Companies & Auditions

Companies & Auditions

2012 Audition Guide

Compiled by Jared Smallridge

Looking for a job? Start your search here. Find audition dates, requirements and contact information for dozens of companies seeking dancers.

 

Ajkun Ballet Theatre

New York, NY

646-202-1852

ajkun@aol.com | ajkunbt.org

Artistic Directors: Chiara & Leonard Ajkun

Audition Dates: Feb 17 (Dallas, TX); Feb 18 (Houston, TX); Feb 18 (Madrid, Spain); Feb 25 (Chicago, IL); Feb 25 (London, England); Mar 3 (New York, NY); Mar 3 (Milan, Italy); Mar 11 (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Mar 15 (Sydney, Australia); Mar 17 (Zurich, Switzerland)

Bring: $25, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, modern, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

Videos accepted

 

Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet

San Francisco, CA

415-863-3040

linesballet.org

Artistic Director: Alonzo King

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

American Ballet Theatre

212-477-3030

abt.org

Artistic Director: Kevin McKenzie

Audition Dates: TBD

 

American Contemporary Ballet

Los Angeles, CA

310-929-5703

theresa@acbdances.com | acbdances.com

Artistic Director: Lincoln Jones

Contact: Theresa Farrell

Audition Dates: Mar 4 (New York, NY); Apr 22 (Los Angeles, CA)

Bring: $25, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, partnering, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida

North Miami Beach, FL

305-948-4777

artsballet@bellsouth.net | artsballettheatre.org

Artistic Director: Vladimir Issaev

Contact: Ruby Issaev

Audition Dates: by appointment (Miami, FL)

Bring: dance photo, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, interview, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Aspen Sa nta Fe Ballet

Aspen, CO

970-925-7175

aspensantafeballet.com

Artistic Director: Tom Mossbrucker

Audition Dates: TBD

 

Atlanta Ballet

Atlanta, GA

404-873-5811

auditioninfo@atlantaballet.com | atlantaballet.com

Artistic Director: John McFall

Contact: Dale Shields, ballet mistress

Auditions Date: Feb 12 (Atlanta, GA)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Ballet Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

602-381-0184

balletaz.org

Artistic Director: Ib Anderson

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Ballet Austin

Austin, TX

512-476-9151

eugene.alvarez@balletaustin.org | balletaustin.org

Artistic Director: Stephen Mills

Contact: Eugene Alvarez

Audition Dates: Feb 12 (San Francisco, CA); Feb 18 (Austin, TX); Mar 24 (Austin, TX); Mar 31 (Chicago, IL); Apr 1 (New York, NY)

Bring: $25, dance photo, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

 

Ballet Fa ntastique

Eugene, OR

541-342-4611

info@balletfantastique.org | balletfantastique.org

Artistic Director: Donna Marisa Bontrager

Contact: Hannah Bontrager

Audition Dates: company class (Eugene, OR)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, interview, pointe

Pre-application required

Videos accepted

 

Ballet Sa n Jose

San Jose, CA

408-288-2820

lreinhardt@balletsj.org | balletsj.org

Artistic Director: Dennis Nahat

Contact: Les Reinhardt

Audition Dates: TBD

Bring: $20, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

 

Ballet Theatre of Maryland

Annapolis, MD

410-224-5644

btmmgr@balletmaryland.org | balletmaryland.org

Artistic Director: Dianna Cuatto

Contact: Dianna Cuatto

Audition Dates: Mar 4 (Annapolis, MD); Mar 11 (Annapolis, MD)

Bring: $25, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, modern, partnering, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Ballet West

Salt Lake City, UT

801-869-6900

balletwest.org

Audition Dates: TBD

 

BalletMet Columbus

Columbus, OH

614-229-4860

dance@balletmet.org | balletmet.org

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Boston Ballet

Boston, MA

617-695-6950

bostonballet.org

Artistic Director: Mikko Nissinen

Audition Dates: TBD

Bring: dance photo

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Ca rolina Ballet

Raleigh, NC

919-719-0800

elizabethparker@carolinaballet.com | carolinaballet.com

Artistic Director: Robert Weiss

Contact: Elizabeth Parker

Audition Dates: TBD

 

Cedar La ke Contemporary Ballet

New York, NY

212-244-0015

cedarlakedance.com

Artistic Director: Benoit-Swan Pouffer

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Cincinnati Ballet

Cincinnati, OH

513-621-5219

artistic@cballet.org | cballet.org

Artistic Director: Victoria Morgan

Audition Dates: Mar 18 (Cincinnati, OH); Mar 24 (Boston, MA); Mar 25 (New York, NY); Apr 1 (San Francisco, CA)

Bring: dance photo, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

 

Colorado Ballet

Denver, CO

303-837-8888

coloradoballet.org

Artistic Director: Gil Boggs

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Compañia Nacional de Danza

Mexico City, Mexico

525-552-8346

cnd.difusion1@gmail.com | companianacionaldedanza.com

Artistic Director: Sylvie Reynaud

Contact: Monica Montano

Audition Date: Nov 5 (Mexico City, Mexico)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Pre-application required

Videos accepted

 

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

New York, NY

212-777-7771

mmoore@complexionsdance.org | complexionsdance.org

Artistic Directors: Dwight Rhoden &

Desmond Richardson

Contact: Michael Moore

Audition Dates: TBD (New York, NY)

Bring: headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, improvisation, interview, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

 

Da nce Ka leidoscope

Indianapolis, IN

317-345-3543

davidh@dancekal.org | dancekal.org

Artistic Director: David Hochoy

Contact: David Hochoy

Audition Dates: TBD (Indianapolis, IN)

Bring: headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, modern

Videos accepted

 

Da nce Visions NY , Inc.

Great Neck, NY

516-482-2621

dancevisions.ny@gmail.com | newyorkdancing.net

Artistic Director: Beth Jucovy

Contact: Beth Jucovy

Audition Dates: TBD (Great Neck, NY)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, improvisation, interview, modern

 

Da yton Ballet

Dayton, OH

937-449-5060

karen.burke@daytonballet.org | daytonballet.org

Artistic Director: Karen Russo Burke

Contact: Karen Russo Burke

Audition Dates: Feb 26 (Chicago, IL); Apr 1 (Dayton, OH)

Bring: dance photo, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Da yton Contemporary Da nce Company

Dayton, OH

937-228-3232

gary@dcdc.org | dcdc.org

Artistic Director: Debbie Blunden-Diggs

Contact: GD Harris

Audition Date: Apr 20 (Dayton, OH)

Bring: $20, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, improvisation, jazz, modern, partnering

 

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater

Houston, TX

713-652-3938

lmcburnett@dwdt.org | dwdt.org

Artistic Director: Dominic Walsh

Contact: Leigh McBurnett

Audition Dates: TBD

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, improvisation, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

Videos accepted

 

Festiva l Ballet Theatre

Fountain Valley, CA

714-962-5440

info@festivalballet.org | festivalballet.org

Artistic Director: Salwa Rizkalla

Contact: Elizabeth Chasteler

Audition Dates: TBD (Fountain Valley, CA)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, modern, pointe

Pre-application required

 

Fort Wayne Ballet

Fort Wayne, IN

260-484-9646

aross@fortwayneballet.org | fortwayneballet.org

Artistic Director: Karen Gibbons-Brown

Contact: Anna Ross

Audition Dates: Feb 18 (Fort Wayne, IN); May 19 (Fort Wayne, IN)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, interview

Videos accepted

 

The Georgia Ballet

Marietta, GA

770-528-0881

mzdevos@georgiaballet.org | georgiaballet.org

Artistic Director: Gina Hyatt-Mazon

Contact: Michele Ziemann-DeVos

Audition Date: Apr 14 (Marietta, GA)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Pre-application required

Videos accepted

 

Grand Rapids Ballet Company

Grand Rapids, MI

616-454-4771

johnf@grballet.com | grballet.com

Artistic Director: Patricia Barker

Contact: John Ferraro, company manager

Audition Date: Feb 17 (Grand Rapids, MI)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Houston Ballet

Houston, TX

houstonballet.org

Artistic Director: Stanton Welch

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

The Joffrey Ballet

Chicago, IL

312-739-0120

joffrey.org

Artistic Director: Ashley C. Wheater

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City, MO

816-931-2232

kcballet.org

Artistic Director: William Whitener

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Los Angeles Ballet

Los Angeles, CA

310-477-7411

contact@losangelesballet.org | losangelesballet.org

Artistic Directors: Thordal Christensen &

Colleen Neary

Audition Dates: Apr 12 (Los Angeles, CA); Apr 21 (New York, NY)

Bring: headshot

 

Miami City Ballet

Miami Beach, FL

305-929-7000

miamicityballet.org

Artistic Director: Edward Villella

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Minnesota Ballet

Duluth, MN

218-529-3742

balletmaster@minnesotaballet.org | minnesotaballet.org

Artistic Director: Robert Gardner

Contact: Robert Gardner

Audition Dates: Apr 14 (Chicago, IL); Apr 21 (Minneapolis, MN)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

 

Nashville Ballet

Nashville, TN

615-297-2966

tyeager@nashvilleballet.com | nashvilleballet.com

Artistic Director: Paul Vasterling

Contact: Tim Yeager

Audition Dates: Feb 4 (Chicago, IL); Mar 11 (New York, NY); Apr 28 (Nashville, TN)

Bring: $25, dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Videos accepted

 

The National Ballet of Canada

Toronto, ON

416-345-9686

info@national.ballet.ca | national.ballet.ca

Artistic Director: Karen Kain

Audition Dates: TBD

Bring: dance photo

Audition Includes: ballet

 

New York City Ballet

New York, NY

212-870-5656

nycballet.com

Ballet Master in Chief: Peter Martins

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Northwest Dance Project

Portland, OR

503-421-7434

info@nwdanceproject.org | nwdanceproject.org

Artistic Director: Sarah Slipper

Contact: Scott Lewis

Audition Dates: TBD (Portland, OR); TBD (New York, NY)

Bring: dance photo, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, contemporary, improvisation

Pre-application required

 

Oklahoma City Ballet

Oklahoma City, OK

405-843-9898

okcballet.com

Artistic Director: Robert Mills

Audition Dates: TBD

Bring: dance photo

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Portland, OR

503-227-0977

rebecca.roberts@obt.org | obt.org

Artistic Director: Christopher Stowell

Contact: Rebecca Roberts

Audition Dates: Feb 5 (San Francisco, CA); Feb 12 (Miami, FL); Feb 12 (New York, NY); Feb 13 (Chicago, IL); Feb 19 (Los Angeles, CA); Mar 11 (Portland, OR)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Seattle, WA

206-441-2435

pnbschool@pnb.org | pnb.org

Artistic Director: Peter Boal

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Pennsylvania Ballet

Philadelphia, PA

215-551-7000

msheridan@paballet.org | paballet.org

Artistic Director: Roy Kaiser

Contact: Michael Sheridan

Audition Date: Mar 31 (New York, NY)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

 

Philadanco

Philadelphia, PA

215-387-8200

kbb@philadanco.org | philadanco.org

Artistic Director: Joan Myers Brown

Contact: Kim Bears-Bailey

Audition Date: Jun 10 (Philadelphia, PA)

Bring: $10, repertory, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: modern

 

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company

Salt Lake City, UT

801-297-4241

ririewoodbury.com

Artistic Director: Charlotte Boye-Christensen

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Saint Louis Ballet

Chesterfield, MO

636-537-1998

info@stlouisballet.org | stlouisballet.org

Artistic Director: Gen Horiuchi

Contact: Jennifer Warren

Audition Dates: TBD (St. Louis, MO)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Pre-application required

 

San Francisco Ballet

San Francisco, CA

415-861-5600

sfballet.org

Artistic Director: Helgi Tomasson

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

Sensedance

New York, NY

212-717-6869

sensedance@sensedance.org | sensedance.org

Artistic Director: Henning Rübsam

Contact: Byron Segal-Jacobs

Audition Dates: TBD (New York, NY)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, modern, partnering, pointe

Pre-application required

 

Sideways Contemporary Dance Company

Atlanta, GA

404-955-7232

charlotte@sidewaysdance.com | sidewaysdance.org

Artistic Director: Charlotte Foster

Contact: Charlotte Foster

Audition Date: Mar 10 (Roswell, GA)

Bring: dance photo, headshot, resumé

Audition Includes: ballet, improvisation, interview, modern, prepared solo

Videos accepted

 

State Street Ballet

Santa Barbara, CA

805-563-3262 x104

contact@statestreetballet.com | statestreetballet.com

Artistic Director: Rodney Gustafson

Contact: Jennifer Phillips

Audition Dates: Feb 4 (Santa Barbara, CA); Feb 12 (Long Beach, CA); Feb 12 (San Francisco, CA); Mar 11 (New York, NY)

Bring: $20, dance photo, headshot

Audition Includes: ballet, pointe

Videos accepted

 

Trey McIntyre Project

Boise, ID

877-867-2320

info@treymcintyre.com | treymcintyre.com

Artistic Director: Trey McIntyre

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

 

The Washington Ballet

Washington, DC

202-362-3606

washingtonballet.org

Artistic Director: Septime Webre

Audition Dates: TBD

Audition Includes: ballet

Ballet companies around the world, plus audition information.