APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS RULES AND PROCEDURES
Please note: The application is currently under revision. This page is for information purposes only. Please check back to find out NYIBC 2013 application process initiation and deadlines.
- Full name and contact information.
- Nationality: (origin of passport), place of birth and date of birth (birth certificate or other acceptable proof of age).
- Complete dance education records with documentation (e.g. diplomas or letters from teachers, etc.).
- Other information: gender, height, and weight.
- Three recommendations from any of the following: ballet school directors, ballet teachers, ballet company directors, opera company directors, choreographers, or other well-known figures in the dance world.
- Two 8 in. x 10 in. (20cm x 25cm) color photographs and DVD (region 1 compatible):
- Women: one headshot and one photograph on pointe.
- Men: one headshot and one photograph in the air.
- Video (DVD) Required: One classical variation of choice and one overhead lift with any partner.
- Name and age of competing partner.
- Prepared solo not to exceed two and a half (2.5) minutes. Required solo information: Title, Length, Choreographer, Year, Music Title, and Composer.
ELIGIBILITY
New York International Ballet Competition (NYIBC) is open to all female and male dancers of all nationalities, both professional and non-professional, who meet the eligibility requirements.
- All female applicants must be between 17 and 23 years of age and all male applicants must be between 18 and 24 years of age during the official dates of NYIBC.
- The Selection Committee of NYIBC will choose participants on the basis of written applications, photographs and video. All dancers must apply with a partner who is also applying to compete.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. Application submission dates will be on the official application form (to be announced).
- Dancers chosen to participate in NYIBC must acknowledge receipt of their acceptance in writing by the date specified in the acceptance notice. PARTICIPANTS FAILING TO DO SO WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.COMPETITION
- All participants must attend an orientation meeting upon arrival in New York City. Classes and rehearsals begin the following day.
- All participants will be the guests of NYIBC. Room and board will be provided.
- Participants will be judged on an individual basis. All participants will perform exclusively with the partner with whom they arrive. All dancers invited to participate in NYIBC must compete.
- During the first two weeks, participants will be taught three pas de deux by NYIBC coaches. NYIBC will be divided into three rounds and a Gala Performance. Round I: Classical Pas de Deux. Round II, Contemporary Pas de Deux and Prepared Solo. Round III, Classical Pas de Deux.
The repertory will be determined by NYIBC and announced at Orientation.
- Participants are required to arrive with the following prepared for Round II:
A solo of your choice, not to exceed two and a half (2.5) minutes. It may be classical or contemporary (women’s variations on pointe encouraged). Classical or contemporary instrumental music required. No popular vocal music may be used.
Please note: The solo to be performed should showcase your strengths as a performer with musicality, craftsmanship and technical control with a mind to engaging the audience to connect with you as an individual artist.
- The judging rounds will take place during the third week of NYIBC in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Eliminations will be made after each round. Dancers must participate in all rounds unless both partners are eliminated and, if chosen, perform in the Gala Performance.
The order of performance in each round will be determined by the random drawing of numbers. All rounds will be open to the public.
- All eliminated participants must stay for the entire duration of NYIBC and will continue to be guests of NYIBC. If a partner is eliminated, she/he is required to continue taking class and to perform with her/his partner in all subsequent rounds as long as one partner still qualifies to compete.
- Participants are not permitted to rehearse or train with coaches or teachers other than those supplied by NYIBC for the duration of the competition. No additional or outside coaching is allowed. VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
- All participants must attend all technique classes, repertory classes, rehearsals, and extracurricular events scheduled or given by NYIBC. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
AWARDS AND JUDGING
Participants will be judged on an individual basis and the following awards will be presented:
- Male and Female:
- The Gussie and Samuel Arbuse Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
- The Lefkowitz Award
Note: Monetary awards will accompany all medals and the Lefkowitz Award.
- Special Awards:
- Igor Youskevitch Award (a one-year contract with American Ballet Theatre)
- The Arpino Award (a one-year contract with The Joffrey Ballet)
Participants will be judged by a jury of internationally recognized authorities selected by NYIBC. Scoring will be on a cumulative numerical basis. Dancers with the highest cumulative scores will be awarded medals, cash prizes and certificates. All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
- Upon request, judges’ comments will be made available to participants at the conclusion of NYIBC.
- At the discretion of the jury, prizes may be withheld or shared. Additional prizes may be awarded.
- The decisions of the judges are final and cannot be appealed.
- The Igor Youskevitch Award and The Arpino Award are given at the discretion of the Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre (Kevin
McKenzie) and the Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet (Ashley Wheater).
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- All participants must secure written permission for their use of choreography and music for their solo and submit such permission in writing to NYIBC.
- Participants are required to supply two CD’s, one performance-quality CD of the music to accompany their solo, and one extra CD for rehearsal use.
- Each participant shall supply her/his own costumes to NYIBC specification. Three detailed costume sketches will be provided once the applicant confirms her/his participation in NYIBC. All makeup, shoes, rehearsal clothes, etc. shall be provided by the participant.
- By taking part in NYIBC, all participants waive all performance rights and agree that no fee or royalty will be due them for their participation in NYIBC, and the use thereof in any way whatsoever by New York International Ballet Competition, Inc., the sole producer of New York International Ballet
Competition, which shall have the sole and exclusive right, license and privilege to record, broadcast, distribute, market and otherwise exploit NYIBC and the participation therein of all participants throughout the world. All application materials become the property of NYIBC.
- By participating in NYIBC, each participant agrees to be bound by all the Rules and Procedures of NYIBC, as amended from time to time.