English Youth Ballet is holding an exciting audition soon for male and female dancers (aged 8 – 18) from 4.30pm on Monday 2 July at The Hawth, Crawley. We are looking for a total of 100 young dancers to perform corps de ballet and soloist roles in a stylish, new production of CINDERELLA IN HOLLYWOOD that will be presented at the The Hawth from 9 – 10 November 2018. EYB is keen to offer opportunities to dancers of all experience levels and we are especially keen to recruit many male dancers for the roles in the ballet. Please find an information pack attached and a link to an online registration form.
A thrilling new production - Cinderella in Hollywood is set in the glamorous era of fifties Hollywood. Cinderella is a seamstress on a film set and the ‘Fairy Godmother’ is her late mother and a former movie star of the thirties. Her Wicked Sisters are Hollywood starlets competing for starring film roles. The Prince meets Cinderella at the press party but at midnight she flees from the scene leaving a sparkly silver pointe-shoe as the only clue to her identity. The orchestral score to the ballet combines Shostakovic’s Jazz and Ballet Suites with film tunes from the 50’s.
Auditions on Monday 2 July at The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6YZ.
4.30pm – 6.15pm audition for younger dancers (aged 8 - 11).
6.45pm – 8.30pm audition for older dancers (aged 12 - 18).
N.B. Any 11yr old dancer who is studying above grade 4 level would be welcome to the senior audition and any 12yr old dancer studying below grade 5 level would be welcome to join the junior audition.
To register for the audition please complete the online registration form. There is a £18.00 audition fee which can be paid by BACS or by posting a cheque.
Cheque Payment Details: Please send a cheque for the audition fee of £18.00 made payable to English Youth Ballet Payments to: English Youth Ballet, Appledowne, The Hillside, Orpington, Kent, BR6 7SD Please write “CRAWLEY & Auditionee Name” on reverse of cheque |
BACS Payment Details: Please transfer the audition fee of £18.00 to English Youth Ballet Payments Bank Account Number 48370940, Sort Code 602036 NB Please use reference CW <STUDENT SURNAME & INITIAL> e.g. CW SMITH D |
For more information please take a look at the attached registration document or contact EYB on 01689 856747 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
There is a £480 course fee for dancers who participate in the production. Dancers receive nearly 100 hours of tuition in total for the project. Scholarships and sibling discounts are available and the fees are payable in instalments.
Rehearsals for the ballet will take place on Tues 11th or Weds 12th Sept (tbc), Sat 6th – Sun 7th Oct, Weds 24th – Sun 28th Oct, Fri 2nd – Sun 4th Nov. Rehearsals will either take place after school or in the afternoon and starting at 2pm on Saturdays to minimise disruption to normal dance classes.
Parents and teachers are invited to watch the auditions from the auditorium at the theatre. I look forward to the possibility of seeing some of your students at the audition.