Events and Performances

An inspiring choreographer conversation with internationally recognized dancemaker Robert Sher-Machherndl, founder of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet. He reflects upon an illustrious career from Principal Dancer with Bavarian State Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and Netherlands Dance Theater, to Artistic Director Assistant at Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Salzburg Ballet and Boulder’s Lemon Sponge Cake 26 year dance journey. Indulge in a journey told through informal conversation, demonstration and audience discussion.
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Interviewing Robert about his life in dance will be Daniel Gesmer, former Boulder Daily Camera dance critic and founder of the globally-distributed skateboard brand Seismic Skate Systems. Dan’s writings on dance have been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, museum exhibition catalogs, and numerous arts magazines and journals. He was the Editor of The Legacy of Warren Bolster: Master of Skateboard Photography (Concrete Wave Editions, 2004).

“Funny, dark and provocative, ‘Trust’ was a highlight of the program.”
Jennifer Dunning: The New York Times

“Sher-Machherndl’s movement style, reminiscent of William Forsythe, seems to deliberately accentuate his length and angularity, which becomes striking in combination with his clear center and precise technique.”
Daniel Gesmer: Dance Enthusiast

“I had figured was the work of a Forsythe disciple, like maybe Helen Pickett, who loves to ricochet between deconstructed épaulement and the ballet vocabulary itself. Wrong again. It was made by Robert Sher-Machherndl …How did I feel? Like I discovered a new program and a new choreographer.”
Wendy Perron: wendyperron.com