Immersive Internships at the Balance Arts Center

The BAC is currently accepting interns on a rolling basis for the fall and winter.

Develop your professional skills in NYC while having access to in depth study of the Alexander Technique in group & private lessons as a practice student alongside the BAC Teacher Training Course. The BAC is a fun, interactive, hands-on environment where you will work with arts education programming, administrative skills, production and more! The BAC staff & facility create an environment that facilitates growth and learning and interns receive individual attention while being part of a community surrounded by Alexander students and teachers who are working professionally in a variety of industries including the performing arts.

Internship experiences include:

Assisting in program management & production
Administrative duties working with BAC staff
Becoming an integral part of the BAC daily workings and problem solving.
Space rental & facilities management
Familiarity with specialty room booking and financial software.
Special projects that suit your specific interests
Participation in the Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
Private lessons with third year trainees
Application of how the Alexander Technique applies to your field of study

Arts Management and Programming are a part of the BAC fabric, as we produce programs as well as host events. The performance space also offers experience in production, front of house, and logistical elements of programming. Interns are often included in planning and administrative meetings. Administration duties including aspects of room bookings, marketing, interactions with the public, etc. providing an opportunity to improve teamwork and communication skills. Facilities Management includes organizing and managing materials in the space as well as making sure the facility continues to function properly.

Alexander Technique Study

If interested, interns may participate in the AT Teacher Training Course in combination with admin work, giving students a balance of practical knowledge and self development. Interns are invited into the 3-hour Alexander Technique Teacher Training Program as practice students when the course is in session, and may serve as practice students for third year trainees as they give private lessons. As their own professional skills develop through the study of the Alexander Technique in a supportive learning environment, they also participate in the inner workings of the Balance Arts Center and experience how such a center functions.

Application & Terms

Please send your cover letter and resume to info@balanceartscenter.com. Include previous work experience and educational background. Select applicants will have an interview with BAC staff in person or over the phone.
Internships are currently unpaid. We consider your participation in the training course, classes, and private lessons at the BAC part of an equal-value exchange for your work with us.
Applications are accepted year-round.

Testimonials:

Intern Testimonials

“My time with the Balance Arts Center was critical to my growth as an arts administrator and performing artist. Ann and the wonderful staff at BAC are incredibly generous with their time and resources, and I was able to engage very intimately as a remote intern. A perfect coupling of professional and education training!”

-Lane Hill, Bennington College

“The time I spent working and learning at Balance Arts Center (BAC) has deeply affected my perspective of my body, my function, and the way that I interact with the world. I have grown as an individual and a mover, and feel that I also gained the skills to maintain this growth. At the BAC, the Alexander Technique (AT) is intentionally integrated into the daily process and work in a such a grounding and freeing way, as well as setting an example for how AT can look when applied. Some of the best parts about working at the BAC were the lovely, thoughtful, and understanding people I was working alongside everyday, the inclusiveness in the office and within the BAC community, the variety of work that I got to perform, and the high quality of communication and clarity that is upheld in the office. I have so much respect and admiration for Ann, the BAC team, and the work they are putting out into the world. AT is going to be a part of the rest of my life and I feel so lucky to have gotten this insight and started this path when and where I did.”

-Becca Molaro, Bennington College

“My experience at the Balance Arts Center was life changing. Being immersed in the classroom with current students of the Alexander Technique allowed me to experience the complexity and sheer beauty of the technique among people who were doing the same. Every day I uncovered bits of myself that I had never seen or felt before. The work day at the Balance Arts Center was structured such that I felt I could be a productive member of the administrative team, while also being a supported student. I carry the knowledge that I gained from my time at the Balance Arts Center with me every day, and I am incredibly thankful for the connections I made along the way!”

-Lucy Nielson, Bennington College

“My time at the Balance Arts Center gave me a whole new sense of how I use my body and how to think about the ways that I move on a daily basis. I spent my internship working in the office, helping with the move, and taking Alexander Technique Teacher Training classes. At the BAC I was able to work on my self through AT, but also feel like an active member of a tight-knit and supportive team. The BAC was a very inviting space that gave me the opportunity to be in constant conversation about dance and my body. These conversations were not only in class, but also in regular conversation with my coworkers and other students and body workers coming through the BAC. It was an internship like no other, one where I was fully immersed in practicing the Alexander Technique and using my work in the office or other tasks to apply it to my daily life.”

- Kari Ostensen, Bennington College

"As an undergraduate studying dance, my internship at Balance Arts really changed my relationship to my dancing mind-body, and shifted my college path toward a focus in somatic modalities. My winter there came at really critical moment for my body-- during recovery from surgery and during a struggle to dance without pain. What I learned there prepared me for the use of my whole self going forward, and helped me develop the research questions that would eventually guide the rest of my time in college, and my life-long dancing. Despite my newness to the Alexander Technique, Ann was beyond generous with her time, space, and resources."

- Dani Robbins, Bennington College