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By John Ellingsworth on 17 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Circus Next

Circus Next, the Europe-wide programme of artistic and financial support for emerging circus artists (which was formerly known as Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe), has opened applications for the 2012/2013 project selections.

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By John Ellingsworth on 16 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Circus Mash

The team for a new outdoor, participatory project in the West Midlands, If Only I Could…, are seeking an experienced and confident circus artist with strong knowledge of ground-based skills. The selected artist will be part of the creative team, and will be comfortable working with community participants to support their training ahead of performances (so teaching experience is an advantage).

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By John Ellingsworth on 8 May 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Cecil Sharp House

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) – an advocacy and membership body, a venue, a publisher and an archivist for England's indigenous folk arts – has opened applications for a new scheme that offers creative residencies at its headquarters in Cecil Sharp House.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
XTRAX

Held within the frame of Greenwich Fair (which is a Dickensian mini-festival held in turn within the frame of Greenwich + Docklands International Festival), XTRAX Shorts is a pitch session for up to sixteen artists/companies to present new outdoor projects to an audience of international presenters and promoters, taking place on 23 & 24 June 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Stratford Circus

*** Stratford Circus have had a performer pull out from their June Saturday Scratch and are looking to fill the gap (ideally with a 'circus ensemble/group/company of four or more – or another aerialist'). Applications are open again until 5 May 2012. ***

Now a regular feature in Stratford Circus' programming (coming around approximately once a season) Saturday Scratch is an opportunity for artists to showcase new or early-stage work in a supportive environment.

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By John Ellingsworth on 22 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
INSTANT ACTS Against Violence and Racism

Interkunst e.V., a non-profit based in Berlin that creates socially motivated performances and projects, is looking for performers to participate in creating and touring INSTANT ACTS against violence and racism, a music and theatre piece that 'aims to motivate young people to lead active and creative lives' and 'works effectively against prejudices, violence and racism'.

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By John Ellingsworth on 21 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Teatro Circo Price, Madrid

Organised and run by Carampa in collaboration with Teatro Circo Price, Madrid's permanent circus building, CRECE is an annual five-week project which brings an international group of young circus artists together to create, and then perform, a professional ensemble production. The director for this year's project will be actor, teacher and director Hernán Gené.

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By John Ellingsworth on 8 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Festival Sul Fil del Circo Prize

Held annually in Grugliasco, Italy and organised by the Scuola di Cirko Vertigo, Festival Sul Fil del Circo runs a yearly competition for young artists alongside a programme of professional companies.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Gi20

Gone in 20 Minutes (Gi20) was launched in 2011 as a national showcase to promote new small- and medium-scale outdoor projects. Under the scheme ten artists/companies are supported to produce new work, receiving mentoring and a development grant, then at the public presentations have the chance to show their work to a mixed industry/public audience and to win a Jury and an Audience Prize.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities

Cirque Bijou, who every year programme the Circus Stage at Bristol Harbour Festival, are looking for 'amazing, unique and incredibly high quality street theatre and circus acts' to perform on their outdoor stage 21 & 22 July 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 April 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities

The Council for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is currently seeking applications from outdoor theatre companies for various performance opportunities during the period July – September 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 30 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Conflux

In the lead up to SURGE 2012, Conflux is offering twenty artists the opportunity to work with PVI Collective, a multidisciplinary Australian group who create (and I love this:) 'tactical media artworks that seek out radical, darkly humorous solutions for living in an unstable twenty first century'.

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By John Ellingsworth on 18 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities

A commission from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics, Road Show will create a 'landscape of wonder' on Exhibition Road, the wide long street running south from Kensington Gardens which leads to the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the Royal Albert Hall.

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By John Ellingsworth on 18 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Ockham's Razor

Circus theatre company Ockham's Razor are looking for a performer with strong physical theatre skills and expertise in Chinese pole and doubles trapeze base / cradle base to work them on their new show Not Until We Are Lost, a promenande piece incorporating a live thirty-strong choir.

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By John Ellingsworth on 15 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Circus Space

Circus Space are looking for rope, silks and acrobatics teachers to deliver training as part of their participation and outreach programme – teaching courses and classes for everyone from age 3 up to adult, and providing outreach, recreational activity and progressive training for 11-21 year-olds.

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By John Ellingsworth on 12 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Batman Live

Circus Space are casting for performers to join the second stage of the Batman Live arena tour, which will kick off in autumn 2012.

They're looking for gymnasts, acrobats and circus performers with combinations of some of the following skills...

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By John Ellingsworth on 5 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
The Circus Village

The Circus Village, a sort of travelling performance and residency site that tours in a cluster of handsome tents around Norway, is looking for artists to join the Village in Sarpsborg 7-17 June 2012, Sandvika, Bærum 17-26 August 2012, and Oslo 1-9 September 2012.

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By John Ellingsworth on 4 March 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Collectif AOC

The French company Collectif AOC, a large collective who tour with and perform in their own chapiteau and who work particularly at the intersection of circus and choreography, are looking for circus artists of all disciplines to work on their new production. The show's creation will begin in September 2013, with the premiere planned for February 2014.

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By John Ellingsworth on 27 February 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Bash Street Theatre

Outdoor performance company Bash Street Theatre are looking for a male actor with gymnastic/acrobalance/circus skills and good character acting to perform in their new show The Strongman.

Performances will be April -October 2012 in the UK and throughout Europe, with booking already confirmed for the UK, France, Germany, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland. Wages are paid per performance and for rehearsal days. Bash Street Theatre warn/promise: 'Long hours in van, loading, unloading, and set construction. Hard work, good pay, good fun!'

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By John Ellingsworth on 26 February 2012 in Jobs & Opportunities
Without Walls

Without Walls, a consortium of eight UK outdoor festivals that commissions and supports street arts work, is inviting artists and companies to propose ideas for the development of new outdoor work for 2013.

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