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Odyssey Dance Theatre will host auditions April 20.

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Odyssey Dance Theatre, known for the Halloween production “Thriller” seeks dancers.

In preparation for its 30th anniversary season, Odyssey Dance Theatre seeks strong jazz/ballet male and female dancers, ages 18-29 who can also do hip-hop and tap.

Available contracts include a one-show contract for the fall production of the Halloween spectacular “Thriller,” which runs Aug. 19 to Nov. 2, and/or the company’s entire season that runs Aug. 19 to April or May 2025.

Auditions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on  Saturday, April 20, at the COPA/Odyssey Studios, 352 W. 12300 South, Suite 400, in Draper.

Dancers should be prepared to dance ballet, jazz/contemporary, hip-hop, ballroom and tap combinations that will be taught to them at the audition. 

For additional information, visit odysseydance.com. 

Dancers who cannot attend the preferred live auditions on April 20 may audition via video submissions by doing the following:

  1. Learn and record yourself performing the six combinations in the following link: dropbox.com/scl/fo/ldiqcwfwrph29dha3jqh2/h?rlkey=50p69lq87vctd0p7n0ecjyf3w&dl=0
  2. If you do pointe work, include a short video of echappes, arabesques on each side, and a double pirouette en pointe.
  3. Fill in the audition form at odysseydance.com
  4. Submit links to the videos, audition form, a picture and resume and any additional dance reel you may have to avanalstyne@odysseydance.com

All links to videos, audition form, dance reels and pictures and resumes must be submitted by April 15.

Founded and directed by Broadway, Ballet West, Film and TV veteran Derryl Yeager, Odyssey Dance Theatre is a professional jazz/ballet company with performance opportunities, including three home seasons in Salt Lake City with over 30 performances, plus a European Tour in the Spring. Some of Odyssey Dance Theatre veterans have appeared on “So You Think You Can Dance.”

After 28 years of providing the community with innovative and exciting performances, Yeager and his wife, costume designer and costume production director Cheryl Yeager, took a little sabbatical and are feeling re-invigorated and re-inspired. 

During this time, there have been no scheduled performances, but Odyssey has continued to make dance accessible with its Community Outreach Program. 

Odyssey Dance Theatre’s mission remains to train Utah’s talented dancers, from nurturing emerging artists through Odyssey 2, its pre-professional scholarship training program and giving hundreds of students the opportunity to perform in such productions as “Thriller,” “Redux Nut-Cracker” and “It’s A Wonderful Life” performances.

Odyssey has also provided live performance-art access to thousands of at-risk youth by donating 8,989 free tickets and delighting 7,885 with free school performances. 

During the 2023-2024 season, the company granted 10 dance scholarships to young people who showed promise but didn’t have the means to continue their training. 

In addition, Odyssey is collaborating with Salt Lake County Youth Services Afterschool Programs to provide dance classes in schools of underserved students.

Odyssey Dance Theatre has also won a string of awards including Best of State in Dance for 17 years in a row; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment in 2007 and 2015 and Best Choreographer in 2009.

Odyssey 2 and Odyssey Dance Theatre also represented Utah on the world’s stage, and was invited to perform at the 2008 Booking Dance Festival that coincided with the Beijing Summer Olympics.

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Odyssey Dance Theatre will present its own version of the holiday dance classic "The Nutcracker" at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, from Dec. 19 through Dec. 21.

Evening curtain is 7:30 p.m. and there will be an additional matinee at 2 p.m. on Dec. 21.

Artistic Director Derryl Yeager created "The Nutcracker Redux" in the same vein as ODT's interpretations of other ballet classics such as "Giselle" and "Romeo and Juliet." The company will bring "The Nutcracker" to life in the present day, with the original Tchaikovsky score re-imagined and arranged in a pop/hip-hop style.

Imagine Clara as the young lady whose imagination is inspired by the technological advances of today and is drawn into her smartphone to a magical world where Drosselmeyer drives a DeLorean, the soldiers are actually robots and the gangsta mice have a hip-hop swagga.

Tickets range from $20 to $40 and available by calling the Kingsbury Hall ticket office at 801-581-7100 or by visiting www.odysseydance.com.

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Odyssey Dance Theatre will present its own version of the holiday dance classic "The Nutcracker" at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, from Dec. 19 through Dec. 21.

Evening curtain is 7:30 p.m. and there will be an additional matinee at 2 p.m. on Dec. 21.

Artistic Director Derryl Yeager created "The Nutcracker Redux" in the same vein as ODT’s interpretations of other ballet classics such as "Giselle" and "Romeo and Juliet." The company will bring "The Nutcracker" to life in the present day, with the original Tchaikovsky score re-imagined and arranged in a pop/hip-hop style.

Imagine Clara as the young lady whose imagination is inspired by the technological advances of today and is drawn into her smartphone to a magical world where Drosselmeyer drives a DeLorean, the soldiers are actually robots and the gangsta mice have a hip-hop swagga.

Tickets range from $20 to $40 and available by calling the Kingsbury Hall ticket office at 801-581-7100 or by visiting www.odysseydance.com.

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]]> 36650 Odyssey Dance will hold auditions https://www.parkrecord.com/2013/11/05/odyssey-dance-will-hold-auditions/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:43:05 +0000 http://dev.parkrecord.com/news/odyssey-dance-will-hold-auditions/ Odyssey Dance Theatre announces auditions for young dancers to participate in its performances of "ReduxNut-Cracker" that will run Dec. 19 to 21 at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City.

The Company needs eight children, boys or girls, between the ages of 9 and 10, who can dance and tumble; nine boys and eight girls, between the ages of 10 and 12, who can do jazz and hip hop.

Auditions will take place Friday, Nov. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Pointe Performing Arts Academy, 10981 N. 5600 West in Highland. For directions, visit www.thepointeacademy.com .

Call backs will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Dancers should not audition unless they are available for all of the following rehearsals that will be held at Kingsbury Hall:

  • Nov. 15 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Nov. 16 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 23 from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.
  • Dec. 6 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Dec. 13 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre, winner of Best of State in Dance for eight years in a row performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics.

    For more information, visit www.odysseydance.com.

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    The Company needs eight children, boys or girls, between the ages of 9 and 10, who can dance and tumble; nine boys and eight girls, between the ages of 10 and 12, who can do jazz and hip hop.

    Auditions will take place Friday, Nov. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Pointe Performing Arts Academy, 10981 N. 5600 West in Highland. For directions, visit www.thepointeacademy.com .

    Call backs will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

    Dancers should not audition unless they are available for all of the following rehearsals that will be held at Kingsbury Hall:

  • Nov. 15 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Nov. 16 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Nov. 23 from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.
  • Dec. 6 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Dec. 13 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
  • Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre, winner of Best of State in Dance for eight years in a row performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics.

    For more information, visit www.odysseydance.com.

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    ]]> 35923 Odyssey looking for thrilling videos https://www.parkrecord.com/2013/08/16/odyssey-looking-for-thrilling-videos/ Sat, 17 Aug 2013 05:00:39 +0000 http://dev.parkrecord.com/news/odyssey-looking-for-thrilling-videos/ Odyssey Dance Theatre is putting out a call for entries to submit short video segments to be shown during the company's production of "Thriller" this October.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre's production of "Thriller" has become a Halloween tradition. Full of scares and laughs from all your favorite horror characters, "Thriller" performs this fall with over 40 sold out performances in seven different locations. A unique collection of dance-driven vignettes, "Thriller" has also included several short videos as part of its presentation. Creator and Director Derryl Yeager is excited to open up the show to young film makers who, he is sure, will bring a fresh and inventive perspective to the show.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre will perform "Thriller" in Park City at the Egyptian Theatre from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6.

    Videographers should keep in mind that this is a family show, so no nudity or R rated language or material please.

    Entry Guidelines:

    1. Each film should be between three to five minutes in length;

    2. The films must have a Halloween theme - can be scary or funny, but most important entertaining.

    3. Films must be posted on YouTube by Sept, 15, and links submitted to avanalstyne@odysseydance.com;

    4. Films will be reviewed by a panel of judges, and there will be a top three or four chosen from that initial adjudication;

    5. Those top films will be played during the show at all venues this season, and audiences will be allowed to vote on their favorite film; and

    6. At the end of the "Thriller" Season those votes will be tallied, and the films will be awarded the following:

  • First place - $1000
  • Second place - $750
  • Third place - $500
  • Fourth place - $250

    Odyssey Dance Theatre is the winner of Best of State in Dance for eight years in a row; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment 2007; Best Choreographer 2009 Odyssey Founder and Artistic Director Derryl Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2010 Odyssey Associate Artistic Director/Principal Dancer Eldon Johnson; Best Individual Dancer 2012 Odyssey Associate Artistic Director Veronica Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2013 Odyssey Principal Dancer Dayna Marshall; and Best Youth Dance Group 2011 and 2012 Odyssey 2, Odyssey Dance Theatre performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics. Odyssey Dance Theatre is funded, in part, by Zoo, Arts and Parks.

    For more information, visit www.odysseydance.com.

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    ]]> Odyssey Dance Theatre is putting out a call for entries to submit short video segments to be shown during the company’s production of "Thriller" this October.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre’s production of "Thriller" has become a Halloween tradition. Full of scares and laughs from all your favorite horror characters, "Thriller" performs this fall with over 40 sold out performances in seven different locations. A unique collection of dance-driven vignettes, "Thriller" has also included several short videos as part of its presentation. Creator and Director Derryl Yeager is excited to open up the show to young film makers who, he is sure, will bring a fresh and inventive perspective to the show.

    Odyssey Dance Theatre will perform "Thriller" in Park City at the Egyptian Theatre from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6.

    Videographers should keep in mind that this is a family show, so no nudity or R rated language or material please.

    Entry Guidelines:

    1. Each film should be between three to five minutes in length;

    2. The films must have a Halloween theme – can be scary or funny, but most important entertaining.

    3. Films must be posted on YouTube by Sept, 15, and links submitted to avanalstyne@odysseydance.com;

    4. Films will be reviewed by a panel of judges, and there will be a top three or four chosen from that initial adjudication;

    5. Those top films will be played during the show at all venues this season, and audiences will be allowed to vote on their favorite film; and

    6. At the end of the "Thriller" Season those votes will be tallied, and the films will be awarded the following:

  • First place – $1000
  • Second place – $750
  • Third place – $500
  • Fourth place – $250

    Odyssey Dance Theatre is the winner of Best of State in Dance for eight years in a row; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment 2007; Best Choreographer 2009 Odyssey Founder and Artistic Director Derryl Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2010 Odyssey Associate Artistic Director/Principal Dancer Eldon Johnson; Best Individual Dancer 2012 Odyssey Associate Artistic Director Veronica Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2013 Odyssey Principal Dancer Dayna Marshall; and Best Youth Dance Group 2011 and 2012 Odyssey 2, Odyssey Dance Theatre performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics. Odyssey Dance Theatre is funded, in part, by Zoo, Arts and Parks.

    For more information, visit www.odysseydance.com.

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