Audition deadline: August 31st 2022
Notification of acceptance: September 7th 2022
Program dates: Sept 12th 2022 - May 31st 2023
Audition requirements:
Fill out audition application, including attachment of CV/resume:
Send 3-10 mins of video footage of dance performances or rehearsal footage (can be any dance style) if group footage make sure it shows which one is you.
Upload video of audition material in application form.
Video of audition prompt available here: https://youtu.be/XvwlmUWYAAI
This is just a mini taste of flamenco and a creative prompt. It’s suggested you warm-up before diving into this video. Wear fitted dance clothes. If you have character shoes, folklorico shoes, or flamenco shoes you can wear those. Otherwise, you can wear no shoes or jazz shoes. You can use any song from Omega by Enrique Morente as the music for the creative prompt. Video will be adjudicated based on creativity, commitment, and movement quality, not on access to a studio or flamenco floor/shoes or quality of video. You can film on a phone or camera, upload the file to YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive or another cloud service and submit the link, making sure it is accessible to be viewed.
Promising candidates will be contacted via phone or an interview.
Details:
This is a part-time pre-professional training program focused mainly in flamenco dance. Participants will study flamenco technique, history, and culture, and learn both contemporary and traditional flamenco repertoire from nationally acclaimed choreographer and instructor, Alice Blumenfeld. Participants will receive a minimum of 200 contact hours of instruction.
Location:
Participants are required to be in Cleveland from September 12th - December 18th and January 23rd - May 31st. Participants are welcome to take advantage of the various dance programs/companies in the area, supplementing ABREPASO’s program as they see fit. This is not covered in the program tuition. The training program will take place at various studios in and around Cleveland.
Program cost: $2,750 of which $500 will be returned to the participant upon completion of the program. A basic flamenco costume made for the student is included in tuition costs. Work-study and scholarships are available to those with financial needs.
Included in the training are:
-Pre-recorded flamenco history courses
-Pre-recorded flamenco poetry course
-Classes on flamenco improvisation skills & musicality
-Flamenco technique classes
-Contemporary movement training
-Dance wellness/stretching/strengthening tutorials
-1 complete dance in a traditional flamenco structure
-1 contemporary flamenco piece
-Understudy ABREPASO repertory
-Skills in K-12 Arts Education - classroom management, curriculum design, and lesson planning
-At the end of the program, participants will perform with live musicians and receive a certificate of completion
This is a unique opportunity unlike any other flamenco programs offered in the U.S. Participants receive individual attention and in-depth study of flamenco. Through the intensive year of study, participants will gain basic proficiency in flamenco technique, increase their musicality, and expand their perspective on dance as a cultural art form. Participants broaden their skill sets to include a unique and highly sought after dance form. Students will have the opportunity to teach K-12 classes as a Teaching Artist, one of the most in-demand professions in the dance field.
For more info: www.abrepaso.org/preprofessional
Tentative schedule:
Mondays: 6:45-8:45pm technique and repertory classes in Beachwood
Tuesdays 7-9:15pm - flamenco classes at Cleveland City Dance
Wednesdays 6:30-7:20 - assistant teaching artist at Julia de Burgos CAC
Wednesdays 7:30-8:20 - Sevillanas classes at Julia de Burgos CAC
Fridays 6:30-9:30 - rehearsals/repertory
On your own time: pre-recorded history lessons.
Questions? abrepasoflamenco@gmail.com