Uwe Scholz

Uwe Scholz (31 December 1958 – 21 November 2004) was a German ballet dancer, director, and choreographer.

Life Scholz was born in Jugenheim (now Seeheim-Jugenheim) in Hesse, Germany on 31 December 1958, and moved as a child to the Landestheater Darmstadt for ballet and music training.

In 1973, he was admitted to John Cranko's Ballet School in Stuttgart, one month before Cranko's death, and studied under Marcia Haydée. He graduated from Stuttgart in 1977, and joined the Stuttgart Ballet. At 26 he became the director of the Zürich Ballet, Among his most famous creations are Mozart's Great Mass, Pax Questuosa by Udo Zimmermann, In 1993 he was appointed professor at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. He was also a founding member of the (Free Academy of Arts in Leipzig).

He died on 21 November 2004 in Berlin.

Since 2020, the choreologist Tatjana Thierbach has been the heir and owner of Uwe Scholz’s moral rights. Since 2026, she also holds all rights of use and licensing for Uwe Scholz’s complete works. Uwe Scholz Legacy, which she founded, is dedicated to the preservation and performance of Uwe Scholz’s choreographic legacy.

Work

Awards Omaggio Alla Danza (1987) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1996) (Theatre prize of the Bavarian State Government) in the dance category (1998) Deutscher Tanzpreis (1999)

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