**Dancer - The Australian Ballet (New York Audition - 16 July 2025)**
- Join one of the world's leading ballet companies
- Full-time opportunities available
- Based in Melbourne, Australia, with up to 6 months touring per year
The Australian Ballet is accepting expressions of interest to audition in New York City on Wednesday 16 July 2025, for contracts to commence in the second half of 2025.
Contracts are available for dancers with all levels of professional experience, both established and experienced artists, and those at the start of their careers
**AUDITION INFORMATION**
- Wednesday 16 July 2025
- Central New York City
- From 11am - 4pm
- Audition Panel including Artistic Director David Hallberg (he/him)
**AUDITION PROCESS**
- Auditions will be by invitation. Interested dancers should submit an expression of interest for consideration. Applications close 5pm Friday 4 July AEST.
- If you have previously submitted your details to The Australian Ballet, please re-submit for this specific audition opportunity.
- All dancers who submit an expression of interest will be contacted by Monday 7 July to confirm if they have been invited to audition.
- Invited dancers will attend class on Wednesday 16 July.
- Selected dancers may then be invited to attend a follow up interview on Thursday 17 July, in person in New York or remotely via Zoom.
- All dancers who attend the audition will be contacted by Friday 25 July to confirm if they have been offered a contract.
**WHAT TO DO**:
**Application Requirements**:
- A link to a short video showcasing your work, whether that's in the studio or in performance.
- CV/Resume which includes a headshot, your height, list of your dance training, and performance experience - please do not include weight.
**ABOUT YOU**
We seek versatile and motivated dancers suited to the company's varied repertoire and extensive performance and touring schedule.
Equally proficient in classical repertoire and new contemporary works, you are an ambitious artist of integrity and skill. You take personal responsibility, while thriving as part of a warm and supportive collective. Together with the company's fellow artists and creative leaders, you are comfortable questioning what ballet means today and creating what it could be in the future.
Diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect are important to you. You are welcoming of all and respectful of difference. You are eager to learn about cultures and stories other than your own, especially those of Australia's First Nations, the oldest continuous culture on earth.
Gender diverse dancers, and dancers from the Global Majority are sincerely encouraged to apply.
**ABOUT US**
The Australian Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies and a globally recognised Australian national performing arts organisation. Each year the company presents upwards of 220 performances through its main stage seasons in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth; along with public programs, special events, an extensive regional tour, a Children's Ballet and Education programs and regular international tours.
We are headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Our home includes state of the art rehearsal studios, gym and health spaces, and dancer facilities. We tour for up to 6 months a year.
**Our Values**
Ambition - Boldness - Inclusivity - Respect - Responsibility
**SALARY AND AVAILABLE CONTRACTS**
Contracts are available across all genders, heights, and ranks.
**Salaries are set in The Australian Ballet's Enterprise Agreement. Only Principal Artist salaries are open to negotiation.**
- Corps de Ballet from $1,448.60
- Coryphée $1,729.53
- Soloist from $1,881.85
- Senior Artist $2,084.93
- Principal Artist from $2,356.55
- All salaries listed are in Australian dollars per week before tax, and exclude an additional superannuation contribution of 13% from July 1 (the Australian equivalent of a retirement pension)
**VISA AND RELOCATION EXPENSES**
The Australian Ballet will pay all work visa costs for successful applicants, including English tests and medicals where necessary.
Limited financial support for relocation to Australia may be available by individual negotiation.
**TRAVEL BURSARIES**
The Australian Ballet understands that traveling for auditions can be expensive, and we want to ensure that our opportunities are as far reaching as possible.
If you would like to attend the audition but need financial help to do so, we can offer up to $200 to help towards travel costs.
To be eligible for support, applicants need to meet one of the following criteria:
- Be from a household with an annual income of under $32,000 (or equivalent)
- Have a declared disability
- Be a care giver
- Be from a Global Majority background
- Be Trans/Gender diverse
**Diversity and Inclusion**
As Australia's National Ballet Company, we are deeply committed to cultivating and sustaining an organisation that is equitable, fair and inclusive. Our aim is to become a trul