Dancin’ Oxford 2012 – is recruiting a Festival Team
Dancin’ Oxford festival will celebrate its sixth birthday in 2012 with an innovative, exciting and varied programme of events. Between 18th February and 28th March 2012, Oxford’s residents will be treated to three taster workshop days, two youth dance residencies, one intergenerational dance day, one digital dance trail, nine dance shows, one outdoor aerial dance performance spectacular, two dance talks events, and much more besides.
In order to deliver this fantastic programme we need a Festival Team of reps who will support the festival staff at certain events with duties such as stewarding, managing box office, supervising dance groups, supporting marketing activities, and speaking to audiences. In return, the Festival Team members will receive free training event, the chance to take part in workshops and see performances, an exclusive invitation to the Festival Club, a free festival pass (giving discounts on most events), a social event, invaluable experience in event/arts management, and a free t-shirt! There will also be money available towards your personal expenses.
We are now recruiting for a Festival Team of up to 12 reps. There will be at least 10 events for festival reps to assist with - you will need to be available to rep at a minimum of four ideally (if you can do more, so much the better). Timings are approximate, and you won’t be on duty all the time.
Training/Briefing:
Date Tbc: Festival Reps Training day (11-4pm)
Monday 13th Feb Festival Team briefing (time tba) – Compulsory
w/c 26th March: Evaluation meeting and celebration/social event
Festival Events:
Sat 18th Feb: Outdoor Festival Launch
Sun 19th Feb: Intergenerational Dance Day
Sun 26th Feb / 11th & 18th Mar: Dance-A-Thon workshop afternoons
Sun 4th Mar: Baby Boogie (Pegasus Sunday Funday)
Fri 23rd / Sat 24th Mar: Compagnie Retouramont outdoor performance (plus VIP Reception on Fri eve / Post-show talk on Sat eve)
Sat 24th March: Moving the Boundaries dance conference
Date tbc: Interactive Digital Dance Installation
There will also be further opportunities to get involved at other events, and further dates may be added. Please see
www.dancinoxford.co.uk for a full programme of events.
If you are keen to specialise in something specific or gain experience in a particular area, please let us know and we’ll do our best to arrange it.
To apply, please send a letter to Claire Thompson on cthompson@oxford.gov.uk, stating why you would like to be part of the Festival Team and outlining any relevant experience. Please also include full contact details (mobile and home telephone numbers, email address and postal address).
Deadline for applications is Friday 20th January 2012. Phone interviews will be held in the week commencing 23
rd Jan. Applicants must be over 16 (under 16’s will be considered with parental consent).
Accreditation: you can get a volunteering award through V Involved based on the number of hours you undertake. It is also possible to gain accreditation through an Arts Award. Please see
www.artsaward.org.uk for more details and ask Claire if you are interested.
