Call out for Male and Female Professional Dancers
EAST WALL
Produced by East London Dance and HofeshShechter Company, commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces and presented by Historic Royal Palaces and LIFT
CALL OUT FOR MALE AND FEMALE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
Choreographers Becky Namgauds, Duwane Taylor, James Finnemoreand Joseph Toongaare seeking London based female and male dancersto take part in East Wall, which will take place at the Tower of London, one of London’s most iconic buildings, in July 2018.
Auditions byINVITATIONONLY with a 26 January application deadline
Auditions take place on Saturday 3 February 2018
The Opportunity
East Wall will give dancers the opportunity to work closely with one of four choreographers whose dance styles range from krump to contemporary, to create dynamic dance works that will be woven together and directed by HofeshShechter and performed in the Tower of London moat across the week commencing 16 July 2018.
East Wall will feature a cast of up to 160 dancers, musicians and community participants to celebrate East London’s rich cultural heritage as part of the first major public art commission in the Tower of London moat since the Poppies installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red in 2014.
Dancers will be required to rehearse and perform alongside a large cast of up to 160 community and professional dancers, as well as lead workshops with schools and community cast.
How to apply
To apply please complete the application form, listing your last three jobs, and send with your headshot CV and a link to a short video clip of you in performance or rehearsal to:
Dancers should be 18+ and will be required to be DBS checked.
We also request you completeour Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form that is included in the application form.East London Dance and the East Wall Project Partnersare committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Monitoring information is detached from applications before being provided to the selection panel.
Applicants must be available for auditions on 3 February 2018 and key dates below.
Key Project Dates
Date (s) / Session Title / What is happening?10 March 2018 / Open Day / To lead workshops alongside East Wall choreographer for community cast
7 & 8 April 2018 / 2-day spring intensive / 2-day intensivewith community dancers
April - June 2018 / Weekly rehearsals / Weekly rehearsals with your assigned East Wall choreographer and community dance group
May half term 2018
31 May, 1 & 2 June / 3-day half term intensive / 3-day half term intensive to further develop choreography and bring the groups together mid-project
w/c 25 June 2018 / Full cast rehearsals / Community and professional cast come together to rehearse
w/c 2 July 2018 / Full cast rehearsals / Community and professional cast come together to rehearse
w/c 9 July 2018 / Full cast rehearsals & production week / Community and professional cast come together to rehearse and finalise production
w/c 16 July / Full time performance week / 5 x evening time performances (TBC)
Performance start time: 7.30pm, estimated show length: 1 hour (no interval)
Fee
This isa short-term contract. Payment will be in line with industry standards.
The East Wall Project Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and commit to paying industry standards.
Deadline
Closing deadline for all applications is 10am on 26 January 2018. We apologise that we are unable to respond to every application individually.If you do not hear from us by Thursday 1 Feb 2018you should assume that your application has not been successful.We look forward to receiving your application.