The Portland Ballet's Masters Workshop 2010
August 9 - 22, 2010
A 2 week advanced ballet workshop. Dancers will begin each day with technique class and spend the afternoon and evening in rehearsals which will culminate in a public performance.
Auditions: May 16th
Open to advanced ballet dancers by audition only
Video Audition Deadline: June 30th, 2010
Video auditions are accepted for out-of-town students and students who missed the May 16th in-studio audition due to extenuating circumstances. Submit a VHS or DVD recorded after December 2009, a photo in first arabesque and the video audition fee of $20. Include a full body close-up of the student stating their name. Girls should be in a black leotard, no skirt, and on pointe. Boys should wear a white t-shirt and black tights. The video must include the following steps and should be no more than 10 minutes in length:
- Barre (facing camera): plies, tendu & degage, fondue & developpe, and grand battements (ALL combinations front, side, and back)
- Center: adagio, en dedans and en dehors pirouettes, petite and grand allegro
- Girls on pointe: echappe-passe combination, pique turns from corner
- Boys: entrechat six, tour en l'air, turns in a la seconde
Masters Workshop Tuition Information
Total Tuition: $950
If also attending TPB's Summer Ballet Intensive, a 15% discount is applied to the MW Tuition
If you are accepted into TPB's Masters Workshop, more information including a detailed schedule of tuition payments will be sent at that time.
Housing Information and Scholarships
Housing is available for out-of-town students. Limited Scholarships are also available for those students needing financial assistance. Please contact Kate Cantwell at kate@theportlandballet.org for more information. |
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Please view the above photo slideshow of The Portland Ballet Youth Company during the 2008 Masters Workshop. |
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Masters Workshop Repetoire From 2008 To Present
Street Songs
Music: Carl Orff
Choreography: Val Caniparoli
Napoli
Music: Edvard Helsted, Holger Simon Paulli, and Niels W. Gade
Choreography: August Bournonville
Sonata
Music
Claude Debussy
Choreography: John Clifford
Raymonda Variations
Music: Alexander Glazunov
Choreography: George Balanchine |
