Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Dear movers, dancers, and lovers of the body:

Introducing Crude Tuesdays, a new monthly gathering at the Bryant Lake Bowl!

We are transforming the stage of the BLB (it’s a small stage – some have said it measures 9×22) into a space to play, experiment, perform, and create; in the moment; with each other; for each other; with love, joy, and raw honesty shaking up our bones.

Concretely, we want to provide a space for movers to perform: whether you want to share your work-in-progress, improvise, facilitate a spontaneous group-dance, or sit in silence for 5 minutes, we welcome you to the stage.

If you’d like to perform, please send an email addressed to zoeque15@gmail.com and kendallmkramer@gmail.com for more information. We encourage short pieces (3-15 minutes) for now so that everyone (hopefully!) can have a turn.

Come, come, bring your bodies and your heart-cups, and get ready to be surprised.

With love,
Zoë and Kendall

Two-day audition process blending modern, contemporary and improvisational skills. We encourage you to attend both days, but it is not required. 

Saturday, March 25, and Sunday March 26 from 12:00-3:00pm

Auditioning for two project ensembles, ARENA DANCES seeks experienced dancers with strong technical, artistic, and creative abilities for Erased Steps. Choreographers Taja Will and Mathew Janczewski seek artists for a new “Merge” collaboration.

Erased Steps – ARENA DANCES’ artistic director, Mathew Janczewski, and fellow collaborators Dustin Haug, Leslie O’Neill, and Laura Selle Virtucio seek dancers for a new ensemble work of 12-15 dancers that will premiere August 24 and 25 at Union Depot in St. Paul and tour to Rochester, MN to perform August 26 at the Rochester Civic Center. Professional dancers of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be asked to improvise, as well as learn phrase work. We are looking for diverse performers who are creative, collaborative, and expressive. Must be available starting May to August, 2023.

Callbacks Tuesday, March 28 from 6:00-8:00pm.
Rehearsals to be determined amongst the ensemble.

“Merge” – Choreographer’s Mathew Janczewski and Taja Will seek dancers for a new ensemble work that will premiere in March 2024 on the Goodale Stage, at the Cowles Center. Taja (they/them), is a QTBIPOC, disabled artist whose process is rooted in a restorative justice pedagogy, healing, and disability justice foundations and proposes structured improvisation as a performance modality in a collaboratively authored process. Their studio ethos is one of emergence and care work, focus and rigor, ritual and magic. Will and Janczewski meet at their shared passion for witnessing one’s self-expression through movement and their longtime friendship for the creation of this new work.

Participants will be asked to engage with rigorous attention to improvisation as a technique and performance modality as well as to work collaboratively on spontaneous choreographic choice-making. Must be available for an intensive 3-week rehearsal process September-November, 2023, and again February-March, 2024.

No call back required, will follow up with conversations via email.
Rehearsals to be determined amongst chosen cast within timeframe listed above.

You may audition for one or both projects. In-person auditions are given priority. RSVP is appreciated, please do so by 5:00pm, Thursday, March 23 through this form. If you are unable to audition in person, you may submit a short video (under 5 minutes) in your registration form. Please include improvisation as well as performance footage.

Dancers are paid $20/hour for rehearsals and a flat performance run of $500.

Questions about Erased Steps? Please contact Mathew at arenadances@gmail.com.
Questions about “Merge” project? Please cc Mathew at arenadances@gmail.com and/or Taja at tajawill@gmail.com.

Collide Theatrical 2023/2024 Apprentice Program

Collide Theatrical’s Apprentice Program provides the skills needed to pursue formal positions within the Collide company and in the world of theater dance.

Selected apprentice dancers will take daily technique class with the company, have an opportunity to perform in a Collide show, and participate in an apprentice showcase at the end of the year.

The daily technical classes include a variety of styles, rooted in ballet and jazz, but also including tap, acting for dance, and hip hop. Apprentice dancers will also have an opportunity to participate in quarterly master classes with Broadway touring dance captains and industry professionals.

This is a tuition-based program. Enrollment is competitive and audition-based. Scholarships are available for underrepresented artists. Video submissions accepted.

In-person auditions will take place:
Sunday, April 16
3:00-5:00pm
Sign Up!

Paragon Pilates and Physical Therapy is looking for a part-time Front Desk/Administrative Assistant.

Job Description:

• 10-20 hours/week, with a 3-month trial period.
• Must be positive, proactive, personable, comfortable answering phones, proficient in working with clients, able to take directions, and follow through independently.
• Computer experience required (proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel), with the ability to learn new programming as needed.
• Organizational skills and accuracy are a must.
• Social media knowledge is a plus. Mindbody Online experience is a plus.
• Looking to be part of a growing company. 1-2 year commitment highly preferred.

Please email Cari Stemmler at cari@paragonpilatespt.com with your cover letter/resume if interested!

Young Dance is seeking teachers, assistants, and substitutes for 2022-23 and beyond. Teachers with experience in the following styles are encouraged to apply: Hip Hop, Jazz, Musical Theater, Afro-Modern, Modern/Contemporary, Ballet, Percussive, and Creative Movement. Experience working with dancers of all abilities is a plus, but not required.

Founded in 1987, we believe young people are artists with something important to say and that working across differences is a benefit to all. Our mission is to transform lives through movement. We are an inclusive community where creativity flourishes and healthy risk-taking is encouraged. Our classes are open to everyone of all levels and abilities. Participants enjoy our collaborative and student-led approach to dance education. Our curriculum emphasizes technique, improvisation, and choreography through the elements of dance: Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy. Dancers develop skills in observing, participating, and reflecting in a safe and supportive environment that values a commitment to self, to the group, and to lifelong learning.

The pay rate is $48/hour for lead teaching, and $24/hour for assisting.

Contact Anat Shinar, anat@youngdance.org, with a resume and brief introduction.

Collide Theatrical Dance Company is looking to hire a box office attendant for the remaining two shows of our 2022-2023 season. SKOL! is a full-length show that will be performed in March and April at the Southern Theater, and Our Stories is a cabaret performance at our St. Paul studio in May. For a full list of show dates and times, visit www.collidetheatrical.org/show-dates.

Duties include:

• checking in attendees
• marking reserved seating and distributing VIP bags
• helping with set-up and take-down
• working with the Southern Theater’s box office staff
• other tasks as needed

$20/hour, with a 4-hour minimum per show. Paid training.

For each performance, the box office assistant needs to arrive two hours prior to the show. Showtimes are generally 7:30pm, Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm and 5:00pm on Sunday.

Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter to admin@collidetheatrical.org. Please only apply if you are able to commit to at least half of the dates for a show. Priority will be given to those who can be at every performance.

James Sewell Ballet (JSB) is seeking dancers for both project and full contract work in the 23/24 season.

JSB currently consists of six dancers willing to challenge their physical limits, perform a range of emotions, and play with the boundaries of ballet. The company rehearses in Minneapolis, MN, and performs three full programs a year, in addition to other outreach and touring engagements. Choreographic and teaching opportunities regularly exist throughout the season.

Dancers well suited for this job will:
• have excellent ballet technique and contemporary movement
• have strong improvisational skills, or minimally an eagerness to learn;
• have good partnering knowledge and ability, including sustained overhead lifts for men and ability to weight-share for all;
• enjoy teaching opportunities that include company classes and outreach with all ages;
• be enthusiastic about actively participating in the creative process;
• bring individual competitiveness and interest in growing as an artist, and excitement to be a part of a small, cooperative team.

JSB offers 26-30 week competitive contracts. Starting salary is no less than $700 per week for a full contract position. The mission of James Sewell Ballet is to transform dance, artists and audiences through rich collaboration, education, and equitable opportunities.

Audition is by invitation only. To be considered, please send your resume, head shot and a video link to deirdre@jsballet.org.

Join Zenon Dance School as Interim School Coordinator!

Founded in 1983, Zenon Dance School has been the heart of the Twin Cities dance community for 40 years. Zenon Dance School operates in the Cowles Center for Dance, offering four sessions of dance classes per year with over 25 adult and youth classes offered per session, to an annual average of 4,000 recreational, pre-professional, and professional dancers. The school’s faculty consists of over 40 of the area’s leading teachers, dancers, accompanists and choreographers.

The Interim School Coordinator will join a strong and welcoming community. Responsibilities include managing Zenon Dance School’s adult programs February-May 2023 including class schedule coordination, Open Houses, and special workshops; managing instructors and accompanists; student communication; marketing; and school administration duties.

Zenon Dance Company and School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information visit www.zenondance.org.

Twin Cities Ballet, a local nonprofit professional ballet company, would like to extend an exciting opportunity to all local dance students (intermediate/advanced level, ages 12–18) to dance in its upcoming production, The Wall: A Rock Ballet. Performances are March 3–5, 2023 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. No audition necessary. A minimal fee of $50 is charged to help cover production and costumes costs. 

Rehearsals will be Saturday evenings and some Sundays, beginning January 28.
For more information, please email Emily Winn, Operations and Development Coordinator, at development@twincitiesballet.org. 

There is a mandatory parent meeting via Zoom on Friday, January 20 at 7:45pm.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86179727789 

We would love for your dancers to be a part of this performance!

Zenon provides instruction for dancers of all genders, orientations, abilities and levels of experience. A key part of our mission is providing quality dance classes for adult professionals, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis.

Zenon is seeking several new instructors to teach a variety of youth classes geared towards ages 3-14 for our 2023 Camp Zenon summer camp and various Summer Community Outreach programs. If you are passionate about working with young dancers and have experience teaching movement classes, we would love to hear from you.

Summer camp and outreach program dates and details are still in the works, but we would love to know if you may be interested in teaching with us this summer. 

Zenon is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

To apply, please send a resume and brief class description(s) to Hunter Batterson, Zenon’s Youth and Outreach Coordinator, at hunter@zenondance.org by January 22, 2023. Class video samples are also welcome if you have one on hand.