Cirque du Soleil auditioning for martial artists
I've been contacted by Cirque Du Soliel about an opening in their show Dralion for the part of Yao. It's a martial role.
We covered Dralion five years ago when it premiered.
For more Dralion itself, click here
Yaos features:
-Gender: Male
-Age: 25-35
-Height 57 and up
Requirements:
-Must be extremely physically fit
-Must have Martial arts skills
-Experience in the manipulation of Oriental arms an asset (ex. Trident)
-Experience in modern, jazz or ballet dancinggood mover
-Movement improvisation skills
-Artistic openness
-Touring experience an asset
If you think you might be interested, email me at gene@kungfumagazine.com, and I can give you more details. Note that the audition process for Cirque is quite rigorous.
Another casting call for KA
I'm not sure for which role. I think it might be for the lead warrior. Here is what they're looking for (very similar to the last call).
Character description:
Sexe: Male
Age: 18-35 years
Requirements:
Mastery of one of the following disciplines: Wu Shu, Kung Fu, Pekin Opera, other martial arts,
Mastery of the use of weapons such as the sabre, nunchakus, katana or other;
Strong stage presence;
Sense of movement and acting or experience in dance, an asset;
Very good flexibility;
Great upper body strength;
Must be in excellent physical shape;
Experience in trampoline, an asset;
Ability to work in the air; the artist must not suffer from vertigo;
Artistic open-mindedness and open to working in a group.
Submission instructions. Please send us your complete file including the following:
A resume (including weight, height, date of birth, complete contact information, years and locations of training, and locations of professional experience);
One or more photos.
A video (obligatory) showing the following:
- Introduction to the camera (first and last name, age, background and career details);
- Flexibility (all splits; back and shoulders);
- Recent images of your specialty (in training, in competition and in performance);
- Acrobatic basics on the floor and on the trampoline (if possible);
- Other disciplines, if practiced;
- Dance improvisation.
If you're interested, contact me at gene@kungfumagazine.com. Please, only serious inquiries need apply.