The Summer Immersion Project (SIP) is designed as an immersive training experience for motivated dancers within a professional contemporary repertory dance company environment. During SIP you will study, rehearse and perform with the Core Members of Boston Dance Theater (BDT). SIP provides a deep dive into learning BDT repertory and rehearsal process. Repertory by: Micaela Taylor (The TL Collective), Rena Butler (Gauthier Dance, Hubbard St Dance Chicago), Itzik Galili (Batsheva, Scapino Dance), Marco Goecke (Netherlands Dans Theater, Stuttgart Ballet), Alessandro Sousa Periera (Danish Dance Theater, Bale Teatro Guaira).

Each morning SIP participants will take BDT's daily company technique class taught by current Core Members (see styles below). Afternoon sessions will focus on learning BDT's current repertory. On the last day of SIP there will be an informal sharing during which participants will present the work they have learned to a closed audience of friends and family. 

Upon completion of the program SIP participants may be considered for positions within the Trainee Program or Company.

On the final day of SIP 2025, BDT will be hosting an Open Call Audition for roles within the company - registration link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyx-4YygAHefyEAdyENxGQFgv6guxOn88-mQsI_FNNXsCz7A/viewform 

When: August 25-August 29, 2025?

Where: Boston Area - Accessible via MBTA 

Tuition & Fees: $550 + No application fee (does not include meals or housing). SIP Tuition is non-refundable.

Who Should Apply

Advanced dancers ages 18 years and older who possess a strong technical background, a regular improvisation practice, and value somatic awareness. Applicants should have an interest in refining their technical abilities and learning physically dynamic choreography in a fast-paced environment. It is strongly recommended that prospective participants research the choreographers whose works are part of the company's repertory before completing the SIP application. Please note that proof of vaccination will be required to attend SIP.??

APPLICATION LINK https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHbPh8uIdC7hAXToJueaN_leBH8XRhGZ_n9wNbN-D7fmaQng/viewform

Application Deadline: JULY 31, 2025 @ 11:59PM

BDT Commissioned Choreographers: Itzik Galili, Marco Goecke, Micaela Taylor, Rena Butler, Rosie Herrera, Yin Yue, Shannon Gillen, Sidra Bell, Karole Armitage, Alessandro Sousa Pereira, Roya Carreras

Faculty + Company: Armando Brydson, Betty Garcia Diaz, Sean Pfeiffer, Henoch Spinola, Jessie Jeanne Stinnett, Wesley Urbanczyk

Bios https://www.bostondancetheater.com/dancers

Core Classes: Floor work, Israeli Contemporary Forms, Improvisation, Contemporary Partnering

Sample Schedule

9:30am - 10:00am: Warm-up/Improvisation

10:00am - 10:15am: Short break

10:15am - 12:15pm: Class

12:15pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Rehearsal/Repertory

4:00pm - 5:00pm: Notes

5:00pm - 5:30pm: Pack-up