Dana's Welcome
- 23 June 10
All the latest opportunities from
DaDa-Disability and Deaf Arts

Dana's Note.......................................................................................2
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts latest.................................................2
DaDaFest with a dash of spice..........................................................2
Disability Arts News...........................................................................3
Catch up with Oska...........................................................................3
Just dance...with Candoco................................................................3
Community groups wanted...............................................................4
Get a ‘slice of life'..............................................................................4
Learning Disability Week 2010..........................................................5
Win Elvis's guitar...............................................................................5
Anthony Walker Foundation Festival................................................5
Training for funding youth arts.........................................................6
Get involved at MusicWorks..............................................................7
Auteur, Mogul, Guerilla? Films wanted!.........................................8
Dance Training..................................................................................8
Arts Jobs............................................................................................9
Pianist, Sawn-Off Opera....................................................................9
Head of Marketing and PR................................................................9
Disclaimer..........................................................................................10

Any items for the next newsletter should be sent to news@dadahello.com or dana@dadahello.com by 3.00pm 29th June 10 Please keep the articles short (75 words or less is ideal), and in plain text format.
Dana's Note
Hello to you all,
If you haven't spontaneously combusted from the heat yet, we've got lots of little fire crackers for you here, from Elvis's guitar to Bollywood through the looking glass, this week is a must read for all you fire starters out there!
Yours, Dana
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Latest
DaDaFest with a dash of spice
DaDaFest International 10 presents ‘Disabled Women in India: Relationships and Sexuality through the Bollywood Lens' with Dr Anita Ghai Sunday 11th July 2010: 1pm to 4pm, Sandon Room, The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX.
Dr Anita Ghai is an internationally renowned scholar and disability rights activist from New Delhi, India. She has written extensively around issues of disability, gender and sexuality from a post-colonial perspective. Within the context of India where many female foetuses are aborted not for disability but rather due to their female gender, foetal ultrasound serves as an ambiguous tool producing new forms of representation.
Drawing on her conversations with other disabled women around India, Anita will address how sexuality and reproduction are weaved with disability using examples from Bollywood films, such as Sparsh, Guru, Pa, Dosti, Black, Sixth Happiness and Iqbal.
This is a DaDaFest International 10 Trailblazer event. It is a free event but a ticket is required. For booking and further information please contact info@dadahello.com or call 0151 7071733

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Disability Arts News
Catch up with Oska
Oska Bright is coming to the end of the first part of our tour in 2010. We are quite tired now! You can see where we have been by clicking here:
http://www.disabilityartsonline.org/Oska_Bright_On_The_Road. On Monday the 28th June 2010 we will be showing some Oska Bright films and running a film making master class with our friends at Unity Festival, HiJinx Theatre and Disability Arts Cymru in Cardiff. We will be at a venue called The Pierhead Building in Cardiff Bay. Our master class starts at 10.30 am and ends at 12.30 pm. We are showing these Oska Bright Films from our 2009 Festival: Films From The West at 1.20 pm And then Films From The North at 2.15 pm. Tickets are free and you can book them by calling 029 2063 6464 or on-line at www.wmc.org.uk/unity
Please come along if you live nearby - and tell your friends - we hope to see some of you there! Tour details: Norwich with Creative Arts East, Leicester with Phoenix Arts Cinema, Liverpool with DaDaFest International 2010, The Normal Festival in Prague, Picture This Film Festival in Calgary, Canada, A tour of South Australia and Sydney. We will put information about these events on our website: http://www.oskabright.co.uk/index.php?s=ontheroad We are calling for films for Oska Bright 2011. The closing date is 30th April 2011. Please go to our website and download an Application Pack from the Oska Bright Film Festival section. Oska Bright Film Festival c/o Carousel
Community Base 113 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XG Tel: 01273 234734
Mobile: 07866 708058 oskabright@carousel.org.uk www.oskabright.co.uk
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Just dance... with Candoco
So Many Words are delighted to announce that they will be hosting a 5-day residency led by Candoco Dance Company from 26th - 30th July.So Many Words wants to attract an inclusive group for this project, so all young people are welcome to attend, regardless of experience or ability. This is an amazing opportunity for young people who want to experience movement in a safe and supportive environment. The project is also ideal for young leaders who have a passion for dance and are interested in developing their skills to deliver dance as an inclusive activity with people who have disabilities. Places are £20 each and are limited. There are discounts on offer if a company would like to make a group booking: 5 places for £80 or 10 places for £150. For more info please contact: Jamie Patterson So Many Words Theatre Company, Oakwood Youth Club
Chatsworth Road Ellesmere Park Eccles M30 9DY Tel. (0161) 786 1939

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Community groups wanted!
Open City is a project that supports community groups to organise visits out to concerts, theatre and exhibitions in Liverpool. The project specifically works with community groups that don't regularly go along to galleries, theatres and concert halls, but are keen to discover more. Each group on the project is supported by a volunteer who helps organise visits out and there's also a small budget to help support with costs of tickets or transport.
The project is now looking for new groups to take part - the only criteria is that: all group members are over 18 the group has a supportive group leader, keen to be involved in the project. If you think you may know or be part of a group interested, please contact Gin Jacobucci for more information: Tel 0151 707 4439 Email gin.jacobucci@factcentre.co.uk
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Get a ‘Slice of Life'
The Film Festival Event is part of Disability Awareness Day in Warrington. Best Voluntary Sector Exhibitor Winners 2005 & 2008 FREE EVENT
10am - 5pm Sunday 11th July 2010 Disability Awareness Day, Walton Gardens, Warrington.
Disability Awareness Day (DAD), is Europe's largest 'not for profit' voluntary-led disability exhibition, and is held annually in a huge tented village within the grounds of Walton Hall Gardens. Organised by Warrington Disability Partnership, the show attracts over 27,000 visitors from across the region and over 280 exhibitors from across the UK and Europe. For more information or to enter a film contact Mary Watt
Mob: 077252 483 48 Tel: 01606 889097 Email:mary.pettypool@btconnect.com www.sliceoflife.biz or www.pettypool.org.uk The Petty Pool Trust, Pool Lane, Sandiway, Cheshire, CW8 2DR
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Learning Disability Week 2010
A message from Ciara, Mencap campaigns assistant. ‘Learning Disability Week is Mencap's national awareness week and this year we are campaigning to improve the NHS. That's why we're asking you to email your local healthcare authority to tell them to sign up to our Getting it right charter. It's time to get it right and support the campaign - lets make Learning Disability Week 2010 the best ever." To find out more about Learning Disability Week please contact us on:
Telephone: 020 7696 5613 Email: ldw@mencap.org.uk
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Win Elvis's guitar
Ahead of his sold out performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 28th June Elvis Costello has announced that he is gifting one of his Gibson acoustics to the Picket music venue in Liverpool. The venue will raffle the instrument to raise funds for the work it does with young bands. The Gibson DSM guitar handmade in Canada comes complete with a hard case and a personal note from Mr. Costello no less! Tickets to win the guitar can be purchased by sending a cheque for £10.00 to: The Picket Music Venue, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 OBW. Tel: 0151 733 9067.
Make cheques payable to ‘The Picket' and include a stamped addressed envelope. Please include your full contact details name, address, email and a contact telephone number. People from outside the UK will need to pay for shipping and import charges. The draw will take place on 3rd August 2010.
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Anthony Walker Foundation Festival
3rd & 4th July 12noon to 5pm Sefton Park and Greenbank Sports Academy, Mossley Hill Drive Liverpool 17. A FREE festival for the children, young people and families of Liverpool. Music and dance stages, Basketball, Football and Sports Tournaments, Urban sports - climbing wall, BMX & skate ramps, Wii tent, Children's activity centres - games, arts & crafts and face painting.
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Training for funding youth arts
Artsplan is delighted to have the following one-day courses taking place soon in partnership with Cornerhouse in Manchester: Get Sorted 2: Budgeting and Fundraising for Youth Arts Projects - 23rd September 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm E-Safety and Youth Arts - 14th October 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm - PILOT COURSE, SPECIAL FEE £75. Please find further course details below. For more information, or to book a place on a course please contact the Artsplan Team via: 02380 682535 / artsplan@artswork.org.uk. Both courses are very popular so early booking is advised. Get Sorted 2: Budgeting and Fundraising for Youth Arts Projects. 23rd September 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm, Cornerhouse, Manchester.
Artsplan is the largest provider of specialist youth arts training courses and publications in the UK and all training and publications are written and supported by experienced youth arts specialists, currently involved in direct project work with young people. This one-day training course is aimed at organisations and individuals who already have an idea for a youth arts project but are unsure on how to finance it. ‘Get Sorted 2' will take you through a step by step guide for planning and drafting your own budget, advise on the best way to fill in funding applications and suggest where you can go to find the funds you need. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training! Not only but also...E-Safety and Youth Arts - Pilot course, special rate fee - £75 per person
14th October 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm, Cornerhouse, Manchester Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW Youth Arts Training Course: ‘E-Safety and Youth Arts'. As with all new Artsplan courses, we conduct a pilot session and use the valuable feedback from participants to develop and shape our courses. This new course is being run as a full day course 10 am- 4.15 pm on the 14th October 201 at Cornerhouse in Manchester.
This one-day course is essential training for anyone using or looking to use the internet, computers and other media technologies when working with young people in the arts. It will provide participants with an understanding and relevant resources to ensure that the young people they are working with can make informed decisions within digital environments. This course raises awareness of digital footprint and examines e-safety, current legislation and the risks involved when working with new technology, including media production and social networking on the web. The course will inform participants how to incorporate e-safety into their Child Protection Policy and embed the knowledge into their organisation or project. Participants will learn about Acceptable Use Policies and will examine mobile media devices and managing personal media devices. For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact The Artsplan Team, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682 535.
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Get involved at MusicWorks
MusicWorks is on again Tuesday 6 July at 10.30am at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, 49 Port Road, Hindmarsh. The exciting acts performing this month are: The Texettes - country rock, The Fleureau Rhythm Makers - drum rhythms from Africa, Michelle Thredgold - popular piano and vocals.
The new Soundwaves project will be launched on Thursday 24 June at 11am. SoundWaves is a new music project designed to create opportunities for people with disabilities. Events feature an integrated line-up of disability & mainstream performances & are a great opportunity to enjoy free live music, participate, & find out more about the project.
They are held on the last Thursday of each month 11am - 2pm
SA Folk Centre Corner of South Road & George Street, Thebarton. Plenty of free, disability access parking. Low cost food & bar facilities. All welcome. 2 workshops a month provide opportunities for people with disabilities to develop skills in music performance, MC-ing, DJ-ing, production, event staging & promotion, by working with some of Adelaide's top performers and musicians. All workshops & events are FREE. To book a workshop place, or find out more, contact Project Director Tony Doyle on 08 8212 0390.

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Auteur, Mogul, Guerilla? Films wanted!
Calling all artists, filmmakers and musicians. The Berwick Film Festival is now inviting proposals for commissions in two categories; ‘Artists' Moving Image' for an artist or film-maker to make a new piece of moving image work, and ‘Film Score' for a musician or composer to write and perform a new soundtrack to an existing film or films of their choice. Each commission offers a fee of £2,500 to create new works relating to the festival theme, ‘Stagings'. The works will be presented as part of the Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival 2010, from 15th to 19th September in Berwick-upon-Tweed. For further details on the Festival and how to apply, go here: http://www.berwickfilm-artsfest.com/commissions
Please note that we are still also open for film submissions, details for which can be found here: http://www.berwickfilm-artsfest.com/submit-your-film
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Dance Training
Tuesday 27 July, 4pm to Friday 30 July, 5pm De Montfort University, Leicester. Pathways to Practice offers intermediate level residential dance training courses for working dance practitioners.
Choose one of three pathways to enable excellent dance leadership through inspirational choreographic and collaborative practice for specific settings and groups: Dance, Health and Wellbeing, Dance and Disabled People, Dance and Age Inclusive Practice with a focus on older people
The benefits of taking part include: Internationally renowned tutors and artists, including Diane Amans, Lisa Dowler, Isabel Jones, Joe Moran, Cecilia Macfarlane, Rosemary Lee and Deborah Barnard. Opportunity to network with others in your field of interest, course handbook and materials. If you lead any kind of dance in community settings or lead movement activity in organisations to develop creativity, health or for social benefits, then this summer school is for you. You need two years of experience of leading dance and an interest in developing your skills, knowledge and competencies with a focus on particular groups of people or settings. The cost for these inspiring and thought provoking three-day intensives including accommodation, for FCD members, starts at £255. Information on pricing and tailoring options can be found online.
www.communitydance.org.uk/summerschool The Foundation for Community Dance (FCD) is the professional organisation for anyone creating opportunities for people to experience and participate in dance. The National College for Community Dance leads FCD's work in continuing professional development, quality assurance and workforce development.
Foundation for Community Dance, LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RE Tel: +44 (0)116 253 3453 Email: info@communitydance.org.uk
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Arts Jobs
Pianist, Sawn-off Opera
Manchester-based Pianist required for Sawn-off Opera Company to accompany three short operas (35 mins). www.sawnoffopera.com. Rehearsals take place at RNCM Manchester on 12, 19, 26 July and 19, 20 August. Performances take place at the Tete a Tete Opera Festival at Riverside Studios London on 21 and 22 August. You will need to be available for each of the above dates. We are presently awaiting a funding decision;if we are successful this will be a paid job, if not, expenses will be covered. Please email Ailis Ni Riain mail@ailis.info by the deadline Fri 25th June 2010
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Head of Marketing and PR
Circa £34,000 per annum pro rata. The award-winning Imperial War Museum North in Manchester is seeking a temporary Head of Marketing and PR. You will have: first-class communication and management skills, marketing experience at a similar level, ideally in arts and culture, energy, flair, courage and plenty of ideas and a natural tendency to collaborate. The post will be offered for 6 months with a possible extension. A detailed Job Description and Application Form are available from www.iwm.org.uk The Imperial War Museum is committed to a policy of equal opportunities.
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