Princeton Ballet Announces National Auditions For Summer Program

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet has announced its nationwide audition tour schedule for its highly celebrated Summer Intensive program. 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.

“The Summer Intensive is a program of serious study in a warm and companionable atmosphere,” the ballet said in a statement. “The faculty provides caring and careful instruction conductive to technical and artistic progress. In seeking to maintain a feeling of community, Princeton Ballet School purposely limits the number of students in class.”

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).

AUDITION CITIES (European Audition Site To Be Announced At A Later Date):

ORLANDO, FL
Sunday, January 7 – Orlando Ballet
Registration: 10:00 am, Audition 10:30-noon
Audition with Pamela Levy
Orlando Ballet School
415 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803

CHARLESTON, SC
Saturday, January 13 – Charleston Ballet Center for Dance
Registration: noon, Audition: 12:30-2:00 pm
Audition with Anna Wilkes-Davis and Journy Wilkes-Davis
Charleston Ballet Center for Dance
497 La Mesa Road Suite D, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464

WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Sunday, January 14 – University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Registration: 10:00 am, Audition: 10:30-noon
Audition with Carol Bellis
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27127

WASHINGTON DC
Sunday, January 14 – The Washington Ballet
Registration: 11:30 am, Audition: noon-1:30 pm
Audition with Pamela Levy
The Washington School of Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

CHICAGO, IL
Sunday, January 14 – Lou Conte Dance Studios, Hubbard Street Dance
Registration: 11:00 am, Audition: 11:30-1:00 pm
Audition with Douglas Martin
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lou Conte Dance Studio
1147 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607

BOSTON, MA
Sunday, January 21– Boston Ballet Newton Studios
Registration: noon, Audition: 12:30-2:00 pm
Audition with Pamela Levy
Boston Ballet Newton Studios
153 Needham St, Newton Highlands, MA 02461

PRINCETON, NJ
Saturday, January 27– Princeton Ballet School
16 years old and above, Registration: 12:15 pm, Audition: 12:45-2:15 pm
13-15 year old Registration: 2:15, Audition: 3:00-5:00 pm
Audition with Pamela Levy and Douglas Martin
Princeton Ballet School
301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

TORRINGTON, CT
Saturday, February 3 – Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts
Registration: 4:00 Audition: 4:30-6:00 pm
Audition with Kirk Peterson
Nutmeg Conservatory
58 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790

SAN JOSE, CA
Sunday, February 4 – The New Ballet School
Registration: 11:00 am, Audition: 11:30 -1:00 pm
Audition with Pamela Levy
The New Ballet School
40 N.1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113

NEW YORK CITY, NY
Sunday, February 11 – School of American Ballet
Registration: 9:30 am, Audition: 10:00-11:30 am
Audition with Douglas Martin
School of American Ballet
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

PHILADELPHIA, PA
Sunday, February 25– Philadelphia Dance Academy
Registration: 2:00, Audition: 2:30-4:00 pm
Audition with Douglas Martin

Philadelphia Dance Academy

The Creative Arts Building
219 Cuthbert Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106

For more information about Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive, visit arballet.org/class-division/summer-intensive/ or call 609-921-7758.

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