TULSA BALLET AUDITIONS
CHILDREN FOR THE NUTCRACKER
On Sunday September 16, 2018, Tulsa Ballet welcomes local children, ages 6-14, to audition for Marcello Angelini’s
The Nutcracker. Interested young dance students may audition for roles such as baby clowns, party children, mice, soldiers, Marie and Fritz.
The Nutcracker provides aspiring young dancers the opportunity to perform with the professional artists of Tulsa Ballet. Each year during
The Nutcracker, four generations share the stage. Over 100
students, TBII (the second company of Tulsa Ballet), the main company
and retired dancers all come together to help create the unique and
special holiday show. The students featured are given
the opportunity to dance along the professional company. Last year,
over 150 children auditioned and filled about 130 spots in the show. The
young cast members represented the communities of Bixby, Broken Arrow,
Claremore, Coweta, Durant, Edmond, Glenpool,
Grove, Inola, Jenks, Locust Grove, Oklahoma City, Porter, Sand Springs,
Sapulpa, Vinita and Wagoner. Tulsa Ballet is excited to give dancers
throughout the state the opportunity to perform.
Auditions
will take place from 1:00p.m.-6:30p.m. at the Tulsa Ballet Center for
Dance Education, Broken Arrow Campus located at 1901 West New Orleans
Street (Enter off of New Orleans Street/101st Street). Please visit
https://tulsaballet.org/classes/the-nutcracker-auditions/
for complete audition information and required rehearsal schedule.
Who:
Young dancers looking to create magic during the holiday season in
The Nutcracker
What: Tulsa
Ballet’s The Nutcracker Open Children’s Auditions
Where: Tulsa
Ballet Center for Dance Education, Broken Arrow Campus
1901 W. New Orleans St
Broken Arrow, OK 74011
When: Sunday,
September 16, 2018
Registration opens at 1:00 p.m. Audition times vary according to age and part.
Fee:
$10 per person. Correct change requested. Maximum fee $20 for families
with more than two children auditioning. (Must have the same mailing
address.)
Tulsa Ballet’s
The Nutcracker
Open Children’s Audition
Schedule
Group 1
– Baby Clowns, Mice, Soldiers
Boys and Girls, Ages 6 to 14 (6 year olds eligible to audition for Baby Clowns ONLY)
Height Requirement: No taller than 5’
Registration: 1:00 to 2:00pm
Audition: 2:00 to 5:00pm
Baby
clowns will audition first; then they will be dismissed. All children
must be currently enrolled in ballet or gymnastics classes and should
be age 6 or older on audition day. Children ages 7 to 14 will audition
for either Mice or Soldiers, depending on their height and abilities.
Group 2
– Party Scene Boys and Girls
Boys and Girls, Ages 11 to 14
Height Requirement: 4’7” to 5’3” for girls; up to 5’6” for boys
Registration: 4:15 to 5:00pm
Audition: 5:15 to 6:30pm
Girls
auditioning for Marie should be advanced students taking pointe classes
3 to 4 days a week. Girls should look like girls; not mature young
ladies. (Some girls may be invited to audition if they do not meet the
stated criteria.) Girls and boys auditioning for the Party Scene should
have three or more years of ballet training. All
students 5’ and under should stay to audition with Group 1.
Additional Audition
Information
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All children should come dressed in dance clothing.
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All students who qualify for more than one audition are expected to attend both.
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Casting is determined solely by the Artistic Staff of Tulsa Ballet.
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Casting notification within two business days of audition.
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Parents
and Children: Please understand that children in Tulsa Ballet
productions are given professional
training with a professional company. This takes time, but results in
the highest degree of professionalism possible for children. Therefore,
rehearsals are mandatory with illness being the only excused absence.
Please do not audition if there could be a conflict
with sports, school activities (including holiday performances), or
family engagements. Thank you.
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