The Ballet Alliance

Festival & Audition Registration

Eligibility:

Attending TBA Festival: All company dancers are strongly encouraged to attend The Ballet Alliance Festival, including our Apprentice company. Soloist-ranking company dancers are required to attend.

Week 1 - Company dancers who are placed in Levels 4B-6 for the 26/27 School Session are eligible to audition for casting in the company work being set during Week 1. Audition - Monday, August 10th.

Week 2 - Company dancers who are placed in Levels 5-6 for the 26/27 School Session are eligible to audition for casting in the company work being set during Week 2. Audition - Tuesday, August 18th.

Emerging Choreographers - Company dancers who are placed in Levels 4B-6 for the 26/27 School Session are eligible to audition for casting in the company work being set during Week 1. Audition - Monday, August 17th.

Dancers cast in TBA Company works must be available for weekly weeknight evening rehearsals in order to be cast. Currently this is set for Monday and Thursday evenings 7pm-8pm, but can be subject to change. Set rehearsal time will also be designated for our Emerging Choreographer(s). Availability for emerging work casting will be polled during the Emerging audition.

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Annually, two new works are set on BAYB by resident and/or visiting choreographers during our August choreography setting weeks. During these weeks, an audition is held and class is taught by the visiting choreographer. Following audition day, casting is released and the work begins to quickly set works that are on average 8-10 minutes in length. Dancers, if cast, should be committed to attending the full rehearsal schedule during these weeks. Minor conflicts can be considered at the choreographer’s discretion, and will need to be communicated at the audition for the choreographer’s consideration. Only one of the pieces will be selected to be performed at The Ballet Alliance festival in 2027, determined by TBA’s Festival Artistic Directors. However, both pieces will be performed as part of our spring production and enter our ongoing repertoire.

Ongoing Rehearsal Schedule:

Each piece will be given a designated weekly rehearsal time. For example - Piece A rehearses Mondays at 7pm, and Piece B rehearses Thursdays at 7pm. Once TBA’s Festival Artistic Directors select which piece will be performed (decision ETA early February) at the Festival, that piece will be rehearsed during both time slots.

Note: the ongoing rehearsal time slot is 1 hr from 7pm-8pm. However, the entire hour will not always be used. Rehearsals may be shorter for the dancers from time to time and will be noted on the weekly rehearsal schedule announcements.

Additional Commitment Notes:

For dancers who are cast in Ballet Alliance choreography pieces, it is important to understand that attendance in ongoing rehearsals must be as strong as possible. Occasional absences can be excused with advance notice. Spring break weeks can be challenging to navigate, as we straddle many school districts with different calendars. If we accommodated everyone’s spring break vacation absences, we would be heading into the Festival week with a month of not having a full cast present. Thus, the final rehearsals leading up to the Festival are mandatory.

Cast dancers will also be required to be present for the Festival Artistic Director’s on-site visit - February 25th, 2027

Audition Fee / Festival Deposit:

The audition fee is $125, which includes a $100 deposit towards the dancer’s Ballet Alliance trip. Please complete the form to confirm which week(s) dancer is attending.