Dance Job: Education Manager, Sonia Sabri Company

by ianravenscroft on April 11, 2012

Sonia Sabri dance job, education manager

Sonia Sabri Company (SSCo) is looking for an Education Manager to join its small team in Birmingham.

The Education Manager’s role will be to lead on and develop our education programme with schools, colleges, universities and communities regionally and nationally.

The Education Manager will be the principal contact for building relationships with new and existing partners, developing new educational projects and securing funding, booking workshops, project management and evaluation. In addition, their work will support our performance programme and the Education Manager will work closely with our Artistic Director and Projects Manager.

The individual must have at least two years experience of managing educational projects including for young people, and be a good communicator with excellent organisation and time-management skills and a thorough knowledge of the education sector.

Knowledge of and interest in dance and/or the South Asian arts sector is desirable.

This is a 3 year post with a yearly renewable contract, part-time, 2 days per week. You must be able to work flexible hours, and occasional weekends and evenings. Salary is £22,000 pro rata per annum and the closing date for applications is 18th April 2012. Contact Sonia Sabri on sonia@ssco.org.uk or call 0121 449 2529 for an application pack.

Sonia Sabri Company is a leading UK contemporary South Asian Dance company with a national and international programme of performance and education catering to people of all ages, experiences and cultural backgrounds.

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Intensive residency with José Agudo

by ianravenscroft on April 6, 2012

ACE dance and music are offering professional dancers the opportunity to participate in an intensive residency with José Agudo, an upcoming Spanish choreographer and Rehearsal Director for Akram Khan Company.

This stimulating professional development opportunity will take place at the ACE dance and music studio, the Link Dance Space, Birmingham, from 7th– 11th May and will follow on from a week’s residency with South African choreographer Vincent Mantsoe in March. Both these high-profile residencies are designed to build towards the Company’s forthcoming touring production ‘Mana’, which will be a collaboration between ACE dance and music’s Directors Gail and Ian Parmel, with celebrated international artists. ‘Mana’ will explore the spiritual force which resides in all living beings and inanimate objects, the stuff of which magic is formed and souls are made. This week with José Agudo will be a useful networking opportunity and chance to express your interest in working with the Company on this upcoming project.

José Agudo performs and tours internationally with Charleroi/Danses, Ballet de Marseille, T.R.A.S.H., SJDC, Ted Stoffer and Didy Veldman amongst others. Since 2000 he has been creating his own internationally award winning work and teaching for companies, school and festivals worldwide. In 2011 he created his last solo TIME/DROPPER. He describes his style as energetic release and a searching of the physical being.

The five day residency is priced at £100.00 per dancer, with only limited places available. Dancers should have a minimum of 3 years professional experience and must be able to attend the full five days. For more information or to apply for a place please email Charlotte Gregory at info@acedanceandmusic.com with C.V., photo and letter of interest.

Deadline for applications Friday 13thApril.

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Dance jobs: 2Faced Dance Company

by ianravenscroft on April 2, 2012

2Faced Dance Company are looking for General Manager and have vacancies for artists to be part of its Cultural Olympiad project.

General Manager

2Faced Dance seeks an exceptional individual who combines vision and imagination with organisational skills and an attention to detail. We’re looking for a bold, enterprising and experienced arts manager to help us develop and realise an exciting and secure future. This is a new post to manage the company on a full-time basis. The primary purpose of the post is to develop and lead the company financially and managerially alongside the Artistic Director’s vision and the company’s business plan. We are also looking for someone who is able to invent new possibilities and partnerships for the company. This role is a 3 year fixed term post with the potential to be extended with continued or renewed funding.

If you are interested please return both your CV and application form to info@2faceddance.co.uk by 17:00 on Wednesday 18 April 2012
Interviews will take place at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts on Tuesday 24 April 2012
Start Date: 01 August 2012 (flexible)

Download the General Manager job description and application form.

Artists

Calling stilt walkers, circus acts, magicians, fire acts, jugglers, clowns and all street artists. Want to get involved in Herefordshire’s biggest Cultural Olympiad event? We are looking for a variety of walk about acts to take part during the day and evening.

If you are interested, submit a CV and video links to hr1@2faceddance.co.uk

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ACE dance and music Easter Showcase

by ianravenscroft on March 30, 2012

iona waite ace dance and music

ACE dance and music are holding an Easter Showcase featuring a selection of performances from across ACE dance. The event on Saturday 31 March at The Drum will also see the premiere performance of a work-in-progress collaboration between BBC Performing Arts Fund Fellows, Ioana Waite and Luke Sheppard.

These two rising local talents have been working together on an original piece, choreographed by Luke and danced by Iona, titled ‘Bottle of ?’. The piece asks the question: how much can you put in your bottle until everything comes pouring out? It explores the journey one takes in ‘letting go’ of the past instead of allowing it to affect the present.

Find out more on the ACE dance and music blog.

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ACE dance and music are looking for dancers to take part in professional residencies building up to its next production, Mana. The next professional development opportunity is with José Agudo at the Link Dance Space, 7-11 May. To apply for a place, email Charlotte Gregory at info@acedanceandmusic.com with a CV, photo, and letter of interest. The deadline for applications is Friday 13 April.

ACE dance and music mana

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Join in with 100 Moves in Stoke-on-Trent

by ianravenscroft on March 28, 2012

To celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay visiting Stoke on 30th May, B arts are creating a spectacular welcome procession as part of Dancing for the Games’ World of Dance project. 100 Moves will involve over 900 children and young people, 90 specially designed flags, a kinetic carnival sculpture, supported by a carnival band and dancers.

You can be part of the event by joining the 100 Moves dance team. If you’re interested in taking part, contact B arts on 01782 717326 or info@b-arts.org.uk with ’100 Moves’ in the subject line.

100 Moves choreographer Clare Reynolds says; “People don’t need to have dance experience but we’d like you to have a reasonable level of fitness and a willingness to have a go. It’s a great way to get some exercise and have some fun as well as taking part in a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

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Mehmet Sander hitting Fierce Festival

by ianravenscroft on March 25, 2012

Mehmet Sander

Mehmet Sander is known for his high impact, collision choreography. Over a series of workshops he has trained local participants in his astonishing style of dance which plays with physics and the forces applied to the body. This includes the ideas of impact, rebound, velocity and ricochet. The group of participants have learned his techniques of falling and interacting with objects without injuring themselves.

The workshops will culminate in Impact, a group performance they have devised and will be performed at AE Harris at 9pm on Friday 30 March. Tickets are £10/£7. More information can be found on the Fierce website.

You can watch a video of Mehmet in action here:

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Dance job: Music and dance workshop leader

by ianravenscroft on March 23, 2012

Sister Tree CIC are looking for a music and dance workshop leader. The position is part time at £10k-15k pro rata and applications close on Tuesday 27 March, so get in quick if you want to apply.

We are looking to recruit a dance and music/songwriter for a mini project taking place from the 2nd April concluding on the 9th of June in Birmingham Lozells area working with 12>15 young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties and moderate disabilities.  Ages 8-16.  You will be required to work for 10 > 14 hours over the said period.  You may be required to work 2 evening form 4.30 -6-30 and two day sessions for 3 hours times TBC

To find out more and apply, visit the ArtsJobs website.

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Raw Energy

Following its success in 2008, youth dance extravaganza International Raw Energy returns to International Dance Festival Birmingham.

sampad South Asian arts will be creating a new youth company to work with Delhi-based Sadhya Dance Company, to develop a new piece to be performed in the grand surroundings of Birmingham’s Town Hall on Saturday 19 May 2012. They are looking for young dancers to take part in the event which offers a unique opportunity to participate and perform on an international platform. Auditions are 12-3pm on Sunday 15 april at mac.

If you are interested in this opportunity you can register your interest by emailing Anne Cockitt or calling 0121 446 3265 by Tuesday 10 April 2012. There is more information on the IDFB website and you can download a rehearsals schedule doc [PDF].

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Get Active and Dance 3 at The Public

by ianravenscroft on March 20, 2012

GET ACTIVE AND DANCE 3

Get Active and Dance 3 with Cultural Dance Fest returns to The Public in West Bromwich on 24 and 25 March fusing all types of dance from Street dance and Bollywood to Hip-Hop and more.

You can get involved in a wide range of dance workshops and art activities, learn new dance moves and watch dance performances, including a live performance from Matt Flint, winner of BBC One’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, and Antics, finalists of Sky1′s ‘Got to Dance’. You’ll also have the chance to enter Breathe The Beat, an online competition where you can upload your own dance inspired by award-winning Hip Hop artist Salah, and local crews will have the opportunity to take part in the Breaking Free Street, Hip Hop, and Break dance competition.

For more information, visit The Public website or email dancedesk@talktalk.net.

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