Robert John Hewitt born Northampton, England 29 May 1975. Started dancing locally at the age of 6 and aged 11 joined the   Royal Ballet School, White Lodge. After graduation from the    Royal Ballet Upper School in 1993, moved to Austria to dance    with the Ballett der Vereinigte Bühnen, Graz. After a short     period (1997-1998) with the Norwegian National Ballet, returned     to Austria to dance with the Vienna State Opera Ballet ( 1998 - 2001), dancing in all the major classical repertoire, and joining    the company on tour to Japan, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Israel and throughout Austria.

Between 2002 and 2006 working freelance as a dancer, with appearances in works by Marguerite Donlon (taboo...) Nikolaus Adler( 'rien ne va plus', 'Goya'), Elena Luptak (parTerre), and    Tanja Linzbichler (Limes), and festivals in Vienna (Klangbogen, Tanzparenz, Hallamasch) and Dresden (TanzHerbst) and on tour throughout the United States and Canada with the Vienna Opera Ballet.

Since 2004 working freelance as a guest teacher in classical ballet. Regular engagements in Austria with, amongst others, Tanztheater Homunculus, Ballett des  Landestheaters Linz, Konservatorium Wien, X.IDA Dance Company and The Institute     for Dance Arts (IDA) in Linz. Invitations from abroad include       GDT and KHiO in Norway, Daglig Training in Stockholm,    Dansenshus and  New Danish Dance Theatre in Copenhagen, Staatsoper Hannover,  Staatstheater Wiesbaden,     Skanesdansteater in Malmö, Carte  Blanche in Bergen, summer courses in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Vienna and Tromsö,                as well as accompanying the Austrian Rhythmic Gymnastic         Team as official Ballet Master to competitions throughout
Europe.

Living in Vienna, Austria since September 1998.

Last updated 28.09.08

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