NYFW STYLEPOINTE 2026 - Dixon Place Non Equity Auditions

International choreographer Taylor Gordon seeking ballet dancers for a new piece in New York Fashion Week's StylePointe Nouvelle 2026. Please pre-register for the audition below and you'll receive an email by 6/24 with midtown Manhattan studio location details.

Pre-register for audition here: https://forms.gle/SmGrdB7Ujbh7QrYX6

Seeking ballet dancers for 8-minute contemporary ballet work in collaboration with fashion designer Bella Kim. Pointe a plus, but not required. Due to the nature of this particular fashion design, dancers 5'7 and up are preferred, but please submit regardless as there are other ballet projects in the works where height is irrelevant. Also seeking an aerialist (lyra) and a model with movement experience over 5'10.

About the show:
StylePointe Nouvelle 2026
Event Date: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 at 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Venue: Dixon Place Theater, 161A Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002
Tech & Press Preview: Tuesday, September 8, 3-8pm
Designer: Bella Kim
Choreographer: Taylor Gordon
Rehearsals: 7/29 3-6pm, 7/31 3-6pm, 8/1 12-6pm. One brush up early September around schedules
Performance stipend: $100 flat fee, plus professional photo and video

Audition Details:
Sunday, June 28, 11:30am-1:30pm at midtown Manhattan dance studio
(location details emailed after submitting)
Audition will consist of contemporary ballet choreography & costume fittings

About the collection:
Inspired by the Titanic, RESURRECTED fulfills the unfinished 1912 voyage to NYC. The collection utilizes 100% recycled fabrics, transforming scraps into intricate trims. Through tea-staining and salt crystallization, it captures defiant beauty within decay. Reimagining Edwardian silhouettes for today, RESURRECTED proves that the elegance of those lost souls has finally arrived at the current status quo.

About the choreographer:
Taylor Gordon is an international dancer, creator, and educator based in NYC for 20+ years. Performance credits include: Metropolitan Opera Ballet (Lincoln Center), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (4 seasons), Angelina Ballerina (off-Broadway/US tour), Kennedy Center, & Carnegie Hall, NY City Center Encores! pre pro. Choreography credits include: Princeton University, STEPS Beyond Foundation, Peru Bienal, Spark Theater Festival, CounterPointe, Dixon Place, Jazz Choreography Enterprises, Queens Outdoor Dance Festival, Nacre Dance Group. Teaching: NY Film Academy, United Nations Ballet Club, BDC, India, Japan, China, Indonesia, Peridance, Gibney Dance. Featured in NYTimes, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX5, The Times of India, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher Magazine, United Airlines Magazine. Taylor has been a Resident Director for Dublin Worldwide Productions since 2019. She has danced across 51 countries and counting, most recently at Moulin Belle Residency, France. www.taylorjgordon.com

register for 6/28 audition: https://forms.gle/SmGrdB7Ujbh7QrYX6