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NUTCRACKER CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS

NUTCRACKER
CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS

DATE:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000PLACE:
THE JOFFREY BALLET OF CHICAGO STUDIOS
218 South Wabash 7th Floor
(South of Adams & Next to Tower Records in the Loop)

TIME:
10:00-11:15AM         All
Levels of Ballet Students 4 ft.-4 ft. 4 inches

11:45AM
-1:00PM    
5th Year and Advanced Ballet Students

1:30-2:45PM              
3rd and 4th Year Ballet Students

3:15-4:15PM              
1st and 2nd Year Ballet Students

PLEASE
BE PREPARED TO STAY UNTIL 4:15PM

REQUIREMENTS:
HEIGHT: NO STUDENT MAY AUDITION IF HE OR SHE IS UNDER 4 FEET TALL
OR OVER 5 FEET TALL

AGE:                       
9-14 YEARS OF AGE

REGISTRATION:     
WE WILL BEGIN
CHECKING IN AUDITIONEES ONE
HOUR PRIOR TO EACH AUDITION TIME SLOT

REHEARSALS:         
BEGIN THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER

PERFORMANCES:  
NOVEMBER 30TH– DECEMBER 30TH 
@ AUDITORIUM THEATRE

  • NO
    PERFORMANCE CHRISTMAS DAY

  • CHILDREN
    WILL BE DOUBLE CAST

DIRECTIONS:
THE STUDIO IS AT THE CORNER OF LAKE & WABASH IN THE LOOP AND
CAN BE REACHED BY TRAIN, BUS & AUTO

PARKING:
THERE ARE SEVERAL, NEARBY PARKING LOTS.

PLEASE
NOTE:

  1. CHILDREN
    SHOULD WEAR:

    GIRLS: DARK LEOTARD, PINK TIGHTS & BALLET SLIPPERS
    BOYS: WHITE T-SHIRT, DARK TIGHTS AND BALLET SLIPPERS

    HAIR SHOULD BE PULLED BACK FROM THE FACE. IN A BUN

  2. BRING
    A PHOTOGRAPH (NON-RETURNABLE)

  3. NO
    PARENTS ADMITTED TO THE AUDITION

For
additional information contact Carla Graham-White at (312) 739-0120, Ext.
17

Each year The
Joffrey Ballet of Chicago holds auditions for children’s parts in its
annual production of The Nutcracker. Children are eligible to audition if
they are between the ages of 9-14 years old. They must be no smaller than
4 feet and no taller than 5 feet.

No fee is
charged for either the audition or for being a member of the children’s
cast.  There is no costume
fee. Children are given a choice of providing their own ballet shoes for
performances or borrowing a pair from The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. They
are asked, however, to provide their own tights, leotards and makeup.

This year the
children begin rehearsing the first week in October. Most rehearsals are
scheduled on weekends, but there will also be some weekday, after school
rehearsals. During the week before the production opens, a few rehearsals
during school hours will take place. We try to keep these to a minimum.

Children chosen
to perform must be able to attend all scheduled rehearsals and be
available for all Nutcracker performances. This year The Nutcracker opens
on Thursday, November 30, 2000 for 35 performances. There is a matinee on
December 24, but no performance on Christmas Day. The final performance is
on Saturday, December 30. Because there are so many performances, most of
the roles will be double-cast.

The children
dance a variety of parts. The professional dancers of The Joffrey Ballet
of Chicago will dance the role of Clara. None of the children dance in
pointe shoes.

For
additional information please contact:

Carla Graham-White
Children’s Ballet Mistress
312-739-0120 x17