Company Audition | Wednesday, June 12th 10:00AM - 2:00PM, Lower Manhattan

Jennifer Muller/The Works is seeking (2) highly-technical, contemporary dancers for the company’s 50th Anniversary Season, Spring 2025. 

Cis men, cis women, trans men, trans women, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, gender-nonconforming, genderfluid, and dancers of other gender identities are all welcome to audition.

We are looking for dedicated and spirited dancers with a love for dance theatre- who also have open minds and availability to intensively train in Muller Polarity Technique. We are hiring company members, so long-term availability will be given preference. Dancers will need to be available Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10am-2pm starting June 14th, 2024.  

We are also asking dancers to be available for Alumni Intensives throughout the summer/fall, culminating in a series of small performances, a winter gala, and ultimately, a Spring ‘25, 50th Anniversary Season. Intensive dates are as follows:

June 24-28 | July 28- August 2 | August 12-August 16 | September 9-21 | October 21-25 (may change)
Intensive hours will be 10-4pm, Monday-Friday. 

We expect all company members to regularly attend weekly, unpaid technique classes. Rehearsals that follow are paid at $31/hr. Intensives will include paid rehearsal time: (Monday-Friday, unpaid class: 10-12, paid rehearsal & short lunch break: 12:00-4).

*If dancers are interested in a long term position, but have minor conflicts with our schedule- please still inquire. We will prioritize those who can commit to our dates, but will still consider those with pre-existing conflicts.

More Information About Jennifer Muller/The Works and Muller Polarity Technique:

Dance in New York, Part 3: Jennifer Muller The Works (2005)

Jennifer Muller/The Works - Performance Reel

Simplifiers, Episode 10: Jennifer Muller/The Works

TO REGISTER:

Please send Resume and a short dance video (optional- but strongly suggested) to:

Katy Neely, JMTW General Manager | kneely@jmtw.org 

Anna Levy, JMTW Associate Rehearsal Director | alevy@jmtw.org

While we would love to see everyone, we are looking for certain characteristics for upcoming repertory, so this audition will be invite only. 

Our team will email more audition and studio location details if things seem like a good fit. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

About the Company: 

Jennifer Muller/ THE WORKS (JMTW) was founded in 1974 to support the vision and creativity of Jennifer Muller, (1944-2023). Muller was a world-renowned artist known for her innovations in contemporary dance and dance-theatre, as well as her high-profile collaborations with other iconic artists: Keith Haring, Sandro Chia, Keith Jarett, Yoko Ono, Burt Alcantara, and many more.  

JMTW has electrified world audiences with passionate work and virtuosic dancers in 39 countries on four continents, 30 States in the USA and has produced 28 NYC Seasons at City Center, The Joyce Theater, Cedar Lake and New York Live Arts among others. JMTW has performed at major theaters and festivals worldwide, with performances in Buenos Aires, Montreal, Shanghai, Moscow, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Rome and Amsterdam…to name a few. 

A byword for diversity since its inception, JMTW performs work that celebrates the human spirit with the belief that dance can promote cross-cultural understanding and act as a catalyst for positive change.  In the US, JMTW has appeared in venues such as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Jacob’s Pillow, Alice Tully Hall, Jacob Javits Center, the United Nations, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center and St. Louis’ Spring to Dance Festival among many others.  In New York City, festivals include Bryant and Battery Park, Hudson Valley, Fire Island, Summer in the Square and Central Park Summerstage. Learn more at www.jmtw.org