Milorad Mišković

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Milorad Mišković (also known as Milorad Miskovitch, Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Мишковић) (born 1928 in Valjevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) is a former Serbian ballet dancer and choreographer. His emigration to France in 1946 made him a persona non grata in Yugoslavia, but has also made possible for him to show the world his class, that has later earned him the title of one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world in the 1950s. His greatest successes were the roles of Prometheus, Don Juan, Tristan, Hamlet, Orestês and many others. He has worked with some of the most famous artists of his time, such as choreographer Serge Lifar, opera singer Maria Callas, as well as the world's most prominent ballerinas of his time, such as Zizi Jeanmaire, Yvette Chauviré, Margot Fonteyn and Alicia Markova. In 1966, Mišković performed in Yugoslavia for the first time after his emigration.

Since the end of his professional career, he began to work with UNESCO, first as an art director, and later he became the honorary president of UNESCO International Dance Council.

He is married to Nita-Carol Cervin and currently lives in Paris.