Jobs and Auditions
Audition notices and relevant dance job vacancies in text format (i.e. not pdf or tiff) should be forwarded to:
Auditions
Dance Europe
P.O. Box 12661
London E5 9TZ, England
or emailed to: edit@danceeurope.net
The deadline for inclusion in the March 2010 magazine and free website postings is 5 February 2010. Please also advise us when your vacancies are filled so that we can remove your notice. Thank you for your co-operation. NB Dance Europe reserves the right to decline postings.
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Malandain Ballet Biarritz is looking for dancers for 2010/2011 season. A strong classical and contemporary technique is required. Please send C.V. and 2 photos (max.3 mb ) to: Malandain Ballet Biarritz, Gare du Midi 23 avenue Foch, F - 64200 Biarritz, France. Email : ccn@malandainballet.com Site: www.malandainballet.com
Swansea Ballet Russe - artistic director Yury Demakov is looking for male/female principal dancers for its national tour of The Nutcracker in May 2010. EU citizen or UK residency holders preferred. Please send your CV/photo and DVD to ctemma@hotmail.com or to Dance World , 52 Bedminster Parade, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4HS UK. Audition by invitation only.
Estonian National Ballet - artistic director Thomas Edur - is looking for male dancers with strong classical technique. An audition will be held on 28 February 2010, at 12:00. Please send your full CV (incliuding height), portrait and dance photo by 10 February 2010 to andrus.kambre@opera.ee. Tel: +372 6831 206.www.opera.ee
Phoenix Dance Theatre will be holding auditions in Leeds and London for contracts to start in April 2010. The company is looking for high quality male and female dancers with a minimum of three years vocational training in contemporary and classical technique (Graham) and three years professional experience. Auditions will be by invitation only on 27 February in London and on 5 March in Leeds. Please send your CV with a covering letter and photograph to: Debbie Jennings, Phoenix Dance Theatre, 3 St Peter¹s Buildings, St Peter¹s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH or email: debbiej@phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk. Closing date: 10 February, 5 pm. Successful applicants will be notified by 12 February.
Polish National Ballet - director Krzysztof Pastor - is looking for male and female soloists and corps de ballet dancers with strong classical and contemporary technique for the 2010-2011 season. An audition, by invitation only, will be held in Warsaw on 11 April 2010, 13:00, and will comprise a class and short workshop with Krzysztof Pastor. Please submit a full CV (date of birth, nationality, height, weight, education, work experience, roles, address and email), with portrait and classical dance photos. For soloists, also a recent DVD. Applications must be submitted by 15 March 2010 to Polish National Ballet, Teatr Wielki, Plac Teateralny 1, 00-950 Warsaw, Poland. Tel: +48 22 69 20 373. balet@teatrwielki.pl
Stage Entertainment will be auditioning for the cast change of Disney¹s German production of Tarzan in Hamburg. The company is looking for skilled, fit female and male dancers with a wide range of physical ability and experience in modern/contemporary dance; with acrobatic skills using upper body strength; forms of dance that are very athletic and strength-oriented. Singing ability is a plus but not necessary. All of the dancers fly in the show. Auditions in Hamburg on 29 March 2010, 10:00, for female dancers; on 30 March 2010, 11:00, female aerial artists; on 30 March 2010, 10:00, for male dancers; on 31 March 2010, 11:00, male aerial artists. Auditionees should be prepared to stay for 2 days for both dance and possible aerial auditions. Rehearsals to begin in the middle of July 2010. Contract: 1 year. Please send your audition application with an updated CV (PDF format only) and photo, no later than the 14th March 2010, to Karin Sang, Casting Associate - castingtarzan@stage-entertainment.de.
Stage Entertainment will be holding auditions for the cast change of Disney¹s German production of The Lion King in Hamburg, and is looking for female and male dancers with strong modern/contemporary or classical background. Singing and acrobatic abilities an advantage. African, Afro American, Asian, Latin-American or South European origin or background. Auditions for male dancers on 29 March 2010, 12:00; for female dancers on 31 March 2010, 12:00, in Hamburg. Rehearsals to begin end of October 2010. Contract: 1 year. Please send your audition application with an updated CV (PDF format only) and photo, no later than the 14th March 2010, to Sylvia Bothner, Casting Associate -sylvia.bothner@stage-entertainment.de
Boston Ballet Company and Boston Ballet II will be holding auditions in Amsterdam on 21 February 2010, 10:00 at the Henny Jurriëns Studio, Bellamystraat 47-49, 1053 BG Amsterdam, Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 4121510 www.hjs.nl; in Rome on 22 February 2010, 13:00 at IALS Studios, via Cesare Fracassini, 60, 00196 Roma. Tel: 06 3236396 / 06 3611926. Fax 06 3236436 www.ials.org; in New York on 11 April 2010, 14:00, at the School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 www.sab.org; and in Boston on 18 April 2010, 9:00, at Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116 www.bostonballet.org. Online registration and guidelines at www.bostonballet.org/company/auditions.html
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company seeks technically strong, creative dancers with two years of professional experience for a Somerset House/Big Dance commission (June/July 2010), and Autumn Tour (Sept-Nov 2010). A 3-day London audition/professional development workshop will be held 11/12/13 February, 2010. By invitation only. For details on how to apply, download full audition information from www.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk. Email: admin@shobanajeyasingh.co.uk. Tel: 020 7697 4444. Deadline: Friday 29 January, 5pm.
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company seeks 15 recent dance graduates (2009 or 2010) who are technically strong & creative, to participate in a new Somerset House/Big Dance commission (June/July 2010). London audition date in April TBC. By invitation only. For details on how to apply, download full audition information from www.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk. Email: admin@shobanajeyasingh.co.uk. Tel: 020 7697 4444. Deadline: Friday 26 February, 5pm.
Anhaltisches Theater Dessau - artistic director Tomasz Kajdanski - requires dancers for the 2010/11 season. Dancers must have a high level of both classical and modern dance as well as strong theatrical skills. Audition is by invitation and will take place on 7 March or 14 March at 11 am in the ballet studio of the theatre Friedensplatz 1, Dessau. To apply please send C.V. and preferred audition date to ballettdirektiondessau@ymail.com
Staatstheater Kassel, Tanztheater Kassel - artistic director/choreographer Johannes Wieland - is looking for male/female dancers for the 2010/11 season with very strong contemporary technique and improvisational skills (full and guest contracts). Auditions by invitation only in Berlin, 6 March 2010, 11:00-22:00 at Uferstudios GmbH, Tanzraum, Uferstraße 8/23, 13357 Berlin and also in Kassel (date to be confirmed) at Staatstheater Kassel. Applications with CV (max. 2 pages), short statement of motivation and photo by 26 February 2010 to Staatstheater Kassel, Simone Batz, Friedrichsplatz 15,34117 Kassel, Germany, Tel.: 0561/1094-125, Tanztheater-Audition2010@staatstheater-kassel.de
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada- Artistic Director Igor Dobrovolskiy is seeking male and female dancers with strong classical technique and soloist standard for the 2010-2011 season. A principal focus on new creations requires, dancers who are able to adapt to new and varied choreography. 46-week contract with competitive salary is offered. The Company will be touring nationally and to Europe in September (world premiere @ Beethovenfest, Bonn) and December 2010. Send CV, photos and DVD or web link of recent work to: Auditions, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, P.O. Box 1783, Moncton, New Brunswick CANADA E1C 9X6 or e-mail: operations@atlanticballet.ca Tel: +1 506-383 5951 ext. 102
Mystic Ballet, USA is seeking male and female dancers with strong classical ballet and contemporary technique for 2010/11 season contracts, for company and F.A.D.- Residency Program. Locations: New York USA, Steps on Broadway, 02-21-2010; Sydney Australia, Sydney Dance Company, 02-22-2010; Bremerhaven Germany, Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 02-28-2010. Preregistration required - CV and headshot send to info@mysticballet.org
BTGV (Ballet Teatres de la Generalitat Valenciana) is looking for a two male dancers for the company. The institutional dance company of the Valencian Community offers 2 contracts from January to December 2010. Applicants should have trained at a recognised school or conservatoire and have very strong classical dance technique. Auditions will be held in Valencian Coeographic Center during January 2010. Please send your CV, indicating height and date of birth, with a full length body photo to: Esther Moreno; Centro Coreográfico de CV, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, España; aproduccion_cctgv@gva.es, tel. 0034961622200: Fax. 0034 96162 2201.
Dance Europe/Danza Europa is looking for additional dance writers based in Belgium, Argentina and Mexico. Applicants must have a good command of English (preferably mother tongue) and a professional dance background in classical ballet and/or contemporary dance. Please forward CVs indicating professional experience and a sample review c. 300 words of a recent performance by email to Emma Manning - edit@danceeurope.net.
Twinkle Tots Dance - director Maggie Purr - is looking for ballet teachers for Windsor, Berkshire, and Twickenham, Middlesex, to start in February 2010. Part-time, permanent positions teaching under-5s. Teachers must be energetic, enthusiastic and imaginative. Pay £20 per hour. Qualified ballet teachers preferred, although professional or ex-professional ballet dancers with experience of teaching young children also considered. Drivers licence a bonus, as schools are in rural locations. Please email CV to maggie@twinkletotsdance.com Tel: Maggie +44 7828 857061 www.twinkletotsdance.com
NorrDans - artistic director Mira Helenius Martinsson - will be holding an audition at Balettakademien, Birger Jarlsgatan 70, Stockholm, on Sunday the 7th of March from 10:00 to 18:00 (class, repertoire, talk). Period of employment offered will be 12.9.2010 - 30.6.2011. Participation by invitation only.Please send your application (résumé, max. one portrait picture and max. one dance picture) before 15th of January 2010 by email to: anna-leena.jarvelin@norrdans.se. Invitations will be issued by 29th of January 2010 at the latest.
The Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris is looking for a ballet master in classical dance (full time). Requirements for applicants include: professional experience as a ballet master or rehearsal assistant, knowledge of national and international choreographic networks, expertise in classical and neoclassical repertoires, and good language skills in French and English. Intensive work schedule. Employment begins 1 September 2010. Applications (C.V., letter of application and documents) to be postmarked no later than 20 February 2010, to Pascal Dumay, Director, C.N.S.M.D.P., 209 avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France. For further information, please contact: Service des Ressources Humaines. Tel: +33 1 40 40 45 12 - rh@cnsmdp.fr
Dutch National Ballet - artistic director Ted Brandsen - will be auditioning for strong classical male and female dancers on 22 February 2010. Height minimums: male 1.80 m; female 1.65 m. Location: Het Muziektheater Amsterdam. Register by sending your CV (indicating height and date of birth) and photo - one headshot and one full body photograph to: audition@het-ballet.nl. Participation by preselection only. Selected dancers will receive an invitation for a full day¹s audition.
Norwegian National Ballet - artistic director Espen Giljane - will be holding its annual audition on 30 January 2010, 11:00 at the Theatre for Opera and Ballet, Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1, Bjørvika, Oslo. The audition will consist of a classical class. Prepared variations are not required, but a demonstration of pas de deux technique and modern dance technique may be required. Minimum height for men: 1.75 m. Applications including CV (including date of birth and height) and photos should be sent to Norwegian National Ballet, c/o Den Norske Opera & Ballet, PB 785 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 21 42 21 00/72. email: irene.schoyen@nasjonalballetten.no
Scottish Dance Theatre - artistic director Janet Smith - will be holding auditions in London on 6 / 7 March 2010 for male and female dancers with a minimum of 3 years performance experience since graduation. Candidates should possess strong technical and performance skills and a broad experience including ballet, contemporary dance, improvisation and contact work. Full-time and project contracts from late Spring / Summer 2010. Applications must include: a letter of application, CV, DVD or web link of recent work and a passport photo/headshot. Applications should arrive by Friday 5 February 2010 to:Janet Smith, Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, Dundee, DD1 1PB, UK www.scottishdancetheatre.com
Noord Nederlandse Dans - artistic director Stephen Shropshire - is seeking male and female dancers with strong contemporary technique for contracts beginning August 2010. The auditions will take place on 6 March 2010. Participation is by invitation only. Deadline for applications: 29 January 2010. For more information and to download an application form visit www.noorddederlandsedans.com
San Francisco Ballet - artistic director Helgi Tomasson - is seeking one tall male soloist/principal, classically trained with clean lines and strong partnering skills. Must be 1.85 m or taller. Please send your CV with photo, DVD or video to: San Francisco Ballet, Ricardo Bustamente, Ballet Master, 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA or email: rbustamante@sfballet.org
Ballet du Rhin - artistic director Bertrand d¹At - is looking for male and female professional dancers with strong classical and contemporary technique for its 2010 - 2011 season. Auditions will include a ballet class with pointe work and an additional workshop if necessary, and will take place in the company¹s studio at Ballet de l¹Opéra national du Rhin, Centre chorégraphique national, 38 passage du Théâtre, F-68100 Mulhouse, France, on 20 and 21 February 2010, from 12:00. Please send CV and two recent photos (1 portrait and 1 dance photo) by email to amoser@onr.fr. Auditions are by invitation only, and your registration must be confirmed by email to be valid. Application deadline: 5 February 2010.
Die Ballettcompanie des Mecklenburgischen Staatstheaters Schwerin - ballet director Jens-Peters Urbich - is looking for male dancers (min 1.80 m) and female dancers. Please email CVs and photos to jens.urbich@theater-schwerin.de or post to Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin, Jens-Peter Urbich, Alter Garten 2, 19055 Schwerin, Germany.
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet will be holding auditions for men and women at 547 W 26th ST, New York, NY 10001, USA, on 20 February 2010. Women should bring pointe shoes. Applicants should be US 0-1 Visa eligible. Please send headshot and resumé to audition@cedarlakedance.com and bring a copy of both to the audition. www.cedarlakedance.com
Ballett Chemnitz - artistic director: Lode Devos - will be holding an audition in Chemnitz on 27 and 28 February 2010 for male and female dancers for the 2010 - 2011 season. Applicants should be technically and physically strong. Please submit full CV by post (which must include height, weight, date of birth, nationality) and recent full-length classical dance photos and DVD if available to: Lode Devos, Artistic Director, Ballett Chemnitz, Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse, 7, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany. Closing date for applications: Friday, 19 February 2010.
Boston Ballet - artistic director: Mikko Nissinen - will be holding auditions for all company ranks and for BBII during February - April 2010 in Amsterdam, Rome, Boston and New York City. Boston Ballet maintains an internationally acclaimed repertoire of classical, neo-classical and contemporary works from choreographers including Ashton, Balanchine, Bournonville, Caniparoli, Childs, Cranko, Dawson, Elo, Forsythe, Kudelka, Kylián, Martins, Morris, Nureyev, Petipa, Pickett, Tharp, Tudor, and Wheeldon. Further information will be posted at www.bostonballet.org. No phone calls please.
Bern:Ballett - director Cathy Marston - is looking for dancers with strong classical and contemporary experience and an interest in narrative as well as abstract work. Creativity, good classical and contact partnering skills would be additional assets. An audition, by invitation only, will be held in Bern on 13 February 2010, with callbacks on 14 February. To apply please email a CV and photo to: bernballet@stadttheaterbern.ch Application deadline: 29 January 2010. www.stadttheaterbern.ch
Bayerisches Staatsballett - artistic director: Ivan Liska - will be auditioning for dancers with a strong classical technique on 7 February 2010 at the National Theater München. Ladies (minimum height 1.65m / 5¹ 5²) at 11:00; gentlemen (minimum height 1.80m / 5¹11²) at 14:00. Please send your CV, indicating height and date of birth, together with a full-length body photo in leotard and a portrait to: Bettina Kraütler, Platz 7, 80331 Munich, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)89 21 85 17 01. Fax: +49 (0)8921 85 17 03 bettina.kraeutler@st-oper.bayern.de www.staatsballett.de. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal - artistic director: Gradimir Pankov - are auditioning for professional dancers with strong classical technique and experience in contemporary dance on 20 February 2010, 1:00 p.m. at 4816, Rivard Street, Montréal (Québec), Canada H2J 2N6. Repertory: classical, neo-classical and contemporary. Contact: Michelle Proulx email: mproulx@grandsballets.com Tel: +1 514 849 8681, ext. 243. Information and Pre-registration form: www.grandsballets.com