AUDITION Petra Zanki 2025
: Job Details :

Jordan Brookins

AUDITION: PETRA ZANKI

PAYMENT: Artist fee for rehearsals $1250, Artist fee for two performances: $250

AUDITION DATES:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 2025 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Second Round Audition (selected dancers from day 1)

LOCATION: TBA. The audition location will be shared with dancers invited to the audition.

DEADLINE FOR PRESELECTION: Please send all videos/resume materials by February 19th, 2025.

RESULTS NOTIFICATION: All will be notified by March 1st, 2025.

Looking for five male/female presenting dancers of all genders with strong dance techniques (contemporary, tap and other percussive dance, ballet, afro-fusion, capoeira, or street styles) for the research phase of a new dance project to premiere in 2026 with a pilot public performance in July 2025. The project will take place in Brooklyn. There is a possibility of continuing to work with the choreographer on this work, leading to the production phase in Fall 2025/Spring 2026.

Requirements:

PRESELECTION:

For all dancers interested in attending the audition, please send resumes and links to 2 videos, 1-3 minutes max, either on YouTube or Vimeo (...@gmail.com). Dancers of Color, LGBTQIA+ dancers, and dancers growing up in developing and non-aligned movement countries are encouraged to apply.

Only selected dancers will be invited to the audition. If you previously sent a resume and links and wish to reapply, please resend them with updated information.

Essential: Must have a valid permit to work in the US for the duration of the work engagement. Must be available for the following rehearsals:

APRIL: Fridays: April 4, April 11, April 25, 10 AM - 1 PM

MAY: Fridays: May 2, May 9, May 30, 10 AM - 1 PM

JUNE: Following Mondays and Fridays 10 AM - 1 PM

JULY: Following Mondays and Fridays 10 AM - 1 PM

July 7, July 11, July 14, July 18, July 21, July 25

Shows: July 26, July 27

Project Description: Every small act is a building block for meaningful change. Artists are responsible to the world to be that voice that initiates change. This work is based on another performance I created with dancers, THE GARDEN, and it will be a deeper dive and extension of it. Think of it as a poem, an inspiration, a physical manifesto, a protest, a prayer, a meditation, and a humanist evolution. Together, we will explore the concepts of societal endurance, self-organization, preservation, justice, and resistance for a better future. This research phase will culminate in an outdoor performance, a public ticketed showing.

I expect you to show up on time for rehearsals and commit to the dates. The movement will be organized around partnering, solo, and group choreographies. I will put a strong accent on percussion in this work.