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La Bayadère
Ballet

Audition

Auditions for season 2019–2020

The Finnish National Ballet
Artistic Director Ms. Madeleine Onne

The Finnish National Ballet is looking for:

EXPERIENCED FEMALE DANCER (height 160–172 cm)
and
EXPERIENCED MALE DANCER (minimum height 180 cm)
WITH EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE IN BOTH CLASSICAL BALLET AND IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE

 

Audition by invitation only.

Please send your application as follows;

helsinkiaudition.finnishnationalballet@opera.fi

Accepted applicants will be contacted with further details.

International Audition Pre-Selection Guidelines

An applicant is required to submit the following material:

A video with no introduction or fancy editing, consisting of the following performed in leotard and tights for women and tight fitting dance attire for men:

  • a short classical variation drawn from the standard repertoire, danced in pointe shoes by female dancers
  • a short contemporary variation that illustrates the applicant’s command of a range of movement, different from that demonstrated in the classical variation
  • 3–5 minutes barre work, incorporating both sides, danced in soft shoes by male applicants and pointe shoes by female applicants
  • 3–5 minutes of centre work that includes adagio, pirouettes, petit and grand allegro, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants

CV
a head shot
2–3 dance photos that reveal the dancer’s body proportion and line