Akademi – Open Audition for Male Dancers
Open Audition for Male Dancers to participate in a project with Gary Clarke
Akademi seeks highly skilled and experienced male dancers of South Asian origin with strong contemporary/ South Asian/ Bollywood dance technique, for the R&D, creation period and India and UK tour of Akademi’s new show The Troth directed and choreographed by award-winning Gary Clarke.
Usne Kaha Tha (The Troth)
A physical dance work based on an Indian story, written about early 19th century Amritsar, that tells a story of love, loss and sacrifice against the backdrop of the horror and conflict of World War 1. Inspired by Film Noir and the era of black and white films, The Troth unfolds its poignant narrative through powerful interplay between dance, music and film.
The Troth will tour India and UK in early 2018.
Open Auditions: 12 May 2017, 9.30am – 5pm, Dance Studio, LIFT, 45 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PW
Please bring two copies of your current CV with a recent headshot to the auditions on Friday 12th May.
Recent graduates welcome. Training and experience of highly physical and narrative dance essential. Multi technique dancers with experience of South Asian dance welcome.
Project dates
Research and development phase 1: 5 – 9 June 2017
Research and development phase 2: 28 August – 1 September 2017
Rehearsals in UK:
W/b 13 November 2017, Monday to Friday (9.30am – 5.30pm)
W/b 20 November 2017, Monday to Saturday (9.30am – 5.30pm)
W/b 1 January 2018, Tuesday to Saturday (9.30am – 5.30pm)
W/b 8 January, Monday to Friday (9.30am – 5.30pm)
India tour: 15 January – 15 February 2018 (Period in India: 12 January – 8 February 2018)
UK tour 1: Late February until 31 March 2018
UK tour 2: Summer/Autumn 2018
Pay: Equity
Find out more on www.akademi.co.uk. For any enquiries, please contact Holly Morris on 0207 6913210.