Ajkun Ballet Theatre has announced the dates for its annual audition tour of Australia.
The NY-based company, which was founded in 2000, is offering a number of short-and long-term contracts. The auditions will be conducted by Hayley Collins and Allyne King, Australian dancers who are now dancers with the company.
Ajkun Ballet Theatre is led by Italian-born Chiara and Albanian-born Leonard Ajkun. Both former dancers, they are now settled in New York. The company performs a mix of works from the classical as well as its own repertoire, including contemporary ballet. The auditions are for places in either training programs or performance seasons.
Ajkun holds regular performances in New York City, Westchester County and New York Capital Region, as well as performance tours to Europe.
Auditions will be held in:
Rockhampton, Qld, on September 9, at the Michael Robertson Studio of Dance and Musical Theatre, cqdc@bigppond.com
Sydney, on September 16, at the Tanya Pearson Coaching Academy,
Perth, on September 22, and the WA Conservatoire of Classical Ballet, info@waccb.com.au
St Kilda, Melbourne, on September 23, at the National Theatre Ballet School.
Note: fees apply, though dancers can apply to the Ajkun Fund for assistance.
Detailed information about auditioning can be obtained from artisticstaff@ajkunbt.org.