Upon graduation from Bytom State Ballet School in Poland, Robert Glumbek joined The Great Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Warsaw as a soloist. After immigrating to Canada, he worked as a dancer for a number of Canadian companies and later joined Mannheim Ballett in Germany as a dancer and ballet master. He has worked as an independent artist and choreographer since returning to Canada and is currently the artistic associate for ProArteDanza and faculty member of Toronto Metropolitan University. 

Glumbek has choreographed numerous acclaimed works for companies around the world. He was a finalist in the Hanover and Stuttgart Choreographic Competitions, recipient of the Now Magazine Best Dancer, K.M. Hunter Artist Award, and Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award. Glumbek is a four-time Dora Mavor Moore nominee and co-recipient winner with Robert Campanella. Most recently, Glumbek was nominated and twice presented the Jan Kiepura best choreographer award for his work with the Szczecin Ballet in Poland.