Ticket Offer for Shaun Parker & Company

Shaun Parker & Company present ‘Happy As Larry’
Warwick Arts Centre
Tue 4 & Wed 5 October 2011 at 7.30pm

Ticket offer: special ticket price of £12 each – quote ‘Dancescape offer’ when booking

To book tickets call 02476 524524 or visit www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/dance/happy-as-larry

What makes us happy? Happy as Larry is a funny, playful and poignant new dance show, which investigates the elusive nature of human happiness. Created by award-winning Australian choreographer Shaun Parker, this powerful performance combines an intoxicating mix of ballet, break-dance, roller-skating and highly physical contemporary dance.

The cast of characters is developed from the Enneagram, a psychological system that maps nine personality types: the Perfectionist; the Giver; the Performer; the Tragic Romantic; the Observer; the Devil’s Advocate; the Optimist; the Boss; and the Mediator – all rich inspiration for Shaun Parker’s insightful creativity. Set to a vibrant electro/acoustic score, the performers bring fun and danger to the fore in this innovative and moving dance work.

For more info about the show and to see a trailer, go to:
http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/dance/happy-as-larry

Community Grant Fund - Royal Leamington Spa

Community Grant Fund - Royal Leamington Spa

Application Deadline:
12 October 2011

Financial assistance is available to voluntary and community organisations for projects that will benefit the residents of Royal Leamington Spa.

Maximum Value:
£ 2,000
Grants are normally less than £2,000.

The Community Grant Fund is provided and administered by the Royal Leamington Spa Town Council. Funding is intended to support voluntary and community organisations that have one-off projects that would benefit the community, or a large number of residents, of Royal Leamington Spa.

Key Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a not-for-profit organisation.


• Have a constitution and/or articles of association.


• Have a bank account in the name of the organisation.

Projects must:

• Be located in the Parish of Royal Leamington Spa.


• Benefit a significant number of people living within the Parish of Royal Leamington


• Benefit the whole community or a specific group whose principal objectives are not those of a single individual.


• Be one-off and for under £2,000.

Applications will be evaluated according to a number of factors, including the following:

• Social inclusion-projects that address problems of social deprivation, disadvantage etc.


• Degree of community development/public involvement.


• Partnership working and match funding


• Sustainability (impact in terms of environment).

Eligible Expenditure
Costs associated with eligible one-off projects.

Restrictions
The following are not eligible for funding:

• Projects that benefit a single individual.


• Ongoing revenue costs. (Please note there may be exceptional circumstances when funding for ongoing revenue costs may be considered for applicants that have offered a range of services for a number of years.)

Application Procedure
An application form and further information can be found on the Royal Leamington Spa Town Council website.

For further information on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact the following:
Clerk to the Town Council
The Town Council of Royal Leamington Spa Town Hall Parade Royal Leamington Spa CV32 4AT
Telephone: 01926 450906

Professional Development Opportunities with Dancescape

Professional Development Opportunities for 2011




Are you a dance teacher looking for new creative ideas? Or are you a PE teacher looking for support to deliver dance? Dancescape have two forthcoming opportunities this Autumn for teachers working with a wide range of groups.

‘Fresh approaches to choreography with young people’
For GCSE and A Level teachers, or those working with youth dance companies
Date: Tuesday 15th November 2011
Time: 4.30 – 7.00pm
Venue: Stratford upon Avon College
Cost: FREE

This course returns for a second year following a successful turnout in 2010. Dance artist and choreographer Clare Palethorpe will lead a 2 hour session focusing on providing a fresh approach to choreography with young people. Clare will look at ways to help young people create their own work and encourage them to think innovatively about dance. The course includes refreshments and an information pack to take away. N.B. This course will include new content that will be different from last years course.

Takeaway Dance! In association with Coventry Performing Arts Service
A training session for PE & Non Dance Specialists teaching dance in Key Stage 3 and 4
Date: Monday 21st November 2011
Time: 5.00 – 7.30pm
Venue: Chace Studio Centre, 239a Robin Hood Road, Willenhall, Coventry, CV3 3AN
Cost: FREE

A fantastic opportunity to ‘takeaway’ a bunch of new ideas and inspirations for dance lessons. This course is designed especially for PE and non dance specialist teachers delivering dance with KS3 and 4, and will provide participants with four different starting points for dance; action, space, dynamics and relationships. Each will be explored within the session, with a range of stimuli to engage groups of varying abilities and ways to extend the starting point into a 6 week scheme of work.
This course will be led by Yael Owen-Mckenna, lead dance advisor for Coventry Performing Arts. If you need support to teach dance in your school, this is the course for you!

To book on either of the above courses, please email sjassal@solihull.gov.uk or phone 0121 704 6747.

Bounce!11

Bounce!11 returns to Solihull Arts Complex this Autumn! Get your tickets now to see talented youth dance groups from across Coventry, Solihulll and Warwickshire!

Contact Solihull Arts Complex Box Office on 0121 704 6962 for tickets.

Freelance dance coordinator required in Staffordshire

Freelance Dance Coordinator Opportunity, October 2011 – July 2012

Freelance Dance Coordinator Brief:

Dance Connected are offering a freelance dance coordinator opportunity to a recent graduate or an experienced freelancer who is interested in gaining valuable experience in the dance sector. Working with the Dance Development Officer, the coordinator will have the opportunity to learn about aspects of the dance development programme for Staffordshire and assist in the co-ordination of ‘Get Dancing’, the Staffordshire Dancing for the Games project.

This is a part-time position with normal working hours Monday - Friday however occasional weekend and evening work may be required. Starting in October 2011 the freelance opportunity will be for 9 months until July 2012.

Learning Opportunities:

The co-ordinator will gain valuable experience of working on the dance development programme as well as the ‘Get Dancing’ project for Staffordshire which includes:

- Supporting dance artists with the practical delivery of the Get Dancing project as a shadowing artist.
- Assisting with planning schedules and co-ordination for meetings, events and projects.
- Undertaking marketing duties including preparing copy for websites and news items and updating social networking sites i.e. twitter, facebook, dancing for the games blog and vimeo.
- Assisting the Dance Development Officer in researching and identifying, venues for residencies as well as identifying existing dance and socially excluded communities.
- Promotion of the Get Dancing programme via e-flyers, press releases, posters and displays.
- Preparing and sending out newsletters about opportunities and events to the dance database.
- Day to day administration duties including dealing with phone calls, e-mail enquiries, updating databases.
- Assisting with evaluation systems as part of the Get Dancing project including questionnaires, surveys and compiling statistics of participation and attendance.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

- A dance qualification to degree level or equivalent training in dance.
- A keen interest in developing a career within the dance sector.
- Highly committed and motivated.
- Good IT skills including word processing, e-mail and the internet.
- Experience of working with social media as a way of disseminating and promoting projects.
- A high standard of organisational skills.
- Ability to be flexible and use own initiative.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to work as a part of a small team and on own initiative.
- A clear understanding of and a pro-active commitment to equality of opportunity and full access.
- Attend relevant training opportunities as specified by the Dance Development Officer.
- Ideally a clean driving license and own car.
- Flexibility to work a possible weekends and evening.
- Possession of full disclosure and Personal Liability insurance.
- Access to personal computer equipment and IT skills.

Staffordshire County Council’s Heritage & Arts Service endeavours to promote equality of opportunity by employing people on the basis of their ability to do the job in question, irrespective of gender, race, age, religious creed, sexual preference, marital status, social origin or disability.

Period of Employment
The entire period of the freelance opportunity runs from October 2011 – July 2012

Fee: £3750 for 50 days, including travel, materials, excluding VAT. Additional expenses may be claimed if the post holder undertakes any work which involves extended travel or accommodation costs.

Hours of Work: This is a part-time position with normal working hours Monday - Friday however occasional weekend and evening work may be required. Starting in October 2011 the internship will be for 9 months until July 2012.

Deadline for Applications: Friday 7th October 2011

Interview Date: Monday 10th October 2011

How to Apply:

Please send your recent CV that outlines your qualifications and any relevant work experience with a covering letter which details why you wish to apply and how you meet the criteria included in the person specification

You will also need to provide 2 Referees and their contact details

Send to:

Alison Lord
Dance Development Officer
Heritage and Arts Service
Staffordshire County Council
Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH

Telephone: 01785 278647Email: alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk

For more information on this post, and Dance Connected, please visit:
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/museumandgalleries/Opportunities/DanceConnectedFreelanceCoordinatorBrief.doc

African Dance and Drumming workshops for adults in Birmingham

ACE Dance and Music are starting an exciting new project called Revival. Revival is about creating a sense of celebration and excitement about African Caribbean culture through dance and music, involving adults across the city of Birmingham. It is led by ACE dance and music, in partnership with the Drum and Nechells EAZ and funded by Birmingham City Council.

Revival will start with a free launch event on Wednesday 19th Oct, 6.00pm - 9.00pm at the Drum, with experienced practitioners offering taster dance and drumming workshops. Everyone is welcome, so come along and give it a go!

http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event/revival

Professional Dance Artists required in Shropshire & Telford and Wrekin

KS1 & 2 Teachers Dance Training Year Two

This project requires 4 professional dance artists based in the West Midlands.

Project description
Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Councils are currently working in partnership with DanceXchange and Youth Dance England to develop, support and champion dance for children and young people within the sub-region.

During November 2011 to March 2012, teachers who deliver dance in primary schools across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin will attend a training program run by Mel Knott, a professional trainer working for the National Dance Teachers Association.

This is the second year the training programme is being run. The training will provide the teachers who attend the skills to plan and deliver high quality dance experiences for their pupils.

The programme requires dance artists to work with between six and seven primary schools. They will work in partnership with the teachers who have attended the training course, supporting them in planning, delivering and evaluating their dance classes. This support will help to ensure the teachers feel confident in delivering high quality dance within the national curriculum.

Requirements:

- Dance training to higher education level or at least 2 years experience working in primary schools. This can include part-time work, i.e. one hour a week for 2 years (Essential).
- Experience in facilitating the creativity of young people (Essential).
- Experience in using dance to explore issues and themes (Essential).
- Experience of teaching dance as part of the PE National Curriculum (Desirable).
- Completed Dance Links Training or equivalent Education Training (Desirable).
- Have choreographic experience (Desirable).

All applicants must be interested and committed to the project and meet all the requirements listed.

Project timetable / Commitments:

Artists must be available to attend all of the following dates

1) Dance Artist Training Session and Introduction to the Project –
on: Wednesday 2nd November 2011 from 11.00am to 1.00pm at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

2) Attend three training sessions with participating schools on the following dates:
Wednesday 16th November 2011 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm (Training Session One, Venue TBC)
Wednesday 18th January 2012 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm (Training Session Two, Venue TBC)
Wednesday 21st March 2012 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm (Training Session Three, Venue TBC)

3) From January to March 2012, support between six and seven primary schools in school time.

Dance artists are to spend five hours working in each school; this time will be allocated as follows:
- Planning
- Delivery
- Evaluation

Fee
The Dance Artists will be paid £35 per hour, for the work in schools and attending the four training sessions. This fee is inclusive of all expenses, no additional payment will be paid for travel etc.

The artists will be appointed on a freelance basis and will be responsible for their own tax and National Insurance contributions.

Application Procedure

The deadline for receipt of submissions is Friday 23rd September 2011. Please include:
- A current CV
- Names and addresses of two referees who can provide evidence of the quality of your work and the way in which you work with children and young people.
- A short proposal of no more than 1000 words detailing how you meet the requirements above.

Interview:

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Monday 3rd October 2011, at Shirehall, Shrewsbury, where final selection will take place.

Please note that because of the nature of this work successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check, which will form part of the contract and will be arranged and paid for by Shropshire Council.

Send completed applications to:
Alexa Pugh, Arts Development Service, Shropshire Council,
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND

Please also send a copy of your application by email to: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk

For more information please contact: Alexa Pugh, Arts Development Officer at Shropshire Council for an informal discussion or more details on 01743 255938