DURBAN’S award winning African contemporary dance company, Flatfoot Dance Company, will hold auditions on Saturday, 25 January from 1.30pm to 4pm at UKZN Howard College Campus for prospective full time dancers who are interested in joining the company.
The audition will be at Drama Studies, Dance Studio 2. T
The UKZN based dance company is looking for a female dancer who is older than 19 years and interested in joining the company on a full-time professional contract (35 hours a week) from 1 February 2014.
The company has a full time annual programme that includes a performance season both in and outside of South Africa, dance education and development programmes, as well as school and university dance education work. Working in a contemporary idiom based on Hawkins, Graham and Release Technique it also offers a weekly ballet and pilates/yoga class.
All flatfoot dancers form part of the administration of the company and its programmes and the new company member will need to be able to write reports (with offered guidance) and assist with negotiated administrative tasks.
Applicants must have a minimum of two years full time or part-time contemporary dance training or professional dance work, a proven dance or arts education experience (formal or non-formal education will be considered). Only applicants over the age of 19 will be considered and must be computer literate and must have a valid South African passport. A driver’s licence is not a must but will be advantageous for applicants.
For more information on the auditions and to pre-book an audition contact the Flatfoot Dance Company manager Clare Craighead on 082 8756065, applicants are also required to provide a CV (maximum 3 pages) and e-mail it to flatfootdancecompany@gmail.com. Visit www.flatfootdancecompany.webs.com/whatsonwhatsnew for more information on the audition.