Archive: Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Threads Dance Project is seeking a racially/ethnically diverse group of dancers ages 21 and older for the 2021-22 season. Men, women, and gender fluid dancers encouraged to apply. Threads is seeking versatile dancers that are quick learners and are fluent in a variety of dance forms. Dancer contracts begin August 9.

Friday, July 16, 2021
Registration begins at 9:00AM
Audition: 9:30AM-12:00PM

Alternative audition format is available upon request.

Dancers must pre-register by Wednesday, July 14, 2021, and upload a headshot and resume via the google form provided below. Space will be limited to adhere to CDC Covid Guidelines and masks will be required inside the Nexus and during the audition.

To register, please follow this link, or visit www.threadsdance.org/job-opportunities/

Threads Dance Nexus offers free parking and free side street parking, is a five minute walk from the Franklin Light Rail Station, 2-5 minute walk from nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, 67).

Please direct questions regarding the audition to:
Karen Christ Aalgaard- kchrist@threadsdance.org, (641) 512-7376

Twin Cities Ballet has an open position for a male company dancer, Soloist and Principal level. Competitive salaried position, 34-week season. Strong classical ballet and contemporary technique required. 

Submit the following audition materials by email:

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.
State whether you are currently eligible to work in the United States.

More information available on our website HERE.

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

Twin Cities Ballet has an open position for a male company dancer, Soloist and Principal level. Competitive salaried position, 34-week season. Strong classical ballet and contemporary technique required. 

Submit the following audition materials by email:

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.
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 set up an audition.

Threads Dance Project is seeking a racially/ethnically diverse group of dancers ages 21 and older for the 2021-22 Season. Men, women, and gender fluid dancers encouraged to apply.  Threads is seeking versatile dancers that are quick learners and are fluent in a variety of dance forms. Dancer contracts begin August 9.

Friday, July 16, 2021
Registration begins at 9:00AM
Audition 9:30AM-12:00PM

Alternative audition format is available upon request.

Dancers must pre-register by Wednesday, July 14, 2021, and upload a headshot and resume via the google form provided below. Space will be limited to adhere to CDC Covid Guidelines and masks will be required inside the Nexus and during the audition.

To register, please follow this link, or visit www.threadsdance.org/job-opportunities/

Threads Dance Nexus offers free parking and free side street parking, is a five minute walk from the Franklin Light Rail Station, 2-5 minute walk from nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, 67).

Please direct questions regarding the audition to: 
Karen Christ Aalgaard- kchrist@threadsdance.org, (641) 512-7376

http://www.threadsdance.org

 

Young Dance, a Twin Cities dance education nonprofit whose mission is to transform lives through movement, seeks a Marketing and Communications Director, to begin July 2021.

The MCD will spearhead print and web-based communications related to programming, events, fundraising, and marketing. They will collaborate with other staff to create engagement with new communities, specifically BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

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 five part-time employees work in close collaboration to develop and implement a long-term vision aligned with our mission and values. We place a strong emphasis on access, representation, and transparency.

This position is a 0.45 FTE position with an annual salary of $17,500.

The position will remain open until filled. 

Full job description: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bSXFySrxOU8kS2RTcdyMra19JZcBrKTd/view?usp=sharing

Neighborhood Dances is seeking the next round of performers for July and August mini concerts in public spaces.

Help spread joy, blessings and healing through dance while acknowledging God as our higher perspective and hope. The dances cover a variety of style—modern, jazz, hip hop, lyrical/ballet, with sections for an ASL choir, swing and ballroom dancers, flags/props and multiple abilities.

These songs will make you smile!  At least three years of dance experience required. This is a voluntary opportunity. Rehearsals will start up again during the week of July 5. Performance dates are Saturday, July 31 and August TBD.

Are you interested? Contact Carol Oyanagi at hello@caroloyanagi.com.

We are currently seeking volunteers to help support our fifth annual CANDY BOX Dance Festival, taking place July 12-16 at PAIKKA in Saint Paul. This annual week-long festival features an array of events, from master classes and work-in-progress showings to polished performances. Eight different artists/companies will be sharing their work and engaging with the festival!

We are looking for several volunteers to help with ushering at the various performances. Volunteers will be able to see the performance they usher for for free! If you are interested in helping out at multiple, that’d be great! Different companies each day:

Monday, July 12: 5:00-7:00PM – Slo Dance Company‘s Happy Hour Performance

Tuesday, July 13: 5:00-7:00PM – Annika Hansen and Abigail Whitmore‘s Happy Hour Performance

Wednesday, July 14: 5:00-7:00PM – HoneyWorks‘ Happy Hour Performance

Friday, July 16: 1:30-4:00PM – Matinee Featured Artist Performance

Friday, July 16: 5:00-9:00PM – Borealis Dance Theatre‘s Happy Hour Performance and Evening Featured Artist Performance

Please email ARENA DANCES at mdarenadances@gmail.com by July 8 if you would like to sign up for any of these opportunities. Thanks in advance for considering!

You can learn more about the festival at https://www.arena-dances.org/candybox2021-live-dance-festival/

Prairie School of Dance is looking for passionate teachers to join our growing team! Opportunities currently available for Ballet/Jazz/Tap combo classes, Creative Dance, Mommy & Me, Pop-Hop, Sacred Dance and Performing Arts Ballet and Tap. Teaching openings available for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. We are a non-competitive school focused on technical excellence and artistry for ages 18 months through adults.

Established in 1997, Prairie School of Dance is a faith-based school in Eden Prairie offering quality instruction in a wholesome environment. We offer two programs: Recreational Dance and Performing Arts. The Recreational program offers dance for all ages and styles of dance. The Performing Arts program is a performance-based program with an audition to place the more serious dancer in one of our nine levels. PSOD values the whole person and dancer throughout their training in our well-rounded curriculum.

PSOD is seeking confident, friendly, encouraging teachers who feel comfortable teaching age appropriate choreography, costuming, music selection and the joy of dance. Undergraduate degrees preferred.

For more information on our school, visit www.prairieschoolofdance.com. We are just 20 minutes from Minneapolis.

To apply, please email your resume and any teaching/choreographic samples to Hannah Albers: SchoolProgramDirector@PrairieSchoolofDance.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Threads Dance Project is seeking an ethnically diverse group of dancers ages 21 and older. Men, women, and gender fluid dancers encouraged to apply. Threads is seeking versatile dancers that are quick learners and are fluent in a variety of dance forms. Rehearsals begin August 9, 2021.

Audition
Friday, July 16, 2021
Registration begins at 9:00AM
Audition: 9:30AM-12:00PM
Alternative audition format is available upon request.

Location: Threads Dance Nexus | 2213 Snelling Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404

Dancers must register by Wednesday, July 14, 2021 as space will be limited, and upload a headshot and resume via the google form provided below.

Threads Dance Nexus offers free parking and free side street parking, is a five-minute walk from the Franklin Light Rail Station, 2-5 minute walk from nearest bus stops (lines 2, 9, 22, 67).

To register, please follow this link.

Please direct questions regarding the audition to:
Karen Christ Aalgaard- kchrist@threadsdance.org, (641) 512-7376

http://www.threadsdance.org

Seeking one to three dancers for a new multimedia performance project, Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities.

Commissioned by The Great Northern Festival and The Cowles Center. Creative residency partner: The National Center for Choreography in Akron, OH.

Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities is a large-scale reimagining of Italo Calvino’s metaphysical/philosophical novel. With Invisible Cities, she deepens a unique choreographic methodology anchored in the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam and collaboratively reinterpreted by dancers of four distinct cultural backgrounds/dance lineages (Bharatanatyam, led by Ramaswamy; Contemporary/Gaga led by Berit Ahlgren; Contemporary/African Diasporic led by Alanna Morris-Van Tassel; and Breaking led by Joseph ‘MN Joe’ Tran).

Ashwini and Alanna are currently seeking one to three dancers for the Contemporary/African Diasporic group. Interested candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of dance experience. Ideal candidates are generative collaborators (enjoy making contributions through generating movement and ideas), imaginative, and move with spirit,  It is also important to note that since this is a long term commitment, Ashwini and Alanna are most interested in artists who desire to grow and deepen their craft with a group of collaborators over a period of time.

Important dates:
August 10-13, 2021: Introductory residency in Minneapolis
March 2022: Possible residency in Sheyboygan, WI
August 2022: Residency at the National Center for Choreography in Akron, OH
Fall 2022: rehearsals
January/February 2023: Premiere at the Cowles Center, possible touring afterwards

Please send video excerpts from 3-5 different dance works and a dance resume; if the excerpt is group choreography, please specify which dancer you are. Each clip should be a minimum of three minutes in length. Total video length should not exceed 20 minutes.