Auditions for The 2010-2010 Season
Thank you for your interest in dancer auditions! Please click here to download the .pdf of audition dates and locations (or scroll to bottom of page). You will also need to download the registration form, please click here.
Professional Company
We require a registration form, resume, and headshot at the time of your audition. In the following order please staple together: 1) registration form, 2) resume, and 3) headshot. Any items submitted for audition purposes will not be returned. A registration form can be obtained here.
Professional Company: The 2010-2011 season will consist of forty-four (44) workweeks beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. Repertoire will include both classical ballet and contemporary works with 8 productions in Houston and some touring engagements.
Consideration will also be given for Houston Ballet II.
Houston Ballet II (HBII): Consists of students from Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy's pre-professional division. HBII's repertoire includes both classical and contemporary works by Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch, Artistic Director Emeritus Ben Stevenson and many other choreographers. For more information on HBII view our website or email the academy at hbacademy@houstonballet.org.
If you require additional information about Houston Ballet’s professional company view our website or email the Company Manager at CStoneMartin@houstonballet.org
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Phone calls will not be returned.
Video Auditions: We encourage all dancers to attend an open audition. If you are unable to attend an open audition you may submit your resume, headshot, danceshot(s), & DVD to:
Houston Ballet
Audition, Attn: Christine Stone Martin
1921 W Bell
Houston, TX 77019
All video auditions MUST be received by March 15, 2010. You may track your package with several different mail options. Please track your package in lieu of calling to see if we received your materials. Phone calls will not be returned.
Audtion DaTes & Locations
Sunday, January 10 - Chicago
Company & Houston Ballet II Combined Auditions
Lou Conte Dance Studio
1147 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607
Women & Men combined class:
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
(Please arrive no later than 1/2 hour prior to class time.)
Sunday, January 24, 2010 – New York
New York City Center - Studio 5
130 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
Located on West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues in mid-town Manhattan.
Women:
Class: 9:00– 11:30 AM
Repertory: 3:00– 4:30 PM
Men:
Class: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Repertory: 3:00– 4:30 PM
(Please arrive no later than 1/2 hour prior to class time.)
Sunday, January 31, 2010 – Houston
Houston Ballet Studios
1921 West Bell, Houston, TX 77019
Located in the River Oaks area, three miles west of downtown, near the corner of West Gray and Dunlavy.
Women & Men combined:
Class: 9:30 am – 11:30 pm
Repertory: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
(Please arrive no later than 1/2 hour prior to class time.)
Sunday, February 7, 2010 - San Francisco
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Women:
Class: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Repertory: 1:45 – 3:15PM
Men:
Class: 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Repertory: 1:45 – 3:15 PM
(Please arrive no later than 1/2 hour prior to class time.)
