Kim Robards Dance Audition Notice

Dear Dance Department Chairs and Professors,

Kim Robards Dance is a professional modern dance touring company based in Colorado, now in our 36th Season. We present the critically acclaimed masterworks of Artistic Director Kim Robards. KRD’s peerless new home is a 150 seat venue in Denver where we rehearse, perform, teach and offer unique educational programs.

I am writing with several pieces of information related to opportunities with Kim Robards Dance that may be of interest for your dance department as well as some of your dance students and upcoming graduates seeking professional opportunities. 

1. Kim Robards Dance is hiring female and male dancers for our 2024-25 Season. If you have dancers who are graduating this spring, we encourage them to send their materials to us at this time or schedule an in-person audition. The required items for a complete audition packet include:

   A- Letter of interest

   B- Resume

   C- 3 letters of recommendation

   D- Headshot

   E- Full body photo

   F- DVD, video link or in-person audition

   G- $25.00 audition fee made payable to Kim Robards via check or money order or via Venmo Kim Robards @ Kim-Robards

2. In addition to professional company member positions KRD provides professional opportunities for aspiring dance students and upcoming graduating dancers through providing post-graduate training, a Trainee Program, an Apprentice Program, as well as paid Company Member positions. We hope you will encourage your dancers to audition for KRD by sharing the attached information with them. We do have several positions open for both female and male dancers for the 2024-25 Season. Attached is an audition flyer.

3. Ms. Robards and her company are available for teaching and performance residencies at your dance department. I would welcome the opportunity to provide to you more information about this and/or to speak with you about opportunities that may exist at your college/university for residencies, master classes, setting KRD repertoire on your students, and/or company performances.

4. KRD also offers a Summer Intensive Company Project for professionals, aspiring professionals, professional development for educators, and advanced college/university dance students and graduates.  The program is available in 1 week and 2 week participation options, although serious candidates for Company Member positions are required to participate in the full 2 week Intensive. SICP includes technique classes in modern, provides participants the opportunity to work along-side KRD Company Members during the resetting of KRD repertoire as well as the creation of a new work by Artistic Director Kim Robards, and affords participants opportunities to perform with KRD in performances open to the public. This year’s programs will be held June 10-22, 2024, with the culminating performance on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

Attached is a poster about auditions and also the Summer Intensive Company Project brochure with additional information about the program. There are Work/Study Scholarships available for qualified candidates.  Additionally, attached is a Company brochure to provide additional information about KRD.

I am happy to mail printed materials to you directly as well, or you may print any of the attached documents.

Thank you for your attention to this information and for consideration of the various programs.

Please let me know how I may further assist you or your students, answer questions, or provide additional information.

See attached and below for more information!

Sincerely,

LaRana