CONTEMPORARY BALLET LAB

Beschreibung

26-30 October 2026. 9:00-12:00, ending with a performance of the Lab on Saturday 31.10 at 19:30 in DAS Margareten alongside Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet SALLY CAN’T DANCE - European Premiere. Level: Intermediate-advanced/ PRO price: 240€ Step into Lemon Sponge Cake Ballet Contemporary Lab with internationally recognized and critically-acclaimed choreographer Robert Sher-Machherndl, Artistic Director of US based, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet. “ …a highlight of the program.” The New York Times. Robert’s choreography combines his innovative signature movement language with ballet technique. Dancers experience the choreographer create "in the moment" as he investigates new and different movement possibilities. Explore combinations of choreography, discovering phrasing, impulses, transitions, varying emotions and energies from one moment to the next. Be expertly guided through this inspiring, one of a kind learning experience. Lemon Sponge Cake Ballet Lab is to culminate with a short on stage performance at Das Margareten. Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet will perform European premiere of “Sally Can’t Dance” during the same event. ROBERT SHER-MACHHERNDLInternationally recognized choreographer ,a former Principal Dancer with Dutch National Ballet, Bavarian State Ballet, Nederlands Dance Theater. He’s been named ‘Dance Person of the Year’ by Denver Post, a four time winner of the prestigious New York Ballet Builders Award, and featured on MTV’s MADE.   Robert is a founder of critically-acclaimed Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in the US where he has created over 45 full-evening works and established a variety of educational programs. He has created choreography for Finnish National Ballet, Vienna State Ballet, Bavarian State Ballet, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Salzburg Ballet and more.  Robert’s choreography has been danced by renowned principal dancers to include Susan Jaffe ABT, Michele Wiles ABT, Misty Copeland ABT, Minna Tervamaki Finnish National Ballet, Valerie Madonia ABT/Joffrey Ballet and Simone Messmer ABT/San Francisco Ballet.