Auditions

COMPANY AUDITIONS FOR 2025/26 SEASON

Dance Kaleidoscope is seeking versatile dance artists for our 2025/2026 season. Dancers should have a strong foundation in a variety of techniques to support contemporary dance exploration in a collaborative work environment. 

Dance Kaleidoscope will hold an invitation-only audition in Indianapolis, IN, on March 8 and 9, 2025. Applications for consideration will close on December 31, 2024, 11:59 PM. Invitations will be offered by January 8, 2025 (subject to change based on the volume of applications).

Details

  • 40-week contract to begin in July 2025
  • Four weeks of home performances
  • Potential for additional local and national performances
  • Choreographic opportunities for company dancers

Benefits

  • 7 Paid Sick/Personal Days
  • 15 Paid Holidays (Labor Day, Thanksgiving week, Wed. to Fri., two weeks off for Christmas break, either MLK Jr. Day or Presidents Day)
  • Paid bonus for home performance weeks
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Complimentary Physical Therapy

PART 1: MATERIALS & VIDEO SUBMISSION

  • Headshot
  • Resume
  • Dance Shot (optional)
  • Three References 
  • Video not to exceed 4 minutes
    • In-studio footage preferred demonstrating contemporary, jazz, and/or modern combination/phrase work
    • Improvisation (No longer than 1 minute) 
    • One performance excerpt. Highly edited excerpts are discouraged.
  • Applications close December 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM

PART 2: Invitation Only Audition

  • March 8
    • 10:00 AM Ballet Class
    • 11:45 AM Repertory
    • 1:30 PM Lunch
    • 2:15 PM Repertory
      4:00 PM End of Day
  • March 9
    • 10:00 AM Contemporary Jazz
    • 11:45 AM Partnering
    • 1:30 PM Lunch/Q&A with Artistic Staff
  • Schedule subject to change.

Have questions? Please email Rehearsal Director Sean Aaron Carmon at seanac@dancekal.org.

About the company

Over the past five decades, Dance Kaleidoscope has been Indiana’s premiere contemporary dance company, providing world-class performances in our home city of Indianapolis and across the United States. Artistic Director Joshua Blake Carter is committed to presenting the diverse choreographic voices of today while pushing boundaries and continuing to make contemporary dance accessible to all. 

Showcasing athleticism and technical expertise, Dance Kaleidoscope leaves the audience feeling invigorated and moved every time they take the stage. Now in our 53rd season, Dance Kaleidoscope was founded in 1972 as an ensemble to perform in Indiana schools in partnership with Young Audiences of Indiana. Dance Kaleidoscope is Indiana’s longest-performing professional dance company.

Dance Kaleidoscope, where legacy and what’s next collide.