THE AUDITION FOR MALE AND FEMALE DANCERS FOR THE SEASON 2020/2021

The Artistic Director Lenka Dřímalová announces auditions to recruit new members of the ballet company of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre for the 2020/2021 season.

We are looking for professional dancers with outstanding technique (classical and modern), and stage experience for the following positions:

-    Corps de ballet with soloist obligations (female and male dancers),
-    Soloist (female and male dancers),
-    Young female and male dancers for apprentice position.
 
Preferred height for female dancers 163–168 cm, for male dancers 175–183 cm.
 
We are seeking candidates who can start working immediately! 

For registration please download the application form in Excel or PDF. Please attach a portrait photo, dance photo, video link of classical variation and video link of contemporary variation or improvisation with the application form. Do not forget to include: age, height (cm), weight (kg), nationality, previous experience and education.

Please send your completed application form including attachments via e-mail to pavlina.machacova@ndm.cz as soon as possible. Your application will not be processed unless all the required documents, photos and video links are submitted.
 
Participation only on personal invitation!
 
The audition will include classical dance training, a presentation of your classical variation on point shoes and practice of short contemporary choreography. For the classical variation, please prepare your own MP3-format music.

Address:     
The Antonín Dvořák Theatre
Smetanovo náměstí 3104/8A
Ostrava
 
Company repertoire 2020/2021
 
Classical, neoclassical:
• The Swan Lake (choreography Igor Vejsada)
• Don Quijote (choreography Michal Štípa)
• Les Liaisons dangereuses (choreography Krzysztof Pastor)
• Coppélia (choreography Giorgio Madia)
• Coppélia (choreography Giorgio Madia) – premiere in September 2020
• la Corsaire (choreography Michel Bejar) – premiere in November 2020

Contemporary:
• Rossini cards (Consequence / Juanjo Arqués, Rossini cards / Mauro Bigonzetti)
• Mahler memories (choreography Jo Strømgren) – premiere in March 2021