photo: Manuel Peric, Christian Kohlhofer
About Robert
“I was always drawn to dance. The connection movement and dance has to the soul is what is most intruiging to me.”
“On the path to discover this connection I became a dancer with the Vienna State Opera. Now, as a freelance dancer and aspiring choreographer I’m trying to not only find this connection, but also use it to further connect with people, themes, issues and myself.”
Career
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Robert Weithas was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He was educated at the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera. In 2016 he joined the Junior Company of the Vienna State Opera and in 2017 he joined the Ballet of the Vienna State Opera and Volksopera, where he danced mostly in the Vienna Volksopera. In 2022 he left the Vienna State Opera and started to work as a freelance dancer and aspiring choreographer.
During his time in the Vienna State Ballet he was seen in many classical ballets, musicals, operettas, operas and in 2022 he created his first own choreography “Raum 112” for the Plattform Choreographie at the Vienna Volksopera.
Now as a freelance dancer Robert has danced all around the globe, from Japan to Mexiko. He has performed e.g. for the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), at Origen Festival Cultural, Orsolina 28 and the Sadler’s Wells Theater and has worked with Natalia Horecna, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg and Nicholas Palmquist.
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2017
Origen Festival Cultural with Eno Peci’s Apocalypse
2019
Origen Festival Cultural with Eno Peci’s Zeitraum
2020
Origen Festival Cultural with Eno Peci’s Artus
2021
European Forum Alpbach with Gloria Benedikt’s Breath
2022
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) with Gloria Benedikt’s Breath II
Hotel Dezentral at DNA Semmering with ABANDONED, a collaboratioon with Mila Schmidt (dancer) and Manuel Peric (film)
Japan Tour 2022 with the Synphonie Orchestra of the Vienna Volksopera
2023
Anton Lachky’s Make a Wish with Dart Dance Company, perfomed at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London and Pfefferberg Theater in Berlin
Blenard Azizaj’s Ukiyo with Dart Dance Company, performed at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London
Film Project with Nicholas Palmquist at Orsolina 28
International Science Summit & Symposium: Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability with Gloria Benedikt’s Breath II
Gloria Benedikt’s Breath II performed at MuTh in Vienna
Gloria Benedikt’s Unearthing performed for FIL in Guadalajara, Mexiko
Japan Tour 2023 with the Synphonie Orchestra of the Vienna Volksopera
2024
World premiere of Natalia Horecna’s La Strada, produced by Alina Cojocaru, performed at Sadler’s Wells, London
Andrey Kaydanovskiy's Beef performed at Origen Festival Cultural in Switzerland
Gloria Benedikt's End to Begin perfomed at Odeon in Vienna
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Ballet and modern:
Solo Role in Martin Schläpfer’s Ein Deutsches Requiem
Martin Schläpfer’s Die Jahreszeiten
Martin Schläpfer’s 4
Martin Schläpfer’s Sinfonie Nr. 15
Rudolf Nurejew’s Raymonda
Young man in Vesna Orlic’s Carmina Burana
The Shadow and John in Vesna Orlic’s Peter Pan
Vesna Orlic’s 1001 Nacht
A Wild Duck in Andrey Kaydanowsky’s Das Hässliche Entlein
Eno Peci’s Zeitraum
Eno Peci’s Artus
Eno Peci’s Apocalypse
Gloria Benedikt’s Breath and Breath II
Anton Lachky’s Make a Wish
Blenard Azizaj’s Ukiyo
Musical Theater:
Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town
Kurt Weill’s Lady in the Dark
Frederick Loewe’s & Alan Jay Lerner’s My Fair Lady
Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s Carousel
Harold Arlen’s Wizard of Oz
Jerry Brook’s Anatevka
Operettas and Operas:
The merry Widow
Orpheus in the Underworld
Die Fledermaus
Aida
La Traviata
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Les Troyens
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Raum 112 for Plattform Choreographie at the Vienna Volksopera
ABANDONED for Hotel Dezentral at DNA Semmering
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extensive skills in classical ballet and modern dance
akrobatic skills (e.g.: Backspring, Summersaults, Handstands)
good musicality and pick-up
improvisation skills
choreographic skills