NYC DANCER THE MET OPERA El Nino AGMA CONTRACT

El Nino

Seeking talent from New York City, NY

Roles paying up to $216.76 / day (estimated duration: not provided)

About the project

COMPANY DETAILS

The Metropolitan Opera

John Adams, playwright; Lileana Blain-Cruz, dir.; Marjani Forté-Saunders, choreo.; Kyle Brincefield, talent acquisition specialist

Seeking a dancer for ''El Nino,'' a musical.

Roles in this project

Dancer

N/A. All Genders. 18+

Exceptional dancer, fluent in contemporary and modern movement aesthetics, including but not limited to African and Latin diasporic traditional and contemporary forms (i.e., West African, Capoeira, Dances of the Orisha, etc.). With a theatrical practice or experience with embodied storytelling. The Met is seeking 22 performers and six covers, a mix of male and female-presenting, Black and Latinx dancers. Partnering experience is a plus.

Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

Dates & Locations

Rehearses March 12-April 19 2024; runs
April 23, 27, May 1, 4 (matinee), 8, 11, and 17 2024, at the Metropolitan Opera, in NYC..

Compensation & Contract

Rate: $216.76 / day (estimated duration: not provided)

Additional: Pays $215.76/performance (performances) or $215.76/performance (covered); performance extras are paid when appropriate based on casting, choreography, and staging; these roles will be hired as W2 employees; pays $60.15/hr. (rehearsals); overtime rates are paid under some circumstances, as provided in The Met’s agreement with AGMA.

Key Details

Seeking talent from New York City, NY

Roles paying up to $216.76 / day (estimated duration: not provided)

Additional Instructions:

For consideration, talent must submit headshots, resumes, and a video reel via: https://airtable.com/appOf2QzFaqgznaY7/shriV4iUaOnWOn6nx. This audition will be open to dancers who are members of AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists, Inc.) and/or AEA (Actor’s Equity Association), as well as non-union dancers. Individuals who are cast in this production and hired by the Met will be required to join AGMA. The production auditions in-person. The audition is invite-only. If selected to attend the audition, talent will be notified no later than Jan. 5 2024, and given one of the following time slots: Jan. 11 2024 (10:00-11:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.-noon.; noon-1:00 p.m.; 2:00-3:00 p.m.; 3:30-5:30 p.m. callback); dancers will be notified at the end of their time slot if they are being called back.

Production states: "The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal law."

Additional Materials

Website:https://airtable.com/appOf2QzFaqgznaY7/shriV4iUaOnWOn6nx