<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div></div><div><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">School of the Arts of the National Museum of Dance</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Contact person: Raul Martinez</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">NYCB Children’s Auditions Set for March 18, 2012 at 2pm</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">New York City Ballet will conduct auditions for children’s roles in the ballets </span></span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Firebird </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">and </span></span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Romeo & Juliet </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">on Sunday, March 18 at the School of the Arts at the National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs. The auditions, conducted by</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">NYCB’s </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">assistant children’s</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> ballet mistress Dena</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">Abergel</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> will commence at 2pm. </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">A copy of the application is available at </span></span><a href="http://www.dancemuseum.org/"><span class="s6" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="bumpedFont15">www.dancemuseum.org</span></span></a><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">Children </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">are need</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">ed</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> for the following roles</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">: </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">5</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> boys</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> in</span></span><span class="s7" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Romeo & Juliet </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">with at least 3 years ballet experience and </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">14 girls, 6 </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">flagbearers</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> a</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">nd 2 little </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">capebearers</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> with 1-2 years </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">of </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">ballet experience for </span></span><span class="s7" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Firebird</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">The </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">two act</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> ballet </span></span><span class="s7" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Romeo & Juliet, </span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">choreographed by Peter Ma</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">rtins, was last seen at SPAC five years ago and is based on Shakespeare’s famous play. </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"><i>Firebird,</i> a stunningly beautiful ballet choreographed by George Balanchine features sets by the artist Marc Chagall. </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15">Visit </span></span><a href="http://www.spac.org/"><span class="s8" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="bumpedFont15">www.spac.org</span></span></a><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont15"> for ticket information and performance dates. </span></span></p><br><br></div></body></html>