6 hours
Canterbury High School, Canterbury Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 10:15 am to 04:15 pm (EST)
Canterbury High School, Canterbury Avenue
900 Canterbury Ave, Ottawa, ON K1G 3A7, Canada
Take the leap and audition for Canada’s National Ballet School’s (NBS) Professional Ballet Program!
As one of the only schools in North America to offer Olympic-calibre dance training academic instruction and residence care all on one campus NBS’ Professional Ballet-Academic Program is home to students in grades 6 to 12 from across Canada and around the world.
The audition process takes place in two stages:
Stage One: Audition in-person or through video. Students who have successfully auditioned will be invited to Stage Two of the process.
Stage Two: Students auditioning for grades 6-8 will attend NBS’ Summer Program. Students auditioning for grades 9-Company Life Program will join for a 1-week audition experience between January and April at NBS. Students who have successfully auditioned will be invited to join the full-time Professional Ballet Program for the 2026/2027 school year.
Auditions for the 2026/27 school year are now open. Visit our website to learn more and register.
If you have any audition-related questions please email cmVnaXN0cmFyIHwgbmJzLWVuYiAhIGNh.
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Tickets for Local auditions for the Professional Ballet Program at Canada’s National Ballet School can be booked here.