Around since 1984, Cirque Du Soleil has been astounding audiences with their unique creativity. The ability to create something genuine unique out of the ordinary is what Cirque Du Soleil productions strive to do. From Allegria, Varekai, Zumanity to their latest Las Vegas show - O - there's more than enough room for something out of this world!
Casting Director, Line Giasson are searching for men and women performing who strive to surpass their bodily limits and go beyond what is expected in a show! Are you what they are looking for? If so, Cirque Du Soleil will be holding dance auditions at ImPlusTanz in Vienna in August 2007.
If one has seen a Cirque Du Soleil production, then the awareness of the diversity of dance styles involved in a show are great! For auditioning purpose, dance styles span from contemporary, classical, jazz to wold, ethnic and other unique and diverse styles! With over sixteen productions around the world, Cirque Du Soleil is in need of a great number and variety of dancing and acrobatic ability! As most of the publicity shows are centered in North America, culturally unique dances are more than welcomed as well as culturally diverse dancers. The cast of any Cirque Du Soleil show is intent on showing the best of what the world has to offer.
While dancers are encouraged to audition and apply online, there are a number of international auditions and also talent scouts scouring every major dance city in the world for something new, unique and eye-catching for the Cirque shows. Line Giasson is one talent scout who has been with Cirque for over fourteen years now and has grown to have a clear creative vision of what the producers of Cirque have in mind. Celine Lavalle is another friendly face on the casting scout roster for Cirque Du Soleil. With Lavalle's studies at the Option Theatre in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lavalle's pursuit of her passion of theatre became known. From there, she mastered the unique cultural dance genre of malambo, native tap dancing to Argentina.
Every member of the Cirque Du Soleil team has their own unique input into the show productions. What do you have to offer this world renowned show? Show them what it takes!
Visit here for Cirque Du Soleil job postings. Prepared and edited audition tapes are most welcome to the audition tapes, but understand that there are numerous tapes that are received per day. To ensure that your performance is not smuthered by a camera lens be sure to look for international auditions dates soon to come!