John Cranko Schule, Stuttgarter Ballett

Tadeusz Matacz, born in Warsaw, Poland, completed his ballet training at the State Ballet School in Warsaw, where he then also completed ballet education training with Leonid Zhdanov. He had his first engagement as a dancer in 1977 at the Grand Theatre Warsaw; at the same time he worked as a teacher at the Warsaw Ballet School. From 1979 until 1984 Tadeusz Matacz was the primary solo dancer at the Grand Theatre Warsaw. From 1984 until 1992 he was a soloist at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, where he also took on additional educational tasks from 1988. From 1992 until 1998 he was head of training, ballet master and choreographer at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe. In addition, from 1990 until 1998 Tadeusz Matacz was the visiting head of training at the Frankfurt Ballet, the Toulouse Ballet, the Grand Theatre Warsaw, and from 1997 to 1998 also at the Stuttgart Ballet.  Tadeusz has been the director of the John Cranko School since 01.01.1999. He is regularly invited to act as a juror at the most renowned international ballet contests.