Dissonance Dance Theatre Dancer Brochure

Dissonance Dance eatre Dancers Wanted

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Who We Are:

Dissonance Dance Theatre is the flagship and resident professional dance company of Ngoma Center for Dance. Dissonance brings with it professional dancers who inspire, interact with, educate and entertain Ngoma Center for Dance students — as well as the Washington, D.C., community-at-large.

Artist Development:

Dissonance Dance Theatre provides a platform for emerging dance professionals to hone their artistic and administrative skills while performing in Washington, D.C.’s rising contemporary ballet company.

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“Dissonance is about developing dane aritsts so that they can become a more invested member of the creative economy. We are doing great things and always look with dancers who are teamplayers, driven, and professional.”

- Shawn Short, Founder Director/Principal Choreographer

Being a Part of the Team: Dissonance Dance Theatre dancers enjoy a three-tier ranking system: company dancer, (paid stipends), apprentice (non-paid), Jr. apprentice (non-paid), and trainee (tuition based).

Production Season: Dissonance dancers enjoy a season of 3-5 productions, with performances in mid and large size theatres.

Partners in Care: Dissonance Dance Theatre has partnerships with Performance Plus Physical Therapy and RHBodyworks Massage Therapy to assist dancers with staying healthy.

Community Engagement: In dancer contracts, dancers provide several free performance to communities in need. These performance increase the reach of Dissonance Dance Theatre in communities at large.

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Images: Center image - Company dancer Shannon Evans ((c) Shawn Short) - Dancers enjoying break outside - Ralph Henderson massaging Momo Sakai. Below image - Dissonance Dance Theatre’s technical dress rehearsal at Atlas Performing Arts Center.

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We are Looking for You Our season runs *July through May. *Subject to change.

Audition Company dancers receive performance stipends and pointe shoe allotments for classically trained female dancers. Apprentices and junior apprentices are non-paid positions.

For private company class audition, please send headshot, bodyshot, resume and video reel to producing artistic director Shawn Short at sshort@ddtdc.com.

Images: (L to R) Company Members William Wilson and Momo Sakai in rehearsal for Short’s Life.Love.Death. Caitlin Cooley performing Short’s Caught. Company dancers in Short’s Stitch. Company dancers performing Short’s Turbulence.

Last three images - company in company class.

Dissonance Dance Theatre is a D.C.-based contemporary dance company with ballet at its core, and the professional dance company of Ngoma Center for Dance. Founded in 2007, Dissonance uses dance to challenge what audiences assume about the human experience, and to develop contemporary and classically trained artists.

For more information on Ngoma Center for Dance, visit www.ngoma-center-for-dance.org For Dissonance Dance Theatre, visit www.ddtdc.org 4.