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ABT Studio Company Auditions

2012-2013 Season

To audition for ABT Studio Company, you must be between the ages of 16-19 years old and have reached an advanced level of ballet training. Space in ABT Studio Company is extremely limited.

For more information about the audition process, please email rschwartz@abt.org or call (212) 477-3030, ext 1177.

Open Auditions

Dancers attending an open audition, should bring with them a current resume/ curriculum vitae (including height and date of birth), photograph in first arabesque and headshot. The audition will include technique, partnering and ABT repertory.

Long Beach, California*
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012
Time: Registration, 3:00pm / Audition Class, 4:00pm
Place: Cal State University Long Beach, Dance Department
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
(562) 985-2024
Cost: $30 USD, Cash or Check only
*The audition in Long Beach, California will be in conjunction with the ABT Summer Intensive audition.
New York, New York
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: Registration, 1:45pm / Audition Class, 2:30pm
Place: American Ballet Theatre, 4th Floor
890 Broadway (between 19th St. and 20th St.)
(212) 477-3030, ext 1177
Dress Code for Open Auditions
Girls: full-length pink tights and black leotards with ballet slippers and pointe shoes
Boys: white t-shirt or leotard, full-length black tights and ballet slippers.
No legwarmers, skirts, or loose fitting clothing.


Video Auditions

If you are unable to attend one of the above open auditions, you can submit a video audition. Video (ten minutes maximum) should include work at the barre and in the center consisting of adagio, petit allegro, and grand allegro. Women: please include a pirouette combination en pointe with both en dehors and endedans turns. Men: please include a combination with tours en l’air. A classical variation may also be included.

Video applications are accepted year-round. Please mail DVD, resume/curriculum vitae (including height and date of birth) and photos to the following address:

American Ballet Theatre
attn: ABT Studio Company
890 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003