ACADEMY OF NEVADA BALLET THEATRE
Academy Auditions
----------------------------------
The Nutcracker
Every September, ballet students ages 7 and older are encouraged to audition for Nevada Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker. A longstanding holiday tradition in Las Vegas, The Nutcracker has been a part of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s repertoire for thirty years.
Performing in Nevada Ballet Theatre’s professional company production of The Nutcracker allows students the opportunity to improve their performance skills, enhance their knowledge of the classical repertoire and receive the opportunity to share the stage with professional dancers!
Thank you to those students from the Academy and beyond who auditioned for Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 2011 Nutcracker at the Paris Théâtre!
• There is a $200 fee for each student who performs in The Nutcracker which is due by the first day of rehearsal. The fee is non-refundable.
• All rehearsals are mandatory, and cast members must commit to attending every rehearsal.
• Rehearsals are held on Saturdays at Nevada Ballet Theatre’s studio (1651 Inner Cirlce); Beginning the week of December 12, rehearsals are held at the Paris Théâtre, Paris Las Vegas.
• Permission slips will be given to students in the event that they have to miss school to attend a dress rehearsal or performance.
• Student cast members are provided professional costumes, but they may be required to purchase additional shoes or tights.
• Casting is at the discretion of the Artistic Director, Ballet Mistress, Academy Principal and/or Faculty.
Photo by Shannon Cangey
----------------------------------
Saturday Ensemble
Audition for Non-Academy Students: January 21, 2012
Rehearsals Begin: Saturday, February 4, 2012
In the spring, Academy students in Pre-Ballet 1-3 and Ballet 1-8 are eligible to enroll in the Saturday Ensemble, a performance group that rehearses and performs an additional number in the Spring Concert. This experience gives students an opportunity to improve their dance skills, gain additional training and experience, develop their knowledge of the classical and contemporary repertoire and polish their performance ability.
There are three Saturday Ensemble groups:
• Children's Program Ensemble: For students in Pre-Ballet 1 and Pre-Ballet 2. (This group performs an additional number in the Children's Program's Spring Concert.)
• Pre-Ballet 3 Ensemble: For students in Pre-Ballet 3. (This group performs a number in the Pre-Professional Program's Spring Concert.)
• Pre-Professional Program Ensemble: For students in Ballet 1-8. (This group performs an additional number in the Pre-Professional Program's Spring Concert and is divided into two levels: Intermediate and Advanced.)
• Students must register for Ensemble by November 23, 2011 by paying a $25 deposit.
• Ensemble students must pay a Costume fee which is due by Wednesday, November 23, 2011, and an Ensemble Fee which is due by February 4, 2012. These fees are non-refundable.
• All rehearsals are mandatory, and cast members must commit to attending every rehearsal.
• Rehearsals are held on Saturdays at Nevada Ballet Theatre beginning Saturday, February 4, 2012. See the Academy Calendar for additional rehearsal dates.
• Students may be required to purchase additional shoes or tights.
