DATE
Saturday, September 27, 2008

PLACE
Ford Center for Arts and Learning
Detroit Opera House (across from Comerica Park)
1526 Broadway
Detroit, MI 48226
*use Broadway entrance

GROUP A
11 – 15 years old
4’5” – 5’2” tall
4 plus years of ballet training
Registration: 9 – 10 a.m.
Audition: 10 a.m. – Noon**

GROUP B
8 – 14 years old
4’ – 5’2” tall
1 – 4 years of ballet training
Registration: 11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
Audition: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.**

**Please be prepared to return at 4:30 p.m.

REHEARSALS
Rehearsals begin September 28 and continue through October and November on Saturdays and Sundays
Rehearsals take place at the Detroit Opera House

PERFORMANCES
December 4–7, 2008 (6 performances)

AUDITION ATTIRE
Girls: dark leotard, pink tights and ballet slippers
NO POINTE SHOES
Hair should be pulled back from the face in a bun
Boys: white t-shirt, dark tights and ballet slippers

PLEASE NOTE

• Bring a photograph (non-returnable). It does not need to be a ballet photo. School photos are fine.
• There is no audition fee!
• No parents are admitted to the audition!
• Children will know when they leave the audition if they have been cast in the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker. There are no callbacks.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT THE NUTCRACKER 2008 HOTLINE AT (313) 961-3500 ext. 3290, OR VISIT www.joffrey.com