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Twin Cities Ballet is holding an open audition on Saturday, April 16 for trainee, apprentice, and company dancers for our 2022/23 season!

Company Positions: Soloist and Principal level, competitive salaried position, 34-week season. We are specifically seeking male-identifying company dancers. Strong classical ballet, partnering, and contemporary skills required. You must be eligible to work in the United States.

Apprentice Positions: Unpaid Apprentice positions for dancers eighteen and older seeking performance opportunities, training, and artistic development to grow, gain experience, and better prepare for a company position.

Trainees Positions: High school-age, for those who wish to receive the finest training available and perform with a professional company alongside professional dancers in professional productions, while on a path to a professional career.

Please  pre-register for the audition here: https://twincitiesballet.org/audition/company-dancers/ and submit the following audition materials by email to info@TwinCitiesBallet.org or bringing hard copies to the in-person audition:

• Your resumé
• Two photos: First arabesque and a headshot showing at least 3/4 face. Either attach small format photos or provide a link

ABOUT US

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.

Northrop, the University of Minnesota’s primary gathering place for the performing arts, is hiring a Campus Engagement Coordinator!

The Position:

As a member of Northrop’s Programming and Engagement team, the Campus Engagement Coordinator connects Northrop’s activities and venues with students, faculty, and staff on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. This position participates in planning and implementation of the Northrop Presents season and is the primary liaison with campus constituencies for performances, residencies, and engagement activities. The Campus Engagement Coordinator reports to the Engagement Manager and supervises an intern, tracks and evaluates Northrop’s campus impact, and provides administrative support to Northrop’s Programming and Engagement team and Northrop’s IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) work. Salary range is $40,000-$45,000, depending on experience.

For more information and to apply: northrop.umn.edu/jobs-internships. Applications submitted by April 19 will be given priority consideration.

Dancers interested in performing with the Christopher Watson Dance Company are invited to take workshop classes with the company on two Sundays, April 24 and May 1 from 2:00-4:30 PM. The free classes will include modern technique, company repertoire and improvisation.

Christopher Watson Dance Company is multigenerational and its dance works draw on classic modern technique, including Cunningham, Limon and Taylor. Company and guest choreographers employ improvisation and create in collaboration with the dancers. Musical scores range from Western classical and romantic to contemporary and pop.

Upcoming performances include a concert at Minnesota Opera’s newly renovated Luminary Arts Center (formerly The Lab Theater) in Minneapolis’ North Loop the week of October 31-November 6, 2022.

Dancers are paid hourly for rehearsals and performances.

Interested dancers may email cwdc1991@gmail.com for more information and to register for one or both classes.

We are still accepting video auditions for our summer intensives! Four unique opportunities available; video auditions accepted until June 1. 

Focused Training Program (June 13-30) – ages 11 and up or Division I & II dancers (ages 8 and up) can take our one week June Intensive. Audition required for dancers new to Ballet Royale.

Male Dancer Intensive (June 20-24) – ages 10 through professional. A one week Intensive Program for motivated aspiring Male Identifying Dancers. Audition/pre-approval required.
July 11-29:

July Summer Intensive (ages 8 through professional) Ballet Royale’s July Intensive has been developed to give students the ultimate experience in dance, featuring top-quality professional teachers and guest Master Teachers. Audition required for Division II and up (dancers nine and older). 

Grand Prix Variations Workshop (August 8-19) – ages 9 and up. This is a focused ballet and variations workshop specializing in preparing dancers for performing or competing in national ballet competitions. Pre-competitive, Junior, and Senior Divisions. Audition required.

More information available on our website at www.balletroyalemn.org