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To celebrate the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, six Sandwell schools are working collaboratively in partnership with six Jamaican schools on a project that explores
and celebrates the connections and links between our two Commonwealth countries.
The Sandwell cluster of schools are Harvills Hawthorn Primary, St John Bosco Primary, Wood Green Academy, Moorlands Primary School, Causeway Green Primary School and the Phoenix
Collegiate.
For our project we are seeking to commission a dance artist/producer or dance organisation to work with our schools to create and produce a final dance performance which tells the
story of a passengerβs journey from Jamaica to the UK on the Empire Windrush β beginning with life in Jamaica, the preparations for the journey, the journey and the arrival in the UK.
We envisage this dance performance to be delivered in different parts by each school, and for the performance to also include other responses from the schools should they wish to contribute, for example, performance poetry, short playlets, visual art back projections, costumes, songs and musical responses.
The role of the dance artist/producer or dance organisation would begin in the Spring term from January 2022 and would include:
β’ Developing a storyline structure for the dance and other performances to follow.
β’ Working with selected cohorts of pupils from each of the six schools to create and perform a creative dance performance that responds to, and that follows the storyline.
β’ Act as overall producer to bring together the other artistic responses within the show from the schools, with the dance performance, and to liaise with contributing teachers.
β’ In partnership with teachers, work towards and manage a final performance at a venue tbc on or around June 22nd (Windrush Day)
Successful applicants will be accomplished in their professional practice and clearly be able to demonstrate successful projects within formal education.
The total commission is for Β£5000 (to include travel) at a daily rate of Β£200 per day. This equates to 4 x days with each of the six schools, a half day to attend planning meetings in January (at least 1 meeting in person with all schools attending) and a further half day for the event itself. To be considered, applicants must hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate (with barring) or be willing to undergo a new check at their own cost on appointment (approx. Β£50).
If you are interested in applying, please email your CV, 1 or 2 images (max size 1MB) and a paragraph that clearly outlines your skills and your response the brief, to:
Hayley Coley
[email protected]
by no later than 15th December at 5pm.
