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The Seagull: A Dance-Theatre Reimagining
Cheek by Jowl is excited to announce that it is developing a dance—theatre re-imagining of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece THE SEAGULL. The production will star Natalia Osipova as Nina and will feature choreography from Jason Kittelberger and original composition by Kirill Richter.
We are looking for 6 versatile dancers with a ballet foundation, proficient floorwork, and a distinctive artistic voice for a new story ballet. If you are interested, please apply using the link here. Applications are open until Sunday 2 November at 12:00pm, with callbacks happening from 13-15 November.
We are looking for 6 professional dancers to fill the roles of Treplev, Masha, Medvedenko, Dorn, Arkadina, and Trigorin – fuller character breakdowns can be found below. Please state for which character you would like to be considered as part of your application.
Character Descriptions
ARKADINA: 45, glamorous, confident (on the surface) successful (on the surface) The thing that makes her most vulnerable is her age. But she is the undoubted star of the group.
TRIGORIN: 40, A successful writer but he lives with the dread that he is second rate. He needs the adoration of Nina and the obsessive attention of Treplev. Arkadina plays that vulnerability perfectly.
TREPLEV: About 20, nervy, needy, anxious. Always searching for approval, particularly from his mother Arkadina. Dreads Trigorin because of his success as a writer. But more violently because he wants that attention and respect from his mother. Like Nina he lives in constant dread of failure. His defence is that Trigorin, although commercially successful, is merely a hack or at least never considered to be a serious artist.
MASHA: 25, seems more mature than Nina, very intelligent, very clever, frightens the men. In love with Treplev but eventually marries Medvedenko.
MEDVEDENKO: 28, A schoolteacher in the local town. In love with Masha who he doggedly follows and obeys.
DORN: 45, A Doctor, worldly, sophisticated. An old flame of Arkadina.
