FLATFOOT
AUDITION NOTICE!
Flatfoot Dance Company is a 12 year-old award winning
African Contemporary dance company based in Durban, working from a home base provided
by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus).
Flatfoot is looking for one female dancer and one male
dancer (both need to be a minimum of 20 years old) who would be interested in
joining the company on a full-time professional contract (35 hours a week) as
of January 18, 2015. The company has a full annual programme that includes
performance seasons both in and out of South Africa, dance education and
development programmes, and schools/university dance education work.
Flatfoot works in a contemporary idiom based on Hawkins,
Graham, Horton and Release Technique but the company also does a weekly ballet
and Pilates/yoga class. All Flatfoot dancers form part of the administration of
the company and its programmes and, as such, the new company members will need
to be able to write reports (guidance is always offered!) and assist with
negotiated administrative tasks.
Job requirements are: a minimum of two years full or
part-time contemporary dance training and/or professional dance work; proven
dance/arts education and dance teaching experience (formal and non-formal
educational/arts environments will be considered). The minimum age is 20 and
theapplicant needs to have a valid South African passport and a valid South
African driver’s licence will be an added benefit! Applicants also need to have
writing and administration skills (English and/or isiZulu) and be computer
literate (minimum of WORD).
Auditions will take place on December 7 at Dance Studio 2
(UKZN – Durban campus) from 13h30 to 14h00 (registration and own warm-up)
followed by an audition class with Flatfoot’s Artistic Director, Lliane Loots
from 14h00 to 16h00. Shortlisted interviews will take place from 16h30 to
18h00.
You are not required to prepare anything for the audition as
it will take the format of a company class in the style that Flatfoot work. The
audition, however, will include some improvisation exercises as part of the
class process.
All those who audition will have an answer either way by December
18, 2015.
Those interested should book an audition space with the company
manager (Clare on 082 875 6065). Those who have not pre-booked an audition
place will not be allowed into the audition.
Auditionees need to write a maximum three page CV which
should include contact details, the names and contact details of at least two
referees, a short list of where they have received dance training (and with
whom), with whom they may have worked/danced with
professionally/semi-professionally or in their training. Also a short list of
any dance/arts education and dance teaching work they may have been involved
in. The CV should also include a headshot.
This CV – along with requests for further information - should
be e-mailed to flatfootdancecompany@gmail.com
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