Description

RBC apprentices with Canada’s Ballet Jörgen are hired every season from the pool of dancers that have completed our Junior Company program. An apprentice position with the Company is a paid contract for one season, typically 28-35 weeks. Apprentices are expected to meet basic professional standards; continuously improve when rehearsing and performing and meet the Company’s technical and artistic values on stage and in the community. Completing the Junior Company does not guarantee the dancer an apprenticeship. Once a prospective apprentice has completed the Junior Company the artistic director will give the dancer a clear understanding of what the future employment opportunities are, either for the immediate season or for future seasons. A non-Canadian dancer without a residency or work permit can usually only be considered for work in future seasons. The apprentice dancer is expected to: -Meet the artistic director’s artistic and technical standards for entry into the Company (this is determined during the 5 week Junior Company program) -Continue to improve artistically and technically during the course of the apprenticeship with the guidance of Company coaches, teachers, dancers and staff -Perform corps roles in all the season’s main stage ballets and additional roles as requested -Participate fully in all community and youth engagement events and programs