Overseas Auditions
Music and Dance auditions are taking place in-person in limited overseas locations in Europe for entry in September 2022.
Find your local auditionEvery year, applicants tell us that they enjoy auditioning at Trinity Laban.
Our audition process provides us with the opportunity to discover your potential as a dance artist. We are keen to find out about your passion for and curiosity in Contemporary Dance. We welcome applications from all backgrounds in dance and we audition all applicants. The audition will enable you to demonstrate a range of your skills, creative approaches and experiences so that we can assess your suitability for our programmes.
Applications are open for 2022 entry
Please submit an application via UCAS Conservatoires for one of the following programmes
BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance with International Foundation Year
You only need to apply for your preferred programme (foundation or degree level) and audition in person or by sending a recording.
Late Audition Day for 2022 Entry
In person auditions will take place on the following date:
Friday 29 April 2022
For more information on later auditions place contact admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk
Recorded Auditions
Once you have submitted your application via UCAS Conservatoires, you should submit your recorded audition on Embark.
You should include 3 videos: your Creative Task, Contemporary Technique 1 exercises, and either Contemporary 2 or Ballet exercises. For both the ballet and contemporary exercises accompanying music of a similar tempo to that played in the video may be used or the exercises may be filmed in silence.
You can find more information and FAQ about recorded auditions on the video at the end.
Creative Work
The creative task is to devise and film your performance of a 1-minute solo illustrating your individual response to the tasks explored in the video. The solo should be performed in silence.
Contemporary Dance Techniques
Contemporary Technique 1
Please film yourself front-facing for all the exercises.
Contemporary Technique 2
You will see alternative orientations for the contemporary technique 2 exercises. Please film yourself in both front-facing and side-facing positions for the first two exercises and in a front-facing position only for the third exercise.
Ballet
You will see three ballet exercises demonstrated both from a front-facing and a back-facing perspective. Please film yourself executing these exercises in a front-facing position only (the back-facing demonstration is there to help you learn the exercises).
Criteria for Assessment of Applicants
- physical skills and facility
- movement memory / capacity to pick up the recorded material
- range of movement qualities
- musicality
- spatial awareness
- presence
- response to tasks
- creative choices
Criteria for Assessment in the Interview
- evidence of a serious commitment to dance study leading to vocational opportunities
- a positive attitude to the opportunities and demands of the dance training offered on the programme
- enthusiasm and interest in dance practices
Possible areas you may be asked to talk about
- Your dance background
- Your reasons for applying
- Your future aspirations as a dance artist
- Your experience of the audition process
- Reflect on your response to the creative task
Please watch the video below for more information and advice on recorded auditions.
For more information please contact us at admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk.
