Seeking Two NYC-Based Contemporary Dancers for Rovaco Dance Company

Rovaco Dance Company is looking to hire two contemporary dancers for their 2026 Season, running from May - August 2026. The position pays $20/hour for rehearsals, tech, and dress plus $100 - $150 per performance. Please visit the application link to learn more about the required commitment: https://forms.gle/aqVx1fdWnr3n6kkt5

About Rovaco Dance Company

Rovaco was founded in New York City in 2015 by Artistic Director Rohan Bhargava. Over the years, the company has produced a unique form of narrative dance-theater, which blends floorwork, release, ballet, Bollywood, street jazz, bhangra, and contemporary partnering into one fluid whole, in multimedia collaboration with designers and composers.

Repertory has been presented by Provincetown Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Create: Art, Little Island NYC, and Rhythmically Speaking Minnesota. Commissions have come from Mannes School of Music, Mare Nostrum Elements, Making Moves Dance Festival, The Dance Gallery Festival, The Danse Mirage Foundation, and the CUNY Dance Initiative at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. Rovaco has received grants and awards from Dance/NYC, NYSCA, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Org, Asian American Arts Alliance, and the NYU Production Lab.

Mission

Rovaco presents contemporary narratives through immersive concert dance with the goal of sparking social, cultural, and interpersonal conversations. Transforming quotidian gestures and motions into fully embodied phrases, our movement aesthetic aims to unearth the cathartic in the everyday.

In the past, their work has found thematic context in the power dynamics of relationships, sex and addiction under capitalism, as well as queer experiences of each. Since 2020, the company has also dived into cultural representation and exchange with a focus on the Indian sub-continent. Their dissecting and celebrating of Indian culture intends to create a safe space for contemporary Indian artists to explore their identities and artistic voices.

Each year they produce the “Rovaco Dance Party” which breaks the wall between audiences and performers through an intimate social gathering inspired by Indian hospitality culture. At the event, they serve Indian snacks and drinks and present live music and dance performances in-the-round. The night ends with a DJ dance party for all. Rovaco believes that culture is best understood when it is intimately experienced. They provide authentic cultural experiences to audiences, allowing them to examine their own embodiments of culture, and how they interact with those of others.

In cultivating this relationship with audiences, Rovaco seeks most broadly to increase viewership and appreciation for the performing arts. By striking a balance of rigor and accessibility, they hope to bring disparate communities together to ignite conversations that might not otherwise take place.

Requirements

• Dancers must be comfortable with collaboration and movement generation. Please visit the website, Vimeo, and/or social media pages to assess if our aesthetic is a right fit for you.
• Dancers of all gender identities and expressions are encouraged to apply
• Dancers from the South Asian diaspora and/or the LGBTQ+ community are highly encouraged to apply.
• Dancers comfortable speaking on stage and/or fluent in Hindi or Urdu are highly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

Selection Process

Please fill out the application form in its entirety by Sunday, April 26th
They will be inviting artists to join two rehearsals as part of the selection process
Application Form: https://forms.gle/aqVx1fdWnr3n6kkt5

If you have any questions or concerns please email rovacodance@gmail.com. Please do not send in your application materials via email, they will only be collecting responses through the application form. They look forward to receiving your application and thank you for your interest in working with them!

Learn More:
Website: www.rovacodance.com
IG: www.instagram.com/rovacodance
FB: www.facebook.com/rovacodance
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/rovacodance