DaDa-Disability and Deaf Arts News 12/03/09
Dana's Welcome
- 12 March 09
All the latest opportunities from
DaDa-Disability and Deaf Arts
Dana's Note................................................................................1
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts latest................................................2
Research programme....................................................................2
DaDa recruitment.........................................................................3
Disability Arts News......................................................................3
Merseyside Youth Association Limited..............................................3
BSL Interpreted Performance of Panic..............................................4
Flax is looking for poems...............................................................5
Abnormally Funny people...............................................................6
Moving on: A new vision in dance....................................................6
Ludus dance seeks young filmmakers...............................................6
20 Minute plays............................................................................7
Arts Jobs....................................................................................7
Freelance Youth Theatre Director....................................................7
Five residencies at Schools of Creativity...........................................8
Disclaimer..................................................................................9
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Dana's Note
Hello to all our readers,
We've had such a busy week here at DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts, we've just got back from London where our swanky new website was met with lots of positive feedback (and has given us lots of ideas for things we need to develop), if you haven't seen it yet, please go to www.dadahello.com.
It's a lovely chunky, crunchy, double decker of a newsletter for you this week and I don't want to delay the first bite of the apple any longer.
Yours,
Dana
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Latest
Arts Council England Disability Equality and the Visual Arts Research Programme
Arts Council England's diversity and visual arts officers from Yorkshire,
North West and North East offices are working together to articulate and raise awareness as to the skills, talents and practices of visual artists who are disabled and Deaf. To enable a greater understanding, and appreciation of the range of work and creativity, disabled people bring to the arts. And to embed disability equality practice into working practices of the visual arts sector.
On behalf of Arts Council England, DaDa is undertaking a three month research and development programme to investigate how the visual arts sector engages with disabled and Deaf artists and practitioners across the three northern regions, and to explore how the research findings and learning can be disseminated, to enable a more confident and knowledgeable sector.
If you are a disabled or deaf visual artist/practitioner and would be interested in contributing to the research findings by completing a questionnaire please contact Alison Jones, (DaDa's Arts Manager), for more information on: Tel: 0151 707 1733 Email: Alison.jones@dadahello.com Fax: 0151 708 9355
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Recruitment
We are still recruiting for the Artistic Director for DaDafest 2010 post and the Consultancy post at DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts. For more information please go to www.dadahello.com or contact DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts direct.
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Disability Arts News
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund is seeking to recruit the following Posts:
Play Therapist
Salary: £19,841 - £22,630 (Pro rata) p.a. - JNC pt. 11-1
Hours: 15 per week
Fixed Term Contract Funded for 2 Years From Start of Project
We are seeking to recruit an experienced Play Therapist to provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to participate in activities in inclusive play settings. The successful candidate will hold or be working towards a play therapy qualification and able to deliver creative ways to play which will enhance children's development and address their physical and emotional needs.
Inclusion Play Worker x 2
Salary: £19,841 - £22,630 p.a. - JNC pt. 11-14
Hours: 35 per week
Fixed Term Contract Funded for 2 Years From Start of Project
We are seeking to recruit two experienced Play Workers to plan, deliver and evaluate inclusive play and youth work programme and learning opportunities for disabled children and young people from 7-16 yrs. The successful candidate will hold a relevant qualification at level 3 or above.
All above post holders will undertake project delivery across Liverpool,
The above posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by Criminal Records Bureau
For an application pack and further information pack please e-mail rielj@mya.org.uk or send a large SAE for £1.16 to:The Personnel Department, Merseyside Youth Association Ltd, 65-67 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 3DY
Closing Date for Completed Applications: 5pm Friday 20th March 2009.
Merseyside Youth Association Limited is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to maintaining a non-abusive environment.
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BSL Interpreted performance of ‘Panic'
Improbable are performing their new piece Panic at Unity Theatre, Liverpool.
‘Improbable is one of the brilliant faces of British Theatre.'
The Observer
‘Anyone who has yet to grasp that theatre can go places no other art form can need only experience this transporting 90 minutes, in which flesh is truly made spirit.'
The New York Times on Spirit
BSL signed performance Friday 27 March
ticketoffice:0151 709 4988 email: tickets@unitytheatre.co.uk
website: unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk utext: 0784065 98 07
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Flax is looking for vibrant and arresting new poems
Flax 018 will present some of the best new poetry from the North West of England. If you think you're writing it, then please send up to 200 lines.
These could comprise of separate poems, poem sequences, or a complete long poem.
We are accepting email submissions between 18 March - 15 April 2009.
Please read the full submission guidelines on http://tinyurl.com/c7apjj before sending any work
Previous Flax anthologies are available as free downloads from the same website, if you'd like to get a feel of what we have published in the past.
Flax is committed to the professional development of the writers it publishes and offers a bespoke service to support the needs of each individual writer.
Contact sarah.hymas@litfest.org for more information.
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Abnormally Funny people
Are back at Soho Theatre every month, doing funny stuff, sketches, stand-up and improv; it's all a bit mad and crazy as no one knows what, who and why until the night in question! For more info: 020 7478 0100 www.sohotheatre.com
Abnormally Funny People 18 March 8pm
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Moving on: a new vision in dance
Moving on will be holding a conference re inclusion in dance on 30th March, preceded by a performance by Moving On 29th March for more information and details of how to get involved, please contact: Kirsty White, Event Coordinator, email: movingon@csglasgow.org Tel: 0141 287 9845
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Ludus Dance seeks young filmmakers!
As part of the Lancashire Youth Dance Theatre Festival, we are looking for dance for camera pieces by young people (aged between 12 and 25) which will be screened during the festival in May at The Dukes.
Please send films in DVD format by 20th April to: Hannah Robertshaw, Ludus Dance, King Street, Lancaster, La1 1RE. Send YouTube links to: festival@ludusdance.org.
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20 minute plays
World at One in association with King's Head Theatre present Three twenty minute plays from Zeitgeist Theatre about our passion for owning land and the lengths people will go to exploit or protect it. March 18th - 22nd @ 1pm. Saturday 1pm and 10pm.
Set the theme 'King and Country' Sean Burn looks at exploitation, Michael Ross at patriotism and Keith Ratchett invents a country to show how absurdly silly negotiations can be. More than a scratch performance but less than full production, World at One aims above all else, to engage and entertain.
Kings Head Theatre 115 Upper Street, Islington N1 1NQ. Duration: One hour. Tickets: £7/£5 conc. Box Office: 0207 226 1916 or Book online at: info@kingsheadtheatre.org
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Arts Jobs
Freelance Youth Theatre Director
York based upstage centre youth theatre is seeking an experienced Director to produce a play for children between the ages of 8-13 at the companies studio theatre in York between 15th-18th July.
The Director is free to choose any pre-scripted play, but we would like you to consider that we expect at least 20 people in a cast and that they will be of mixed ability and experience. In the proposal the Director will be able to show a clear plan of how minimum number of participants can be attained.
Rehearsals will take place at the youth theatre's building, 41 monkgate, based in York, and we envisage the workshop auditions to start on the weekend of Saturday 25th April.
To fit in with other activities of the theatre, rehearsals will have to run at weekends, therefore the Director will have to make sure they are available on a Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon- please stipulate on proposal.
The Director's fee will be £1500
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with this well established company and all applications will be considered.
Interviews 30th March 2009
For more information please email info@upstagecentreyouththeatre.co.uk or download the job description/person specification from our website- www.upstagecentreyouththeatre.co.uk
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Five residencies at Schools of Creativity
There are five residencies available at St. Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Salford, which is one of 30 Schools of Creativity nationally.
These residencies are extremely flexible at this stage. We envisage that practitioners will work with teachers through ongoing conversation, support, delivery, co-delivery, training sessions, developing and enhancing schemes of work etc. Concrete details to be confirmed.
Residency One: Music Practitioner to work with RE department, with Year 8 children.
Residency Two: Poet to work with French Department, with Year 10 children. Residency Three: Animator to work with Geography - Key stage 3. Residency Four: Any Art Form to work with the English Department -probably Key stage 3 Residency Five: Book maker/Film maker to work with History Department - probably Key stage 3.
Each residency is worth £2,000. The emphasis is on sharing practice, and ensuring that this is focussed and targeted at the identified areas of the curriculum. Our intention is to share the learning with the rest of the school.
Expressions of interest and details of experience to BOTH Bernadette Furey (CP co-ordinator in school) and Mandy Precious (Creative Agent). Bernadette.Furey@salford.gov.uk and mandy.precious@btconnect.com
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