Ülo Vilimaa (13 March 1941 – 27 September 2021)Suri balletitantsija ja koreograaf Ülo Vilimaa
was an Estonian dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and painter. From 1962 until 1974, he was ballet soloist and ballet master at the

Vanemuine theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...

, and from 1974 until 1997 principal ballet master. From 1997 until 2002, he was a director at the Vanemuine theatre. In addition Vilimaa was also a painter. His personal exhibitions have been shown in Estonia and abroad. Awards: * 1970 Merited Artist of Estonian SSR * 2001

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, III class.

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1941 births 2021 deaths Estonian male ballet dancers Estonian choreographers 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists 21st-century Estonian painters 21st-century Estonian male artists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Estonian theatre directors Artists from Tallinn {{Estonia-bio-stub