Student Auditions with Moscow Ballet’s Anna Radik on Monday, October 9th
at Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy
Local ballet students ages 6 to 18 are invited to audition on Monday, October 9, 6:00 pm for Moscow Ballet Soloist and Audition Director Anna Radik at Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy,
1716 Washington Avenue
Northampton,
PA
18067. The Moscow Ballet audition is open to students from dance studios across the city with a minimum one year of ballet training. Six-year-olds must have at least one year of ballet training. The selected children will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker on Sunday, December 10th at 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm at The State Theatre in Easton, PA.
Ballerina Anna Radik leads auditions and rehearses the young dancers in their assigned roles. Successful auditionees perform side-by-side with the Moscow Ballet company in the Great Russian Nutcracker in roles that were created exclusively for their age and skill levels such as Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Snow Maidens and more. Radik also leads the young dancers at dress rehearsal with the Russian company the day of the performance. This is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience for aspiring young dancers. The Dance-with-Us program is in its 25th year of auditioning and rehearsing student dancers in each tour city to perform with the professional company. Auditions are free, there may be a casting fee. Sign up to audition today at
www.nutcracker.com/auditions.
Anna Radik performs Act I ‘s Kissy Doll role, and the Arabian and Dove of Peace roles in Act II. Upon graduation from the ballet academy, Anna joined Caracalla Dance Theatre inLebanon and Compania de Dansa de Lisboa in Portugal where she danced for several years.
Find out more about Anna
Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy Contact Info:
610-440-0958
paclassicalballetacademy@gmail.com
Free audition. If cast, dancers must be available Monday, October 9-Thursday October 12.
Tickets for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at the State Theatre December 10th are on sale now at the Box Office, by phone 1-800-999-STATE or online at
statetheatre.org.
About Moscow Ballet
Dance-with-Us is the Moscow Ballet education program which has brought over 100,000 (about 5000 per year) North American student dancers on stage to perform side-by-side with the company of 40 Russian professionals since 1994. Ballerinas from the company arrive in early fall and travel to cities on the tour to audition and rehearse the young dancers in 6+ student roles. Dance-with-Us is underwritten by Moscow Ballet. Partnerships with local Host Dance Studios in tour cities are developed by producer
Mary Gianonne Talmi who also developed the choreography for the Dance-with-Us program.
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Moscow Ballet – 2017 marks Moscow Ballet’s 25th consecutive year touring North America performing the acclaimed story ballets the Great Russian Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and more. The company is known for presenting award-winning Ballerinas and Danseurs, from Lilia Sabitova in 1994 to Honored Artist of Russia Tatiana Predenia in 2002 to Andrey Batalov, former Principal Danseur with the Mariinsky Theatre in 2016. The company performs more than 100 engagements annually across Canadaand the United States’ to sell-out audiences in the some of the finest performing arts venues. In addition to public performances, Moscow Ballet’s North America tours have always included community engagement programs. “Dance with Us” shares the Russian Vaganova ballet training with over 6000 American dance students annually bringing them on stage in ancillary roles to perform side-by-side with the professionals. Underwritten by Moscow Ballet, the program was developed by choreographer and co-producer Mary Giannone Talmi. “New Horizons – A Children’s Program for Life” is a cultural immersion program benefitting thousands of children across the country annually and Musical Wunderkind also connects the Russian dancers directly with American children and young adults. In addition, many Moscow Ballet performances have a fund-raising component for organizations such as hospitals, children’s museums and more.
www.moscowballet.com.
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