).
  3. 1 2 "Ernst Uthoff Biefang". Universidad de Chile. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Ernst Uthoff; dancer, choreographer". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 20 February 1993. p. 78. Retrieved 10 September 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ernst Uthoff (1904-1993)". memoriachilena. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "[Michael Uthoff Botka] [fotografía] Hans Ehrmann". Archivo Fotográfico (in Spanish). Digital National Library of Chile. Retrieved 10 September 2026.