Dance Auditions and Casting

2026-2027 Dance Auditions

Auditions

RIT and NTID Performing Arts are excited to announce dance auditions for the following production:
The Planets: Gods of the Cosmos

Dance auditions will take place on Thursday, August 27 and Friday, August 28 in the NTID Dance Lab 1 & 2 (LBJ-1845 & 1825). Interpreters will be provided.

6-6:30pm: Registration at Dance Lab
6:30-8pm: Teaching dance routine
8-10pm: Working dance routine

Complete an audition form prior to arriving at auditions

If you have questions, please reach out to one of the directors. Their contact information will be found in the drop down menu below.

Callbacks

Callback notifications will be sent out after auditions and you will be notified via email if you have received a callback.

Callbacks will take place on Saturday, August 29 in the NTID Dance Labs 1 & 2 (LBJ-1845 & 1825). Interpreters will be provided.

After callbacks, offer emails will go out by Sunday, August 30. Please respond as soon as possible if you receive an offer.

The Planets: Gods of the Cosmos
Composed by Gustav Holst
Choreographed by Marc Holland

Composer Gustav Holst’s celebrated suite The Planets consists of seven evocative pieces, each inspired by the unique character, personality, and purpose of a planet within our solar system. This work has captivated audiences through music. We will reimagine it through the art of dance in the form of a full-length contemporary ballet.

This ballet will explore the universe as a living, breathing entity, with dancers embodying stars, planets, and celestial forces. The choreography will highlight the endless rotation and interconnectedness of life in the cosmos, creating a dynamic vision of movement that mirrors the harmony and tension of the universe itself.

REHEARSALS: September through April, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm, Saturdays 10-2pm (times to be confirmed)

TECH: April 3-8, 2027

SHOWS: April 9-11, 2027

Please note: you cannot miss any tech rehearsals.

CASTING NOTE: This production is open to all students at RIT of any size, race, and ethnicity. Although the gender of the characters cannot be altered, auditions and casting are open to all students, staff, and faculty regardless of gender identity.

If you have questions, please email Marc, mehnpa@rit.edu.

The RIT Dance Collective is held within the School of Performing Arts. The company is comprised of 3 genres of dance - Hip-Hop (coordinated by Julia Nguyen), Ballet (coordinated by Katherine Duffy, from Rochester City Ballet), and Modern/Contemporary Dance (coordinated by Christopher Ryan). This dance company will perform at various campus events as well as off campus performances. The Dance Collective is open to students by audition.

Students should arrive 30 mins before the section(s) they want to audition for to fill out forms/grab numbers. No preparation required. Students will warm up, learn phrases/combos and perform them in groups.

Auditions: Wednesday, August 26
3:30pm - Modern/Contemporary
5:00pm - Ballet
6:30pm - Hip Hop
SHED Dance Studio

Dance Contacts

Erin Auble

Interim Department Chair

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

emtnpa@rit.edu

Andy Head

School Director, Performing Arts

Dean’s Office

College of Liberal Arts

awhgla@rit.edu