Single piece/special project - 2002 Auditions Guide - dance auditions - Brief Article - Directory

Dance Magazine, Feb, 2002

UNITED STATES

ARIZONA

YUMA BALLET THEATRE

Ongoing, accepts applications by mail. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering. Send: resume, head shot, dance photo, current video. Notification: ASAP. Ballet. 30 dancers. 3-4 productions/yr. (See Employment listing for contact information.)

CALIFORNIA

L.A. OLE FLAMENCO DANCE COMPANY

Mar. 9, 1115 Mission St., S. Pasadena, CA 91030. Apply by: Feb. 28. Modern class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring, full salary: 3 women, 1 man; apprentice: 1 woman. Notification: Mar. 11. Contact: Katerina Tomas, LAOFDC, 721 Mound Ave., S. Pasadena, CA 91030; 626/403-7489; fax: 626/403-7489; Lafuerza@aol.com. Modern, flamenco. 12 dancers. 12 performances/yr. Annual budget: $50,000. Touring: 5-6 weeks. Weeks of work: 16. Starting pay: $250/show.

NAMAH ENSEMBLE

TBA in Los Angeles area; please call. For Sept. 28 performance date. Improvisation, following choreography. Bring: resume. (See Employment listing for contact information.)

RUDY PEREZ PROJECT

Sundays, 12:30 p.m. Call for appointment. Westside Academy of Dance, 1711 Stewart St., Santa Monica, CA. Modern class, improvisation. Notification: immediate. Contact: Rudy Perez, P.O. Box 36614, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 213/483-4079. Postmodern. Number of dancers: varies. Performances/yr.: varies.

TO THE POINTE DANCE COMPANY

Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, and Mar. 3, Northridge, CA. Ballet class. Notification: same day. Contact: Welthy Silva; 805/641-3455; welthy@hotmail.com. Modern, character.

VALENTINA OUMANSKY DRAMATIC DANCE FOUNDATION

Free classes in Feb. to audition. Call to reserve space. Dramatic dance techniques. Training and apprentices. (See Training listing for contact information.) Dramatic dance. 5 dancers. Live concert, videos in schools. Provides: shoes, costumes.

COLORADO

PREMIERE DANCE ARTS COMPANY

June 24-29, call for appointment. Apply by: June 1. Ballet class, modern class, tap, jazz, prepared solo. Admitting: 8. Fee: $10. Notification: July 10. (See Training listing for contact information.) Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, character. 12-16 dancers. 3 performances/yr.

ILLINOIS

DANCE STUDIO OF ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS UNLIMITED

Call for class schedule; can attend class as audition. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering, improvisation. Bring: resume, head shot or dance photo. Fee: $10 for students. Notification: within 3 months or 90 days before rehearsal. (See Training listings for contact information.)

LEO'S JAZZ DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITIVE EVENT

Submit video entry by Mar. 15. Fee: $25. Notification: Apr. 1. Contact: Ben Hodge, 614 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; 847/866-6779; fax: 847/866-9228; info@jazzdanceworldcongress.org; www.jazzdanceworldcongress.org.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

BALLET NEW ENGLAND

Nutcracker: Sept 7-8. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: resume, dance photo. (See Training listing for contact information.) 15 Nutcracker performances plus outreach.

NEW YORK

BEAUTEEZ' N THE BEAT

Mar. 23, 2:00 p.m., Time Circle Studios, 743 8th Ave., New York, NY. Improvisation. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring, full salary: 3 women. Notification: Apr. 10. Contact: Roxane Butterfly, 100 W. 128th St., New York, NY 10027; 212/6369584; fax: 212/316-5517; Roxanebutterfly@hotmail.com; beauteez.free.fr. Tap, street. 4 dancers. 50 performances/yr.

CHAMBER DANCE PROJECT

May 13-June 9, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Send video and resume ASAP. Hiring, full salary: 3 women, 4 men. Experienced soloists and principal dancers only. Contact: Diane Coburn Bruning, CDP, P.O. Box 855, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591; fax: 914/332-7762; dcbgwb@att.net; www.chamberdance.org. Contemporary ballet with live music. Starting pay: $725.

SKIP COSTA/CORE MOVEMENT PROJECT

For NYC project: Feb. 15, Broadway Dance Center, New York, NY. Apply by: Feb. 1. For Southeast Dance Festival, special performance workshop: Video audition due Apr. 5, Hammond, LA. Bring: resume, head shot. Notification: within 2 weeks. (See Employment listing for contact information.)

TEXAS

EVENTS IN MOTION "MILLENNIUM DANCERS"

Call for appointment. 1141 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX. Prepared solo, demonstration of technique. Bring: resume, head shot. Admitting: 4-6 dancers. Notification: within 1 week of audition. Contact: Ellen Menking, 1141 W. Irving Blvd., Irving, TX 75061; 972/255-7348; eventsinmotionll@aol.com. Ballet, jazz, funk. 10 dancers. 20-30 performances/ yr. $50-$150/show.

GERMANY

BAYERISCHES STAATSBALLETT

Feb. 10, 2002, 11:00 a.m., National Theatre, stage entrance, Maximilianstrasse. Ballet, pointe work. Bring: resume. Hiring: women and men, full salary and apprentice. (See Employment listing for contact information.) Ballet, modern. 68 dancers. 68 performances/yr. Touring: 2 weeks. Provides: health insurance.

PALINDROME INTER-MEDIA PERFORMANCE GROUP

By appointment. Modern class, repertory, prepared solo helpful. Bring: resume. Hiring, full salary: 1 woman, 1 man; apprentices: 1 woman, 1 man. Notification: 1 week after audition. Contact: Robert Wechsler, PIPG, Johannisstr. 42, 90419 Ntirnberg, Germany; +49 911 397472; fax: +49 911 3778311; info@Palindrome.de; www.palindrome.de. Modern. 3-7 dancers. 30 performances/yr. Touring: 8 weeks. Weeks of work: 10. Starting pay: $350/wk. Provides: housing.