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Nutcracker Auditions *
Saturday, September 13, 2008
at Birmingham
Ballet Academy
2198 Columbiana Road - next to
Vestavia’s Columbiana Crossings Shopping Center
Auditions are open to all dancers (male
& female) in Birmingham and surrounding areas. Roles are
available for beginner thru advanced dancers as well as
professionals. Arrive 15 minutes prior to your audition
time to register. The audition will consist of classwork
as well as choreography from the production. Students
that currently dance en pointe should bring their pointe shoes.
Audition Fee: $15
Birmingham Ballet’s The Nutcracker
will appear December 5-7 at the BJCC Concert Hall.
Community Cast rehearsals are primarily on Saturdays at
Birmingham Ballet Academy.
*Moscow Ballet Roles - The
Moscow Ballet has selected Birmingham Ballet to prepare dancers
to perform in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
while on tour in Birmingham December 28. A select group
of cast members from Birmingham Ballet’s The Nutcracker
will be chosen to perform additional roles in Moscow
Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Additional
Audition Fee: $10.
Questions? Call Birmingham Ballet at
979-9492
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Age Group
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Time
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Casting
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5 Years Old -
Boys & Girls
(must be enrolled in 5K)
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9:30 - 10:15
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Cake Carriers, Dragon Tamers
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6 - 9 Years Old -
Boys & Girls
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2:30 - 4:00
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Christmas Elves, Party
Children, Mice, Soldiers, Candle Angels, Candy
Canes, Dragon Tamers, Lantern Carriers, Bakers
(*Age 9 & up also eligible
for Moscow Ballet Roles)
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10 - 12 Years Old - Boys &
Girls
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10:30 - 12:00
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Clara, Fritz, Christmas Elves,
Party Children, Soldiers, Gingersnaps, Candy Canes,
Starlight Angels, Peppermints,
Petites Fours, Frost Fairies
(*also eligible for Moscow
Ballet Roles)
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13 years old thru Adult
Dancers -
Male & Female
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12:15 - 2:15
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Clara, Harlequin, Pierot,
Snowflakes, Snow Queen, Mistletoe,
Aerial Frost Fairy, Waltz of
the Flowers, Dew Drop Fairy,
All Divertissements, Party
Adults
(*also eligible for Moscow
Ballet Roles)
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Semi-professional and
Professional Dancers - Male & Female
( must be 18 or older)
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12:15 - 2:15
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Soloist, Demi-soloist, and
Principal roles including Harlequin, Pierot,
Snowflakes, Snow Queen, Mistletoe, Aerial Frost
Fairy, Waltz of the Flowers, Dew Drop Fairy, and
All Divertissements
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