Audition Professional Dance Training French Riviera
Based in the world capital of perfume in Grasse, the professional dance training french riviera (pdtfr) is a multi-disciplinary and innovative program designed for highly skilled young dancers aged from16 to 25, who strive to make a career in ballet and contemporary dance world scene.
the main goal of the pdtfr is to cultivate an environment where dancers feel safe to explore, try new things, fail, and to challenge their physicality and performative skills, all the while encouraging vulnerability, growth, and success.
dancers will be trained in contemporary and ballet dance techniques : countertechnique, partnering, improvisation skills, choreography and performance, physical theater, mime, dramaturgy, singing and video making, all with an emphasis in embodying and speaking their own voice.
in addition, dancers will be offered a healing practice: Yoga, Breathwork, Pilates, Functional Anatomy, Floor Barre, nutrition and exclusively this program “mental coaching” .
the dance program is directed by elodie auger and has a duration between 9 months and 2 years.
over this period dancers will get the chance to work with different artists from various dance companies as: dv8, eastman sidi larbi cherkaoui, punchdrunk, les ballets de monte-carlo, paris opéra, batsheva dance company, la véronal, théâtre du corps pietragalla-derouault, tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch, hofesh shechter, kidd pivot crystal pite, nederlands dance theater, and peeping tom.
the goal of this program is to support dancers and to give them a chance to grow as artists.
the weekly training schedule is to be 30 hours minimum per week.
to guarantee the excellence of the program the number of places is limited per section.
Where: Grasse, France
Audition dates:
On site:
– April the 30th 2023: 9am- 03pm
or
– June the 25th 2023: 9am-03pm
Online:
– Deadline April the 30th 2023
How to apply / register:
send the materials listed below for the audition in grasse to: [email protected]
– a personal variation of your choice ( up to 1min30sec)
– cv
– letter of motivation
be prepared to stay from 9am-3pm
michel gascard will audition ballet dancers
julie magneville will audition contemporary dancers
the live audition is highly recommended.
for the candidates who are unable to join the audition in april the 30th, please send these materials to: [email protected]
ballet program:
– 1 video (personal variation on pointe shoes, 2min maximum).
– 1 video ( repertory variation on pointe shoes mandatory).
– 1 improvisation video (2min maximum, on pointe shoes or without).
– cv
– motivation letter
contemporary program:
– 1 video including ( jumps, floor work, spirals, dynamic changes, space analysis, 2min maximum).
1 improvisation video (create a narrative, tell story, up to 3 minutes).
– cv
– motivation letter
Costs for participants:
Free to audition. For Tuitions about the program, please contact us at: [email protected]
Contact details:
Head of Admissions, Registry and Student Support:
Claudine Magneville: [email protected]
Learn more at: http://www.pdtfr.com