Repertory school to hold auditions in Torrington

TORRINGTON — Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, brings its 2018 Summer Intensive U.S. audition tour to Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, 58 Main St., Torrington, on Feb. 3. Registration at 4 p.m., followed by auditions from 4:30-6 p.m.

Leading the audition will be ARB Resident Choreographer Kirk Peterson, who had a distinguished career for 17 years with American Ballet Theatre as principal dancer and choreographer.

First held in 1982, Princeton Ballet School’s Summer Intensive is one of the longest running Summer Intensive programs in the United States. Based in Princeton, N.J., the Summer Intensive runs June 25-July 27.

In seeking to maintain a feeling of community, Princeton Ballet School limits the number of students in class. Students receive individualized attention and intensive training led by ARB Artistic Director Douglas Martin, Resident Choreographer Mary Barton and master teachers Kathleen Moore and Maria Youskevitch. Guest faculty have included Franco De Vita, Raymond Lukens, Kirk Peterson, Trinette Singleton, Aydmara Cabrera,Sterling Baca and Unity Phelan, among others.

“The Summer Intensive has always been my favorite time spent in the classroom both as a student and as a faculty member,” said Martin, a former principal dancer for Joffrey Ballet. “As a student I was excited to spend my entire day focused on dancing and I couldn’t wait to experience the intensity of the workload and feel the daily progress that I was making through that intense study. As a faculty member, I get a similar thrill from seeing the students’ tremendous progress over the course of the five week program.”

Auditions are conducted by Princeton Ballet School faculty members throughout the United States and Europe to select 100 students for the program. The audition will give students the opportunity to experience the approach to classical ballet technique that Princeton Ballet School is known for teaching. Students must be 13 and older; classes are held at the Princeton Studio location with optional housing at Princeton University. Visit arballet.org or call 609-921-7758.