Zurich Dance Academy - Professional ballet education in Switzerland
Audition Workshop 2025
22 & 23 March, 2025
Application deadline: Monday, 5 March, 2025
The audition workshop is open to applicants between 15 - 16 years of age, for admission to the first year of the Professional Stage Dance Programme 2025/26.
It will take place Saturday, 22 March, and Sunday 23 March 2025 at Zurich Dance Academy, Toni-Areal, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). The application deadline is 5 March, 2025. Applicants will be informed within two weeks of receipt of the complete registration documents whether they get invited to the audition workshop.
Please complete the registration form, available here for download:
https://www.zhdk.ch/en/taz/audition-workshop-advanced-studies-7667
and send the documents per e-mail to info.tanz@zhdk.ch.
For questions, please contact our secretary office by email or at+41 43 446 50 30.
The Advanced Study Programme is a 3- to 4-year intensive training in German and English. The young dancers are taught practical subjects such as classical ballet, pointe ballet, classical variations, pas de deux, contemporary dance, improvisation, and strength & conditioning. National and international guest teachers complement the in- house training with their specialist knowledge and backgrounds. The academic curriculum of theoretical subjects includes music history, music theory, dance history, professional studies, anatomy, society, language/communication, and English.
With our internationally renowned faculty, boarding house and health team, we are able to offer a complete education in a supportive and holistic environment. Our institution is widely known for its outstanding ballet education and is a sought-after destination for students from Switzerland, Europe and abroad. Our graduates are to be found in dance companies all over the world and there is a close collaboration with the Ballet Zurich.
We are a partner of several well-known dance and ballet competitions, including the Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix.
Established in 2005, Zurich Dance Academy is part of the Department of Performing Arts and Film at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
For more information about our school, please see our website, www.tanzakademie.ch