Nuha (NOA), a Professor at the Academy of Arts in Tirana, was born in Komoran, Kosovo, in 1990. He began his career with urban dance styles such as hip hop and breakdancing, as well as traditional Albanian folk dances. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Choreography (2016) and a Master's degree (2019) from the University of Arts in Tirana. Currently, he is a Professor of Choreography and Contemporary Dance at AAB College in Prishtina and the Choreographer for the Resident Artistic Troupe at the “Artpolis” Centre in Prishtina.
Between 2014 and 2020, he was part of the "Albania-Dance Theatre Company" and has participated in numerous artistic projects with both Albanian and international artists, presenting his work at various festivals across Europe, including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Slovenia, and more. His dance performances include "I'm the Men!?" (Germany), "Stress Biology" (Switzerland), and "Hybrid 0 to 100" (Israel), among others.
Most recently, he collaborated with the renowned contemporary dance company Compagnie LINGA (Switzerland) on the performance “Betvven.” Robert is also the founder of the first professional dance-theatre company in Kosovo, "Noa Dance Theatre Company" (2016), and serves as the coordinator of the international festival, "Albania-Kosovo Dance Meeting," the only contemporary dance festival in Kosovo.
In addition to his dance work, he has appeared in several film productions, including "Bal-Kan" (Albania), "Light" (USA and Albania), "Sister and Brother" (Albania), "The Boy and the Bee" (Albania), and "The Flying Circus" (Kosovo). He has co-choreographed productions such as "Winter Flowers," presented at the Mediterranea Young Artists Biennale, and "Let's Go," performed at the National Theatre of Kosovo.
Robert has also worked with various folk ensembles in Kosovo, including co-choreographing "Brezave Amanet" with renowned Albanian choreographer Gjergj Prevazi for the National Ensemble of Songs and Dances "Shota." He has collaborated with the State Albanian Ensemble in North Macedonia, as well as choreographing productions such as "Vallja e Paqes," "Viganet e Sharrit," and numerous theatre performances, including "Destur – Sweet Blasphemy" (National Theatre), "Much Ado About Nothing" (Hadi Shehu Theatre, Gjakova), "Spring Awakening" (National Theatre), "The Huntresses of Artemis," "Try Again Sam," "Allo Allo," "Coriolanus," "The Best European Show," "Club Albania," and "Faust," among others. His artistic projects also include "What Men Want," "Unlimited," "Feel," "Ups and Downs," "White Night," "Totem and Taboo," "Liberté," "Three One Third," "Megalomania," "French Cabaret," "The Ritual," "Equal," and more.
One of the most active choreographers in the Balkans, Robert is recognised as a leading figure in the fields of modern and contemporary choreography, with an extraordinary impact on both choreography and theatre in the region.
Among his many international participations, he has attended prestigious conferences such as the European Dance Conference in Romania, and has delivered lectures and masterclasses at the Academy of Dance in Latvia. His works include several world premieres, such as the performance "Mechanical," which premiered at the Jerusalem Solo Dance Festival in Israel, and "InOuT," which premiered at the Laiks Dejot festival in Riga, Latvia. In his artistic creations, Robert strives to organically fuse traditional Albanian folk dance with contemporary dance, aiming to develop a unique and original choreographic style.
