Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

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 photos, either attach small format photos or provide a link:
  • first arabesque and
  • a 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.

About TCB
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.

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.

Our Mission:
To connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.

Ananya Dance Theatre seeks to hire a part-time Assistant Manager to start immediately. 

The Assistant Manager reports to and works closely with the Managing Director and Artistic Director to manage the operations of the company.

We are looking for a Twin Cities-based professional who will work closely with the Managing Director and Artistic Director, maintaining the community-embedded professional culture the company has carefully nurtured since its inception. The person who is right for this position is a resourceful, proactive thought leader and problem solver, committed to a mission of BIPOC women and femme-centered social justice choreography, and is collaborative, energetic, people-oriented, and nurturing of the community connections that enliven our work. 

This is a person who also works relatively independently to manage projects and makes decisions in close cooperation with other ADT colleagues, in keeping with the company’s culture.

This position does not have fixed hours per day every week, and the ideal candidate understands that their schedule will need to flexibly prioritize company activities.

For full posting and how to apply, visit http://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/2021/12/ananya-dance-theatre-seeks-assistant-manager/.

Collide Theatrical Dance Company is seeking male-identifying dancers with strong ballet and jazz technique and acting abilities for a 16-week contract January 2022-May 2022.

• Competitive pay
• Rehearsal hours 9:30am-2:30/3:30pm, Monday-Friday.
• Independent Contractor position.
• Housing, airfare and per diem not included.
• Must be willing to relocate to the Twin Cities.

Please send a headshot, cover letter, and dance reel to casting@collidetheatrical.org. Dancers of color are highly encouraged to apply.

Performances include Our Stories with Guest Choreographer Jeremy McQueen, Romance Cabaret, and Class of ’85.

For more about Collide please visit our website: www.collidetheatrical.org

Collide Theatrical believes in a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and artistic excellence. Collide strongly encourages applications from Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, transgender and non-binary candidates and other individuals from identities historically underrepresented in dance. Collide does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or veteran status in employment.

DanceBARN Festival 2022 is accepting applications for choreographers and teachers for the July 18-24, 2022 festival in Battle Lake, Minnesota.

The DanceBARN Festival is an annual event that brings professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators together for one week of dancing, creating, relaxing, and performing in the heart of the lakes. We are partnering with The Hideaway at Xanadu Island for lodging on their beautiful property.

Our theme for 2022 is Dancing Duos!

Co-founded and co-directed by dynamic duo Molly and Ayumi, DanceBARN have encountered many other dancing duos and have dreamed of hosting a festival that celebrates these unique collaborative relationships. The 2022 DanceBARN Festival aspires to deepen the connection between collaborators and create new relationships between other dancing duos from across the country!

Apply by December 31.

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 photos. 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.

TakeActionMinnesota believes that artists can create worlds and possibilities that our reality may not include and evoke an emotional response where there previously was none. In a digital exhibition, TakeActionMinnesota seeks to display representations of what our world currently resembles with $1.8 trillion of federal student loan debt versus what our world could be if student debt is cancelled. Our goal is to seek out Minnesota residents and artists who are affected by or have loved ones that are affected by student debt.

TakeActionMN will accept ALL submissions as long as the Student Debt Cancellation Team feels the work addresses the theme.

Prompts that address the theme of the call may include:
-what experiences could look like with Student Debt Cancellation
-how individual lives would change with Student Debt Cancellation
-who student debt affects
-what the world will look like if President Biden doesn’t cancel student debt and payments continue in February 2022

Selection Process:
All appropriate work that addresses the theme will be accepted into this exhibition. All art forms are accepted for this call including the visual, graphic, plastic, performance and decorative arts. With their submission, artists permit their piece and artist statement to be posted on TakeAction Minnesota’s social media and used in promotional activities. The goal of this exhibition is to garner more public support for Student Debt Cancellation. All images and media of the art will remain under copyright and ownership of the artist as the artist’s property.

The exhibition will be live by January 8, and celebrated officially during the Debt Collective’s Student Debt Cancellation Week of Action, January 18-22. Artists have until January 5 to submit any questions or inquiries regarding this call, after which questions will not be addressed.

Deadline: January 6, 2022 at 11:59 PM CST
Applications must be sent via email with subject line: “Digital Exhibition for Student Debt Cancellation Application” to DyAnna@takeactionminnesota.org and must adhere to these guidelines:
-Up to three high-quality images of ONE of your works that addresses the prompt, made in the last two years. All images of 2D work must be cropped to show only the artwork, 3D work must be photographed using a white background.
-These high-quality images of your work should be 72 DPI, minimum 800 pixels wide.
-Images must be .JPEG or .PNG, and files under 10MB and attached in one email.
-Images/art may be previously published or submitted.
-Images should be labeled as:  LASTNAME_01.
-Statement of Interest regarding why you addressed this call for art, and what Student Debt Cancellation means to you – 250 words maximum.
-Short bio: name, pronouns, town/county; optional: occupation, your debt amount if you are comfortable sharing – 250 words maximum.

If you have any questions, please email DyAnna at dyanna@takeactionminnesota.org.
Check out our website for more details and future events and opportunities!