Grand Audition
Organized by D&D Art Productions, this year's first Grand Audition was held on 6 & 7 February at the Teatre-Auditori Sant Cugat, Barcelona, and on 24 -25 February in Budapest. In total 290 young dancers worldwide auditioned for the Artistic Directors of the English National Ballet, Semperoper Ballett Dresden, Ballet of the Brno National Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet, Houston Ballet, Slovak National Ballet Theatre, Bayerische Staatsballett Munich, Moravian Ballet Ostrava, Dutch National Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Karlsrhue Staatsballett and Dortmund Ballet.
Results
Contracts
Grand Audition Barcelona 2024
Nathaniel Ritter-Magot (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
English National Ballet, Semperoper Ballett Dresden, Ballet of the National Theatre Brno (JR Company)
Dima Sitnitsky (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
Ballet of the National Theatre Brno, Hong Kong Ballet
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Sofia Rutová (Master Ballet Academy)
Ballet of the National Theatre Brno (JR)
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Laurids Seidel (Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy)
Slovakian National Ballet
Yeyool Cha (Yoos Ballet Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
Jeongwoo Mun (Princess Grace Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
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Charlotte Cohen (Royal Ballet School)
Hong Kong Ballet, Houston Ballet - waiting list
Raúl Izquierdo Mulero (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
Slovakian National Ballet, Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company), Houston Ballet - waiting list
Ellyne Knol (Royal Conservatory, The Hague)
Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company)
Philipp Mergener (Ellison Ballet New York)
Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company)
Rin Kono (Queensland Ballet Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
Oleh Bondar (United Ukrainian Ballet)
Slovakian National Ballet
Joseph Ducille (English National Ballet School),
Semperoper Ballett Dresden
Additionally, 18 dancers are on waiting lists - more contracts to be announced soon.
Grand Audition Budapest 2024
Nathaniel Ritter-Magot (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
English National Ballet, Semperoper Ballett Dresden, Ballet of the National Theatre Brno (JR Company)
Dima Sitnitsky (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
Ballet of the National Theatre Brno, Hong Kong Ballet
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Sofia Rutová (Master Ballet Academy)
Ballet of the National Theatre Brno (JR)
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Laurids Seidel (Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy)
Slovakian National Ballet
Yeyool Cha (Yoos Ballet Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
Jeongwoo Mun (Princess Grace Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
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Charlotte Cohen (Royal Ballet School)
Hong Kong Ballet, Houston Ballet - waiting list
Raúl Izquierdo Mulero (Dutch National Ballet Academy)
Slovakian National Ballet, Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company), Houston Ballet - waiting list
Ellyne Knol (Royal Conservatory, The Hague)
Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company)
Philipp Mergener (Ellison Ballet New York)
Ballet National Theatre of Brno (JR Company)
Rin Kono (Queensland Ballet Academy)
Hong Kong Ballet
Oleh Bondar (United Ukrainian Ballet)
Slovakian National Ballet
Joseph Ducille (English National Ballet School),
Semperoper Ballett Dresden
Tia Wenkman (Royal Ballet School / Sarasota Ballet)
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Royal Swedish Ballet
The list will be updated should we have additional offers.