EMPLOYMENT & AUDITIONS
EMPLOYMENT & AUDITIONS
As one of the largest ballet companies in the United States, San Francisco Ballet offers an exciting array of employment opportunities. From experienced performing arts professionals through entry-level administrative positions, SF Ballet seeks out the most talented and enthusiastic people to join our company and help us define the future of ballet in America.
COMPANY AUDITIONS
This is your time to shine. SF Ballet is a professional classical ballet company with a guaranteed minimum 42-week-per-year AGMA contract. At this time we are not holding open auditions. Auditions for the Company are by invitation only.
San Francisco Ballet is now accepting audition materials for Corps de Ballet dancers for the 2023-24 season.
Please send audition materials to auditions@sfballet.org by Monday, May 15th 2023. In-person auditions will be held by invitation after the Artistic STAFF has reviewed the submitted materials.
GENERAL COMPANY AUDITIONS
Take a bow. San Francisco Ballet is home to more than 70 dancers including apprentices, corp de ballet, soloists, principal characters, and principal dancers. As a company, we value excellence, exuberance, diversity, and personal expression above all else. We look forward to meeting you.
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Updated Resume or CV: include all performing experience with a professional ballet company, training, age, height, awards received, citizenship, and contact information
Audition Videos: Videos should have no verbal introduction and use no editing tools within the solos. Videos must be attached via email links, YouTube or Vimeo only.
- 3-5 minute variation drawn from the standard classical repertoire
- 3-5 minute contrasting variation drawn from the standard classical repertoire
- 3 minute maximum contemporary solo
Headshot and Dance photos (two to three different full-body views)
Note that an audition is not guaranteed. An audition will only be granted after the artistic staff have reviewed your materials and feel that you may be an appropriate candidate.
SF Ballet is a professional classical ballet company with a guaranteed minimum 42-week per year AGMA contract. A limited number of apprenticeships are available each contract year, mainly offered to students from San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program.
ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS
San Francisco Ballet is proud to deploy a full orchestra for every performance we stage. Join a core group of 49 regular members, augmented to 65 players for certain productions during a performance season that includes an annual production of Nutcracker and a repertory season from winter through spring.
Martin West, Music Director
Announces the following tenure track vacancy starting December 1, 2023, or the candidate’s earliest availability
CELLO (5TH CHAIR)
Auditions are scheduled for March 7–9, 2023.
2021-22 Minimum Compensation Guarantee for this position: $63,177, which includes Vacation Pay and EMG/Special Projects Guarantee.
(A new CBA for the 2022-23 Season has yet to be negotiated.)
Full season is December – early May.
Benefits include: 15.59% AFM-EPF pension, sick/personal leave, paid medical, dental, and instrument insurance; paid parking.
To apply, please email a one-page resume to: tdavis@sfballet.org
Applications must be received by January 23, 2023.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
The San Francisco Ballet is an equal opportunity employer.
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Join us and share the glory when the curtain goes up. The most exciting seat in the house might not be in the house. It just might be across the street in our administrative offices at 455 Franklin Street. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated, talented arts administrators committed to advancing the art of ballet in America.