Dancers Wanted

Artistic Director Subathra Subramaniam is looking for strong, experienced and creative Bharata Natyam dancers for a new work The Shiver to launch her company. Dancers must be open to working creatively within a contemporary context with minimum 2 years professional experience, to perform in an interdisciplinary work involving dance and text. Dancers must be available from 12th April to 18th June 2010 and again from 20th September to the end of November 2010 for rehearsal and a national tour.
Auditions are by invitation only and will be held at the Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2010. To apply please send by email a full cv and a short statement of your interest to Louise Hennessy at South East Dance by March 12th 2010. Dancers invited to audition will be informed by the 17th of March and successful dancers will be notified by the 26th of March

Big Art People

We run art and music projects in schools and communities. The work is varied and challenging. Over the last 18 months we have run over 40 projects, and have worked with thousands of children and adults.

We are looking for someone to help during busy periods, especially June and July. So the applicant must be flexible as we cannot offer regular working hours. We are based in Staffordshire but work all over the country, so your living close to us is not crucial.

Work will involve generally assisting during workshops, helping groups of children, finishing off work etc. with scope for potentially running your own workshops in the future.

It would suit a fellow creative practitioner, an ex-teacher looking to supplement their income, an arts graduate looking for experience, or indeed anyone who enjoys working with children and fancies getting involved in some big, collaborative art projects.

Work will be on a freelance basis, and you will be responsible for your own tax and national insurance contributions. An Enhanced CRB is also preferable.

Send me a CV and/or letter of interest and I’ll get in touch.

http://www.thebigartpeople.co.uk

Barbican Media Relations Internship (Theatre)

We are offering a three-months’ internship working with the Media Relations Manager and Media Relations Officer on the bite international theatre programme.

The internship is a unique chance to learn about Media Relations in the arts. The successful candidate will be able to get hands on experience by researching and writing press releases, helping to run photocalls and answering journalists’ enquiries by telephone and email, in addition to providing administrative support for the Media Relations team.

You will be working on the current bite10 season and beyond, which sees a thrilling combination of companies and artists perform in the Barbican Theatre, the Pit, and in and around the Barbican Centre. Some of the highlights of the next season are Ninagawa’s Mushashi, and The National Theatre of Scotland’s Peter Pan.

Please note this internship is unpaid but travel expenses up to Zone 6 and lunch are covered. In addition, the internship offers the opportunity to see a wide range of performances and to gain experience of working with a close-knit team on the most extensive international theatre programme in the country. Previous interns have gone on to gain full time employment within the industry, following successful completion of the Barbican internship.

The internship will start on Tuesday 6 April and to ensure quality of experience, the internship duration is up to three months. The department works 5 days per week, Monday – Friday, and working hours are 10.00 – 18.00 but some flexibility is offered to interns to accommodate other commitments. Please state in your covering letter if you cannot commit to five days a week. We also encourage interns to attend press nights, for which time off in lieu is given.

Closing date for applications: Friday 19 March 2010, 12pm. No late entries shall be accepted. Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.
Interviews: Wednesday 31 March 2010.

Useful Links

Foundation for Community Dance
The website provides comprehensive listings of jobs, professional development opportunities, resources and advocacy materials for those interested in/involved in community dance
www.communitydance.org.uk

danceorganisations.org.uk
This website is a gateway to some of the dance organisations in the UK that can help you find the information you need including advice about your professional dance career.
www.danceorganisations.org.uk

article19
This site has regular updates with details of auditions in the UK and overseas.
www.article19.co.uk

Creative Capital
Professional development events and opportunities for artists and creative practitioners in London.
www.creative-capital.org.uk

New Work Network
New Work Network (NWN) promotes and supports the development of the new work sector which includes new performance, live and interdisciplinary arts practice. The NWN website allows members to: access new ideas, link up and share projects, events and opportunities, contact each other directly, market their work, post opportunities for collaboration and participate in online discussion, feedback and critical dialogue.
www.newworknetwork.org.uk

Contredanse
Belgium based dance organisation with very comprehensive listings of international auditions, jobs and opportunities on their website.
www.contredanse.org

London Dance
A comprehensive website providing details of classes, workshops and performances across London.
www.londondance.com

Dance UK
As the national voice for dance, Dance UK advocates and lobbies to promote the importance and needs of dance.
www.danceuk.org

Arts Jobs and Arts News
Arts Jobs details current vacancies and opportunities in the arts community. Arts News details arts events, news and press releases.
www.artsjobs.org.uk

Daredevas sharing 2009

Be the face of Big Dance 2010

T-Mobile's Big Dance 2010 wants Londoners who love dancing to take part in an exclusive photoshoot for the chance to be featured on Big Dance 2010 posters across the capital this summer.

Big Dance 2010 is looking for people of all ages and abilities - and a variety of dance styles - to reflect the diversity of London's dance culture. For your chance to take part, simply email rsvp@bigdance2010.com attaching a photo of yourself and tell us your name, age, your London borough and what kind of dance you do. Please use your name as the title of the photo.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 16 February at 5pm.

For more information about Big Dance, please visit http://www.bigdance2010.com/

Researching, Planning and Delivering a Successful Youth Dance Performance Event

Researching, Planning and Delivering a Successful Youth Dance Performance Event is aimed at teachers and project managers who want to provide performance opportunities for young people.

Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Sadler's Wells
9.30am-6.30pm
£30 including lunch

This course will focus on research, partnership building, planning and managing the successful delivery of performances. The course is delivered through participant discussion, exploration and presentation, and it is supported by the accompanying resource pack.

Suitable for specialist and non-specialist teachers and leaders, event coordinators and managers, Partnership Development Managers School Sports Coordinators and Competition Managers who want to provide dance performance opportunities for young people.

A U.Dance CPD Module

Contact: Melanie Precious
Organisation: London Youth Dance
Phone: 020 7863 8117
Email: melanie.precious@sadlerswells.com
Website: www.sadlerswells.com/show/Delivering-a-Successful-Youth-Dance-Performance-Event

Fundraising Planning Sessions

This half-day session will provide an overview on practical approaches to fundraising, how to develop a fundraising strategy, and the motivation to get out there and try again.
- Realise the importance of a fundraising strategy.
- Best practice when approaching funders.
- Understand why some applications fail and how to avoid the pitfalls.

Date: Tuesday 2nd February 2010 OR Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Time: 11am -1.00pm
Where: Business Development Centre (Aldgate East)
Who: Arts organisations and cultural groups in London
Cost: Free (£35 deposit required)
Contact: Sandra Berlin
Organisation: CIDA
Phone: 020 7247 4710
Email: contact@cida.co.uk
Website: www.cida.co.uk

Job - Dance Challenge

A freelance Stage Manager is sought for two and half day productions of several Dance Challenge™ events.

The suitable person will work in conjunction with the venues’ manager and the production team. He/She must have at least three years experience of working in middle and large scale dance and music productions.

Dance Challenge™ events engage large numbers of dancers and the show runs at a very fast pace. Therefore we are looking for a highly competent, extremely well organised and reliable person to work with our team in the following dates:

23 June Queen Elizabeth Hall (Matinee 13:00 and evening show 19:30) Fee: £250

28 June Cadogan Hall (Evening show 19:30) Fee: £150

3 July Cadogan Hall (Matinee 13:00 and evening show 19:30) Fee: £250

The total fee: £650.00

Send your CV and a covering letter to:: dance@dancechallenge.co.uk

For more information about the Dance Challenge™ visit: www.dancechallenge.co.uk

Collaboration and Inter-disciplinary Practice

Hi All,

This is the first Extend workshop scheduled for
Thursday 14th January, 12–5pm

Mayuri Boonham (one of the most highly experienced and respected choreographers and Bharatanatyam dancers working in the UK)will lead an exploration of the understanding required to support and work with other artists (from different disciplines) performing at live events. This session includes:
• Communicating with artists and colleagues effectively
• An artist’s requirement in the context of live performance
• Working effectively with artists from different disciplines

Town Room, Interchange Studios, Old Hampstead Town Hall,
213 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead NW3 4QP

£10 for non Extend Participants.

RSVP Amaara@akademi.co.uk

Creative and Cultural Skills Professional Development Programme

A programme of professional development Masterclasses for artists and people interested in careers in the arts.
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning has been funded through the LDA 2012 London Cultural skills fund to deliver the 1London project. This fund is designed to support the advancement of cultural and creative skills so that more people in London can have the chance to learn and develop through the arts during the Cultural Olympiad. 1 London will provide training to enable beneficiaries to meet skills shortages in the creative and cultural industries though master classes in arts management. All Masterclasses will be delivered by arts professionals.

Artist Run Spaces
25th January 2010 6-9pm
Why begin an artist run space? Identifying spaces, considerations in setting up artist run spaces.

Fundraising and Finance
2nd February 2010 6-9pm
Different sources of funding, preparing applications, budgeting, financial management & sponsorship.

Socially Engaged and Participatory Practice
4th February 6-9pm
Participatory practices, working with people in non-traditional spaces, residencies, communities and regeneration.

Evaluating Your Project
8th February 2010 6-9pm
Planning evaluation, collecting evidence, analysing data, reporting and sharing findings

Contracts and Copyright
18th February 6-9pm
Understanding commissioning and sales, intellectual property rights, being contracted by private and public organisations.

Using the Internet
16th February 6-9pm
How to promote your work and develop projects using blogging, social networking, streaming media and websites.

Gallery Education
10th February 6-9pm
Exploring different approaches and opportunities to interpret exhibitions and collections with different groups and audiences.

Becoming Freelance
21st January 2010 6-9pm
The legal requirements for being self-employed, tax and national insurance, personal accounting

Marketing
19th January 2010 6-9pm
Understanding different forms of media, communicating you message, developing press releases and publicity materials

Curating Exhibitions and Projects
27th January 6-9pm
Developing your concept, Planning, Working with artists, delivering and documenting your project

Networking Event
25th February 7-9pm
An opportunity to get together, network and meet other participants.

All classes are free but require a £10 refundable deposit.

Classes will be held at 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning. For more information and to book your space on any of these courses please email bookings@198.org.uk

Each participant is offered a minimum of two courses subject to availability.

Masterclasses will be held at:

198 Contemporary Arts and Learning
198 Railton Road
London
SE24 0JT
Contact: Lucy Davies
Organisation: 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning
Phone: 020 7978 8309
Email: bookings@198.org.uk
Website: www.198.org.uk