DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts  News - 18 Feb 09
Welcome to this week's newsletter

Dana's Note................................................................................1
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts News.................................................2
Patron makes the finals!........................................................................2
DaDa Facebook...........................................................................3
Disability Arts News.....................................................................4
Deaf Actors wanted......................................................................4
Deaf Rave Event..........................................................................4
Rise and shine.............................................................................4
Migration and territories.................................................................5
BBC Opportunity..........................................................................6
Strictly Collaborative.....................................................................6
Arts Jobs...................................................................................7
Board members wanted.................................................................7
New writing Co-ordinator...............................................................8
Disclaimer..................................................................................8

Any items for the next newsletter should be sent to news@dadahello.com or dana@dadahello.com by 3.00pm 25th February 09 Please keep the articles short (75 words or less is ideal), and in plain text format.
Dana's Note
My lovely readers,

Oh what a World! One day the recession is leaving your pocket lonely, the next Keith Chegwin's gearing you up to come and visit the new Tesco that's suddenly appeared out of the ground right here by DaDa offices...(thankfully he kept his clothes on). On a lighter note, there's lots of new jobs and information here for you this week, so without further ado, let's get this show on the road! Enjoy!

Yours,

Dana
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts News
Patron makes the finals!
Kaite O'Reilly has been announced as one of the finalists in the international Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. The prestigious playwriting award, now entering its fourth decade, are given annually to recognize women from around the world who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.

The 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize awards will be marked with a ceremony in London on February 25th. Star of stage and screen and Blackburn Prize Judge, Sigourney Weaver, will present the awards. The winner will be awarded $20,000, and will also receive a signed and numbered print by renowned artist Willem De Kooning, created especially for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. A Special Commendation of $5,000 may be given at the discretion of the judges, and each of the additional finalists receives $1,000.

In addition to Sigourney Weaver, the international panel of judges for the 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize awards includes Pulitzer prize winning playwright Edward Albee (A Delicate Balance, Seascape, Three Tall Women), noted British playwright and director Peter Gill, British actress Jenny Jules, McCarter Theatre artistic director and award winning playwright Emily Mann, and Genista McIntosh, Executive Director of the Royal National Theatre for many years and currently a Trustee of the Theatres Trust.

Each year artistic directors and prominent professionals in the theatre throughout the English-speaking world are asked to submit plays. 'The Almond and the Seahorse' was nominated from both sides of the Atlantic - by Victory Gardens, Chicago, who developed the script, and Sherman Cymru, Cardiff, who mounted the first production. In addition to the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland, new plays have been submitted from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Plays are eligible whether or not they have been produced, but any premiere production must have occurred within the preceding year. Each script receives multiple readings by members of an international reading committee that then selects ten finalists. All six judges read each finalist's play.

Other recipients of the honor include Judith Thompson's Palace of the End, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Behzti (Dishonour), Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House, Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman, Susan Miller's A Map of Doubt and Rescue, Gina Gionfriddo's U.S. Drag, Bridget Carpenter's Fall, Charlotte Jones' Humble Boy, Naomi Wallace's One Flea Spare, Jessica Goldberg's Refuge, Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive, Moira Buffini's Silence and Caryl Churchill's Serious Money.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize reflects the values and interests of Susan Smith Blackburn, noted American actress and writer who lived in London during the last 15 years of her life. She died in 1977 at the age of 42. Over 300 plays have been chosen as finalists since the prize was instituted in 1977. Over 60 of them are frequently produced in the United States today. Six Blackburn finalist plays have gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. The authors of those plays, Margaret Edson, Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel and Wendy Wasserstein are the only women to have done so since the Blackburn Prize was first established.

Kaite O'Reilly has won various awards for her work, including the Peggy Ramsay Award for YARD (Bush Theatre, London), Manchester Evening News Best New Play of 2004 for Perfect (Contact Theatre Dir. John McGrath) and Theatre-Wales Best Play of 2003 for peeling (Graeae Theatre, dir. Jenny Sealey).

For more information visit, www.blackburnprize.org.

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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Facebook

DaDa would like to thank everyone who has added themselves to our Facebook and brought us to over 500 friends in our first month. If you have not yet visited our account, please follow the link below and do feel free to add:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1241613359&ref=profile

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Disability Arts News
Deaf Actors wanted
We are looking for three Deaf actors - ideally two female and one male - all must be fluent in BSL - to rehearse and perform a new one hour BSL play called Shadow.
We pay ITC/Equity minimum rates of pay (£364 per week plus accommodation and meal allowance).
There will be a total of four weeks work (including rehearsal and performance time). First stage rehearsals in Preston from Monday 23rd March to Friday 10th April (two weeks). Then a gap for Easter. Second stage rehearsals in Preston from Tuesday 14th April to Saturday 25th April (two weeks). Performances in Preston, Liverpool and Manchester on 23rd, 24th and 25th April.
If you are interested, please contact David Hynes david.hynes@deafway.org.uk for more information.
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Deaf Rave event
Deaf Rave is BACK. We are organising a SHOW in "Rush Hour". Around 20 UK & International Deaf performers/DJs/VJs on the night!!!
Come and Support Deaf Culture! Everybody Welcome!!
28th March 2009 in Leyton, London UK
Advance Ticket now £10. More on the door. Strictly over 18!
For further info please go to: www.deafrave.com or SMS: 07832 358191 or email: troi@deafrave.com
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Rise and Shine

Calling all talented disabled performers!

Are you a bright talented performer living in Wales? Come along to Disability Arts Cymru's Rise and Shine acting workshops to add some sparkle to your skills!

27th February, The Grand Theatre, Swansea
14th March, The Met, Abertillery
21st March, Galeri, Caernarfon
28th March, Theatr Powys, Llandrindod Wells
25th April, Sbectrwm, Cardiff

All venues are fully accessible. The workshops are free and open to anyone over 18 years old, with the exception of Cardiff which is for performers between 18 - 30. All workshops will run from 10.00am - 4.00pm except Cardiff which will run from 1.15pm - 6.45pm.

Interested? To book a place or for more information contact...
Disability Arts Cymru, Sbectrwm, Bwlch Road, Fairwater, CARDIFF, CF5 3EF Tel: 029 20551040 E-mail: post@dacymru.com

Please let us know if you have any access requirements. Sign language interpreters will be present.

All workshops are funded by the Arts Council of Wales. The Cardiff workshop is also funded by the Legacy UK Trust as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

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Migrations and Territories - collaborations between art, asylum and politics

A brief illustrated talk by virtual migrants about their arts work exploring refugee, deportation and immigration issues since they began ten years ago, with screenings and discussion

Thurs 19th February 2009, 6pm - 7.30pm (arrivals from 5.45pm)
at: Central Library, St Peters Square, Manchester admission: FREE

Virtual Migrants have been at the forefront of artistic practice around issues of migration and globalisation, deportation and refuge, for over ten years and have earned a significant reputation in the UK and abroad. Their recent 'Exhale' publication illustrates a pattern of collaborations between new media arts and other artforms, between artists and non-artists, and a critically challenging polemic within their practice and output.

Led by Kooj Chuhan with contributions from Aidan Jolly and other members this talk will include screenings of selected examples of their work and is a rare opportunity to discuss their distinctive approach to engaging artistic processes with life-and-death inequalities.

www.virtualmigrants.com

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BBC Opportunity
Contracts & Auditions Assistant
London
Ref: 6333409
Closes 27-Feb-09
For more information please go to:
https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc01.asp?newms=jj&id=26726
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Strictly Collaborative
Strictly Collaborative is an exciting and innovative new venture. It is an inclusive theatre company aimed at 13-19 year olds. This is the first company of its kind in Plymouth.
Strictly Collaborative will launch on February 20th at 5-7pm at the Barbican Theatre as part of the 'How to change the world in seven days' (see Barbican website www.barbicantheatre.co.uk )

We are currently looking for a group of confident young people, disabled and non disabled, 13-19, to become part of the core company.
We are currently looking for Arts Facillitators from different disciplines and passionate volunteers, disabled and non disabled, to work with and support the company.
We are currently looking for short and long term support both financially and 'in kind' (advertising, space hire, advice etc ). This is an exciting new venture helping to create an inclusive, sustainable community for Plymouth and the surrounding area.

We plan to continually develop relationships with the Cultural Sector through various multi-faceted projects as part of the Cultural Strategy for Plymouth 2009-2020.We would love to hear from individuals or businesses who believe in our aims and feel that they could contribute to moving the project forward.

We are currently looking for a small team or an individual who would be dedicated to take on the role of administration and funding, this is initially a voluntary position but has the potential to become a full time creative business manager when funding is achieved.

Ems Coombes, Strictly Collaborative: ems_workshops@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07917 276254

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Arts Jobs
Board Members wanted
Contact Michelle Williams urbanvoice2k@hotmail.com
Urban Voice is a multicultural organisation that was specifically established to address the need to reflect our multicultural society within the arts. Urban Voice is one of a few black led organisations that can and does deliver whole programmes of work across educational institutions, social services and other arts organisations, utilising over 20 years of professional performance, experience and skills in the creation and delivery of music making and singing programmes.
Structure: - Six Board members and three Artistic Directors.
All six board members are actively involved in the work that Urban Voice delivers and they meet regularly on a monthly basis. They have a wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of journalism, evaluation and monitoring, and legal documentation. The artistic direction is provided by Tyndale Thomas MBE, Kadria Thomas and Yvonne Shelton who have between them worked in the music industry for nearly 30 years. The skills and experience range from music making, song writing to directing performance events and producing CDs and songbooks.
The Company is looking to recruit three people onto their Board of Trustees, preferably with experience in finance and fund-raising and with advocacy and networking skills.
To register interest or for additional information please contact:
Michelle Williams - Administrator, Urban Voice, Hamilton Court, Tetlow Lane, Manchester M7 4BU
Phone: 0161 795 3094 Mon, Wed, Thurs from 9am-2:30pm
Email: urbanvoice2k@hotmail.com Website: www.urban-voice.com
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New-Writing Coordinator, Commonword Enterprises Ltd
Closes Fri 17 Apr 2009 Paid (£20k-25k) Part time

Contact: Dionne Marland admin@commonword.org.uk
Commonword, the North West's largest writing development organisation, seeks a New-Writing Coordinator to plan and coordinate Commonword's new-writing programmes, events and projects. Based in Manchester. Closing date 17th April 2009. £21-23k pro rata - p/t, 2 days pw. Initial two year contract.
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