[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.
[1][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).
[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.
[1] Sher-Machherndl was named 2010 Dance Person of the Year by The Denver Post.
[4] In 2015, Denver Arts & Venues’ Public Art Program commissioned his piece "White Mirror" as their first-ever dance piece commissioned.