Auditions

August 22, 2009

Audition for our Dance Performance Groups will be held on August 22nd, (9:00am to 12:00pm) Please arrive promptly, attired in dance clothes (see our dress code) and be warmed up for class. You do not need to have a piece prepared.

Anavia: Junior Ballet/ Modern company for students in Ballet 2 Adv and up. Ballet and Modern are required.
Infinity: Advanced Ballet/Modern Company for Students in Ballet 4/5. Ballet and Modern are required.

Exusia: Junior Jazz Company for students Jazz 2 and up. Ballet and Jazz are required

Our top dance company based on ballet and modern choreography. Infinity dancers will perform in Times Square in New York City in spring of 2010 with Project Dance!! This is an unforgettable experience as Infinity joins professional and student dancers from all over the world to perform before tens of thousands of New Yorkers. Infinity will also perform throughout the city and at the Winter Concert. Infinity dancers will take their inspirational message out into Kansas City to lift spirits and give hope. Infinity dancers may also be included in productions by our top companies, Störling Dance Theater and Maxxas Dance Theater. Infinity will have opportunities to perform in the summer as well touring around the Kansas City area to youth camps, festivals, and gatherings.Our junior

Our junior ballet/modern company is introduced to expressive and creative choreography by some of our best artists here at The Culture House. The dancers have a wonderful time getting to work together and create fun and learning new dances. Anavia will perform throughout Kansas City alongside Infinity and Exusia including the Winter Concert, nursing homes, school shows, etc. Anavia will have opportunities to perform in the summer as well touring around the Kansas City area to youth camps, festivals, and gatherings.

Our junior Jazz and Modern company performs electric pieces to entertain audiences throughout the year. Whether it's in our Winter Concert, at a church or at an assisted living center, Exusia brings a smile to everyone they meet. Exusia will not only learn how to electrify their audiences but also to see their craft with a servant’s heart. Exusia will have opportunities to perform in the summer as well touring around the Kansas City area to youth camps, festivals, and gatherings.

Stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge is known as the meanest man in London. He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose little son, Tiny Tim, is crippled and may soon die. He also has nothing to do with his nephew, Fred, because his birth cost the life of his beloved sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare. He is visited by three ghosts and is given one last chance to change his ways and save himself from the grim fate that befell his business partner, Jacob Marley.

NEW TIME: Auditions: Saturday August 22 from 3:00pm - Call Backs: 7:00pm
Audition Requirements: Up to 1 Minute Monologue
All ages welcome. Actors must enroll in 1 unit of class at TCH.

A Christmas Carol is equivalent to 1 unit and can be used to fulfill requirement.
Callbacks:   Saturday August 22 7:00 p.m.
Rehearsals:   Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Performances: December 4, 5
Director:   Danon Park

August 29, 2009

Maxxas Dance Theatre

Artistic Director, Marc Wayne

Maxxas Dance Theatre (MDT) is a contemporary dance company infusing physical theater, jazz and modern dance bringing to its audiences poignant and thought-provoking imagery, dynamic athleticism, and vibrant storytelling. Known for their high-energy productions including “Genesis”, “R”, and “3DAYS”, MDT attracts audiences of all ages as it inspires purpose, excellence, and hope.

MDT’s audiences have praised and tagged them as “mesmerizing” and “electric”. “I can’t believe that we have something like this in our community... this was amazing”, “This is the best show I’ve seen in a long time”, “Thank you for bringing this to Kansas City”, “I was uplifted, encouraged, and I had no idea how awesome this would be”, “It was mind-boggling”, and “It’s the kind of show you have to go and see twice to see everything”.

Targeting excellent artists at the upper high school level to early collegiate stage, MDT promotes passion in excellence of life as dancers press toward growth in faith, character, artistic expression, and servant-leadership. Age ranges from 16 to 26. MDT

AUDITIONS

Date: Saturday August 29, 2009
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisites: Sound ballet foundation, proficiency in jazz and modern. Tap, hip hop, tumbling, and musical theater are a plus. Please bring a headshot and resume.

PREMIERE EDITION! The School of Theater presents a new singing/dancing performance group for 15-20 year old students. Todd Burd and Beth Luthi will be directing this elite group of performers as they put together musically sophisticated Broadway reviews and Christmas vocal performances. This is for young performers who are ready to work hard and use their well honed skills in singing and dancing to the best in Kansas City. There’s only room for 10-12 performers, 15 years and older, in this group that lasts from August - June.

Auditions: Saturday August 29: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Audition Requirements:

16 Bars of a Broadway Musical.
Must be at least 15 years of age.
Sheet Music required for auditions. Accompanist provided. No CDs
Rehearsals: Saturdays 9:30am – 11:30pm
Performances: Will have bookings throughout the school year at multiple venues and locations.

September 4&11, 2009

Come be a part of A Whole New World as we venture off into the land of Aladdin. What a lively show it will be with a myriad of characters as we follow Aladdin and Princess Jasmine trying to escape the dastardly deeds of the Grand Viziar Jafar. There will be an added bonus of puppetry as Iago is brought to life by one of our talented students as well as the beloved and wacky Genie, animal parades, soldiers and sword fighting in the market place, dancing in the castle, and a chase scene to end all chase scenes. There are great parts for many including those listed: the king, servants, dancers, towns folk, exotic animals, the Sultan of Agrabah, Abu the monkey, Razoul, Jafar’s sidekick, and more!

Auditions: Friday September 4th 4:30pm – 6:30pm (Reservations Required)
OR
Friday September 11 4:30pm – 8:30pm (Open Call)
           Audition Requirements: 16 Bars of a Musical.
           Sheet Music preferred. Accompanist provided. CDs are allowed.
           Bring comfortable clothes for dance audition including appropriate danceshoes (jazz preferably)
Callbacks: Saturday September 12 from 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
Rehearsals:    Leads – Mondays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
                                Full Cast – Fridays from 4:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.
                                                -Rehearsals begin September 14.
Performances: November 19, 20, 21
Director:   Kelley Reitmeier