Development Assistant - NoFit State Circus, Cardiff

Pay: £17,000 - £19,000 pro rata
Deadline: 9am Friday 12th August 2016


NoFit State is the UK’s largest touring contemporary circus company. Every year the company engages with 120,000 - 150,000 people of all ages and backgrounds from across Wales, the UK and the world.

Purpose of the Role
To support the development, income generation and relationship development functions of NoFit State Circus, full details of the role and how to apply can be found here.

John Rudlin Commedia Dell' Arte Masterclass

John Rudlin will be running a weekend masterclass in Commedia Dell'Arte. Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November, 10am - 4:30pm, at The Island, Nelson Street, Bristol.

For more information about the event - go here: http://johnrudlin.brownpapertickets.com

Arts Administrator - Paid Internship, Cirque Bijou

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Pay: National minimum wage plus supported study in finance

Full Time: 40 hours per week (including study)

Based: Bristol office

Deadline: Please apply by CV and covering letter to kate@cirquebijou.co.uk by 9am on 8 October 2015.

Interview date:  13 October 2015

Cirque Bijou are offering a paid internship for an emerging arts administrator.  As part of a small, busy and exciting team you will gain insight into how an arts and events company is run.  This is an excellent opportunity that includes supported study to provide a grounding in basic finance which will be invaluable in progressing your career as an arts administrator.

We will support you to complete AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) Level 2 or 3 course at a local college of higher education, studying on day-release for tuition days only. Seewww.aat.org.uk for further information.

Find out more about Cirque Bijou on our website - http://www.cirquebijou.co.uk

Duties Include:

• Answering the phone and emails
• Day to day finance including invoicing and data input
• Organising travel/accommodation arrangements for events
• Contracting
• General administration
• Helping organise events
• General office housekeeping duties

Person Specification:

ESSENTIAL

• Excellent communication skills
• Self motivated, highly organised, flexible
• Attention to detail with the ability to manage own workload and prioritise when necessary
• High level of numeracy
• Working knowledge of word & excel
• Ambition to succeed in the arts

DESIRABLE

• Knowledge of SAGE accounting software
• Knowledge of apple mac computers
• Experience of working in an arts environment
• Maths A-level

Classes and Engagement Officer - Circomedia

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Part Time: 21 hours / 3 days
Salary Scale: £19,867 - £22,075
Full Time Pro Rata Equivalent (35 hours/week)
Subject to experience

Closing date for applications:  Monday 5th October 2015 @ 9:30am

Interviews will be held @ Circomedia, St Paul’s Church, Portland Square, Bristol: Friday 9th October 2015

Britain’s leading centre of Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre is looking for an exceptional, creative and enthusiastic individual to fill newly created part time development post.   Primarily based at our exciting and award winning venue in St Paul’s you will join Circomedia at an exciting time in the organisation’s further development. 

Classes and Engagement Officer

To encourage participation in and viewing of circus through regular sessions for all ages and abilities, one-off or time limited activities, you will devise and deliver a creative and inspiring strategic programme of projects and classes across Circomedia’s two locations and off-site. You will develop new and more diverse audiences, fundraise and oversee and develop freelance tutors delivering classes and projects.

For a detailed Job Description including essential/desirable criteria and application form visit: http://www.circomedia.com/jobs.html

Casting Call for Circus and Physical Theatre Performers - The Marie Celestial

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Deadline: Saturday 4th April
Auditions: taking place in Bristol on 13th April.
 Pay: 15-20k pro rata



Male and female artists wanted, off any age.We are looking for one or more of the following: Chinese pole, acro-balance/acrobatics, tight or slack rope, dance, parkour, harness work, trampoline, German wheel and teeter board. If you have another skill along these lines we haven’t listed please contact us and we will let you know if it’s what we are looking for. We currently have no requirement for aerial skills or juggling, sorry.
Part of the job will include building the stage and working as part of a close-knit team in the outdoors (sun, rain and wind) - everyone will be required to muck in and put their waterproofs on! You will receive a standard fee for performance weeks, plus shares in the company profits based on the number of hours worked.
You will need to be available for a 3 week rehearsal period (may be residential – location to be confirmed) at the start of May, for which you will be paid.

To apply, please send
Your profile including biog and photos and or video links (essential, even if not polished) for your previous/recent work.
A paragraph about what excites and inspires you about live, outdoor performance and why you think you would be a good fit for this show/company.
Send applications to mariecelestialuk@gmail.com
 

Open Call to Artists, Musicians, Photographers, Dancers etc.

Dear Bristol Arts Community,

 I'm writing from SouthBank Club on Dean Lane in Southville. For the last seven years Jess Newton has taken over the premises and turned it into a beautiful space with a main bar and stage, cinema room, dance studio, big garden and conference style/art gallery. Some of you probably know this venue for the array of events that have already happened here but now we want to take it to the next stage. Therefore we are calling out to artists, musicians, photographers, dancers, theatre performers, circus folk and independent promoters to bring this club alive. Being in one of the most creative cities in the world we really want to see this place flourish and be an all encompassing venue for the Bristol community. So if you're interested in getting involved in whatever capacity, whether putting on gigs, cinema nights, children's workshops, general meet up groups, art and photography exhibitions and anything else you may have in mind please get in contact. If we as a community can turn the SouthBank Club into a creative hub for the people of Bristol we can all be proud to have been a part of it and will all have a place to come and meet like minded people. 

Kind Regards, 
Leon Etchells 

Please email thesouthbankclub@gmail.com for more info and ways you wish to get involved.

Weighting Participation Producer - Extraordinary Bodies

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Pay: £10,000 fee (22k pro rata)

Deadline: 5pm, Monday 29th December

Interviews: 12 January, Bristol

Extraordinary Bodies, the UK’s first integrated circus company showcasing disabled and non-disabled performers, has secured funding to tour the uplifting showWeightingacross the UK in 2015.

The cast includes 9 extraordinary performers who take to the air in a joyful exploration of equilibrium and balance, of departures, journeys and of risk-taking and transformation.  Weighting’s breath-taking soundtrack is created by Dom Coyote (Kneehigh, BAC) and Ted Barnes (Beth Orton), and performed live by the band, the cast, and a local massed choir. 

Extraordinary Bodies has also recently been awarded the top Clore Prize to offer an extended arts and community participation, leadership and training programme during the national tour.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Participation Producer to lead on all aspects of the community choir participation programme and support other aspects of Weighting engagement activity. You will have experience of producing creative projects including financial management, monitoring and evaluation, partnership development and working with creative teams. To access Job Description and Person Specification go to Diverse City Website

To apply please send by email b.chapman@diversecity.org.uk a copy of your current CV (max 2 pages) including names and addresses of two referees, a short personal statement saying why you wish to put yourself forwards for this role (referring to the person specification) and a 2 min camera phone presentation where you answer the question “How would you set about theWeightingengagement work in a city?”  

We are offering a £10,000 fee (approx. £22,000 pro rata) for 9 months fixed term freelance 

If you would like the Job Description and Person Specification in another format, by post or need further information please contact the Extraordinary Bodies team on 07952619763 or e-mailb.chapman@diversecity.org.uk

Invisible Circus - Company Administrator

Source: www.theatrebristol.net 

Part Time: 20 hours per week – possibility to increase hours & some of this time will be covering 4days x 5 hour & shifts over weekends depending on workload

Pay: £8per hour rate - £15,600 per annum pro rata

Fixed Term contract 6 months initiallyBased at Unit 15, St Phillips

Deadline: Monday 24th Nov 2014, 9:00am

Interviews dates: Wednesday 3rd Dec 2014, all day 

Invisible Circus are looking for a part-time Company Administrator to join our team, assisting in the producing and touring of innovative, circus-theatre across the UK and Europe. We are looking for a strong administrator to maintain and manage our busy office.The Invisible Circus produces unique circus theatre experiences in a wide variety of unusual locations, from circus big tops and traditional theatres to site specific and promenade performances in disused industrial and historical buildings.Based in the UK since 2002 the company draws much from its decade of traveling as a street performance troupe in the 90s, exploring Europe’s rich performance culture and traditions working in arts and street festivals, carnivals and creation spaces.This community emphasis has continued as the company has developed attracting more and more creative energy as it evolves, drawing a diverse range of visual artists, performers, actors, directors, dancers, film makers, choreographers, musicians and technicians to its productions.At this exciting time of our development we are looking to recruit a new member to join our staff team:

The successful candidate will:· Have a demonstrable interest in a career in arts administration, particularly the performing arts. · Have 2 years administrative experience.· Have to be able to demonstrate that they have relevant abilities including excellent skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.· Have a strong sense of initiative.·Have to be flexible and adaptable
To apply email us for an application pack, please note we do not accept CVs.
We will email to you a full Job Description/Employee Specification for this role and an Application Form. recruitment@invisiblecircus.co.uk

Contact Information

Dina Ntziora, recruitment [at] invisiblecircus.co.uk

Call Out For Social Circus Volunteers!

Source: www.artsjobs.org.uk

Source: Invisible Youth

Deadline: 30th August

Contact: Abi Hill (youth@invisiblecircus.co.uk)

Invisible Youth is the Youth and Social Circus wing of Bristol's Invisible Circus. We are currently seeking to expand by recruiting new volunteers and workers for our paid and unpaid projects.

Here is brief description of what we do:

Established at the start of 2013, our mission is to use circus, arts and crafts and positive role models as a tool to engage with young people and vulnerable groups. We agree that circus has multiple benefits, although we are not necessarily looking to create a new generation of performers with this project; that is a by-product of our bigger mission: we aim to provide a safe and inspiring space for the young people of Bristol, to teach them high level skills, body awareness, communication, respect, teamwork, perseverance and most importantly self-esteem, confidence and the capacity to become sound citizens in a troubled world.

Please contact us if you would like to get involved. We will offer training sessions as well, so if you don't have much experience but have the passion, apply anyway!

Social Circus Volunteers Needed

Source:www.artsjobs.org.uk

CALL OUT FOR SOCIAL CIRCUS VOLUNTEERS!

Invisible Youth is the Youth and Social Circus wing of Bristol's Invisible Circus. We are currently seeking to expand by recruiting new volunteers and workers for our paid and unpaid projects.

Here is brief description of what we do:

Established at the start of 2013, our mission is to use circus, arts and crafts and positive role models as a tool to engage with young people and vulnerable groups. We agree that circus has multiple benefits, although we are not necessarily looking to create a new generation of performers with this project; that is a by-product of our bigger mission: we aim to provide a safe and inspiring space for the young people of Bristol, to teach them high level skills, body awareness, communication, respect, teamwork, perseverance and most importantly self-esteem, confidence and the capacity to become sound citizens in a troubled world.

Please contact Abi Hill at youth@invisiblecircus.co.uk if you would like to get involved. We will offer training sessions as well, so if you don't have much experience but have the passion, apply anyway!

PAID Marketing and Production Internship at Cirque Bijou

Source: www.theatrebristol.net

3 days per week based in our office in Bristol @ £6.50ph

Initial 6-month contract but potential to extend.

Start date 30 June 2014

An exciting opportunity has arisen to gain valuable experience working within a dynamic circus production company with a national reputation.

You will be responsible for day-to-day company marketing, including keeping the company’s website up to date and interesting, looking after social media channels, email newsletter, and working on press and communications with support from our team.

This role will also offer the opportunity to work onsite alongside our production teams, as assistant to our production manager and artistic directors, gaining invaluable first hand experience of live events. 

For more information and to apply go here

Giffords Circus seeks and brass and wind player

GIFFORDS CIRCUS SEEKS BRASS AND WIND PLAYER

Gifford's Circus are seeking musicians for the 2014 season.
We are a travelling circus, performing around the greens and parks of the Cotswolds and west of England to 100,000 people a year.
The show, directed by Cal McCrystal, combines circus and theatre with a strong musical element.
We will be playing and devising an original score.

We are looking for a brass player. You would need the ability to improvise, read and be willing to have a musical input into the development of the score during rehearsals. Any singing ability would be welcome.
You will be an integral part of the whole show; an energetic and enthusiastic approach to performance is a must.

The auditions will be in London on 9th February. Please bring 2-3 contrasting pieces, and be prepared to improvise or sight-read at the auditions. 

The season will be from mid april til late september, including 4 weeks rehearsals at full pay. You will be performing in an international troupe of jugglers, acrobats, horses, clowns and geese in a tent you have helped put up yourself. Accommodation provided in the form of a vintage circus wagon! This is hard work, but incredibly rewarding.

If interested contact James: musicians@giffordscircus.com