Audition Professional Dance Program & Junior Ballet (Dance Area)
Dance Area’s Professional Dance Program & Junior Ballet nurtures versatile and creative dancers aged 17 to 22, emphasizing both technical mastery and independent artistry to prepare them in their professional journey and engagement with dance companies.
The program’s emphasis is on ballet and contemporary techniques. It includes daily training in ballet and contemporary and weekly classes of improvisation, composition, ballet and contemporary partenariat, repertoire workshops, physical theatre, hip-hop, Pilates, Yoga. Numerous performances opportunities are provided.
Website of the Professional Dance Program: https://dancearea.ch/en/section/professional-dance-program/
From the second year the students join the school company: the Area Jeune Ballet. The dancers work regularly with guest choreographers and benefit from numerous stage opportunities as well as individual artistic coaching and career guidance.
Each year, renowned and emerging choreographer create or rebuilt pieces for the Area Jeune Ballet. The Junior Company performs for regional, national and international festivals as well as private events in Swiss and in Europe.
Website of the Junior Company: www.areajeuneballet.ch
Training Monday to Friday: 36hours/week
The duration of the course is a maximum of 3 years.
The program starts in September and finish in June.
Depending on their technical level and artistic background, some students may be admitted directly into the second year.
Young dancers who followed our programs have joined the following companies:
Béjart Ballet Lausanne | Grand Théâtre de Genève | Scapino Ballet Rotterdam | Ballet du Rhin | Compagnie Carte Blanche | Chemnitz Theatre Dance | Le Théâtre du Corps Pietragalla | Delattre Dance Company | Tiroler Landestheater | Opéra National de Varsovie | Kamea Dance Company Israël | Landestheater Innsbruck | Preljocaj Ballet Junior…
AUDITION
9 February 2024 | ROME
Registration Deadline: 31st January 2024
12 MAY 2024 | GENEVA, Switzerland *
* for shortlisted students – 1st selection by video
Registration Deadline: 21st April 2024
VIDEO: Long-distance candidates can submit their complete application by video.
Registration Deadline: 21st April 2024
For registration, please visit: https://dancearea.ch/en/section/professional-dance-program/