The Viagra Ballet

GRIDLOCK Dance is seeking male-presenting virtuosic movers for paid rehearsals and an APAP showing of The Viagra Ballet.

GRIDLOCK Dance is a North American dance company seeking virtuosic movers for paid rehearsals and an APAP showing of The Viagra Ballet. Featuring silent disco headphones, punk music, and five male-presenting dancers, The Viagra Ballet is a dance-theater show that makes social media algorithms a physical reality. Blending ballet, contemporary, and mosh vocabularies, it uses the “manosphere” as a case study to interrogate how the digital age incentivizes spectacle, division, and ultimately violence. This project will be made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

Choreographer / Artistic Director: Madeline Maxine Roman

Rehearsals at Dance Lab New York:
Saturday, January 9 from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 10 from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, January 11 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, January 13 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, January 14 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, January 15 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

APAP showing on Saturday, January 16 from 11:30 am - 12:00 pm at New York City Center (studio 5). Call time is 10:30 am.

Note: The Viagra Ballet premiere and touring dates are being finalized. Participation in this initial project period does not guarantee a contract for future engagements.

$25/hour. We believe in transparent and equitable compensation for all collaborators. In the United States, we’re offering a $25/hour rate for this project. All dancers will be hired as independent contractors.

• 22+ years old
• Male-presenting and comfortable playing a hyper-masculine character onstage. All gender identities are welcome and celebrated.
• Must have legal work authorization in the United States. Dancers who also possess legal work authorization in Canada are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Strong technique and professional experience in athletic contemporary, modern, or dance-theater works.
• Acting experience and vocal talent are a plus.