Princeton Ballet Announces Local Auditions For Summer Program

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, holds auditions for its 2018 Summer Intensive programs on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Princeton Ballet School. The school is located at 301 North Harrison Street in Princeton.

American Repertory Ballet Artistic Director Douglas Martin and Princeton Ballet School Director Pamela Levy will lead the auditions. The schedule is as follows:

• 16 years old and above: Registration is at 12:15 p.m.; Audition is from 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.;
• 13-15 years old: Registration is at 2:15 p.m.; Audition is from 3 p.m. -5 p.m.

Through the audition process, Princeton Ballet School faculty members throughout the United States and Europe will select 100 students to participate in the program, which runs from June 25 through July 27 in Princeton. It is one of the longest running Summer Intensive programs in the country.

During auditions, students will have the chance to experience the classical ballet technique that Princeton Ballet School is famous for. Students must be 13 and older; classes are held at the Princeton Studio location with optional housing at Princeton University.

Individualized attention and intensive training is led by ARB Artistic Director Douglas Martin, Resident Choreographer Mary Barton and master teachers Kathleen Moore and Maria Youskevitch. Guest faculty have included Franco De Vita, Raymond Lukens, Kirk Peterson, Trinette Singleton, Aydmara Cabrera, Sterling Baca and Unity Phelan, among others.

"The Summer Intensive has always been my favorite time spent in the classroom both as a student and the faculty member," said Martin, former principal dancer for Joffrey Ballet. "As a student I was excited to spend my entire day focused on dancing and I couldn't wait to experience the intensity of the workload and feel the daily progress that I was making through that intense study. As a faculty member, I get a similar thrill from seeing students' tremendous progress over the five week program."

There is an audition fee of $30 (the pre-registration audition fee is $25). For those unable to make the in-person audition, a video audition is possible (visit arballet.org for more information).

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