Dance company announces auditions
The 940 dance company has announced auditions, planned from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 13.
Auditions will be at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Participants should bring a resume with three references. Please bring a head shot, if available. Prepared solos are optional.
Dancer contracts include rehearsal and training from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. most weekdays. Training includes modern, improvisation and ballet dance as well as pilates and yoga.
The salary range is $550 and up with a seven- to eight-month contract starting Sept. 1. There are performance and choreography opportunities throughout the season.
Leading the company will be Artistic Director Susan Rieger She joins the 940 Company after 14 years with aha! dance theater in Kansas City. Her credentials include a Kennedy Center Award for Achievement in Choreography.
940 is the resident touring contemporary dance company at the arts center. 940 has daily access to studios, teaching and choreographing opportunities for dancers, generous access to LAC’s 300-seat theater and a 19-year touring history throughout the Midwest with the Kansas Touring Program and the Mid-America Arts Alliance.