Build and they will come
THIS issue has a focus on auditions. Auditioning is a happy topic, full of optimism and hope. Unfortunately, for me it is also a topic that reminds of the limited number of jobs. In some areas, job prospects have improved lately. The commercial dance sector is burgeoning. Our three major classical ballet companies have actually expanded, albeit incrementally. But the contemporary dance sector is a different matter. Take a look at each of the main contemporary companies in the major cities. Australian Dance Theatre, despite its grand name, has just five dancers. Australasian Dance Collective has six. Co3 in Perth has 10; Dance North in Townsville six. Chunky Move in Melbourne – hard to tell, as it hires per project. Bangarra Dance Theatre is slightly better off, with fifteen. Even Sydney Dance Company,…