Creative Journeys Programme:
We are seeking a dance practitioner who has community dance experience but would like to expand their practice to include working with older people. This is a unique paid opportunity to gain valuable experience whilst working alongside experienced dance practitioners from Green Candle Dance Company
This opportunity is open to dancers who either currently live, work or have studied in Essex.
Artist’s fee: £100 per day (inclusive of travel expenses)
Please note that this will be a freelance contract and you will be responsible for your own Public Liability Insurance, Tax and National Insurance.
Creative Journeys Programme Context:
The Creative Journeys dance programme delivered by Green Candle Dance Company is part of a larger cultural and research programme that focuses on older people who live in care homes or attend day care sessions spread across 8 venues throughout Essex, and involving 4 innovative cultural organisations including Age Exchange, Magic Me, Orchestras Live in partnership with Sinfonia Viva and Green Candle Dance Company.
The project will examine how these activities provide opportunities for older people to interact with each other and engage with the wider community. It will also examine how the activities influence the caring relationships between older people and those who work in the care homes.
Assistant Dance Artist Role:
The successful assistant dance artist will work alongside an experienced artist from Green Candle Dance Company, assisting with the delivery, planning and evaluation of the programme. One on one mentoring sessions will be provided over the course of the programme, as well as practical training and advice within the sessions.
The assistant will receive a bursary place on Green Candle’s two day Moving into Maturity workshop – Leading Dance with Older People & Dance and Dementia – at Oxford House in Bethnal Green.
The weekly workshops will take place during the day between 10am and 4pm and be held in a rural location in Epping Forest District. It is advisable that applicants should have a suitable mode of transport as the venues are not in walking distance of the tube.
Candidates must have a current DBS and be able to commit to attending every Friday for 15 weeks from 28th April to 4th August 2017 as well as the compulsory Moving into Maturity two day workshop on 4th and 5th April 2017.
Key Dates and Timescale
Deadline for Applications: 17th March 2017
Short listing: Week beginning 20th March 2017
Invitation only interviews: 30th March 2017
Artist Preparation day: Moving into Maturity CPD 4th & 5th April 2017
APPLICATION PROCESS | HOW TO APPLY
Please email vicki@greencandledance.com for an application form with the heading Creative Journeys Programme – Assistant Dance Artist in the email subject line.
Applications must be returned by 17th March 2017 together with:
– A CV (including proof of living, studying or previous work in Essex)
– A covering letter explaining:-
- your previous community dance / workshop leader experience
- why you would like to work with older people
- how this mentoring opportunity will help your career
- what you hope to gain as an dance artist
SELECTION
A short list will be drawn up on the week beginning 20th March and these artists will be invited to attend an interview at Green Candle Dance Company’s base in Bethnal Green, London.
Invitation only interviews will be held on 30th March at Oxford House, Bethnal Green. (Please note we can only interview on this date due to availability of the interview panel)
