Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance 2008/09 Audition Schedule

Auditions for the Fall 2009 semester will take place according to the schedule below.  Students will be able to sign up for auditions in early October.  For information regarding the auditions, please contact Zari Wigfall at 661-253-7771 or zwigfall@calarts.edu or view the audition requirements.

Regional Open Auditions

Center For Integrated Media
Integrated Media (IM) is a supplemental concentration offered by many MFA programs at CalArts---including the MFA Program in Dance---and supported by the Center for Integrated Media. Advanced dance artists who wish to combine their work with an exploration of digital and interactive technologies are invited to apply to the MFA Program in Dance and ask to be considered for the IM concentration.

MFA Program In Dance
The MFA Program in Dance is an intensive two year course of study intended for talented dance artists who wish to pursue professional careers as choreographers and educators. To obtain the MFA degree, students must complete all course requirements and successfully present a Thesis Concert during the second year of residency. Interested and qualified graduate-level applicants to the School may apply to be considered for a supplemental concentration in Integrated Media (IM)--a course of study for interdisciplinary work with digital media.

Critical Studies Undergraduate Requirements
Candidates for the BFA degree must complete least 46 Critical Studies semester units as part of the overall 120 units needed for graduation. This amounts to an average of three Critical Studies classes per semester and represents nearly 40 percent of each BFA student's course load over four years. Courses on dance history and other subjects related to dance can fulfill a portion of this requirement.

BFA Program In Dance

Special Resources

Graduate Assistantships

There are 11 paid positions available each semester to MFA dance students with documented experience in several areas of specialty. The assistantships are: dance production manager (two positions); costume coordinator (two positions); dance instructor (two positions); dance history assistant; publicity assistant; video technician; sound technician; and newsletter editor.

Facilities

The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Theater
The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Theater is a 50-foot-by-70-foot space used exclusively for dance performances, rehearsals and classes. This hall features state of the art wall-to-wall L'Air sprung flooring covered with seamless black Lonstage. Retractable theater seating allows for many different staging configurations. Seating capacity is usually 100 to 125 persons, with a maximum capacity of 250.

Notable Alumni

Visiting Artists

The school regularly invites distinguished visiting artists to share their experience and vision with students t hrough master classes, lectures, demonstrations and performances. These presentations are an integral part of the school's curriculum. Recent guests have included:

Art Bridgeman and Myrna Packer
Directors "Bridgeman/Packer Dance" see: http://www.bridgmanpacker.org

Programs

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance offers an undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree and a graduate program leading to the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Prospective students are invited to apply to one of the two programs:

BFA Program in Dance
MFA Program in Dance