Lydia Johnson Dance will hold a FREE Repertory Workshop + Audition at The Ailey Studios. 

REP WORKSHOP CLASS:
Tuesday, October 15, 12:30-2pm
AUDITION: 
Friday, October 18, 12:30-2pm

During the Repertory Workshop, material from different pieces of the LJD repertory will be presented and explored. Ms. Johnson's vocabulary is ballet-based with modern, gestural and drop-and-release components. Ms. Johnson and Company dancers will emphasize individual interpretations of each combination and phrase with special focus on linking the movement to the music. LJD’s focus in performance is on the ability of each dancer to express the choreography with an individual, musically intelligent voice. Rather than working to attain a uniform quality, LJD dancers strive to bring their own personal vision into the phrases Ms Johnson choreographs. Works are set to composers Osvaldo Golijov, Marc Mellitts, JS Bach, Mozart and Brad Mehldau. A short warm-up will be included. 

AUDITION (Friday, October 18 at The Ailey Studios)
LJD is seeking highly musical and individual dancers with strong ballet technique for contemporary work. Full company and apprentice positions are available for ongoing work. LJD generally rehearses in NYC on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday afternoons and offers competitive performance pay. Upcoming performances include a Studio Showing on Sunday, January 26, and the 2020 NYC Season at The Ailey Citigroup Theater during the week of June 15-19.

Dancers are encouraged to register in advance by emailing lydiajohnsondancenyc@gmail.com 

Please bring headshots and resumes, if available, to the audition. 

"Johnson is a craftsman and a poet; her works, which stress the ensemble and attend closely to the music, have an ebb and flow in addition to a strong emotional current. The basis of her technique is ballet, and her dancers are strong." ~The New Yorker

For more on Lydia Johnson Dance, visit www.lydiajohnsondance.org.