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Career Opportunity: Program Director at Heart of Dance

The Program Director is responsible for day-to-day Heart of Dance programming including supervision of personnel, oversight of general operations, and recruitment and training of staff for Dancing Classrooms and Dance for Life.  This position exists to provide quality control and strengthen Educational Liaison and Teaching Artist staff. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.heartofdancemn.org/careers

Through partner dance, Heart of Dance enables people to discover all they can be, offering youth, older adults, and others from diverse communities and all walks of life an environment in which to thrive. Our mission is to transform lives through the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of partner dance.

Our evidence-based, intergenerational programs transform the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of our clients, bringing them creativity, joy, self-expression, and community! Dancing Classrooms, the global SEL residency for elementary and middle schools, builds crucial life skills like teamwork, confidence, respect, persistence, and gender and multicultural acceptance through the lens of partner dance. Dance For Life enhances quality of life for older adults by improving social connectedness, balance and fitness, and enhancing mental focus to diminish or delay the effects of dementia.

Dance with TCB – Seeking Apprentice and Company Dancers for Next Season

Twin Cities Ballet is currently seeking 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 submit the following audition materials by email to info@TwinCitiesBallet.org. We will contact you after we have reviewed your audition materials to schedule an in-person or virtual 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
  • Video link showing classwork or performance clips, clearly demonstrating your classical ballet technique.

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

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.

Zenon Dance School Seeking Summer Office Intern

Zenon is looking for an intern this summer! Learn more about the 2022 Summer Office Intern position and how to apply on our website. 

Responsibilities:

Assist Zenon Dance School’s School Director and School Coordinator with general office functions and  school operations. This includes assisting in data entry and management, customer communication, hosting ZenONLINE classes via Zenon’s Zoom platform, in-person class check-in and customer service, basic marketing support, and with planning projects as they arise. 

Skills:

  • Organized and detail oriented
  • Self-motivated and willing to take initiative
  • Familiarity with MS Office including Excel
  • Willingness to work on a wide variety of projects
  • Knowledge of dance or interest in arts administration strongly preferred

Dates: 

Interns must commit to a minimum of 10 weeks and 10-12 hours per week. Availability: Saturday and Sunday mornings preferred. Start and end dates are flexible. Duties include in-person and remote tasks.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Please email a cover letter and resume to danielle@zenondance.org.

CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory is Hiring

CREO Arts and Dance Conservatory is now hiring high energy, collaborative, creative artists for 2022-2023 season!

We are currently searching for:
  • Classical Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-hop Instructors
  • Events marketing, communication, data entry

Who we are:

At CREO we foster a supportive community of physicality, creativity, and joy. We are concert dance focused.

What we offer:

  • Competitive pay with bonuses and perks
  • Paid annual retreat
  • Fun supportive environment
  • Beautiful spacious studios to inspire creativity

ARENA DANCES’ Studio Stories – CANDY BOX Special with Chris Yon/Taryn Griggs

Join ARENA DANCES for our weekly Studio Stories podcast, where each week we reminisce on Twin Cities dance history with a new special guest. This week we continue our special CANDY BOX Dance Festival edition hearing from Featured Artist power couple, Chris Yon/Taryn Griggs.

After many years of calling Minneapolis home in the 2000s’ Chris + Taryn now teach, perform and choreograph in Winston-Salem, NC, each with an impressive CV of a who’s who in the dance world and performance history of their work together.

Tune in this Thursday, March 24 at 12:00pm to hear about the homecoming of Chris Yon/Taryn Griggs as part of the 6th Annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival happening May 2-7 at the Southern Theater.

Available on our website or wherever you get your podcasts!

McKnight Fellowships for Dancer and Choreographers Applications Are Open

The McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers and Dancers annually awards three $25,000 fellowships to Minnesota choreographers and three $25,000 fellowships to Minnesota dancers. The program supports fellows through additional career and artistic development, including solo commissions, a fellows’ retreat, and other programs.

The application website is now open and accepting submissions. The deadline to apply for a fellowship is March 30, 2022 at 3:00 PM CST. Please plan to submit your application early.

For full guidelines and information on how to apply go to: www.mcknightdancechoreo.org. Program staff is working remotely at this time. To reach us with questions, contact us at mckfell@thecowlescenter.org

We are also available to consult with you via phone (by appointment) or email – but all phone and email consultations must be prior to March 19th.

To get the most out of your appointment come prepared with whatever materials you would like to have reviewed – artist narrative, resume, work samples. The materials can still be in draft form. Work samples can be viewed on your computer or on ours via a link. Know which materials are most important for you to have reviewed and we will start there.

Iridescent Blue

Iridescent Blue by Mirage Performing Arts

We are thrilled to release our newest production, Iridescent Blue, featuring some of the most difficult solo piano works ever written, which are reimagined and transformed into continuous movements performed in complete sync with the music.

We will be depicting things that change – the color, shape, sound and even yourself, set in the music by Saint-Saëns, Liszt-Schubert, Somei Satoh, Ravel, and Gershwin.

Through our collaboration, we are continuing to develop our technique of bringing forth the original intentions of the composers as a direction in creating unique artistic expressions. Our hope is to create a performance where the audience can experience classical music and ballet with new light and deeper understanding.

Piano: Rie Tanaka, Pianist
Choreography, Dance: Yuki Tokuda – Ballet Dancer

Two performances at unique locations:

Thursday, March 31 at 7:30pm
Michelsen Hall, UW-Stevens Point
1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Free to the public!

Tuesday, April 5 at 10:30am
Hastings Arts Center
216 4th St E, Hastings, MN 55033
Free to the public!

Martha Graham Dance Company

The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a world leader in the evolving art form of modern dance since its founding in 1926. Today, the Company is embracing a new programming vision that showcases masterpieces by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary artists. During its 96-year history, the Company has received acclaim from audiences and critics in more than 50 countries.

The Northrop program includes the Martha Graham masterpiece, Chronicle; CAVE, a new work by Hofesh Shechter featuring Daniil Simkin, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre; and the Northrop’s Centennial Commission, Canticle for Innocent Comedians, an extraordinary new collaboration inspired by the themes and format of the lost Graham work from 1952. This regional debut by eight choreographers includes Lead Choreographer Sonya Tayeh with Alleyne Dance, Yin Yue, Jenn Freeman, Micaela Taylor, and Juliano Nunes, plus an original score by jazz pianist and composer, Jason Moran.

Ballet Co.Laboratory presents The Four Seasons and Other String Pairings

Join Ballet Co.Laboratory for the world premiere of Joseph Morrissey’s The Four Seasons inspired by Vivaldi’s music and the flow of Minnesota’s seasons. In addition to The Four Seasons, a noteworthy pairing of Kinsun Chan’s Shifts and Genevieve Waterbury’s Danse Macabre will complete this production which celebrates a dancer’s most notable collaborator, musicians.

The Four Seasons: choreographed by Joseph Morrissey

Beginning with the first blossoms of Spring, through the heat of Summer, into the twirls of Fall, and finally the swirling of Winter snow, The Four Seasons makes Vivaldi’s notes dance off of the page. Intricate footwork, unpredictable partnering, and elaborate movement patterns bring the feeling, color, and happenings of each season to life. Performed by the Company of Ballet Co.Laboratory to a live string quartet made up of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians, this work celebrates the splendor and cadence of each season.

Shifts: choreographed by Kinsun Chan 

Inspired by the shape, movement and sound of the cello, Kinsun Chan brings the music of Bach to life with 13 dancers and one cellist. Known for his intricate use of lighting and architecture, Kinsun explores different dimensions of this iconic music allowing the dancers and musician to move as one.

Danse Macabre: choreographed by Genevieve Waterbury

Danse Macabre is based on Saint-Saëns’ poem Dance Macabre which has become a metaphor for how chaos and order depend on each other. In this piece, dancers navigate the push and pull of daily responsibilities, discover others on similar paths, and embrace the power of unison. 

Choreography by: Kinsun Chan, Joseph Morrissey, and Genevieve Waterbury

Performed by: The Company Dancers of Ballet Co.Laboratory, the Performance Ensemble of The School of Ballet Co.Laboratory, & select musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Opera

DATE / TIME

Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:00pm

LOCATION
The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts*
528 Hennepin Ave / Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tickets start at $28

https://bit.ly/FourSeasonsBCL

*The Cowles Center requires audience members ages 5+ to EITHER show proof of vaccination OR proof of a negative test taken within 72 hours of performance. In addition, all audience members must wear a mask covering their nose and mouth while inside the venue.

TCB presents Dance with Me at Lakeville Area Arts Center

Join TCB’s professional ballet dancers at the Lakeville Area Arts Center for a fun-filled, interactive mini-show designed for families and children ages preschool through eight. The programs are less than an hour long—the perfect length for busy schedules and curious minds.

Dance With Me includes a short performance in costume by TCB’s professional company dancers and invites children to dance along with the performers. Highlighting age- and ability-appropriate body movement using different forms of dance, each mini-show features a different theme and optional audience participation. Last performance for this season!

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
10:30-11:30am

Tickets are $6. You can purchase tickets online, or by calling 952-985-4640.

These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through an operating support grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.