A&A BALLET Opens Auditions for All Roles Ages 4-24 Starting January 11, 2025
"Splendidly showcasing an impressively talented cast, chock-full of precision in attitudes, dexterous ballonnés, effortless extensions, and fearless fish dives."
- Splash Magazine
What: A&A BALLET, under the artistic direction of Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev, announces open auditions for roles in Sleeping Beauty to be performed at Athenaeum Center at 2936 N. Southport Ave. on May 24, 2025.
Cursed by a wicked fairy, the newborn Princess Aurora is fated to die from a prick to her finger on her sixteenth birthday. A good fairy intervenes to alter the wicked fairy’s tragic spell: instead of dying, Princess Aurora, and her entire kingdom, will fall into a deep sleep. Only true love’s kiss will unleash the power to awaken her and the rest of her kingdom.
This pinnacle of classical dance is heralded as ballet’s most sumptuous and artistically exacting; A&A BALLET’S Sleeping Beauty has been called a masterpiece.
Both the regal visual splendor and Tchaikovsky’s monumental score will enchant the entire family.
A new spin on this timeless classic. Experience A&A BALLET's unique retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
Auditions will be open to children of all levels and styles of dance ages 4-24. Registration is required.
When: Saturdays, January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: All auditions will be held at the A&A BALLET Center for Dance at 731 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60605
Who: Ballet company, A&A BALLET, was founded in 2016 by Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik. Both are distinguished dancers with experience as Artistic Directors at the Joffrey Ballet Academy and the Joffrey Studio Company. Kremnev's work has been presented at the world-renowned Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Lincoln Center in New York, and the Opernhaus Zurich in Switzerland, among other prestigious venues across the globe. Both Kremnev and Reznik have been recognized as Influential People in the Arts in Cincinnati and have received multiple awards for their leadership.
Additional Information:
312-545-2142
About A&A Ballet
A&A Ballet is based in Chicago's state-of-the-art A&A Ballet Center for Dance and is devoted to training in strong, versatile dance techniques, as well as the development of personality, independence and artistry. Led by internationally acclaimed artists and former Founding Artistic Directors of the Joffrey Academy and Joffrey Studio Company, Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev, A&A offers a wide variety of classes, professional performance opportunities, private instruction, choreography and training for dancers ranging from age 3 to adult. To date, A&A students have secured more than 200 full scholarships and multiple company, apprentice and studio company positions with powerhouses including Paris Opera Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Royal Danish Ballet, Boston Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Princess Grace Academy of Monaco, Bolshoi Ballet, Colorado Ballet, BalletMet and Sarasota Ballet. For more information visit www.aacenterfordance.org or call 312/545-2142.
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