Chantry Dance is Seeking a Dancer for their Tour of ‘Beauty & the Beast – The Guardian of the Forest’
Chantry Dance is seeking a professional male/male-identifying dancer for their autumn tour of ‘Beauty & the Beast – The Guardian of the Forest’
Chantry Dance are offering a contract for a highly skilled and creative professional dancer with vocational training.
‘Beauty & the Beast’ is a contemporary ballet production inspired by the original folk tale re-imagined for a 21st century family audience created by the award-winning producers and choreographers Rae Piper and Paul Chantry.
Project dates:
• Rehearsals: 15th Aug-15th Sept
• Performances: 16th, 17th, 23rd, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th Sept, 2nd, 5th Oct. + Two other possible performance dates TBC prior to Oct 15th.
Auditions will be held in Grantham on Tuesday 17th May and will be invitation only.
Rehearsals paid at £500 per week. Performances paid at £100 per performance. Accommodation during rehearsals provided. Travel on tour days provided.
Requirements:
Applicants should have experience in narrative work, working collaboratively and a desire to work generously within a tight-knit company. Dancers must have excellent partnering technique, classical ballet technique, contemporary technique (especially Graham and Limon based), working creatively, acting and character work. Other skills (non-essential) are aerial, acrobatic work and mask work.
Taking positive action in advertising jobs is permitted under the 2010 UK Equality Act, where a protected characteristic is under-represented in a workplace. Chantry Dance is committed to building an inclusive workforce and society, we welcome applications from all areas of our community, and in particular we actively encourage applications from Black, Asian and those belonging to ethnic groups that are currently under-represented within the Arts.
Dancers living in the East Midlands are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be able to work in the UK and have the required visas/permits in place prior to applying.
Where:
Auditions are by invitation only.
Audition location: Grantham, UK
When:
Tuesday May 17th, 10am-2pm
How to Apply:
To apply:
Please read the application requirements below carefully.
Please send an email to [email protected] with the following:
• Please mark email subject line as: DANCER AUDITION – “your full name”
• CV (incl. headshot, height, gender)
• Showreel – showing both classical AND contemporary work. Please do NOT include commercial showreels. Please ensure we can clearly identify you in the showreel – if you are dancing in a group, indicate clearly which dancer you are.
• Please send your showreel as a link NOT an attached file. Please ensure that if the link is password protected, you also send the password to view your reel
• Photos (Dance shot and full body)
• A short cover letter indicating why you would like to work with Chantry Dance, and why you feel you would be a good fit for the company
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Deadline for applications:
27th April, 12pm
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