Roxey Ballet Announces Community Auditions for Sleeping Beauty and Carnival of the Animals

FRENCHTOWN, NJ (2023) Roxey Ballet is excited to announce community auditions for their Spring 2024 production of Sleeping Beauty Act III: Aurora’s Wedding and Carnival of the Animals, part of the “Children’s Classic Stories” repertoire the company is known for. Carnival of the Animals tells the story of a child lost at a zoo who encounters various dynamic animals as she seeks her way home. Choreographed by Mark Roxey, the ballet includes 57 colorful costumes and masks designed by Alicia Worden, Ana Vichnevetsky, and Nilda Roxey. As the dancers interpret lions, fish, donkeys, elephants, chickens, tortoises, birds, and kangaroos, audience members enjoy various styles of dance paired with surprising instrumentation. 

Sleeping Beauty Act III Aurora’s Wedding features the extraordinary pas de deux of Princess Aurora and Prince Desire and includes Jewel Fairy Variations, Blue Bird, Puss in Boots, and Little Red Riding Hood pas de deux. As Princess Aurora and her family are awakened from their deep sleep, the princess accepts Prince Florimund’s proposal for marriage and her family approves. A joyful wedding at the castle celebrates their marriage and is attended by their families and magical fairies. Masterful choreography by Mark Roxey and exquisite costumes by Alicia Warden and Nilda Roxey bring this classic fairytale to life.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2024, beginning at 3 pm, and dancers ages 4 and older are eligible. Online pre-registration is required by noon on January 19, and walk-in registrations will not be accepted. Rehearsals will begin on Saturday, January 27. For more information including how to register, age-specific audition times, and requirements for participation, please visit roxeyballet.org/auditions. The location for the audition is Mill Ballet, 46 N Sugan Rd, New Hope, PA 18938. 

Sleeping Beauty and Carnival of the Animals will be performed at Villa Victoria Theater in Ewing, NJ on April 20-21 at 2 pm with a sensory-friendly show on April 13 at Mill Ballet. 

Roxey Ballet performs cutting-edge, contemporary ballet to critical acclaim throughout the United States. Incorporated in 1995 as a New Jersey non-profit organization, Roxey Ballet has a mission to deliver artistic and cultural excellence through professional dance performances, residencies, educational programs, workshops, and master classes. The company takes pride in being a multicultural, all-inclusive organization that fosters a creative environment of growth for all.

Roxey Ballet’s programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The New Jersey Cultural Trust, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, VSA Kennedy Center The International Organization on Arts & Disabilities, Church and Dwight, Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, Dance NJ, The Princeton Area Community Foundation, and by private donations from individuals and businesses.