The Program
Trainee Program
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If you are a talented student and your goal is to become a professional dancer, we have a program designed especially for you. It’s a program where excellence and professionalism are the pillars with the main objective to gain the necessary experience to enjoy great opportunities such as become a member of the Catalunya Ballet.
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DURATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
ADMISSION
The Trainee program, is a pioneering program developed and managed by the main company, under the leadership of Mr. Elias Garcia, the artistic director of Ballet de Catalunya. The program’s main goal is to offer a professional environment inside the company, for those young dancers, who recently graduated from a ballet school.
It combines strong training, company classes, rehearsals and performances with the company, to achieve the required level of professionalism and experience.
The duration of the Trainee Program is from 1 to 4 academic years, depending on how fast the dancer achieves the required level.
Currently the Trainee Program is subdivided into 2 differentiated programs: TRAINEE I and TRAINEE II. Take a look at the comparison chart below to see the main differences between the programs.
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PROGRAMS
The main differences between Trainee I and Trainee II are 3 and are the following:
- Trainee II is a company program meaning that everything related with the program is done and managed by the main company. Trainee I is a school program and is managed by the School of Ballet de Catalunya.
- Trainee II train, rehearse and perform with the main company meanwhile Trainee I not.
- Trainee II members receive a Certificate of 1 year experience stating that they performed with the company for 1 season.
TRAINEE I
School Program-
Admission by Audition
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School Program
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School Schedule
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School Training
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School Uniforms
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Certificate of Studies
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Company Cast (only when invited by artistic director)
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Spring Showcase
TRAINEE II
Company Program-
Admission by Audition
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Company Program
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Company Schedule
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Company Training
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No Uniforms
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Certificate of 1 year Stage Experience
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Company Cast
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Performing with the company
OUR
TRAINING
Combining personalized training with company rehearsals, classes and performances.
In recent years, young companies, studio companies, etc. have been created that are dedicated to train graduated students to achieve the required professional level and experience to join a ballet company. Many of these young companies maintain it´s members separated from the main company (if it exists), and only in same cases the trainees have the opportunity to share the stage with the main company.
At BNC, our Training System is part of the main company, with the direct supervision of the BNC’s artistic director. We think that Trainees need to be involved in the company life, and experience directly the responsibility of what is being a professional dancer. The best way to achieve professionality is being in a professional environment 6 days per week, looking and learning from the company members, choreographers, ballet masters, and the company director.
WHAT SETS US
APART?
WHAT SETS US
APART?
Personalized Training
Our artistic director is highly skilled to apply a personalized work to our Trainees in the company classes.
Multilingual Training
Our professionals speak: spanish, catalan, english, italian and french.
Company Performances
What a better way to achieve professionality than performing with the main company.
Personalized Training
Our artistic director is highly skilled to apply a personalized work to our Trainees in the company classes.
Multi Lingual Training
Our professionals speak: spanish, catalan, english, italian and french.
Company Performances
What a better way to achieve professionality than performing with the main company.
Choreographers
Trainees have the opportunity to work with the guest choreographers for new creations.
Casting
In some occasions Trainees are called to perform solos in the company performances.
Promotion
For the season 2023/2024 we are willing to promote most part of our Trainees to the corps de ballet rank.
Choreographers
Trainees have the opportunity to work with the guest choreographers for new creations.
Casting
In some occasions Trainees are called to perform solos in the company performances.
Promotion
For the season 2022/2023 we are willing to promote most part of our Trainees to the corps de ballet rank.
