Auditions for REPLICAS

Jennifer Essex is seeking adventurous professional dancers with excellent performance and partnering skills. Dancers who with an interest/experience in outdoor performance are especially encouraged to apply.
Seeking a total of 4 dancers based in the North East of England (some travel expenses are available).
Rehearsal period July 4th – August 5th with Performances at Stockton International Festival August 6th and 7th and Billingham International Festival August 15th.
Rehearsal will be three weeks within this timeframe and have some flexibility. Rehearsals will take place at Dance City, Teesside University and Stockton ARC.
Paid at ITC weekly rates + performance fees.
REPLICAS steps inside the intimate relationships of three very different couples as audience are sent their real text messages live to their mobiles. This interactive work for a cast of six dancers in styles ranging from ballet to breakdance, will be performed in both outdoor and theatre settings. The work examines questions at the forefront of our culture: how communication is changing in the digital age, what is to be lost and what can be gained by our new intimacy with technology. It asks the question: What is the role of touch in our time – and can we be touched by technology?
More about the work: http://distanceduet.tumblr.com
More about the choreographer: www.jenniferessex.com
Please send an email including a link to showreel and CV to jennifer@jenniferessex.com by 27th April 2016 or feel free to get in touch for further information.
Auditions at Dance City, Newcastle, May 3rd, 2016 – 11:30am – 5pm.