Dana's Note................................................................................1
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts News..............................................2
Job Opportunities at DaDa.............................................................2
Disability Arts News.....................................................................3
Invitations to Tender.....................................................................3
Writer seeks illustrator/collaborator..................................................3
New show at The Brindley..............................................................4
BSL interpreted shows and performances..........................................4
Drama Project Leader...................................................................5
Development Worker....................................................................6
Opportunity for young dancers........................................................6
Ludus Dance Vacancy..................................................................7
Gallery Space at FACT.................................................................7
Arts Jobs...................................................................................8
Drama Tutor wanted.....................................................................8
New writing Coordinator................................................................9
Disclaimer..................................................................................9

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Dana's Note
Dear Readers,

Welcome to the first newsletter to be written on the first sunny Wednesday of the Year! It finally happened! And I'd best get on with it before the ever listening fates are tempted... what have we got for you this week?

Well, we have vacancies here at our very own DaDa offices and lots of great new opportunities. We're also very excited to have reached over 700 friends on our Facebook account, and we have a special treat for the 1000th person to add... so if you haven't joined us yet, get over to our account for a butchers and add yourself now:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1241613359&ref=profile

Yours,

Dana
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts News
Job Opportunities at DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts

Artistic Director DaDaFest 2010

Start April/May 2009-end March 2011

Salary: unspecified

Application deadline: 30th March 2009

Interview in Liverpool 6th April

We are currently taking expressions of interest for this post, a full application form will be available of the next few days.

Consultant re: Re-structure of DaDa

Freelance Opportunity to undertake a consultancy in the current organizational structure of DaDa.

Fee £3,000

Work needs to be completed by mid May 2009.

Application deadline 13th March 2009

For application details please contact the DaDa office on Tel: 0151 707 1733 Fax: 0151 708 9355 Minicom: 0151 703 0365 news@dadahello.com

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Disability Arts News
Creative Partnerships Merseyside Schools Programme
INVITATIONS TO TENDER
If you or your organisation would like to submit a tender for work with Creative Partnerships Merseyside Schools please see below.
The Change School strand enables schools to enter into a three-year partnership arrangement that can radically transform the ways in which the school operates placing creativity at the heart of its ethos and operation.
To be considered for any of the available work, please submit a completed tender form - by 9th March 2009.
Please submit completed forms electronically, clearly titled by your name/organisation and school to joan.forshaw@creative-partnerships.com.
Tenders received after this date cannot be considered. Please contact Joan direct for a Tender form. Your completed tender form will be forwarded to the relevant school and their Creative Agent will be in touch with you, either to arrange an interview or to let you know you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Organisations, individuals or groups of practitioners tendering for work will enter a partnership with schools at the planning stage and help shape and influence the programmes of work through collaborative interaction with children, staff and others. Your availability and number of days needed will be discussed at interview/planning stage with the schools.
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Writer seeks illustrator/collaborator

Shane Bratby is writing a new book for children which he hopes will raise disability awareness amongst none disabled readers. He would like to get in touch with someone who would be interested in producing images for the book and also possibly helping with the story. Shane will be looking to publish. For further information, please contact him direct via: shanebratby@msn.com or go to his website: www.mobilitybuy.com

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New show at The Brindley
Popular children's show Baa Moo Yellow Dog, full of quirky invention and colourful animal puppets is coming to The Brindley Runcorn from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 March - and you would be barking to miss it!
The play by Half Moon Theatre Company, takes the audience on a fantastical journey of imagination with Ash, a little boy who feels a little bit lonely until he meets some new friends and discovers that it is ok to be different. Join Ash as he looks in holes, turns corners, and hops, skips and jumps over cracks. Travel to a world where things are not what they first seem and where you might even see a yellow dog - if you are really lucky.
Baa Moo Yellow Dog explores the playful imagination of a small boy as he tries to bring order to the unexpected and where difference can be a good thing. Suitable for children aged two to five- years-old, the play is performed in integrated BSL and English allowing both hearing and hearing impaired audiences to enjoy the play on an equal level.
The play is performed by a hearing impaired actor and a hearing actor. The show times are 10.30am & 1.30pm Thurs. & Friday and 1.30pm Sat. For more information and to book tickets contact The Brindley Box Office on 0151 907 8360 or book online at www.thebrindley.org.uk.
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BSL Interpreted shows and performances

ART (Free!)
BSL INTERPRETED EXHIBITION TOUR at Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1, Sunday 1 March
Interspecies: Authority (or not) of the human species over all other animal species
4-5pm
Interpreter Siobhan Rocks

INTRODUCTORY GUIDED TOUR IN BSL at Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 Sunday 15 March 3-4pm
Deaf Art and Design Historian Jennifer Little in her latest bi-monthly tour, will show what people wore on their heads and the things surrounding them.

FILM at Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1
IN TOUCH SCREENING with Caption Subtitle at 12noon
Sunday 29 March 24 Hour Party People Director Michael Winterbottom GB 2002

THEATRE
Captioned PERFORMANCES
Friday 6 March Rock ‘n Roll at Library Theatre, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 7.30pm
Saturday 21 March
Where There's a Will at The Lowry Theatre, Pier 8, Salford M50
3pm Plus: PERFORMANCE by Ash in integrated BSL and English

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Drama Project Leader

Deafinitely Theatre, the UK's leading Deaf theatre company, is seeking a freelance Drama Project Leader to co-ordinate a major community drama project in London. Funded by the London Councils as part of a three-year project linked to the Cultural Olympiad, this project will provide 60 young deaf people (aged 14-24 from across 14 London Boroughs) an opportunity to take part in drama workshops leading to performance at two theatre venues in July 2009.

To apply you must fill the following requirements:

* have experience working with young deaf people in community or educational settings; proven management and organisational skills; be available to work for 2 days a week from 13 April to 1 August 2009; able to communicate in British Sign Language (BSL Level 3 or equivalent); undertake a CRB check

To apply, email a copy of your CV and a summary of your relevant experience to Mark Sands, Executive Director, mark@deafinitelytheatre.co.uk

The application deadline is Thursday 12 March. Interviews will be held at Deafinitely Theatre office on Friday 20 March. www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk

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Development Worker

Choices and Rights Disability Coalition have been successful in securing funding from Lloyds TSB to employ a Disability Discrimination Advice Worker. The Advice Workers main responsibilities will be:
To provide advice and information on aspects of the DDA to individuals and organisations. This is a 35 hour per week post Grade: Scale 6 - £21,937 pay award pending

Application forms, Job Descriptions and Personal Specifications are available from Choices and Rights Disability Coalition Tiverton House, Tiverton Road, Bransholme, Hull, HU7 4DQ Tel 01482 878778, Textphone 01482 370986 Email office@choicesandrights.org.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 27th March 2009. Please note - It is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that this post is filled by a disabled person, and therefore only disabled people are eligible to apply.

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Opportunity for Young Dancers
Are you a young dancer who wants to be part of a professional dance performance at Contact Theatre?
Auditions are being held on Friday 27th February from 6pm.
This is your chance to be a part of a show that will feature new choreography from leading UK choreographers: Russell Maliphant, with Adam Benjamin and Hofesh Shechter, and also introduces new work from Ethipian choreographer Junaid Jamal Sendi alongside local young people performing new work choreographed by Tara Jane Herbert and Susannah Broughton. Dance Inititive Greater Manchester are working with Contact Theatre and Dance United to offer up to 20 young people aged 15-30 from Greater Manchester to be part of Destino at Contact theatre on 18th April 2009. To book your place on the audition please contact the Contact Theatre box office on 0161 274 0600
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Ludus Dance Vacancy
Ludus Dance, Britain's Leading Dance in Education Company, is seeking:
1 x Female Dancer
(Full Time permanent post)
Ludus Dance is seeking an experienced female dancer to join our Touring Company. The successful applicant will be a creative, contemporary dancer with strong technique and performance skills. Experience and interest in teaching is required. In the first instance the successful applicant will be required to complete the national tour of our current dance theatre show 'ID:me'. Full details are available from:
http://www.ludusdance.org/information/vacancies/vacancies.htm or email julie.murphy@ludusdance.org
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Gallery Space at FACT

Do you have a passion for something?

What would you do with a gallery space right in the centre of Liverpool? FACT has the space, equipment, materials and a team of people - all we need are your networks and ideas!

Climate for Change
13 March 2009 - 31 May 2009
Gallery 1, Gallery 2 and Media Lounge

Climate for Change is an exhibition that takes a wider view of environmental crisis from the perspective of power and politics, linked to food crisis, housing crisis, financial crisis and more. The exhibition is about grassroots networks and communities.
From 13 March to 31 May, FACT is opening its gallery doors for artists and groups to come together through workshops, talks, discussion, and activity. You don't have to be an environmental group to be involved - we're interested in all types of grassroots, self organised communities doing interesting things!

If you would like to use FACT's gallery space for a workshop, presentation, group meeting, screening or just for more information, contact:
Leon Seth on 0151 707 4441 / email leon.seth@fact.co.uk
or Andrea Lee on 0151 707 4464 / email andrea.lee@fact.co.uk

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Arts Jobs
Drama Tutor wanted
Closes Wed 04 Mar 2009 Paid (£10k-15k) Part time
Contact Jo Fisher vacancy@footlightstheatre.co.uk
A lively yet talented, creative acting/drama tutor required for established school. Recent productions include Sondheims' Into the Woods' ( the full adult version!) Treasure Island (again adult version) and the filming of scenes from 'Harry Potter' and 'The Wiz'... so hopefully you can see how challenging and creative we try to make the experience as opposed to 'drama games' - although we do like those too :)
You must be: reliable, hardworking, trained to degree level (preferably with PGCE) preferred LAMDA experience although not essential. Also hold enhanced CRB although we can apply for one for you.
Not suited to actors who feel let down by the industry and see it as a 'just a job'. This is a permanent position. We are a great team, very creative and supportive and strive to make exciting work. We offer a great hourly rate (after initial trial period) and offer training where required.
The job will begin after Easter on 25th April - interviews will be held 7th March.The venue is in Stretford - the working hours are Saturdays 9.45 - 1pm. CV and covering letter giving an example of how you approach teaching, directing, and also the two referees to go to vacancy@footlightstheatre.co.uk. Please state if you would rather us not contact your referees until after your interview.
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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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