#vitp

[melmothblog]

Hello, I have a big question hahah I really want to go to VBA but I don't know about auditions... they don't have a lot of information I'm from Spain and I'm 15 years old. Can I make a audition or I'm to young or to old? I'm really happy to know it thanks

Hi. A big question indeed! Here’s what I know: 

Once you turn 16, and assuming you have attended classical ballet school in your country, you are eligible to audition for Vaganova International Trainee Program (VITP). You will need to fill out a form and send in a DVD with the footage of you in class (barre, centre, work, adagio, allegro) and two variations. VBA accept or reject your application based on the information and the footage you provide. All of this information can be found here. 

If you are serious about auditioning for VITP, I strongly advise you to get in touch with the academy directly to ask them for more information about the requirements. You can email them at: [email protected] or, if you are nervous about contacting them formally, send them a message on Facebook. The person who runs it speaks English and is very nice. She should be able to give you a more concrete / official answer than I.

Good luck!

[jeffmcq-blog]

my bus home from work goes through this thing called the Vancouver Island Technology Park. there's imitation road signs that say things like Innovation and Leadership, complete with arrows that point ??? somewhere. there's Nelson Mandela and Albert Einstein quotes. there's that Bill Gates quote about how you're going to work for a nerd. there's banners that say "Where great ideas happen." as if that's even a sentence

i think it might be my least favourite place

[allofthiscanbebroken]

In a university lecture Student: raises hand to ask question Student: asks stupid question Professor: unable to comprehend stupid question due to abnormally advanced mind and instead processes it as clever important question Professor: 'ah, good question!' Professor: proceeds to answer clever question they managed to interpret from student's stupid question *Once the professor is done...* Professor: 'does that answer your question?' Student: 'um... Yeah...' (By this point student has probably realised their question was stupid and also figured out the answer) Epilogue - Well, I guess we all win here.

[shotattheshow]

[PHOTOS] Sarah McLachlan @ Voices in the Park

Photos by Jacob Zinn