Apprentice Programme

The audition involves two steps:

First, please contact Frank Seifert by email with your full CV and dance photos, and he will arrange to do class with the Dresden SemperOper Ballet in the presence of Aaron S. Watkin.

Applications for season 2010|2011 can be sent at the earliest in the beginning of February 2010 to:

 Frank.Seifert (at) semperoper.de

Upon completion of class, if Aaron S. Watkin is interested in a candidate, the candidate will be required to send a DVD to the Palucca Schule with a contemporary solo. The DVD should be sent to:

Palucca Schule Dresden - Hochschule für Tanz
Prof. Jason Beechey
Basteiplatz 4 | 01277 Dresden - Germany

Following the viewing of the DVD at the Palucca School Dresden, the Palucca School Dresden will inform the candidate if they have been successful and will be able to proceed with the registration in the Programme. 

Apprenticeships run for one company/academic season and apprentices receive an official student status at the Palucca School Dresden and a contract as an apprentice with Dresden SemperOper Ballett.  Guest students of the Palucca School are required to present the A1 German Level Language Certificate before beginning.