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| Media Director | Robert Moses' Kin | San Francisco, CA | Robert Moses’ KIN (RMK) seeks a Media Director who is a self-starter, flexible, and comfortable multi-tasking. The role requires someone who can effectively and confidently contribute to and manage a variety of projects across RMK’s media platforms and collaborate well with public relations and graphic design contractors. Must have strong marketing and video editing skills. The successful applicant will work well in multicultural environment and with a diverse constituency. They will be self-motivated, work well under pressure and be able to handle several projects at one time. They will have good judgment and ideally, a sense of humor. While the position is mostly remote, the applicant must be local to the Bay Area for occasional in-person events. | Apply Here |
| Educational Program Administrator | Robert Moses' Kin | San Francisco, CA | Robert Moses’ KIN (RMK) seeks an Educational Program Administrator who is a self-starter, flexible, and comfortable multi-tasking. The role requires someone who can effectively and confidently contribute to and manage a variety of projects across RMK’s education and community engagement programs. The successful applicant will work well in multicultural environment and with a diverse constituency. They will be self-motivated, work well under pressure and be able to handle several projects at one time. They will have good judgment and ideally, a sense of humor. While the position is mostly remote, the applicant must be local to the Bay Area for occasional in-person site visits/events. | Apply Here |
| Administrative Coordinator | Robert Moses' Kin | San Francisco, CA | Robert Moses’ KIN (RMK) seeks an Administrative Coordinator who is a self-starter, flexible, and comfortable multi-tasking, with excellent communication and writing skills. The role requires someone who can effectively and confidently contribute to and manage a variety of projects across RMK’s activities in performance, education, and community engagement. The successful applicant will work well in multicultural environment and with a diverse constituency. They will be self-motivated, work well under pressure and be able to handle several projects at one time. They will have good judgment and ideally, a sense of humor. While the position is mostly remote, the applicant must be local to the Bay Area for occasional in-person site visits/ events. | Apply Here |
| Managing Director of Administration | Gibney | New York, NY | Reporting to the Founder, Artistic Director & CEO (CEO), the Managing Director (MD) will implement the infrastructure and systems needed to support strategic objectives. The MD will be responsible for the oversight of all administrative, facilities, and human capital systems including technology, human resources, communications, and physical infrastructure. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the MD will be involved in a broad range of strategic planning and internal initiatives. The MD will directly supervise a team consisting of the Director of Operations, Deputy Director of Human Resources, and 14 full and part-time operations staff. The MD will work side by side with the Senior Director of Advancement who is responsible for Development, Earned Revenue, and Marketing. Working alongside a Financial Consultant and Arts FMS, an outsourced financial management team, the MD will oversee over $5M in operations, facilities, and personnel budgets. The MD will be an experienced and resourceful nonprofit professional who can manage multiple teams, foster an inclusive and dynamic staff environment, and balance strategic thinking with a focus on the operation and culture of a rapidly growing nonprofit. A key leader in the next phase of Gibney’s growth, the MD is a full-time, exempt position reporting directly to the CEO. | Apply Here |
| Community Engagement Manager | Cincinnati Ballet | Cincinnati, OH | Cincinnati Ballet’s Community Engagement Manger serves a critical role building and maintaining relationships both internally and externally. They are responsible for launching, managing, overseeing, and implementing new and existing programs that deepen our connection to our community by creating genuine, impactful relationships. The Community Engagement Manager will create and implement enriching experiences that foster current audiences and help build future audiences. This position reports to the Director of Education and Community Engagement while working collaboratively with other internal departments. | Apply Here |
| Wardrobe Coordinator | Nevada Ballet Theatre | Las Vegas, NV | The Wardrobe Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and maintaining all aspects of the wardrobe department including the costume shop, inventory and inventory storage, costume budget (with Production Manager). | Apply Here |
| Assistant Professor in Dance, Specialization in Music and Accompaniment | Florida State University, College of Fine Arts, School of Dance | Tallahassee, FL | The Florida State University School of Dance invites applications for a musician, artist, performer for a full-time tenure track, Assistant Professor of Dance. This position requires specialization in music theory, composition, and accompaniment for dance. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, collegial partner prepared to work with our current faculty and staff in preparing our students for success through an understanding of the integration of performance, scholarly, and creative activities and disciplines. Musicians with African diasporic percussionist experience are especially encouraged to apply | Apply Here |
| Costume Director | Ballet Memphis | Memphis, TN | Ballet Memphis seeks an experienced, highly organized, self-motivated, and creative individual to supervise the day-to-day operations of the costume shop and wardrobe department. The Costume Director is responsible for the overall operations of the shop including design, construction, fitting, repairing, cleaning, storing, and cataloging all costumes, materials, shoes, and notions. The Costume Director oversees all aspects of wardrobe and theatrical costumes during the performance season, including performances by the professional company, Youth Ballet Memphis, and other special events. This role requires substantial experience in costume design and production, costume shop supervision, excellent technical, analytical, communication and organizational skills, along with a refined design perspective and a keen interest in the arts. This position reports to the Artistic Director and works closely with the Ballet School and organization’s leadership team. | Apply Here |
| Development Manager | Dance Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | The Development Manager works with the Executive Director to develop and implement fundraising strategies that support DANCECleveland’s ongoing activities and our future dreams. The Development Manager is responsible for the management and execution of foundation, government, corporate and individual fundraising efforts. | Apply Here |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Tulsa Ballet | Tulsa, OK | The Wardrobe Supervisor runs and manages all performances, oversees and assists all dressers and overhire working on a production, and is lead stitcher for all Tulsa Ballet's productions. This can include maintaining, creating, or altering costumes, shoes, and maintaining hair, and make-up looks/designs for productions; creating run tracks; and assisting the Wardrobe department as the Costume Shop Manager sees fit. This position works closely with the Costume Shop Manager, Assistant Costume Shop Manager, The Center for Dance Education, Ballet Mistresses, and Guest Designers including working closely with students. | Apply Here |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Philadelphia Ballet | Philadelphia, PA | The Assistant Stage Manager for Philadelphia Ballet is responsible for supporting the production and stage management departments during theater rehearsals and performances including attending production meetings, running rehearsals, clerical organization, and insuring the smooth execution of the performances. Assistant Stage Manager is required to hold union membership in AGMA for work at the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus. | Apply Here |
| Human Resources Coordinator | The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | The Human Resources Coordinator is responsible for facilitating HR processes, communicating with employees, and representing the Joffrey in staff matters. This role is responsible for administrative support related to compliance, recruitment, new hires, terminations, benefits, and other workplace programs. The Human Resources Coordinator works closely with the Payroll & Accounts Payable Coordinator and the rest of the General & Administrative Operations team. | Apply Here |
| Ticket and Patron Services Manager | San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | The Ticket & Patron Services Manager must have a minimum 3-5 years of Tessitura database experience as a super-user and is responsible for managing the overall operation of Ticket & Patron Services, including the set-up of ticketing and web functionality in the Tessitura CRM database. | Apply Here |
| Community Engagement Teaching Artists | The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | The Joffrey Community Engagement Teaching Artist (TA) is an independent contractor who teaches exceptional arts education classes for Chicago Public Schools through in-school programming. We are looking for TAs who are adaptable, demonstrate knowledge and preparedness, care about all students, and create a joyful atmosphere. TAs provide instruction in multiple styles of dance including African, ballet, hip hop, jazz, and Latin. TAs offer highly structured dance experiences, encouraging students to develop technique, creativity, and life skills. Programs often last the full school year, though shorter residencies occur. Programs offered throughout the city require no previous dance training from students and are offered for grades PreK-12. | Apply Here |
| Development Assistant, Institutional Giving | School of American Ballet | New York, NY | SAB seeks a Development Assistant, Institutional Giving to support the operations of a robust institutional giving program, comprised of foundation, government, and corporate foundation giving components. The Development Assistant, Institutional Giving will provide administrative, writing, and research support for a department responsible for securing $1.4 million in annual gifts and grants and managing relationships with 40+ institutional donors. This is a non-exempt position that will report to the Director of Institutional Giving and Development Operations. | Apply Here |
| Staff Accountant | Nashville Ballet | Nashville, TN | Preparing journal entries, financial analyses, and assisting with monthly close processes; Contributing to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections; Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations; Accounts Payable; Tracking sponsorship revenues; Monthly departmental reporting; Responding to information requests from constituents and assisting with audits; Assisting the Accounting and Resources Manager and CFO as needed. | Apply Here |
| Executive Director | Rejoice School of ballet | Rejoice School of Ballet embarks on a search for a new Executive Director for the organization’s next chapter. The Executive Director is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the organization’s mission and goals, as determined by the Board of Directors. It is a priority for the Executive Director to become familiar with the organization - its history, priorities, values, issues, revenue generation models, and funding strategies - and establish strong working relationships with the board, staff, volunteers, funders, participants, and the public. | Apply Here | |
| Operations, Marketing, and Archival Analyst | Mark DeGarmo Dance | New York, NY | We seek an Operations, Marketing, and Archival Analyst to start immediately to work directly with Mark DeGarmo, PhD, BFA, Founder, Executive and Artistic Director (FEAD). The position is an outstanding opportunity to gain valuable practical professional experience in sustaining, developing, and growing a leading nonprofit dance organization. The 28-hours per week part-time position occurs on-site in the organization’s Lower East Side NYC studio theater and office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (8 hours each—8am-4pm) at The Clemente Soto Velez Center and Mondays and Fridays (2 hours each—10-12 noon) remotely. Additional hours required, as needed, for production of performance programs. We can discuss other hours and scheduling options. | Apply Here |
| Artistic Director | Canyon Concert Ballet | Fort Collins, CO | The Artistic Director for CCB provides the creative and artistic leadership for CCB Company in accord with the direction, philosophy, mission and vision of CCB. This is a salaried position and reports to the CCB Board of Directors (BOD). The position is full-time, salaried, exempt, averaging 40 hours/week for an annual salary of $45,000 – $55,000, and is expected to work nights and weekends as needed for organization events. The Company sees itself as semi-professional in that, while unpaid at this time, eligible dancers are afforded the opportunity to perform in professional quality, full-length ballets and contemporary productions. The Company provides these opportunities to both dancers who love to dance but have chosen different career paths and those who seek a stepping stone to full-time employment in a professional company. The Company endeavors to work with its dancers to provide the most fruitful and equitable relationship possible. | Apply Here |
| Technical Director | Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta Ballet seeks a Technical Director to join our fully vaccinated company as soon as possible. The ideal candidate will have experience leading union crews and planning projects and productions of all sizes. The Technical Director will be a “hands-on” and deeply involved leader throughout the company spanning from facilities to load-out. Success in this position will depend on a high level of organizational skill, multi-tasking with several projects and shows at once, strong leadership qualities and a sense of humor and grace under fire. The position will be nine months seasonal with benefits and salary dependent on experience. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or higher with a concentration in technical theatre and experience with a broad range of technical areas including stage, set, sound, video, and lighting design and implementation, welding and fabrication, stage carpentry, sound reinforcement, and video systems; familiarity with current drafting versions of VectorWorks and/or AutoCAD; capacity to take initiative with project and work independently as well as closely with the team; and the ability to effectively navigate high-stress situations. | Apply Here |
| Accountant | Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks a full time Accountant to play a vital role providing leadership for a newly expanded 4-person Finance Department. With a current annual operating budget of $8.5 million the organization operates the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY, home to the internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and MMDG’s Education and Community Engagement Programs. The Accountant is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day accounting activities ensuring complete and accurate recording of transactions in the general ledger and prompt reconciliations; monitoring pledge and receivable collections; processing accounts payable; supervising the Bursar and Finance Assistant; and working with the auditors ensuring overall compliance with accounting/tax pronouncements. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, hands-on forward-thinking leader who, in partnership with the CFO and Finance and Budget Manager, will have responsibility for all aspects of the finance function. The Accountant will join the organization at a pivotal moment as the Dance Group reimagines how we operate, further embodies our core values, and welcomes back our community. | Apply Here |
| Payroll Specialist | Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks a full-time Payroll Specialist whose primary responsibility is processing payroll for approximately 140 full time, part time and seasonal employees as well as providing support in benefits coordination and human resource management. This new position is a key member of the HR and Finance team and supports the entire organization, interacting regularly with all hiring managers and supervisors as well as all employees and independent contractors employed by the organization. In addition to superb attention to detail and accuracy, excellent interpersonal and communication skills are critical to the success of this role. Reporting to the Director of People and Culture, the Payroll Specialist joins the organization at a pivotal moment as the Dance Group reimagines how we operate, further embody our core values, and welcome back our community. The Payroll Specialist joins the organization at a pivotal moment as we reimagine how we operate, further embody our core values, and welcome back our community. | Apply Here |
| Position Title: Adult Programs Coordinator | Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks an Adult Programs Coordinator to be a part of a 6-person Education and Community Engagement Department with a primary focus on the Adult programs and related Dance Center activity, including the coordination of the Subsidized Rehearsal Space Program (SRSP). MMDG’s Education and Community Engagement Programs reflect the spirit of the Mark Morris Dance Group in its celebration of dance and music. We believe that dance is for anybody and aim to provide excellent dance and music experiences for all ages, levels of experience, with and without disabilities. We offer a diverse range of classes, both in-person and online, and strive to be a center of artistic exploration for children and families, community members and professional dancers. Reporting to the Adult Programs Director, the Adult Programs Coordinator joins the organization at a pivotal moment as the Dance Group reimagines how we operate, further embodies our core values, and welcomes back our community. | Apply Here |
| Dance Center Operations Assistant | Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | The Dance Center Operations Assistant provides essential on-site operational support, serving as a first point of contact for all inquiries, managing access to the facility, ensuring the space is welcoming for all, and working to support programs at the Dance Center, which celebrate diversity in a fully inclusive working and learning environment. MMDG is looking for a team player; someone personable, patient, friendly, responsive, and focused on providing a high standard of customer service for all MMDG constituents. The Dance Center Operations Assistant joins a team who works together to create a vital bridge across the Artistic, Education, Operations and Facilities Departments and joins the organization at a pivotal moment as the Dance Group reimagine how we operate and embodies our core values and welcomes back our community. The Dance Center Operations Assistant joins the organization at a pivotal moment as we reimagine how we operate, further embody our core values, and welcome back our community. | Apply Here |
| Director of Community Engagement | Miami City Ballet | Miami, FL | Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Community Engagement will be a key member of MCB’s senior leadership team. The successful candidate will develop a comprehensive and innovative community engagement strategy that manages and expands educational initiatives to include participants from all backgrounds across Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. With a focus on restoring programs that had been paused due to the global pandemic, this individual will also create and oversee new initiatives. The Director of Community Engagement will evaluate all programs to measure their effectiveness and ensure optimal impact. By deepening existing community relationships with local arts and education organizations, as well as forming new partnerships with other entities, this individual will position MCB at the forefront of the national dialogue about arts education, relevance, and accessibility for disenfranchised community members. The Director of Community Engagement will also collaborate with departmental colleagues, board members, and volunteers by providing guidance and assistance with funding applications, marketing initiatives, donor cultivation events, and MCB School programs. | Apply Here |
| Director of Development | A.I.M by Kyle Abraham | New York, NY | A.I.M by Kyle Abraham seeks an experienced, creative, and strategic Director of Development to join its growing staff. The Director of Development (DoD) is a strategic and experienced fundraising professional, responsible for moving A.I.M’s fundraising practices to the next level by developing and leading a dynamic and measurable approach to contributed revenue, and special events that are authentic to A.I.M’s culture and mission. The DoD will work to raise considerable funds to support operations, long-range institutional growth, and programming activities. As the company is in a significant period of growth, this position will play an integral role in the company’s continued success and progression. The Director reports to the Executive Director, supervises and mentors the Development Manager, and collaborates closely with the Artistic Director, Finance Manager, the Communications and Marketing team, and the Board of Directors. | Apply Here |
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| Olympic Ballet Theatre, 2021-2022 Season | Olympic Ballet Theatre | Edmonds, WA | Olympic Ballet Theatre in Edmonds, Washington, is seeking dancers for its 2021-2022 performance season. Positions are open for female and male lead dancers, male corps de ballet dancers, and trainees. Trainees must be age 18+ or a high school graduate. Contract is for 20 weeks of employment; includes shoes. Please submit headshot, photo in arabesque, resume, and class or performance video footage. Positions are open until filled. Must have United States work authorization. For more info or to submit materials, please email OBT Artistic Directors at mara@nullolympicballet.org and oleg@nullolympicballet.org. No audition fee required. | Apply Here |
| Audition for Winter/Spring Touring Season | Viver Brasil Dance Company | Los Angeles, CA | Viver Brasil will hold auditions for dancers in preparation for its 2022 Winter/Spring touring season. Virtual auditions will take place at 10am PST, September 25, 2021 via Zoom. Viver Brasil is seeking professional level male and female dancers with strong performance experience and training in Afro-Brazilian, African Diasporic dance forms and advanced contemporary dance technique. Viver Brasil’s winter/spring season includes opportunities for travel/touring, paid rehearsals and performances, and continued training. Audition Applications are due by September 7, 2021 | Apply Here |
| Company & Apprentice Male Dancers | Nevada Ballet | Las Vegas, NV | International Audition Pre-Selection Guidelines An applicant would be required to submit the following material only: A video with no introduction or fancy editing, consisting of the following performing in tight fitting dance attire for men: A short classical variation drawn from the standard repertoire. A short contemporary variation (that could consist of something drawn from repertoire, phrases from classwork or an applicant-created work) that illustrates the applicant’s command of a range of movement different from that demonstrated in the classical variation. 3-5 minutes of barre work, incorporating both sides, danced in soft shoes by male applicants. 3-5 minutes of centre work that includes adagio, pirouettes, petit and grand allegro. A CV A headshot 2-3 dance photos that reveal the dancer’s body proportions and line | Apply Here |
| Atlanta Ballet Company Audition | Atlanta Ballet | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Ballet is seeking professional dancers of various experience for the 21-22 season. The height ranges for dancers are - Female dancer from 5.3 to 5.6 and Male dancer 5.7 and up. Must have strong classical technique and experience performing roles with professional companies. Auditioning dancers must be fully vaccinated. | Apply Here |
| Male Ballet Audition | Chattanooga Ballet | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga Ballet is seeking a male ballet dancer for its 2021-22 season. Contracts are 40 weeks with very competitive pay. Applications can be sent to Artistic Director, Brian McSween, bmcsween@nullchattballet.org | Contact Artistic Director, Brian McSween, for more information |
| Fire Shut Up in My Bones Audition | Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | Choreographer Camille A. Brown is seeking dancers for the new production of Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera in the 2021/22 season. It is a co-production with LA Opera, to be performed first at The Metropolitan Opera. | Apply Here |
| Audition | Open Dance Project | Houston, TX | Open Dance Project seeks advanced contemporary dancers with demonstrated interest and experience in improvisation, composition, pedagogy, and collaborative community building for Company Contracts for the 2021/2022 Season. | Apply Here |
| Company Auditions | Sacramento Ballet | Virtual | Sacramento Ballet seeks male and female apprentices for the 21-22 season. All applicant auditions will be held virtually with no fees. Sacramento Ballet is committed to the principle | Apply Here |
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| Fellowship | The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University | Princeton Arts Fellows, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. The Lewis Center is designed to put the creative and performing arts at the heart of the Princeton experience. Applicants should be early career composers, conductors, musicians, choreographers, visual artists, film makers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists -- this list is not meant to be exhaustive -- who would find it beneficial to spend two years working in an artistically vibrant university community. The department is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages diversity and differences. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings. Fellowships are for two academic years. An $86,000 salary for each year is included. Fellows will be in residence for academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 at Princeton, interacting with our students, faculty and staff as part of the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Department of Music. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but Fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Applicants are not required to have prior teaching experience and although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year. Princeton Arts Fellows may not hold concurrent teaching positions at other institutions for the duration of the fellowship. This Fellowship cannot be used to fund work leading to a Ph.D. or any other advanced degree. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply. Applicants can only apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship twice in a lifetime. | Apply Here |
| Fellowship | The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University | The Lewis Center is designed to put the creative and performing arts at the heart of the Princeton experience. Open to artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the 2022-2023 academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, translators, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists who are selected more ""for promise than for performance"" and have ""much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts"" as traditionally defined. Hodder Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton, but no formal teaching is involved. An $86,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. The Lewis Center is committed to fostering an academic environment that acknowledges and encourages diversity and differences. The successful candidate will pursue academic excellence in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings. | Apply Here |
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| College and Post-Graduate Internship Program | Pentacle | Application Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2021 Pentacle’s College and Post-Graduate Internship Program seeks college students, postgraduates, or individuals above the age of 18 who are passionate about the arts and interested in expanding their knowledge of the nonprofit arts field. This program requires a commitment of 13 hours/week for eight weeks. The session will run October 26 – December 18, 2020. College and post-graduate internships allow participants to gain hands-on experience in nonprofit business practices and attend weekly professional development seminars led by arts leaders in the field and Pentacle staff members. Interns are matched with artistic entities according to their mutually-defined goals and previous experience. Weekly educational seminars offer interns the opportunity to build their administrative skills, learn from their peers, and network with field leaders. Program administrators provide mentorship to the interns and monitor their progress towards strategic goals as defined by each artistic entity and intern. | Apply Here |
Last updated on September 10, 2021
