EDGEWORKS DANCE THEATER TO HOLD AUDITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY:

SEEKING MALE DANCERS

Washington, DC – EDGEWORKS Dance Theater (EDT) Founder and Artistic Director Helanius J. Wilkins releases the following audition information:

Who: Male Dancers with strong technical ability, especially in modern technique, and performance experience

When: Saturday, October 13, 2007, from 4 - 7 p.m.

Where: Battery Dance Company, FRONT STUDIO

380 Broadway, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013 

Interested Dancers must RSVP via email at Helanius@hjwEDGEWORKS.org or by phone at 202-483-0606.

Dancers should arrive ready to move, bring a headshot and resume. This information may also be sent in advance to EDGEWORKS Dance Theater, P. O. Box 73396, Washington, DC 20056-3396 or by fax at 202-483-0555.

Questions: Email helanius@hjwEdgeworks.org

Wilkins strongly encourages African-American males interested in athletically infused movement and socially relevant work. Benefits include paid contracts and opportunities to tour nationally and internationally. Ideal candidates will be individuals available for work through 2009.

For more information on the Company’s background, visit www.hjwEdgeworks.org for complete details.

EDGEWORKS Dance Theater (EDT) is Washington DC’s premier all male contemporary dance company of predominately African-American men. EDT aims to break down stereotypes through dance, utilizing a spectrum of performances, choreographic and teaching styles, reflecting the diversity of experiences and perspectives of both its members and guest artists. Encompassing physical extremes, EDT’s body of performance work is both dynamic and diverse. While pushing boundaries, it simultaneously challenges and affirms societal perceptions of male identity, revealing strength and vulnerability. EDT’s repertory includes the works of Artistic Director Helanius J. Wilkins as well as works by Earl Mosley, Kevin Wynn, Troy Powell, and Robert Moses. EDT has performed throughout the United States including venues in Arizona, Pennsylvania, upstate New York, Washington DC, and in Massachusetts at Jacobs’ Pillow Dance Festival; and internationally in Lithuania and Scotland.