Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Online auditions for dancers, singers, and actors for Legacy Musical Theatre’s revival of NY City Center’s encore performance of Stairway to Paradise (2007), a revue in review of the best of Broadway revues 1908-1950.

Directed and choreographed by the esteemed and acclaimed Myron Johnson with Music Director Stephen R Orejudos with the Legacy Orchestra. Opening June 9-12, 2022 at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center.

Rehearsals start in April. Tech June 5-8.

Please send resume, headshot, and video to stevka0123@gmail.com.

Must be fully vaccinated. COVID protocol in place.

This is a non-paying opportunity.

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 professional, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis.

Zenon is seeking several new instructors to teach a variety of youth classes for our 2022 Youth Summer Camps. If you are passionate about working with young dancers and have experience teaching movement classes, we would love to hear from you.

Summer camp dates 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 class description(s) to hunter@zenondance.org by January 17, 2022. Class video samples are also welcome if you have one on hand.

Women from around the world! Please join us for a worldwide duet dance, connecting and attuning to each other across the globe.

Sign up and find a partner, learn the two-minute dance through Zoom, and record yourselves on February 2, 2022!

We already have dancers from six continents. Some still need partners, so you could choose to be matched up and make a new friend.

Click here for details: https://www.globalsiteperformance.org/upcoming/

The dance audition for Off-Leash Area’s 2022 mainstage production, Minotaur, will be held in a workshop format. We are looking for three additional dancers who have previous experience with or show proclivity towards embodying Theatrical Mask work, strong contemporary/modern dance skills, and strong musicality using complex rhythms. 

We are looking to create a cast that expresses a range of ages and gender identities.​

Positions are paid a $1000 stipend.

Anticipated rehearsals are twice weekly beginning at the end of February through mid-May, thrice weekly mid-May through July.

Tech and Performance Dates are July 11-17, 2022.
Performance venue is Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Minneapolis.

Minotaur Audition for Dancers
Sunday, February 6
5:00-7:00pm
at TU Dance Center, 2121 University Ave, St. Paul. Directly behind the Subway restaurant.

To sign up for the audition:
Send a resume or brief summary of your dance experience to Off-Leash Area at offleash@offleasharea.org.

Those auditioning are not required, but are highly encouraged to sign up for one or both Theatrical Mask Workshops for Dancers, January 29 and 30. 

Space is limited and N95 masks are required. Full Covid protocol on our website.

For more on the Workshops and Audition, visit www.offleasharea.org/auditionworkshops

For more on Minotaur,  visit www.offleasharea.org/on-stage-now

Off-Leash Area contemporary performances is pleased to announce a new call for submissions for our newest program, Off-Kilter Cabaret.

Off-Kilter is designed to highlight and support artists with disabilities, making space for and giving voice to artists with disabilities in the design and leadership of the program. The Off-Kilter Cabaret will be a 75-minute cabaret-style production, which in this inaugural year will be presented for four performances in the Barker Center for Dance on the U of MN West Bank campus on June 9-12, 2022.

Artists are asked to create a 5-10 minute performance work that speaks to the theme of the inaugural Off-Kilter cabaret – “Organ Recital.” This is a paid performance opportunity.

Deadline to apply: February 14, 2022.
The application is currently available on our website at www.offleasharea.org/off-kilter.

Dance Camera North is an annual international dance film festival in Minneapolis.

Celebrating its second annual season this year, we are excited to come together again to honor dance/ film artists. The festival will be held at the Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis on June 4, 2022.

Submissions are now open! Deadline to enter April 15, 2022

Classically trained dancers needed for Swan Lake.
Seeking both men and women. Minimum age: 18 years old.

Audition: January 8 at 1:00pm
Reservation required.

Call Continental Ballet Company at 952-563-8562.

Twin Cities Ballet has an open position for a male company dancer for the second half of the 2021/2022 season, January 2–May 8, 2022. This is a competitive, salaried position with an 18-week contract. Strong classical ballet and contemporary skills required.

Our spring season includes:

TCB’s Choreographic Voices – TCB artists will explore the creative process and present experimental and new works on January 28 and 29 at the Dance Cube performance space at Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville.

Pink Floyd’s THE WALL: A Rock Ballet – TCB will be performing its smash-hit original rock ballet at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul on March 11–13, with live music from popular local band Momentary Lapse of Floyd.

Giselle – The season will conclude with the beautiful ballet classic, Giselle, at Ames Center in Burnsville on May 6–8. This will be the Twin Cities Ballet company premiere of one of the most popular and enduring ballet favorites.

Please submit the following audition materials by email:

• Your resumé.
• Two photo. Either attach small format photos or provide a link:
  • 1st arabesque
  • Headshot showing at least 3/4 face.
    
• Video link showing classwork or performance clips, clearly demonstrating your classical ballet technique.
• State whether you are currently eligible to work in the United States.

Please send information to info@TwinCitiesBallet.org. We will contact you after we have reviewed your audition materials to schedule an in-person or virtual audition.

Twin Cities Ballet (TCB) is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit professional dance company that creates original full-length and shorter story ballets, a rare and nearly lost art, as well as more abstract contemporary ballet-based works. An emerging gem in the Twin Cities, TCB has carefully built a financially solid and growing organization that is making its mark both regionally and nationally through its creative and innovative artistic endeavors. Our mission is to connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.

TCB prohibits discrimination against any employee, applicant for employment, or patron because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Ballet Co.Laboratory’s 2021/22 Performance Ensemble is for dancers who are looking for more performance experiences in addition to those offered as part of BCL’s Pre-Professional Program. Performance Ensemble will perform out in the community as ambassadors of BCL and dance, making the art form more accessible.

2022 Season Auditions
Friday, January 14, 2022
4:00-6:00pm
Free

Please sign up via BCL’s Mindbody site here: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/performance-ensemble

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 professional, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis.

Zenon is seeking several new instructors to teach a variety of youth classes for our 2022 Youth Summer Camps. If you are passionate about working with young dancers and have experience teaching movement classes, we would love to hear from you.

Summer camp dates 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 class description(s) to hunter@zenondance.org by January 17, 2022. Class video samples are also welcome if you have one on hand.