Princeton Ballet School Launches
2016 Summer Intensive Audition Tour in U.S. and Abroad
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, announces its nationwide audition tour schedule for its highly celebrated Summer Intensive program held in Princeton, N.J., from June 27-July 29, 2016. Three cities in Europe are also part of the audition tour. First held in 1982, Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive is one of the oldest in the United States.
The Summer Intensive program is one of serious study in a warm and companionable atmosphere. The faculty provides caring and careful instruction conducive to technical and artistic progress. In seeking to maintain a feeling of community, Princeton Ballet School purposely limits the number of students in class.
Auditions are conducted by various Princeton Ballet School faculty members throughout the United States and Europe to select 100 students for the program. The audition will give students the opportunity to experience the approach to the classical ballet technique that Princeton Ballet School is famous for, as well as allowing the audition instructor to see who is capable of thriving in that environment. Students must be ages 13 and older; classes are held at the Princeton Studio location with optional housing at Princeton University. There is an audition fee of $30 (with a pre-registration possible at $25). For those unable to make the in-person audition, a video audition is possible. For complete information on that process please visit:
http://www.americanrepertoryballet.org/PBS/Summer-Intensive-2016-Audition-Information
MASTER TEACHERS
Mary Pat Robertson is now in her 35th year as Director of Princeton Ballet School.
Douglas Martin is the Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet.
Carol Bellis is the Summer Programs Coordinator and long-standing member of the faculty at Princeton Ballet School.
Tempe Ostergren is a principal dancer with Kansas City Ballet, and studied at Princeton Ballet School as a child.
Full biographies of the teachers may be found here:
http://www.americanrepertoryballet.org/PBS/The-School/Staff
For more information about Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive, please visit www.americanrepertoryballet.org/PBS/Summer-Programs or call Carol Bellis, at (609)921-7758, ext. 14
Students age 11-14 may join our Summer Intensive Intermediates program and students age 9-11 may join Summer Intensive Juniors program (these are separate from the 13 and older Summer Intensive program and are not part of the audition tour).
Photos are available here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-dppqgsI7ACSERHMVZoWHhfV1E&usp=sharing Additional photos/images available upon request.
For more information about American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School please visit:
www.americanrepertoryballet.org/
American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.
AUDITION CITIES
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Registration: 4:00pm, Audition: 4:30-6:30pm
The Washington School of Ballet,
3515 Wisconsin Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
St. Louis
Saturday, Jan. 16-Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016
ARB will participate in the Regional Summer Dance Intensive Audition hosted by COCA (Center of Creative Arts) in St. Louis, Mo. For information, please visit
www.cocastl.org
Master Teacher: Katie Croghan (former Princeton Ballet School teacher)
Boston
Monday, January 18, 2016
Registration: 11:30am, Audition: 12:15-2:15pm
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
12 Highland Street, Natick, MA 01760
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Chicago
Friday, January 22, 2016
Registration: 6:30pm, Audition: 7:00-8:30pm
Joffrey Ballet, Joffrey Tower
10 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Master Teacher: Douglas Martin
Princeton
Saturday, January 23, 2016
16 years old and up: Registration: 12:00, Audition: 12:30-2:00pm
13-15 years old: Registration 2:00pm, Audition: 2:45-4:15pm
Princeton Ballet School
301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Master Teachers: Douglas Martin and Mary Pat Robertson
New York City
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Registration: 12:30pm, Audition: 1:00-2:30pm
New York City Center Studios, 5th floor,
130 W. 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Irvine
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Registration: 2:00pm, Audition: 2:30-4:00pm
Maple Conservatory of Dance
1824 Kaiser Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Kansas City
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Registration: 4:00pm, Audition: 4:30-6:00pm
Kansas City Ballet
500 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
Master Teacher: Tempe Ostergren
Seattle
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Registration: 7:00pm, Audition: 7:30-9:00pm
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
San Francisco
Friday, February 5, 2016
Registration: 5:30pm, Audition: 6:00-7:30pm
LINES Dance Center
26 Seventh Street, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Tampa
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Registration: 4:00pm, Audition: 4:30-6:00pm
The Patel Conservatory
1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Winston-Salem
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Registration: 5:00pm, Audition: 5:30-7:00pm
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
1533 S. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Master Teacher: Carol Bellis
EUROPE
Paris, France
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Registration: 3:00pm, Audition: 3:30-5:00pm
Goubé European Dance Center
8, rue Émile Allez, Paris 75017
Master Teacher: Mary Pat Robertson
Naples and Rome, Italy
Naples • Saturday, April 23, 2016
Rome • Sunday, April 24, 2016
For information on the Italian auditions, please go to www.dilvamauri.it and
dilva.mauri@gmail.com
Master Teachers: Douglas Martin and Mary Pat Robertson
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