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         SDP Auditions


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        • National Auditions
        • International Auditions
        • Video Auditions

        •  Audition Instructions

          • Boston Ballet does not pre-register for auditions. All participants must register at the starting time listed for each audition site.
          • A $25 non-refundable audition fee required at U.S. Auditions. Please see the International Auditions tab for audition fees in international cities.
          • In large auditions, it may be necessary to divide participants into smaller audition classes.  Class times will be assigned upon registration, and the participant will be expected to dance at the assigned time.
          • Please note the date and time appropriate for your current age group (not your age this summer).
          • The audition format will be a traditional ballet class with barre, center and pointe work.
          • NO PHOTOS or RESUMES needed for the audition.

          Upon arriving at the audition, each student will be required to complete an audition card with contact information and basic questions about dance experience.  Click here for a sample audition card.   Please note that the sample is for reference only, and may not be substituted for an actual audition card.

          Eligibility
          • Students should attend the audition scheduled for their current age (not the age they will be during program).
          • Program eligibility is based on audition performance and age as of the first day of the program.
          • Students in Summer Dance Program - Newton must be 10 years old by June 27, 2010.
          • Summer Dance Program - Boston students must be 15 years old by June 27, 2010.

          Clothing Requirements
          • Women please wear pink-footed tights, black leotards and bring pointe shoes to the audition.
          • Men please wear black tights and a white T-shirt to the audition.

          Studio Directions
          For directions to a specific studio, please contact that studio directly. The Audition Tour Schedule offers phone numbers for each of the studios where Boston Ballet will be holding auditions.  Please plan ahead for your audition. Some studios will not have someone to answer the phone outside of regular Monday - Friday business hours. Feel free to call the Boston Ballet Summer Programs office during regular business hours (Eastern Time) at 617-456-6269 for clarifications regarding studio locations and times. 


          summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

        • summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269


          All auditions are for 10-19 year olds unless otherwise noted.    
          Registration begins at time listed at each audition site. No pre-registation is necessary.
             

           

          City

          Date & Time Studio Contact Information

          Albuquerque, NM

          Sat. January 30th
          2:00 - 4:30pm

          Dance Theatre of the Southwest
          4200 Wyoming NE
          Albuquerque, NM 87111
          (505) 296-9465
          Map

          Atlanta, GA

          Sat., February 6th
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Atlanta Ballet
          1400 West Peachtree Street NW
          Atlanta, GA 30309
          (404) 873-5811
          Map

          Boca Raton, FL

          Sat., January 9th
          2:00 - 6:00pm

          Harid Conservatory
          2285 Potomac Road
          Boca Raton, FL 33431
          (561) 997-2677
          Map

          Boston, MA

          Sat., February 6th
          Ages 10-14
          2:00 - 6:30pm

          Sun., February 7th
          Ages 15-19
          2:00 - 6:30pm

          Boston Ballet
          19 Clarendon Street
          Boston, MA 02216
          (617) 456-6269
          Map

          Chicago, IL

          Sun., January 24th
          2:00 - 6:30pm

          Lou Conte Dance Studio
          1147 West Jackson Boulevard
          Chicago, IL 60607
          (312) 850-9744
          Map

          Cincinnati, OH

           


          Sat., January 23rd
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Cincinnati Ballet
          1555 Central Parkway
          Cincinnati, OH 45214
          (513) 621-5219
          Map

          Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

          Sun., February 7th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

           

          Texas Ballet Theatre
          6845 Green Oaks Road
          Fort Worth, TX 76116
          (817) 763-0207
          Map

          Denver, CO

           

          Sun, January 10th
          12:00 - 4:00pm

           

          Academy of Colorado Ballet
          1278 Lincoln Street
          Denver, CO 80203
          (303) 837-8888
          Map

          Detroit, MI

           

          Sat., January 9th
          2:00 - 5:30 pm

          Detroit Opera House
          1526 Broadway
          Detroit, MI 48226
          (313) 237- 3251
          Map 

          Hartford, CT

           

          Sat., January 16th
          1:00 - 5:00pm

           

          The Hartt School
          35 Westbourne Parkway
          Hartford, CT 06112
          (860) 769-2480
          Map

          Houston, TX

           

          Sat., January 30th
          3:00 - 5:30pm

          Houston Ballet
          1921 West Bell
          Houston, TX 77019
          (713) 523-6300
          Map

          Kansas City, MO

           

          Sun., February 7th
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          Kansas City Ballet School
          1616 Broadway Street
          Kansas City, MO 64108-1208
          (816) 931-2299
          Map

          Memphis, TN

           

          Sat., February 6th
          2:00 - 4:30pm

          Ballet Memphis
          7950 Trinity
          Memphis, TN 38018
          (901) 737-7322
          Map 

          Minneapolis, MN

           

          Sun., January 10th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          Metropolitan Ballet of Minneapolis
          2806 Hedberg Drive
          Minnetonka, MN 55305
          (952) 937-1387
          Map

          Mobile, AL

           

          Sun., January 17th
          2:00 - 4:30pm

          Mobile Ballet School
          4351 Downtowner Loop North
          Mobile, AL 36608
          (251) 342-2241
          Map

          Montclair, CA

           

          Sat., January 16th

          Ages 10-14
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          Ages 15-19
          2:30pm - 7pm

          Inland Pacific Ballet
          5050 Arrow Highway
          Montclair, CA 91763
          (909) 482-1590
          Map

          New York, NY

           

          Sat., January 30th
          Ages 10-14
          3:00 - 7:30pm

          Sun., January 31
          Ages 15-19
          1:30 - 6:00pm

          School of American Ballet
          70 Lincoln Center Plaza
          Rose Building, 5th Floor
          New York, NY 10023
          (212) 769-6600
          Map

          Philadelphia, PA

           

          Sun., January 17th
          1:00 - 5:30pm

          The Rock School
          1101 South Broad Street
          Philadelphia, PA 19147
          (215) 551-7010 
          Map

          Phoenix, AZ

           

          Sat., January 9th
          2:30 - 6:00pm

          The School of Ballet Arizona
          3645 East Indian School Road
          Phoenix, AZ 85108
          (602) 381-0188
          Map

          Pittsburgh, PA

           

          Sat., January 23rd
          2:00 - 6:00pm

          Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
          2900 Liberty Avenue
          Pittsburgh, PA 15201
          (412) 281-6727
          Map 

          Portland, ME

           

          Sun., January 10th
          2:00 - 4:30pm

          Portland Ballet
          517 Forest Avenue, Suite 2
          Portland, ME 04101
          (207) 772-9671
          Map

          Salt Lake City, UT

           

          Sun., January 31st
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          University of Utah,
          Marriot Center for Dance

          330 South 1500 East, Room 112
          Salt Lake City, UT 84112
          (801) 581-8231
          Map

          San Francisco, CA

           

          Sat., January 23rd

          Ages 10-14
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          Ages 15-19
          2:30 - 7:00pm

          San Francisco Ballet
          455 Franklin Street
          San Francisco, CA 94102
          (415) 861-5600
          Map

          Santa Monica, CA

           

          Sun., January 17th

          Ages 10-14
          12:30 - 3:00pm

          Ages 15-19
          3:00 - 7:30pm

          Westside School of Ballet
          1709 Stewart Street
          Santa Monica, CA 90404
          (310) 828-2018
          Map

          Saratoga Springs, NY

           

          Sat., January 9th
          2:00 - 4:30pm

          National Museum of Dance
          99 South Broadway
          Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
          (518) 581-0858
          Map

          Seattle, WA

           

          Sun., January 24th

          Ages 10-14
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          Ages 15-19
          2:30 - 7:00pm

          Pacific Northwest Ballet
          301 Mercer Street
          Seattle, WA 98109
          (206) 441-2435
          Map

          Tampa, FL

           

          Sun., January 10th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          America's Ballet School
          15365 Amberly Drive
          Tampa, FL 33647
          (813) 558-0800
          Map

          Tulsa, OK

           

          Sun., January 31st
          1:00 - 3:30pm

          Tulsa Ballet School
          1212 East 45th Place South
          Tulsa, OK 74105
          (918) 749-6030
          Map

          Washington, D.C

           

          Sun., January 24th

          Ages 10-14
          12:00 - 2:30pm

          Ages 15-19
          2:30 - 7pm

          Washington Ballet
          3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW
          Washington, D.C. 20016
          (202) 362-3606
          Map

          Winston-Salem, NC

           

          Sat., January 16th
          3:00 - 6:30pm

          University of North Carolina
          School for the Arts
          1533 South Main Street
          Winston-Salem, NC 27127
          (336) 770-3208
          Map


           

        • summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

          Boston Ballet is pleased to welcome international students to attend the Summer Dance Program.  We hold an extensive audition tour in January and February which visits numerous cities around the world, and we invite any students unable to attend a live audition to submit a video audition instead.  Our diverse staff is tailored to meet the translation needs of our student body, and is available to help students get acquainted with Boston and feel at home. We are proud to have many international students dance with us at SDP each year! In 2009, we had students attend from numerous countries including Australia, Denmark, Finland, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

          Please visit Boston Ballet School's page for International Students for more information or e-mail us at japanese@bostonballet.org, portugues@bostonballet.org, & korean@bostonballet.org for answers to your questions from native speakers.


          See our 2010 International Audition Tour Schedule below:

          All auditions are for 10-19 year olds unless otherwise noted. 
          Registration begins at time listed at each audition site. No pre-registation is necessary.
             
            

          City

          Date & Time 

          Studio Information

          Calgary, Canada

           

          Sat., January 16th
          2:00 - 5:30pm

           Audition Fee: C$25

          Alberta Ballet
          141 18th Avenue SW
          Calgary, AB T2S 0B8 Canada
          Phone - (403) 245-4222
          Map

          Firenze, Italy

           

          Sat., January 23rd
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Audition Fee: €20

          Ballet Centre
          via Sandro Botticelli, 3
          50132 Firenze, Italy
          Phone - (39 0) 55-57-05-37
          Map

          Hamburg, Germany

           

          Sat., January 30th
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Audition Fee: €20

          Ballettschule des Hamburg Ballet
          Caspar-Voght-Straβe 54
          D-30535 Hamburg, Germany
          Phone - (49 0) 40-21-11-88-30
          Map

          Helsinki, Finland

           

          Fri., January 29th
          5:00 - 9:00pm

          Audition Fee: €20

          Soumen Kansallisoopperan
          Balettioppilaitos

          Kaikukatu 4A, 3rd Floor
          00530 Helsinki, Finland
          Phone - (358 9) 40-30-22-11
          Map

          Hong Kong, China

           

          Sun., February 7th
          12:00 - 3:00pm

          Audition Fee: HK$50

          Hong Kong Cultural Centre
          10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
          Kowloon, Hong Kong
          Phone - (852) 2734-2009
          Map

          Osaka, Japan

           

          Sun., January 24th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          Audition Fee: ¥5,000

          Kobe College Music Department
          4-1 Okadayama, Nishinomiya-shi,
          EB Hall
          Hyogo-ken 662-8505, Japan
          Phone - (81) 798-51-8585
          Map

          Oslo, Norway

           

          Tue., January 26th
          4:00 - 7:30pm

          Audition Fee: kr 150

          Khio Kunsthøgskolen I Oslo
          Fossveien 24
          0551 Oslo, Norway
          Phone - (47) 22-99-55-00
          Map

          Paris, France

           

          Sun., January 24th
          3:00 - 6:30pm

          Audition Fee: €20 

          Le Conservatoire de Paris
          209 Avenue Jean-Jaures
          F-75019 Paris, France
          Phone - (33 0) 1-40-40-45-45
          Map

          Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

           

          Sun., February 7th
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Audition Fee: R$40

          Petit Danse Escola de Dança
          Estrada da Barra da Tijuca n°1636
          Intanhangá Center
          Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
          Phone - (21) 2486-3472
          Map

          São Paulo, Brazil

           

          Sat., February 6th
          2:00 - 5:30pm

          Audition Fee: R$40

          Escola Paulista de Dança
          Avendia Lavandisca, 663 A Moema
          Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04515
          Phone - (11) 5051-2163
          Map

          Seoul, Korea

           

          Sun., January 10th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          No Audition Fee

          Universal Ballet
          498 Cheonhodaero
          Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea 143-847
          Phone - (022) 204-1041
          Map

          Singapore

           

          Sun., January 31st
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          Audition Fee: SG$35

          Singapore Dance Theatre
          Fort Canning Center
          2nd Storey, Cox Terrace
          Singapore, 179618
          Phone - 6338-0611
          Map

          Stockholm, Sweden

           

          Wed., January 27th
          4:00 - 7:30pm

          Audition Fee: kr 150

          Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan
          Riddarfjärdens Gymnasium
          Söder Mälarstrand 39, 7th Floor
          118 91 Stockholm, Sweden
          Phone - (46 0) 85-08-33-510
          Map

           Taipei, Taiwan

           

          Sun., January 3rd
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          Audition Fee: NT$350

          Taipei National University of the Arts
          Dance Department, Studio 7
          No. 1, Hsueh-yuan Rd, Beitou Dist
          Taipei City, 11201, Taiwan
          Phone - 886-912-258-477
          Map

          Tokyo, Japan

           

          Sun., January 17th
          12:00 - 3:30pm

          Audition Fee: ¥5,000  

          Shinjukumura Live
          2-1-8 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
          Tokyo, Japan 169-0074
          Phone - (03) 3361-5946
          Map

          Toronto, Canada

           

          Sun., January 17th
          3:30 - 7:00pm

          Audition Fee: C$25

          Canada's National Ballet School
          400 Jarvis Street
          Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6 Canada
          Phone - (416) 964-3780
          Map


        • Video Audition Instructions

          Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program offers the option of a video audition to students unable to attend an audition in person. We understand creating such a video is a time consuming process, therefore this year we have decided to waive the video audition fee. No payment is required to audition by video. In addition, we are also now accepting individual or class video auditions. More details about this are listed below. All students interested in attending Summer Dance Program must audition either in person or by video.

          The video must be recorded between October 1, 2009 and February 19, 2010 to be eligible for submission to Boston Ballet. Please mark the video with the creation date of the tape. We must receive this video by Friday, February 19, 2010, but the sooner we receive it, the sooner the results will be processed. The video must be in American Standard Format (for VHS tapes) or in a DVD format viewable on American DVD players. Other formats cannot be viewed and therefore cannot be evaluated.


          The videotape for an individual or class should include the following:
          - Complete barre (one side only)
          - Center floor work
               - adagio
               - pirouette combination
               - petit allegro
               - grand allegro
          - Pointe work
               - echappés
               - relevés in arabesque
               - pirouettes en pointe
               - diagonal turning combination

          * Please wear only leotards, tights and appropriate shoes in the video.

          Variations from this format will affect the evaluation of your audition, which may in turn affect your audition results.


          For class auditions
          All students must wear a number during the class audition. An audition card must be sent for each student with their number listed on each card. Each class audition video should only have a maximum of 10 students. Please follow the format listed above for what should be included in the video.


          This videotape must be accompanied by a video audition card -   click here to download . Print, complete and send with video.  
          We will notify you of our decision by mid-March. If accepted, you will receive the necessary application forms. If you would like us to return the tape/DVD, enclose a self-addressed postage-paid video mailer.  If you do not include a self-addressed postage-paid video mailer, the video/DVD will not be returned and will become the property of the Boston Ballet.


          All videos/DVDs and forms can be mailed to:
             
          Boston Ballet          
              Summer Programs Office
              19 Clarendon Street
              Boston, MA 02116


          summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

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