Robert Sher-Machherndl, a professional dancer with 25 years experience from principal dancer, choreographer, teacher to artistic director. He has been granted the privilege of US Visa Type, ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’ allowing permanent residence in the US.

Robert has worked with and danced the works of Rudolf Nureyev, Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Ulysses Dove, George Balanchine, Sir Fredrick Ashton, Rudi van Dantzig, John Neumeier, Ed Wubbe, Ben Stevenson, Maurice Bejart and John Cranko. As principal dancer, Robert danced leading roles for Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet including, Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Onegin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Apollo, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Serenade, Symphony in C, Diamonds, Concerto Barocco, Agon, La Valse, Divertimento No. 15 (Mozart). He has danced for Nederlands Dance Theater. He has partnered American ballerina Jolinda Menendez of the American Ballet Theater and Canadian ballerina Evelyn Hart of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Robert was featured in the documentary ‘Moment of Light’, a story about Evelyn Hart. He has been on the cover of Dance Magazine when he performed with Bavarian State Ballet at the Lincoln Center, NY.

Robert was Co-Director of Salzburg Ballet and Assistant to the Artistic Director, Ed Wubbe at Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. He has taught at the Ballet Rambert and for Matthew Borne‘s production of ‘Swan Lake’. Robert’s work has been featured in Young Choreographers Workshops at the Bavarian State Ballet and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. He has choreographed for Salzburg Ballet, Colorado University at Boulder, Colorado State University, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Canyon Concert Ballet, David Taylor Dance Theater, Ballet Nouveau and Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet.

As artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Robert has choreographed and directed the full-length ballets; UnCut; Point; PlastikPaket; StrangeLands; LoveCrimes; AustriaPop; Where Is The Love; Vertigo; Le Ballet Star; TigerLilly, Anilla, Mozart 250, Alien Nation, Leopoldstadt 22, Project Peace, Gala 2007, Community Project, I Am Happy For This Moment, This Moment Is Your Life and I Trust You to Kill Me. The video of Point was shown at the ‘Dance on Camera Festival’ at the Lincoln Center, NY. Robert is a four-time winner of the prestigious New York Ballet Builder's Award in 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2008. “Mr. Sher-Machherndl, a former principal dancer with the Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet, is a choreographer to watch for.” Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times