OPPORTUNITIES
Out Of The Ordinary Festival Youth Dance Project with Vanhulle Dance Theatre
Back by popular demand, we’re looking for young people with an interest in dance for an exciting dance performance opportunity!
Cambridge City Council’s Cultural Services team are partnering with internationally renowned contemporary dance company, Vanhulle Dance Theatre, to bring a dance performance opportunity to young people ages 11-18 from Cambridge. No previous dance experience is necessary, and all levels are welcome to apply.
This curtain raiser performance will be performed at Out Of The Ordinary Festival this summer. This will be an outdoor performance created with Laura Vanhulle and Oliver Robert Russell to open for Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s performances of ORB.
This is a free opportunity, and young people will be provided with performance t-shirts. Travel from Trumpington Park and Ride will also be provided on the performance day if required.
Monday 18 August - Friday 22 August: Rehearsals at Clay Farm Centre, CB2 9FN
Saturday 23 August: Performances at Out Of The Ordinary Festival, Cambridge
We will either run full day rehearsals with one large group, or half day rehearsals with two separate groups depending on number of applications. This will be communicated after the closing date but please keep full days free in the interim.
To participate, you must be able to commit to the performance day and at least four of the five rehearsal days.
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