JOBS & AUDITIONS
AXIS Dance Company Seeks: MALE DANCER WHO USES MANUAL WHEELCHAIR
JOIN THE LEADING PHYSICALLY INTEGRATED ENSEMBLE IN THE U.S.!
*strong wheelchair skills with background in athletics and/or a strong aptitude for dance
*professional dance experience preferred but not required.
AXIS Dance Company, based in Oakland, CA, offers a unique opportunity for disabled individuals and athletes to embark on a challenging career: physically integrated dance! Join an extraordinary team of dedicated, hard-working artists in a company that is internationally regarded for setting high artistic and educational standards. AXIS is changing the face of dance and disability and you can be a part of it!
Please email a cover letter explaining your interest in AXIS, your dance/athletic/movement experience, a short bio and/or resume, and a video or YouTube-link of you dancing, moving or competing to Judith Smith, Artistic Director, at judy@axisdance.org. Visit our website at www.axisdance.org or call 510 625 0110 for more information
“…the quality of the dancing takes your breath away.” – Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle
Auditions
There are currently no openings for new dancers but we would like to hear from interested dancers, especially those with disabilities. Please email Artistic Director Judith Smith: judy@axisdance.org.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you would like to help AXIS out with upcoming projects such as mailings and administrative projects, please send an email to Mollie McFarland at mollie@axisdance.org. We will contact you when volunteer opportunities arise. Thank you!
Internships
AXIS offers non-paid internships. Interns have the opportunity to see first-hand how a small non-profit contemporary dance company functions from the ground up. Interns shadow the Managing Director and offer clerical and administrative assistance to AXIS Dance Company directors. If you are interested in an internship position, please email a letter of interest and resume to mollie@axisdance.org
photo courtesy of Trib LaPrade & Matt Haber