2024 Midland Nutcracker Auditions

Sponsored by the Midland Symphony Orchestra.

Audition Registration

Open to boys & girls Ages 9-18 with at least two years of ballet training, no pointe experience is required.

Registration fee online – $15

Registration fee at the door – $20

*If casted, there will be an additional $75 participation fee per dancer to cover shoes, tights, and costuming.

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Audition Schedule

Friday, September 13, 2024

4:00-5:00pm Registration Ages 9-18 (please arrive no later than 4:45pm)

5:00-8:00pm Audition

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Location: 

Rehearsal Room B- Midland Center for the Arts 

1801 West St. Andrews Rd. 

Midland, MI 48640 

REQUIRED REHEARSALS

Sat, September 14 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Rehearsal rooms A & B 

Sun, September 15 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Rehearsal rooms A & B   

Weekly SUNDAY rehearsals with Sandra Black, local instructor, September thru November, schedule TBD 

 

This traditional holiday classic features: 

  • – Set and production design by Chris Van Allsburg and Eugene Lee and choreography by Val Caniparoli
  • – Company dancers of the Grand Rapids Ballet 
  • – Tchaikovsky’s timeless score performed by Midland Symphony Orchestra 
  • – Selected children dancers from the Mid Michigan area 

Four performances at Midland Center for the Arts Auditorium

  • • Friday, December 6 at 8:00 p.m.
  • • Saturday, December 7 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
  • • Sunday, December 9 at 2 p.m.

Tech/dress rehearsals at Midland Center for the Arts Auditorium

  • • December 4 & 5 – Time TDB

For more information contact Bryan Jao, jao@midlandcenter.org or Arianna Wisniewski, school@grballet.com. 

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