Cirque du Soleil is seeking female bars specialists for a new creation opening in 2012
Cirque du Soleil is seeking female bars specialists for a new creation opening in 2012
Cirque du Soleil is seeking female bars specialists for a new creation opening in 2012

Seeking female gymnasts!
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Interested candidates must submit:
1. A résumé / CV;
2. One or more photos;
3. A video demo that includes:
* Uneven bars and high bar: Include your top competitive routine and the year you competed it. Also include recent footage of your best elements such as release moves, giant-pirouettes, bar transfers, stalders, free hips and dismounts. Then, surprise us! Show us how versatile you are by improvising on the bars. Be crazy, creative, unique. This might include trapeze-influenced skills, partner work, musical improv, old-style "wrapping", skills on a high bar or on Pbars… demonstrate your ability to think outside the box. - 5 minutes;
* Floor acrobatics and tumbling: Press handstand, walkovers, standing saltos, top three tumbling passes. - 1 to 2 minutes;
* A dance improvisation: Show us how you move… let yourself go. Any style of dance: use the space and use your imagination! - 1 minute;
* A presentation to the camera (including a face and full-body shot): tell us about yourself, your specialty, your experience and your motivation to join Cirque du Soleil. - 1 minute.
Submission deadline: December 20th, 2010.
Qualifications
* Very good technical level and comfort on uneven bars;
* Willing and able to explore and create new physical vocabulary;
* Strong movement ability and improvisational skills;
* Good teamwork skills;
* Excellent physical fitness: ability to perform eight to ten shows a week.
Next steps
1. Your profile:
• Click on Apply online to fill out your profile, upload your résumé/CV and SUBMIT your profile.
2. Your confirmation email:
• Applicants registering online for the first time will receive a confirmation email containing their user name, a temporary password, and a link to our site in order to submit their video demos and photos.
• Applicants who have already received a confirmation email will find the link to upload their video demos and photos once they have filled out and submitted their profile.
• Links to video demos on sites such as YouTube or Dailymotion may also be shared where indicated.
3. Your evaluation:
• All complete applications (résumé/CV, photos and video demo) will be evaluated by a talent scout from the Casting team.
We can't wait to discover your talent!