2025 Summer Company Dancer Positions
Frog in Hand auditions are here!
We are looking for dancers to join our 8th annual Summer Company.
Submissions are due Monday, April 7 at 11:59pm EST.
Information Session
Interested? Register for our free online Information Session on Saturday, March 29 from 10am-11:30am where you can learn more and ask your questions. The session is hosted by Jessica Cen & Colleen Snell.
This session will also be recorded and then posted on our YouTube channel (@froginhand), but we encourage folks to attend live so we can meet you at the end of the session and answer questions.
About
The Summer Company is a diverse ensemble of artists who join together to train, create and perform across the GTA. This joyful initiative is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. Dancers must be available from July 2nd - August 30th (inclusive) for 9 weeks of full-time seasonal employment. All job offers are contingent on confirming funding - results are expected mid-April, 2025. Artists must be willing and able to travel to work in Mississauga.
We are seeking:
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Physically and emotionally imaginative folks between the age of 18-30
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Skilled dancers with a professional practice, versed in dance techniques
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Artists skilled at character development and storytelling
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Artists with an interest in choreography, devised theatre & collaborative creative process
To be eligible (as established by the funder Canada Summer Jobs), participants MUST:
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Be under 30 at the time of the program start, which is tentatively scheduled for July 2nd. This means to be eligible any candidate must be 30 or under on July 2nd. If you turn 31 during the program, you're eligible.
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Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
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Have a valid SIN number, and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
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Be willing and able to travel to work in Mississauga.
REMUNERATION
Summer Company dancers will be paid Ontario’s minimum wage ($17.20) and will be employees of Frog in Hand. Our work schedule is an anticipated 31 hours per week, Wednesday - Saturday, for an expected 9 weeks.
SUBMISSION
To submit an application, please fill out our Google Form.
Submissions are due Monday, April 7 at 11:59pm EST.
EQUITY
We encourage applicants to self-identify if they are part of an equity deserving
group, and if they are Mississauga-based/have Mississauga roots or practices. Frog in Hand is committed to workplace health and safety. All workers have the right to know about work conditions, refuse unsafe work, and participate in health and safety discussions. If we can make this application process more accessible to you, please reach out.
AUDITIONS
All auditions will be held at Frog in Hand’s Art Shelter in Mississauga.
Preliminary round: Saturday, April 12th, 2025
Callbacks: Sunday, April 13th, 2025
Times TBC (daytime)
In-person auditions are highly preferred to be considered. If you cannot attend the auditions and callbacks, and are not based in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Toronto, Peel, Durham, Hamilton) area, you may submit an additional video audition to be considered. We have a protocol for auditions, please contact us for more details.
ABOUT FROG IN HAND
We are a dance-theatre company based in Mississauga. Our mission is to uncover, make, and share stories through dance. We create, perform, and educate. We craft innovative work reflecting our passion for movement as a medium to transcend language. We are committed to engaging spaces in ways that recognize and honor diverse stories and storytellers. We create site-specific experiences as platforms for artistic exchange, collaboration, and social change. We contribute by sharing resources and knowledge through creation, performance, and education.
QUESTIONS?
Please email us at froginhand@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to meeting you!