How does Spark work?

A dance company with purpose

 A year with Spark

Each year, we produce a season of brand new dance works involving young people aged 8-25 from all walks of life. These are:

TERM 1
Season of short contemporary dance works choreographed and directed by up and coming choreographers - performed in April during the school holidays with rehearsals every Sunday of Term 1.

TERM 2
Touring a story dance work - this involves taking our entire cast and crew on tour to theatres across Victoria to present a work from our repertoire. Usually, this tour lasts roughly 10 days and all accommodation and catering is covered for cast and crew.

TERM 3
Brand new full-length dance work - in Term 3 we rehearse every Sunday to produce a new story-driven dance work and work with a live orchestra to bring the work to life in the September school holidays at Frankston Arts Centre.

 We offer different membership streams for different experiences within the company:

Dancer
Stream

Dance with us! If you are aged 8-25 and want to dance on some of the finest stages across Victoria, our original dance company stream is for you.

NOW ACCEPTING AUDITION APPLICATIONS FOR 2021

We accept 25 dancers into the company for each season. Acceptance is by audition process only and dancers must have at least 1 year minimum dance experience and are required to be enrolled in a dance school alongside Spark to further develop their technique.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Three full rehearsal and performance seasons (totalling around 16 shows in a year!) from February - September

  • Full Spark Membership benefits including access to discounted open classes, show tickets, special guest events and education opportunities

  • Experience working in professional theatres with industry pros in lighting, music, costume design, choreography and stagecraft

    & so much more!

Production
Stream

Always wanted to be a lighting designer or work backstage in a theatre? Apply for our Production Stream - brand new in 2021!

For ages 12-25, our Production Stream is for those who love to be behind the scenes filling their souls with creative work, leadership experiences, fast-paced hands-on learning, a love of live theatre and a love for producing high-quality professional shows. Experience all aspects of production life and even specialise in your favourite field, being part of the creative teams for each Spark show.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Three seasons of work (totalling around 16 shows in a year!) from February - September, working on each show in your chosen focus field/s developing confidence in your own creative decisions and ideas

  • Full Spark Membership benefits - including access to discounted open classes, show tickets, special guest events and education opportunities

  • Monthly small group + one on one workshops with qualified professionals in lighting design, stage management, set and costume design, music direction, choreography, theatre tech and so much more!

Women in the Arts
Stream

Dance with us! If you are aged 8-25 and want to dance on some of the finest stages across Victoria, our original dance company stream is for you.

NOW ACCEPTING AUDITION APPLICATIONS FOR 2021

We accept 25 dancers into the company for each season. Acceptance is by audition process only and dancers must have at least 1 year minimum dance experience and are required to be enrolled in a dance school alongside Spark to further develop their technique.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Three full rehearsal and performance seasons (totalling around 16 shows in a year!) from February - September

  • Full Spark Membership benefits including access to discounted open classes, show tickets, special guest events and education opportunities

  • Experience working in professional theatres with industry pros in lighting, music, costume design, choreography and stagecraft

    & so much more!

Arts Mentoring
Stream

Dance with us! If you are aged 8-25 and want to dance on some of the finest stages across Victoria, our original dance company stream is for you.

NOW ACCEPTING AUDITION APPLICATIONS FOR 2021

We accept 25 dancers into the company for each season. Acceptance is by audition process only and dancers must have at least 1 year minimum dance experience and are required to be enrolled in a dance school alongside Spark to further develop their technique.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Three full rehearsal and performance seasons (totalling around 16 shows in a year!) from February - September

  • Full Spark Membership benefits including access to discounted open classes, show tickets, special guest events and education opportunities

  • Experience working in professional theatres with industry pros in lighting, music, costume design, choreography and stagecraft

    & so much more!

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