Auditions for Shift Dance Company 2025
About Auditions for Shift Dance Company 2025
Do you love to create, move and perform? Are you looking to develop your choreographic and performance skills?
If you’re aged 14-19 (school years 10-13) and want to build on your creative and technical dance skills in a warm and supportive environment, perhaps Shift is for you! Shift meet every Thursday of term time for a full academic year, working alongside their rehearsal director Lucy Evans.
Prior dance experience is desirable but not essential: we are looking for committed young artists who demonstrate creative potential and the ability to work well in a group and individually.
The audition will take place on Thursday 17 July, 6pm - 8pm. The audition will consist of various movement tasks, followed by a 30-minute Q&A with the panel. Parents and carers should join their dancers for this.
What to expect as a company member
- Train weekly with high-quality dance artists in a nurturing, inclusive environment
- Develop your choreography and performance skills
- Work with professional choreographers to create new pieces
- Perform at exciting public events and platforms throughout the year
Annual programme highlights
- Autumn term: create a new stage piece with a guest professional choreographer, performed at multiple platforms
- Spring term: devise your own choreography for the Divided project, performed as a site-specific piece
- Summer term: explore new styles and techniques through workshops and collaborative studio practice
Recent Shift projects and performances
- Move It at ExCeL London
- Let's Dance press Launch in collaboration with Angela Rippon
- U.Dance National Youth Dance Festival
- A choreographic project in response to Wayne McGregor’s work, including a workshop with a company member and a visit to see Deepstaria at Sadler’s Wells and performance at Studio Wayne McGregor
Please note:
- Shift is for ages 14-19 (school years 10-13)
- Entry to Shift is by audition only
- Alternative audition dates and times will not be available
- Unfortunately, due to the quantity of applicants and the availability of spaces, we will be unable to offer all applicants a place.
- If, for any reason, you are no longer able to participate in the audition, please get in touch so that we can offer your space to somebody else
- Shift requires a year-long commitment from September through to July (regular attendance is important to ensure smooth creation and rehearsal processes)
To attend this year’s audition, please reserve your space by booking online.
Please get in touch if you have any questions.