The centrepiece of Dublin Dance Festival 2010 will be the influential German choreographer, Raimund Hoghe, whose work Young People, Old Voices is the inspiration for the core theme of the programme. Hoghe’s Young People, Old Voices includes a cast of young people, 18-22 years old, four of whom will be chosen locally in an audition in Dublin.

To participate in Raimund Hoghe’s Young People, Old Voices at the Dublin Dance Festival in May 2010 you must apply using the application form, which can be downloaded below.  Please include a head shot.

Please note the following requirements:
-   Males / Females, aged between 18-22 may apply.
-   No dance experience is necessary. Training will be provided by Raimund and the 8 young professional dancers in his company, who have previously trained many new cast members.
-   It is essential that participants are available to rehearse and perform for one full week in May 2010.
-   Applications will only be accepted on the official application form, submitted via email; no postal applications or CVs accepted.
-   There is no salary or fee to participate in this event. A basic Per Diem will be offered to cover expenses.
-   Auditions will be held in Dublin on February 26 and February 27.
-   Application deadline 5pm, February 12 2010.

Download application form here.

Additional information:

This performance was chosen by Irish Times critic Michael Seaver as a cultural highlight of the year ahead.
Seaver notes: “The remarkable Raimund Hoghe will return to the Dublin Dance Festival, two years after his Swan Lake, 4 Acts became a word-of-mouth must-see for festival audiences. Young People, Old Voices dates from 2002 and contrasts Hoghe’s age and particularly physicality – he has a spinal condition – with four young Dublin performers, chosen by audition. Ballet-tanz magazine’s Dancer of the Year in 2008, Hoghe was a dramaturg for Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal for 10 years, before choreographing solos and group works that have won a string of awards. Young People, Old Voices won’t just be an audience hit, it is also a thematic centre piece to this year’s festival, which will embrace themes around different body types and attitudes to youth and age.”

Find out more about Raimund Hoghe here.