Barrowland Ballet, a contemporary dance company based in Glasgow, is holding auditions for their upcoming production "Whiteout", looking for strong male dancers aged 25+ of black heritage. Candidates should have a background in contemporary technique and be comfortable with an improvisation-based process. Auditions will be held in London on September 28th by invitation only; interested candidates should submit a CV, photo, and video by September 10th. Successful applicants will be notified by September 15th. "Whiteout" will be researched in November 2014 and toured in spring 2015, exploring inter-racial relationships through personal stories and the choreographer's experiences as a mother of bi-racial children.
Barrowland Ballet, a contemporary dance company based in Glasgow, is holding auditions for their upcoming production "Whiteout", looking for strong male dancers aged 25+ of black heritage. Candidates should have a background in contemporary technique and be comfortable with an improvisation-based process. Auditions will be held in London on September 28th by invitation only; interested candidates should submit a CV, photo, and video by September 10th. Successful applicants will be notified by September 15th. "Whiteout" will be researched in November 2014 and toured in spring 2015, exploring inter-racial relationships through personal stories and the choreographer's experiences as a mother of bi-racial children.
Barrowland Ballet, a contemporary dance company based in Glasgow, is holding auditions for their upcoming production "Whiteout", looking for strong male dancers aged 25+ of black heritage. Candidates should have a background in contemporary technique and be comfortable with an improvisation-based process. Auditions will be held in London on September 28th by invitation only; interested candidates should submit a CV, photo, and video by September 10th. Successful applicants will be notified by September 15th. "Whiteout" will be researched in November 2014 and toured in spring 2015, exploring inter-racial relationships through personal stories and the choreographer's experiences as a mother of bi-racial children.
Glasgow based company Barrowland Ballet a Contemporary dance company, led by
choreographer Natasha Gilmore, (Tiger, A Conversation with Carmel, Glasgow Girls), is looking for strong and versatile male dancers of black heritage for their upcoming production Whiteout. Candidates should be confident performers with a strong background in contemporary technique, aged 25+ years. They must be comfortable in a devised process. Working with choreographer Natasha Gilmore the work will be built through improvisation and exploration.
Auditions are by invitation only and will be held on Sunday 28 September 2014, in London from 10am to 5pm.
To apply please register interest with CV, photo and a video link of recent work to belinda@barrowlandballet.co.uk by 5pm Wednesday 10 September. Successful applicants will be notified by Monday 15 September. Whiteout Research period: Wednesday 5 th to Saturday 8 th November 2014 (funding confirmed) Rate: 450 per week pro rata Work will be based in Glasgow, return travel from within the UK & accommodation will be paid for research period.
Rehearsal and production period: 16 th March to 1 st May 2015 (funding dependent) Premiering at Tramway, International Dance Festival Touring: 4 th May to 7 th June (three weeks within this time period) Rate: 450 per week Rehearsal and production will be take place in Glasgow with touring across Scotland.
Whiteout is a new touring piece that will be researched in November 2014 and devised and toured spring 2015. Responding to personal stories and her own experiences as the mother of bi-racial white British / black African children, acclaimed choreographer Natasha Gilmore gives resonance to the complexities of inter-racial relationships.