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Call for Choreographers
Deadline To Apply: May 1, 2025
Alberta Dance Theatre is looking for passionate and creative professional and emerging choreographers who are interested in collaborating with the Alberta Dance Theatre Youth Artists to create work for our Fall 2025 Production.
Each production is based off of a piece of children's literature. Choreographers will be tasked with facilitating ideas from the Youth Artists to interpret a moment of the book through movement, text and imagery. Each piece is between 3-4 minutes, does not have to be genre specific, and is created over the course of 4-5 weeks on Sundays in the Fall. The main goal of the choreographer is to introduce improvisation, creation, and composition skills to the Youth Artists to help facilitate their own journey through the arts.
Choreographers will have the chance to work with a composer and receive a copy of the novel to prep their part in the production before the season begins. They will be asked to contribute costuming, prop and other production design ideas in areas relevant to their piece to the Co-Artistic Directors in a timely manner. Choreographers will pass on lighting requests to our professional lighting designer and have the option to attend show run throughs, tech rehearsals, and dress rehearsals.
Successful choreographers on the ADT Creative Team have an enthusiasm for and experience in mentoring youth in grades 1-12. The ability to accept and shape many ideas while tolerating a small amount of chaos is an asset.
Timeline
Applicants Notified - May/June 2025
Season Prep & Meetings - June - July 2025
Meet n' Greet with Youth Artists & Families - August 24, 2025
First Rehearsal - September 7, 2025
Saturday Rehearsals - November 1 - 22, 2025
Show Week - November 23 - November 29, 2025
Rehearsal blocks are 3 hours on Sundays with no rehearsal on October 12 or 19, 2025. Please let us know what Sundays you are available this fall. Attendance at Saturday rehearsals or rehearsals during show week are not mandatory. Choreographers receive two complimentary tickets to the production which tend to be used for our Friday night performance which also gives the attendee access to our Red Carpet Gala.
Pay
$180 - $260/minute of Choreography
Choreographers will receive their offer and contract before the season begins.
Two payments are issued at the mid way point and at the end of the season. Choreographers must submit an invoice.
To apply, please send the following to jessalyn@albertadancetheatre.com
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C.V. highlighting your choreographic experience and your work with youth dancers
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Statement of why you would like to work with ADT
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One or two video links of your choreography (if available)
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Preferred choreographic genre/style of dance
Call for Playwright
Deadline To Apply: May 1, 2025
Alberta Dance Theatre, for young people is searching for a playwright who is interested in collaborating with the ADT Youth Company Dancers to adapt a piece of children’s literature for our 2025 production.
Each production is based off of a piece of children's literature. The playwright will be tasked with facilitating ideas from the Youth Artists to adapt key moments from the book. These key moments will be developed into scenes that assist in telling the story alongside dance pieces that are created from September to November. The total time of written dialogue should be between 15 - 20 minutes.
The playwright will receive a copy of the novel to prep their part in the production before the season begins. They will be asked to consider the dance themes and collaborate with the choreographers to understand overallshow flow. The playwright will pass on lighting requests to our professional lighting designer. The playwright will supply costume and prop requests to our Co-Artistic Director Jessalyn Reimer in a timely manner.
The playwright has the opportunity to work with the Youth Artists on 3 - 4 Sundays from September to November and on October 17, 2025 at our Weekend Intensive at Camp Kindle from 6:30 - 8:00pm.
A successful playwright on the ADT Creative Team has an enthusiasm for and experience in mentoring youth in grades 1-12. The ability to accept and shape many ideas while tolerating a small amount of chaos is an asset.
Timeline
Applicants Notified - May/June 2025
Season Prep & Meetings - June - July 2025
Meet n' Greet with Youth Artists & Families - August 24, 2025
First Rehearsal - September 7, 2025
Saturday Rehearsals - November 1 - 22, 2025
Show Week - November 23 - November 29, 2025
Please let us know what Sundays you are available this fall. Attendance at 1-2 Saturday rehearsals is desired. Please let us know your availability. Rehearsals during show week are not mandatory. The playwright will receive two complimentary tickets to the production which tend to be used for our Friday night performance which also gives the attendee access to our Red Carpet Gala.
Pay
$800
The playwright will receive their offer and contract before the season begins.
Two payments are issued at the mid way point and at the end of the season. The playwright must submit an invoice.
To apply, please send the following to jessalyn@albertadancetheatre.com
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C.V. highlighting your experience and your work with youth
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Statement of why you would like to work with ADT
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Examples of your previous work
Call for Costume Coordinator
Deadline To Apply: May 1, 2025
Alberta Dance Theatre, for young people is searching for an organized, crafty, and thrifty person to help us source and make costumes and props.
The Costume Coordinator will work closely with Co-Artistic Director Jessalyn Reimer to brainstorm costume ideas for our Fall 2025 production. They will incorporate ideas, needs and requests from the Youth Artists and Choreographers to accommodate storytelling and movement needs, comfortable fit, and body affirming costume choices.
While sewing would be an asset to the position, it is not mandatory for applicants. The ability to delegate tasks to parent volunteers, source affordable costumes and materials, and work collaboratively is a must. Our costumes are often wacky and ambitious with our quick change hopes. An ideal candidate has experience with dance costuming and using their ingenuity to create magic onstage!
The Costume Coordinator will also assist in making, crafting and sourcing props for the production.
This position requires availability on:
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Sundays from September 7 - November 23, 2025 between 10:30am - 4:00pm
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Saturdays from 3:30pm - 6:30pm throughout November
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November 24 - 26, 2025 for evening dress rehearsals
Pay
$1700
To apply, please send the following to jessalyn@albertadancetheatre.com
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C.V. highlighting your relevant experience and your work with youth
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Statement of why you would like to work with ADT
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Examples (pictures/video) of your previous work, if available
The Process
Each spring, Alberta Dance Theatre holds open call placement auditions inviting dancers from around the city of Calgary to join the company. ADT welcomes dancers of all experience levels.
ADT rehearsals generally start the second week of September and run Sundays 10:30am – 4pm with limited additional Saturday rehearsals 3:00-6:00pm in November. There are no rehearsals over the Thanksgiving Weekend and one weekend in October while the Youth Artists are at their sleep away Weekend Intensive.
Choreographers are not expected but are welcome to attend dress rehearsals. The ADT Backstage Manager, volunteers, lighting designer and Co-Artistic Director's spend the the first few days of show week setting the theatre up for dancer's and audience. Dress rehearsals usually start two nights before opening.
Professional artists and staff part of our season's creative team will receive two complimentary tickets to our live performances.
All Creative Team members, staff and volunteers are welcome to attend the Red Carpet Gala and have their very own moment on the Red Carpet alongside the ADT Youth Artists.
Alberta Dance Theatre is always looking for professional and emerging artists in all disciplines to present workshops, mentor youth artists, or partner with in new capacities we haven't yet thought of!
Please reach out if you are interested in joining us!
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