(image via New Orleans Ballet Association)
Auditions will be held Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, at the Chevron Studio in the NORDC Lyons Center, 624 Louisiana Ave.
On Saturday, dancers ages 9-11 register at 1 p.m. and begin auditioning at 1:45. Those age 12-18 register at 10:30 a.m. Sunday and then audition from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The summer program is free and will feature instruction from a faculty of some of the most renowned artists. Past performers have included Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico and Paul Taylor Dance Company.
All participants will perform a professionally choreographed routine at the end of the session.
For details, see the news release from the Ballet Association below:
With lead support of Chevron through the Chevron Master Artist Series, past artists have included The Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Parsons Dance, Limón Dance Company, Ballet West, Stephen Petronio Company, Armitage Gone! Dance, Paul Taylor Dance Company, among others.
“Chevron is pleased to once again be able to bring the Summer Intensive Programs and Chevron Master Artist Series to life with NOBA and NORDC,” said Sakari Morrison, General Manager of Chevron Public Affairs. “It is our firm belief that bringing these programs to students in the Greater New Orleans area prepares them for college, the workforce and beyond. Having world-class dance companies participate only speaks to the power of collaboration and the strong arts culture that this community enjoys.”
Students will benefit from a dynamic, rigorous schedule of technique classes in multiple forms of dance; choreography and repertory sessions; workshops in dance history, music, health and wellness; and sessions about pursuing dance in college and beyond. The program culminates in professionally produced performances for all participating students.
“NOBA exposes youth to some of the industry’s most notable teachers, choreographers, directors and dancers. It is unparalleled in its reach, and sets a standard for excellence through diversity on all levels by using the art of dance to create unity within a community that is an example of a world we all hope to live in,” says Dwight Rhoden, Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
“As a second year student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, I know how valuable NOBA’s program is. Many of the companies that NOBA brings down throughout the year are the same companies I work with while in school in New York!” says Malerie Dempster, 2014 Summer Intensive student and NOBA alumna.
For more information or audition requirements, visit www.NOBAdance.com or call (504) 522-0996, x. 213.
