Robert Sher-Machherndl Explained

Robert Sher-Machherndl is a Colorado-based choreographer and former principal dancer with the Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet.[1] [2] He is the founder and currently the artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO.[3]

Sher-Machherndl was born in Vienna, Austria.[4] [5] and relocated to the United States on an O-1 nonimmigrant visa (granted for aliens who possess extraordinary ability in the arts or other fields).[6]

Career and repertoire

Sher-Machherndl danced with the Dutch National Ballet and with the Bavarian State Ballet in the 1980s and 1990s.[7] [8] [9] [10] He relocated to the United States after his tenures with these companies and founded Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO in 2003, under which he choreographs and performs in original works.

Additionally, Sher-Machherndl has created choreography for Finnish National Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet, Bavarian State Ballet, Scapino Ballet, Salzburg Ballet, Cleo Parker Robinson, Santa Fe Dance Festival, Lines Ballet BFA and Training Program, Ballet Next, University of Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Wyoming, Kuopio Dance Festival, Moving People Dance, American College Dance Festival, and Colorado Ballet Training Program.

Media recognition

Sher-Machherndl was named 2010 Dance Person of the Year by The Denver Post. In 2015, Denver Arts & Venues’ Public Art Program commissioned his piece "White Mirror" as their first-ever dance piece commissioned. In 2018, Dance Spirit named Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet as one of their “10 Contemporary Ballet Companies You Should Be Obsessed With.”

Roles

Principal roles with Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet

Original Choreography under Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet [11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Sher-Machherndl. www.coloradoballet.org. 2019-01-28.
  2. Web site: contemporary ballet choreographer. Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet. en-US. 2019-01-28.
  3. Web site: Lemon Sponge Cake Ballet, Boulder, CO. 2018-03-07. Dance Spirit. en. 2019-01-28.
  4. Web site: Robert Sher-Machherndl: 2010 dance person of the year. 2010-12-25. The Denver Post. en-US. 2019-01-28.
  5. Web site: Robert Sher-Machherndl International Youth Ballet. en. 2019-01-28.
  6. Web site: O-1 Visa: Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement. USCIS. en. 2019-01-28.
  7. Web site: BALANCHINE IN MÜNCHEN DOKUMENTATION ROBBINS IN MÜNCHEN - PDF. docplayer.org. 2019-01-28.
  8. Web site: Een leven lang theater :: Het mythische voorwendsel. www.eenlevenlangtheater.nl. 2019-01-28.
  9. News: Review/Ballet; A Bavarian Display of Dance Power. Kisselgoff. Anna. 1993-02-27. The New York Times. 2019-01-28. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Book: Staatsballett, Bayerisches. Aus Leidenschaft!: 25 Jahre Bayerisches Staatsballett (mit Texten von Dorion Weickmann und Katja Schneider). 2015-12-31. transcript Verlag. 9783839433119. de.
  11. Web site: Lemon Sponge Cake turns bare-bones loft to urban stage with 'Gone'. www.dailycamera.com. 2019-01-28.
  12. Web site: Boulder Dance Co. To Premiere Piece About Gun Violence. on 06/16/2016 - 4:56pm. Corey H. Jones. Colorado Public Radio. en. 2019-01-28.
  13. Web site: "White Mirror" commissioning a first for Denver's Public Art Program Denver Arts & Venues. Venues. Denver Arts &. www.artsandvenuesdenver.com. en. 2019-01-28.

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