About Olive Branch

The Place are co-producing Olive Branch... playground edition, a reworked piece by Vanhulle Dance Theatre for the Playground Tour. The Playground Tour is a 5 week tour, where we bring incredible dance shows directly to school playgrounds as well as festivals.

Olive Branch is a poetic tale of rediscovering the wonder and beauty that nature provides. Following the new and unusual friendship between two strangers, they quickly learn to overcome differences, despite miscommunications, by developing trust and acceptance, an alliance is formed to defend mother nature.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for 2 understudies to be a part of the 2-week reworking period of Olive Branch...playground edition

The dancer needs to be confident in:

- Contemporary technique

- Partnering skills (lifting and acro is ideal)

- Character work

- Experience in martial arts is ideal but not necessary, must have an openness to learn

PAID

£600/week or £150/day + holiday pay at 12.07% - happens through The Place

Travel - Accommodation 1 week in London/ 1 week in Ipswich - Per Diem will also be covered

Dates

Audition at The Place: 16th March, Registration from 10.30am. Audition will run from 11am until 5.30pm, interviews until 6.30pm.

Creation Period:

22nd - 26th of April 2024

3 – 7 June 2024 OR 9 – 13 June 2024 (TBC)

Tour Period: 18 June – 28 July 2024

Please note that understudies will not be paid to be on-call for the tour period and will step in if needed and available.

The Place (16 Flaxman Terrace, London, WC1H 9AT) is located between Kings Cross St. Pancras and Euston stations and has gender neutral bathrooms and changing facilities.

To Apply

Please email hello@vanhulledancetheatre.co.uk, writing “OLIVE BRANCH – NAME SURNAME” in the subject field heading. Please attach:

* CV

* Headshot

* Video link(s)

The deadline to express interest is 1 March 2024 at 12pm