Matz Skoog

Matz Skoog (10 April 1957 – 7 February 2026) was a Swedish ballet dancer and artistic director who was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 1996 to 2001 and of the English National Ballet from 2001 to 2005.^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Skoog was born in Stockholm on 10 April 1957.^[3] He trained with the Royal Swedish Ballet School.^[3]

He was married to Amanda, who was RNZB's managing director from 2007 to 2015, and they had two sons.^[2]

Skoog died from cancer on 7 February 2026, at the age of 69.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "BBC Four - BBC Young Dancer, 2017 - Matz Skoog". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
1 2 "Acknowledging the passing of Matz Skoog". Royal New Zealand Ballet. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
1 2 "Matz Skoog (b. 1957)". Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
↑ "Former ENB Artistic Director Matz Skoog dead at 69". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
↑ "The Royal New Zealand Ballet". Royal New Zealand Ballet. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
↑ Matz Skoog obituary: director of English National Ballet The Times

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[1] "BBC Four - BBC Young Dancer, 2017 - Matz Skoog". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Acknowledging the passing of Matz Skoog". Royal New Zealand Ballet. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

[Oxford_Dictionary_of_Dance-3] 1 2 "Matz Skoog (b. 1957)". Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[4] "Former ENB Artistic Director Matz Skoog dead at 69". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

[5] "The Royal New Zealand Ballet". Royal New Zealand Ballet. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

[6] Matz Skoog obituary: director of English National Ballet The Times

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