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INTERNATIONAL
The Group Theatre Too - Searching for Hottest new Choreographers
Choreographers to be featured at the 2009 Choreographer’s Canvas in next spring’s NYC show.
Contact: Send video or DVD samples of your work to Cristina Vivenzio, The Group Theatre Too, 609 West 196th St., Suite 5D, New York, NY 10040. Include any additional material about your dance company and/or piece (press packets, photos, contact info, etc.) as well as $25 entry fee.
Contact: www.choreographerscanvas.com
Experienced performers wanted – New Zealand
Dancer/choreographers experience in improvisation/spontaneous composition who would like to perform with Juliet Shelley and Andrew Marcus (USA) as part of Dance Your Socks off in Wellington.
Performance Dates: September 5th-7th
Rehearsal Dates: September 1st-4th
Venue: Bats Theatre, Wellington
Contact: Juliet Shelley on jshell@clear.net.nz or 04 569 1664
Cirque du Soleil - Seeking performers in Australia
There are 16 productions world-wide, with three more starting over the next two years, and each production needs a variety of performers including dancers. The dancers can have a range of style-skills due to the range of casting requirements, from classical to hip-hop, and especially contemporary.
Contact: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/Cirquedusoleil/en/casting/default.htm
Genée International Ballet Competition
Held for the first time in North America, the competition held annually by London’s Royal Academy of Dance, is open to 15 to 19 year old RAD-trained dancers who have passed the Advanced 2 Examination in Classical Ballet with distinction or have been awarded the Solo Seal. Prizes include gold, silver or bronze medals and up to $11,000 in cash.
Application Due: July 14th
Date: August 14th-23rd
Venue: Toronto, Canada
Contact: www.geneeballetcompetition.com
Teatro alla Scala, Italy - Audition
The ballet company of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, invites male and female dancers ages 18-25 to submit applications to audition for positions in the corps de ballet for the 2008-2009 season.
Date: Applications must be postmarked before July 31st.
The audition takes place November 23rd (men) and November 24th (women).
Open to citizens of the EU and those with a current Italian residence permit only.
Contact: For more: www.teatroallascala.org/en/servizi/audizioni.html
World Dance Alliance Europe- call for papers and performances
Date: September 19th, 20th, and 21st 2008
Venue: Taranto, Italy at the Hotel Residence Tursport San Vito, Taranto
Contact: info@wda-europe.net www.wda-europe.net www.tursport.it
Varna International
Ballet Competition
Date: July 15th-30th 2008
Venue: Varna, Bulgaria
Contact: +359-2-988-3377 and +359-2-987-7608 varna_ibc@mail.bol.bg www.varna-ibc.org/
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Academic Studies in Dance) - Hong Kong
The School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is now seeking to appoint a dynamic individual to join its Academic/Support Studies team
Date: September 08
Contact: www.hkapa.edu
Hillsong International Leadership College – Launches NEW DANCE STREAM
Date: Apply now for July 08 intake
Venue: Hillsong Hills Campus, Baulkham Hills, Sydney
Contact: (02) 8853 5246 hpaa@hillsong.com www.hillsong.com/hpaa
The Lisa Ullmann
Travelling Scholarship
The Lisa Ullmann Travelling
Scholarship Fund (LUTSF) provides financial support by paying travel
expenses to individuals (dancers, choreographers, administrators,
teachers, therapists, journalists, photographers and others working
in the field of dance/movement) who wish to travel abroad or in
the United Kingdom to extend their knowledge and skills by attending
a conference, pursuing a research project, or undertaking a short
course of study in the field of Dance/Movement. Applications are
welcomed irrespective of age, nationality or training.
Date: Applications Ongoing.
Contact: Scholarship application forms can be downloaded from www.ullmann-trav.fsnet.co.uk
MIRfestival - Athens, Greece
MIRfestival is an international contemporary art festival focusing on the experiment at the crossroads of performing arts and visual new media. You can submit performance, small scale dance and theatre productions, live media projects, projects combining music and image or performance and image, installations, interactive installations, interactive projects, locative media projects, urban projects and interventions and experimental film and video.
Date: September 12th-20th
Contact: www.mirfestival.gr
Movement and Dance in Global Perspective
Movement and Dance is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the pioneer work of Dr. Drid Williams including roundtable discussions by prominent scholars, live performance and movement explorations on site, and theatre and paper presentations of new research.
Date: July 24th-26th
Contact: submission guidelines and forms can be obtained from bfarnell@uiuc.edu
Pastakom (Dance Art Mart) Indonesia- Invitation for choreographers
Date: July 24th-26th
Location: Pekanbaru, Sumatera
Contact: Iwan Irawan Permadi laksemana@yahoo.com
Roxey Ballet - New Jersey, USA
Call for experienced dancers to join the company.
Date: Between June 21st - August 15th by appointment only
Venue: The company studios, Lambertville New Jersey
Contact: Roxey Ballet at US Ph: 609-397-7616, ext 802, or forward resume, full body shot, video or DVD, and two recommendations to Roxey Ballet, 243 N. Union St, Lamberville, NJ 08530 or e-mail info@roxeyballet.org
Auditions – Buddy the Buddy Holly Story
Buddy the Buddy Holly story opens February 3rd 2009 and Auditions for roles in the musical are about to start.
Dates and Locations:
June 30th – Christchurch
July 7th - Auckland
Contact: All enquiries are directed to John Knipe, Audition Co-Coordinator
PO Box 608, Runaway Bay, QLD 4216. Ph 0448 122 278 casting@ltpa.com.au www.buddythemusical.com.au
NATIONAL
The Australian Ballet School - National Auditions
The Australian Ballet School conducts preliminary auditions each year for all Training Programmes. Students undertaking these preliminary auditions are given a physical examination and a classical ballet class. Successful applicants for Levels 1-4 and the Interstate/International Training Programme (ITP) are notified in the weeks following these local auditions.
The National Finals are held in Melbourne for Levels 5 and 6. This is an intensive audition process in which national and international (where available) finalists work with the staff of The Australian Ballet School to determine their suitability for full-time vocational study and a career in classical ballet.
Dates and Locations:
Cairns: Monday June 2nd
Perth: Monday June 16th- Tuesday June 17th
Adelaide: Thursday June 19th – Friday June 20th
Sydney: Monday June 23rd – Friday June 27th
Brisbane: Tuesday July 8th – Thursday July 10th
Hobart: Monday July 21st
Melbourne: Monday July 28th – Friday August 1st
Alice Springs: Friday August 22nd
Contact: 03 9669 2807 ask@australianballetschool.com.au www.australianballetschool.com.au
Universal Studios Japan – Audition Tour
Sydney
Dates:
September 4th – Actors and Stunt Performers
September 5th – Dancers who can sing and Singers who can move well
Gold Coast
Dates:
September 8th - Dancers who can sing and Singers who can move well
September 9th - Actors and Stunt Performers
Melbourne
Dates:
September 12th – Actors, Stunt Performers, and Singers who can move well
September 13th - Dancers who can sing and Aerialist performers
Contact: www.universalauditions.com/japan/auditions.asp
Cirque du Soleil - Seeking performers in Australia
There are 16 productions world-wide, with three more starting over the next two years, and each production needs a variety of performers including dancers. The dancers can have a range of style-skills due to the range of casting requirements, from classical to hip-hop, and especially contemporary.
Contact: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/Cirquedusoleil/en/casting/default.htm
Melbourne Ballet Company Auditions
Contracts available for male and female strong classical dancers commencing November 2008.
Date: Sunday October 12th, 1:30pm
Venue: 309 Doncaster Road North Balwyn
Contact: Please Send resume and photos to info@melbourneballetcompany.com.au to register. Phone- 0417172769 www.melbourneballetcompany.com.au
Hillsong International Leadership College – Launches NEW DANCE STREAM
Date: Apply now for July 08 intake
Venue: Hillsong Hills Campus, Baulkham Hills, Sydney
Contact: (02) 8853 5246 hpaa@hillsong.com www.hillsong.com/hpaa
Expressions of Interest – Singing in the Rain
Empire Theatre is the largest regional performing arts centre in Australia servicing a community of approximately 250,000 people.
Applications Close: Friday July 11th
Contact: Empire Theatres Pty Ltd
ARTS LAB 2008
There is an invitation extended to the multimedia arts community at AusDance.
Are you an inspired dancer? Make the performance you’re dreaming about – rehearse the movement, work your body, be directed by professionals, create the work.
ArtsLab08 invites seven young artists from across Australia to set the pace for a new generation.
Contact: Expressions of interest for ArtsLab08 are open now – call TJ Eckleberg 9588 3948 ad@shopfront.org.au
Arts Funding 2008
Grants are being offered in 58 categories and more than 60 initiatives are managed either directly or with partner organisations. All Australian artists, groups and arts organisations are welcome to apply to these grant programs and many of the initiatives. They are being offered for all major areas of arts practice – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community partnerships, dance, inter-arts, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. The 2008 arts funding guide provides an overview of the Australia Council, its funding programs and other forms of support for the arts. It can be downloaded from the site below or mailed out on request.
Contact: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/the_arts/features/120_ways_we_support_the_arts
Australia Council (02) 9215 9000 or Toll-free 1800 226 mail@australiacouncil.gov.au
The 2008 MMM Scholarship - Entries Now Open
The Marianne McIntyre Memorial International Ballet Scholarship is a dance festival, held in Port Macquarie, N.S.W, Australia and is designed to benefit young talented dancers of all ages & levels to further develop their dance education through various scholarship grants both in Australia & overseas. Annually, selected dancers will be offered scholarship grants to attend major Australian, New Zealand, European & American Dance institutions for workshops & cash awards may also be won.
2008 Competition Dates: Friday 8th, Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th August
Contact: mmmscholarship@hotmail.com
View Promotional DVD http://vids.myspace.com/
Application Form: http://groups.msn.com/TheMarianneMcIntyreMemorialBalletScholarship/
Landerer Arts UK Scholarship
The objective of the Landerer UK Arts Scholarship is to strengthen the relationship between the UK and Australia by supporting an outstanding postgraduate student in the arts and creative industries to complete a Masters course in the arts and design in the UK. The scholarship is $30,000 to contribute to the costs of tuition fees and stipend. The scholarship is managed on behalf of the Landerer family by the British Council in Australia. John Landerer is a Sydney solicitor who wishes to support closer ties between Australia and the UK.
Contact: www.britishcouncil.org.au/educationuk
New Work - Dance Grants
New work grants support the research, creative development, production, remounting, touring or presentation of dance works by artists or organizations.
Date: Closing Date November 3rd
Contact: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grant_items/new_work_-_dance
Realise Your Dream in Britain
Realise Your Dream is a professional development award offered to Australians (aged 30 and under) working or studying in the creative industries. Winning candidates will be flown to the UK to work with a mentor and receive $8,000 to help live the dream.
Date: Applications close July 31st
Contact: www.realiseyourdream.org.au
Hollywood The Ultimate Dance Competition
Hollywood is returning to a city near you! Over $30,000 in cash and prizes including 8 Hollywood Tour Scholarships. Many Dance Style Categories including Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap, Acrobatic, Classical, Character, Cheerleading, Lyrical and Specialty. Solo and Group Divisions and new this year – Duos/Trios
Melbourne - September 6th-7th
Adelaide - September 9th
Brisbane - September 13th-14th
Sydney - September 19th-21st
Auckland - September 23rd
Wellington - September 26th-28th
Contact: www.hollywooddance.net
NSW
Universal Studios Japan – Audition Tour
Sydney
Dates:
September 4th – Actors and Stunt Performers
September 5th – Dancers who can sing and Singers who can move well
Contact: www.universalauditions.com/japan/auditions.asp
Attention Choreographers – Australian Dance Festival 2009
Are you passionate about dance? Are you considering to be a leading choreographer in your style of dance? Are you able to choreograph a piece for between 10-20 people? If so we would love to hear from you.
Contact:http://site.auwebcenters.com/sydneysalsacongress/_fileCabinet/Choreographers_Application.pdf
Performance Space- CEO
The Director will be an inspired and visionary leader, with an intimate knowledge of the contemporary arts sector, exceptional negotiation skills, and diverse and strategic networks. The Director is both the Artistic Director and the CEO, responsible for the overall program as well as the company’s strategic direction, operations and financial management. The Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is supported by the General Manager and a programming, technical, marketing, and administrative team.
Date: Applications Close Monday July 7th 2008
Location: Sydney
Contact: Kristal Maher on (02) 8571 9111
Call for Dance Teachers in Sydney and Townsville
Raw Dance Company is looking for Casual dance instructors. Work for one of the fastest growing professional dance companies in Australia.
Contact: andrew@rawdancecompany.com www.rawmetal.com.au
Hillsong International Leadership College – Launches NEW DANCE STREAM
Date: Apply now for July 08 intake
Venue: Hillsong Hills Campus, Baulkham Hills, Sydney
Contact: (02) 8853 5246 hpaa@hillsong.com www.hillsong.com/hpaa
VIC
Male/Female Professional Dancers – Audition
Rochelle Carmichael is holding an audition for a new work to be performed in late 2008 and 2009. Rochelle is looking for dancers with strong contemporary dance, classical ballet techniques and acting skills. You must be willing to work on a part time basis, with possibly one half day per week and some weekend work required. Rehearsals will begin in August 2008 on a part time basis.
Date: July 12th
Venue: Dancehouse (in the upstairs studio), 150 Princes Street, North Carlton
Contact: 0419 966 225 Send your CV to liquidskinau@yahoo.com
Australian Ballet School – National Auditions
Date: Monday July 28th – Friday August 1st
Location: Melbourne
Contact: 03 9669 2807 ask@australianballetschool.com.au www.australianballetschool.com.au
Universal Studios Japan – Audition Tour
Melbourne
Dates:
September 12th – Actors, Stunt Performers, and Singers who can move well
September 13th - Dancers who can sing and Aerialist performers
Contact: www.universalauditions.com/japan/auditions.asp
Melbourne Ballet Company Auditions
Contracts available for male and female strong classical dancers commencing November 2008.
Date: Sunday October 12th, 1:30pm
Venue: 309 Doncaster Road North Balwyn
Contact: Please Send resume and photos to info@melbourneballetcompany.com.au to register. Phone- 0417172769 www.melbourneballetcompany.com.au
QLD
Australian Ballet School – National Auditions
Date: Tuesday July 8th – Thursday July 10th
Location: Brisbane
Contact: 03 9669 2807 ask@australianballetschool.com.au www.australianballetschool.com.au
Universal Studios Japan – Audition Tour
Gold Coast
Dates:
September 8th - Dancers who can sing and Singers who can move well
September 9th - Actors and Stunt Performers
Contact: www.universalauditions.com/japan/auditions.asp
Career Development
Grants up to $5000 - Arts Queensland
Career Development Grants aim to support projects that will assist
individual practitioners to achieve career or artform advancement
with significant benefits for the creative and professional work
of Queensland arts practitioners.
Closing Dates: Applications are accepted throughout the year and
applicants are generally notified within five weeks of submission.
Contact: www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding_info_new.asp
Call for Dance Teachers in Sydney and Townsville
Raw Dance Company is looking for Casual dance instructors. Work for one of the fastest growing professional dance companies in Australia.
Contact: andrew@rawdancecompany.com www.rawmetal.com.au
SA
Burlesque Auditions
A Wink and A Smile Burlesque is looking for performers with acts suitable for regular burlesque/cabaret work. Call for burlesque dancers, boylesque artists, vaudeville and sideshow acts. Burlesque training can be provided for artists with potential. Nudity is not required
Contact: awinkandasmileburlesque@yahoo.com.au or check out www.myspace.com/awinkandasmileburlesque
Move Through Life Dance Company - Call for Dancers
Move Through Life Dance Company is holding auditions for Black Coffee, their next peformance project. They are looking for dancers aged over 18 years who have had at least five years dance experience. Jazz dance experience is useful, but not necessary. Some acting ability or interest is desirable.
Males dancers are particularly encouraged to audition.
Date: Thursday July 17th, 7:45pm
Venue:Glengowrie Uniting Church, Cnr Beadnall Tce and Butler Cres, Glengowrie
Contact: Jo McDonald, 0402 070 021 or jo.mcdonald@movethroughlife.org.au www.movethroughlife.org.au
Showcase National Championships – SA State Dance Championships
Date: August 8th-9th
Venue: Shedley Theatre, Adelaide
Entries Close: June 3rd
Contact: (02) 8388-0014 dance@showcasedance.com www.supertalentnetwork.com
Call for Entries: Cinetic
South Australian Dance Film Showcase 2008
As part of the AntiStatic Reeldance Festival 2008, there will be a specially curated session of local dance film work.
Eligible films need to demonstrate strong connections between dance and film, whether it be dance made for the camera, or a dance-based documentary. Animation, narratives, and works that investigate ‘movement’ (figurative or other) using film language are welcome.
Work needs to have been completed after Jan 2006 by a South Australian director or choreographer.
Deadline: Friday July 11th
Contact: sam@silvertrace.com http://www.silvertrace.com
South Australia Youth Arts Board Scholarships
SAYAB scholarships program 2009 for for outstanding young South Australian artists. $38,000 Available.
Contact: 8361 9777 www.sayab.org.au
Adelaide State Dance Championships
Qualifiers for Showcase National Finals held on the Gold Coast in January 2009, they are also pre-qualifiers for the World Championships held in California in July 2009.
Date: August 8th-9th
Venue: Shedley Theatre
Contact: kdennis@supertalentnetwork.com
ACT
Kulture Break Development Academy - Auditions
Date: July 17th ,6.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: Lanyon High School
Contact: www.kulturebreak.com
Riverside Plaza Star Search
For singers and dancers between 5-17, with a total prize pool valued at over $3,000
Closing Date: July 25th
Contact: Entry forms available from www.riversideplaza.com.au
Canberra Living Artistis Week – Register your event
A unique festival concept and addition to Canberra's cultural landscape. It taps into one of this country's most vibrant arts communities, acknowledges the human side of the arts by focusing on those who make the visual arts, craft, design, music, performing arts, dance, film and literature happen here and now
Date: August 22nd-31st
Contact: www.artsaroundcanberra.com.au
Soft Landing #2 2008 - Call for Expressions of Interest
Soft Landing is an on-going dance development project of the QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in Canberra. A unique opportunity exists for recent tertiary dance graduates to participate in Soft Landing 2: Exhibitionism, which will focus on the collaborative development and presentation of a new site-specific performance at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Independent dance artist Brian Lucas will oversee and direct this project, providing opportunities for recent dance graduates to participate as either choreographers/performers or as collaborating dancers. Stage 1 (12 days: Monday 18 Aug - Friday 29 August) Stage 2 (14 days: Monday 15 Sept - Sunday 28 September).
Contact: All dance graduates within two years of completing their degree who would like to make an expression of interest for Soft Landing 2 should send their CV including references and a brief cover letter expressing their interest in the project and other relevant experience to: softlanding2@ql2.org.au
Canberra Nara Candle Festival - Call for performers
A celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan featuring six hours of free entertainment, delicious Japanese food, cultural activities and a stunning display of more than 2000 candles in Canberra's very own Japanese garden.
Date: October 18th
Venue: Canberra Nara Park.
Contact: 13 22 81 events@act.gov.au www.events.act.gov.au
WA
Wanted – Circus performers
Circus performers are wanted to conduct a two week workshop in Cervantes in October this year.
Contact: Diane 9652 7540 cervanteswa@yahoo.com.au
YCulture Regional is on the lookout for young people to join the Panel
The YCultural Regional Panel is looking for individuals who are 26 years of age or under, live in regional WA, may have had some experience in youth arts projects, and may be interested in a career in the arts. Represent your community!
Contact: Bec Cockram on 1 800 811 883 or rcockram@countryartswa.asn.au www.countryartswa.asn.au
InCite Youth Arts seeks Dance and Music Artists
InCite Youth Arts seeks Dance and Music Artists to work with children, youth and young adults with a disability(NT). InCite delivers a performing arts program into Acacia Hill Schools in Alice Springs.
Contact: Virginia 08 8952 6338 or Jenine jenine@inciteya.org.au
CANWA Catalyst Community Arts Fund
This fund supports community arts projects where people have the opportunity to participate, learn together and express their local identity.
Contact: www.canwa.com.au/funding/catalyst/
NT
Australian Ballet School – National Auditions
Date: Friday August 22nd
Location: Alice Springs
Contact: 03 9669 2807 ask@australianballetschool.com.au www.australianballetschool.com.au
InCite Youth Arts seeks Dance and Music Artists to work with children, youth and young adults with a disability
InCite delivers a performing arts program into Acacia Hill Schools in Alice Springs. InCite seeks Artists who are committed to working with young people with a disability and providing skill development opportunities.
Artists are needed to implement intensive skills development programs in 2008.
Contact: Virginia 08 8952 6338 or Jenine jenine@inciteya.org.au
TAS
Australian Ballet School – National Auditions
Date: Monday July 21st
Location: Hobart
Contact: 03 9669 2807 ask@australianballetschool.com.au www.australianballetschool.com.au
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