AUDITIONS

NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM

conceived & directed by Paul Bedard
choreographed by Katie Palmer
arranged & musically directed by Randall Benichak

NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM is a dance-theater piece depicting the passions and struggles of Russian dancer Vaslov Nijinsky and his two significant others – producer Sergei Diaghilev and wife Romola Pulszky. Drawing on classics of the time, this narrative and dance spectacle triumphs instinct over reason, emotion over thought and, for Nijinsky, art over the self. NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM performs September 2010 with 15 performers accompanied by a live orchestra.


AUDITION INFORMATION

Location:
440 Lafayette, 4th Floor

Dates & Times:
Please attend one of the two following 2-hour calls-
Sunday, June 27th, 8:30-10:30 PM
Wednesday, June 30th, 8:30-10:30 PM

Callbacks will be held by appointment as necessary.

Details:
Please provide headshot and resume
A series of short dance combinations will be taught
Dancing en pointe a plus

Roles:
6 male and 9 female dancers
Looking for collaborative dancers excited to generate material

Characters:

Vaslav Nijinsky
Sergei Diaghilev
Romola Pulszky

Mama Nijinsky
Prince Lvov
Leonide Massine

Papa Diaghilev
Yelena Diaghileva
Dmitry “Dima” Filosofov

Papa Pulszky
The Baron
Enrico Cecchetti

an Ensemble


For more information please email nijinskytheater@gmail.com

NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM

"People think that life depends on the sun. I know that life depends on people"

- V. Nijinsky

NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM is a dance-theater piece telling the life and struggles of Russian dancer Vaslov Nijinsky and his two significant others: producer Sergei Diaghilev and wife Romola Pulszky. The work combines the theatricality and styles of classical ballet, modern dance and visual narrative theater while collaging the work of the choreographers and composers of the time. Choreographically and musically, the piece pulls from such classics as Afternoon of the Faun and The Rite of Spring, both choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, as well as Giselle, Petrouschka, The Firebird and others. The embodied and orchestrated collage uses the styles and mood of each piece to tell the biographies of our three central characters: Nijinsky, Diaghilev and Pulszky. With acore cast of 5 and an ensemble cast of 10, NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM fills the stage with narrative and dance spectacle to provide an experience that triumphs instinct over reason, emotion over thought and, for Nijinsky, art over the self.

Conceived and Directed by Paul Bedard

Choreographed by Katie Palmer

Musical Directed by Randall Benichak

Coming Fall 2010

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NIJINSKY IN ASYLUM plans to workshop August 2010 and perform Fall 2010.
This production builds on a December 2009 workshop production at Playwrights Horizons Theater School with design and dramaturgy by Meghan Kennedy, Katie Key, Julia Locascio, Lindsey Sikes and Dan Stearns. The December 2009 workshop featured:
Nijinsky: Tripp Fountain
Pulszky / Women: Rachel Sussman
Mother / Doctor Frenkel: Theresa Burns

Diaghilev / First Doctor: Aleks Krutainis
Prince Lvov / Massine: Matt Polacek