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Maine State Ballet Company Auditions

 

We appreciate your interest in our company. Maine State Ballet is a small, respected regional ballet company whose mission is to bring joy to the Maine community through inspiring dance. 

 

What to know before sending audition materials:

 

  • Most of our company members are older high school through university-age dancers who have trained at our school. They live at home and rely on family support or part-time work to cover living expenses (which are high in Maine). Some are also hired to teach dance with us to supplement their income. 

  • We do not help provide housing or accommodations.

  • We have the following ranks: Apprentice, Corps de Ballet, Soloist, Principal and Artist. We do not have a Trainee Program.

  • We do not offer traditional contracts, per se. Adult company members, depending on their rank, receive a total of between $2,400 and $3,900/annually (dancers are paid per performance - about 30 performances/year including a summer ballet). 

  • Ballet classes are free for adult company members.

  • There is no pointe shoe reimbursement.

  • We are open to considering ballet dancers from around the country, especially those who have been trained in the Balanchine-style and, upon receiving an invitation from us, travel here in person to audition. If you have not been trained in the Balanchine-style you must be willing and open to adapt to our style here in order to be considered. Attending in person gives you the opportunity to take a ballet class or two, experience our company environment, tour the facility, meet other dancers, and have an in-person Q&A interview with senior staff. 

 

If you understand our pay structure and the requirement to travel here for an in-person audition, and are still interested in sending audition materials for us to consider (resume and audition video), please contact us at info@mainestateballet.org. Please state that you understand these requirements in your introduction.

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