Key information
Audition date
31 Jan 2027
Deadline
10 Jan 2027
deadline for receipt of application materials: 10 January 2027 (Sunday);
Position
TBA
Target applicants
All genders
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Application method
Applications open until 10 Jan 2027Accepting applications
About this audition
The Hungarian National Ballet, the 142-year-old official ballet company of the Hungarian State Opera, announces an audition upon invitation to be held from 10:00 on 31 January 2027 at the Opera House for immediate openings as well as contracts starting 15 July 2027 (depending on the applicants’ work visa requirements).
Repertoire (reference)
This repertoire ratio is an AI estimate based on productions and season programmes published on official pages. It is not an officially announced figure and may differ from what is actually staged. Always confirm with the official source.
Research details
- Confidence
- Confidence: Medium
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25T09:56:39.505+00:00
- Productions reviewed
- Le Corsaire — Classical (2026/27 (performances 25 September – 11 October 2026))
- Dancingly Yours (Sad Case, Trois Gnossiennes, Whirling, Études) — Neoclassical (2026/27 (September 2026))
- La Bayadère — Classical (Repertoire)
- Swan Lake — Classical (Repertoire)
- The Nutcracker — Classical (Repertoire)
- The Fountain of Bakhchisarai — Classical (Repertoire)
- Little Coppélia — Classical (Repertoire)
- Little Swan Lake — Classical (Repertoire)
- 11th Iván Nagy International Ballet Gala — Classical (Repertoire)
- Spartacus — Neoclassical (Repertoire)
- Keep in Touch (Walking Mad, Bedroom Folk, Black Cake) — Unknown (Repertoire)
- Timeless Contemporary '27 (Trois Gnossiennes, 5 tangos, Petite Mort, Six Dances) — Contemporary (Repertoire)
- A Streetcar Named Desire — Contemporary (Repertoire)
- The Miraculous Mandarin / Bluebeard's Castle — Other (Repertoire)
- Timeless Contemporary Adventure (Petite Mort, Six Dances) — Contemporary (2025/26 youth programme)
Eligibility
- Eligibility requirements
- Classically trained, professional male and female ballet dancers with outstanding technique and qualities.
- Work permit
- Hungarian immigration regulations apply; contracts depend on the applicants’ work visa requirements.
- Required materials
- Detailed professional CV (with portrait, in English, in doc(x) or pdf format) including date of birth, citizenship(s), e-mail address, mobile phone number, height in cm, weight in kg, education, competitions, awards, main roles, work experience; colour headshot in a separate attachment; 2-3 dance photos in classical poses as separate files; link of 1 recent video recording of classwork (no older than 6 months; ladies in pointe shoes) uploaded to the internet without password protection; link of 1 recent video recording of a classical variation (no older than 6 months; ladies in pointe shoes) uploaded to the internet without password protection.
- Required documents
- Detailed professional CV (with portrait, in English, in doc(x) or pdf format); colour headshot; 2-3 dance photos in classical poses; video links of classwork and classical variation.
Application Method
- Method
- Application contact
- audition@opera.hu
Employment Information
- Salary period
- Monthly
- Contract start date
- 15 Jul 2027
- Contract duration
- Season contracts until 14 July 2028 or 2029 depending on the starting date, with a 3-month probation and yearly prolongation possibility.
Benefits
- Benefits
- Season contracts until 14 July 2028 or 2029 depending on the starting date, with a 3-month probation; yearly prolongation possibility; a wide, world class, regularly growing repertoire.
- Other benefits
- 【待遇・福利厚生】 Season contracts until 14 July 2028 or 2029 depending on the starting date, with a 3-month probation; yearly prolongation possibility; a wide, world class, regularly growing repertoire. 【契約開始日】 2027-07-15 【契約期間】 Season contracts until 14 July 2028 or 2029 depending on the starting date, with a 3-month probation and yearly prolongation possibility.
