Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Auditions
Dates
Option 1: Monday, June 8th 6 PM – 8:30 PM
Option 2: Saturday, June 13th 10 AM – 12:30 PM
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is auditioning both male and female identifying Dancers with ballet folklórico, percussive footwork, and/ or contemporary movement experience for upcoming paid touring and local performances in the Fall and beyond. The company is looking to hire part-time and project-based dancer positions for its performance company.
The company is looking into hiring 1 female identifying and 2 male identifying performers.
Register: Please fill out the auditioner survey here (https://forms.gle/wRyML5LSqkiLxxCU6) at least 72 hours prior to the audition. Surveys due on June 5th & 10th, 2026. If you find the audition after the deadline contact General Manager Lisa Javelas at lisa@calpullidance.org. Walk-ins welcome.
Supplies needed and audition process: Please bring Folklórico or character shoes for rhythmic footwork exercises, comfortable clothing, and ballet slippers (or bare feet). Auditioners can warm up in the studio before the start of the audition. The audition will have a folkloric dance section to evaluate percussive footwork and ability to learn. Then follows a section of stylized movement either balletic or contemporary to assess this experience and ability to learn. The audition may include elements of dance theater for story telling elements of the company’s work. We conclude with a group interview where Calpulli Directors and auditioners will ask questions. Call back will be June 15 and/or 17 for a rehearsal with the Company.
What we seek: We welcome dancers from all movement backgrounds who are passionate about performance, storytelling, and cultural dance traditions. Our work requires skills in ballet and modern technique fundamentals to advanced experience, musicality, folklórico and general percussive footwork, and skirt movement. While experience in all styles is preferred, it is not mandatory for dancers who are strong movers, adaptable, and fast learners. Calpulli’s productions are stories rooted in collaboration. The ability to learn repertoire quickly, retain choreography, and work effectively within an ensemble environment is highly valued. We seek Dancers who are professional, punctual, committed, and eager to contribute positively to the creative process. Storytelling ability and acting experience are considered a plus.
The company is looking into hiring 1 female identifying and 2 male identifying performers.
Compensation: Dancers with Calpulli Mexican Dance Company are paid employees. Rehearsal rate is $17/ hr. Compensation for performances range from $150 to $300 per performance. Additional information about rehearsal schedule can be found at the survey link above.
About Calpulli: Founded in 2003, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is an award-winning company celebrating Mexican stories and people through dance and music. Also a non-profit organization, it presents local performances and tours, provides workshops, educational programming, and organizes community cultural events. More info at www.calpullidance.org
NONDISCRIMMINATION POLICY
It is the policy of Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities in compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, or carrier status.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Inc. is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.
The policy applies to all employment and independent contractor practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, and promotions.
AUDITION INFORMATION
WHERE
New York Center for Creativity and Dance | Studio 2 287 East 10th Street, New York, NY, 10009
WHEN
June 8, 2026 at 6:00PM
THE RECURSION OF A MOTH – NON-EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSION
Non Union
Cellunova is presenting a full production of The Recursion of a Moth written by Brandon Zang and directed by Seonjae Kim as part of our 2026 NOVA Lab programming. We are currently seeking non-union actors to join this production in NYC. Cellunova particularly encourages all BIPOC actors for collaborations.
Application is now open till Saturday June 20th, 2026 @ 11:59 PM EST. Callbacks will be held on June 27th and 28th.
Please apply via https://forms.gle/Yvk3ZmDHAzPqSSRL9
SYNOPSIS
On the Moon, Icarus dreams of soup. Across the ocean, Mikey dreams of war. At Purdue, Chrys dreams of a yellow house. In a future where time travel has become as mundane as bureaucracy, three descendants of a diaspora try to find a corner in the universe to call home. When their efforts threaten to change the events of a predetermined timeline, they must find a way to break their destructive, cyclical realities; or face the violent, memory-destroying consequences of the Reset.
ROLES
ICARUS – he/him, mid 20s-late 30s. Asian. Impulsive, moody. A time traveler.
MIKEY – he/him, mid 20s-late 30s. BIPOC. Earnest, determined. A time traveler, Icarus’s ex.
CHRYS – she/her, mid 20s-late 30s. Asian. Hopeful, wistful. A researcher.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
August-Early September, Rehearsals (45 hours in total before tech)
September 15-23, Tech & Previews (Detailed schedule TBA)
September 24 – October 4, 8 Performances
STIPEND
A flat stipend of $1700 for 8 performances (not including previews). No other forms of compensation (such as transportation) will be provided.
Please feel free to contact casting@cellunova.org for any questions or concerns you may have.
See https://www.cellunova.org/ for more details.