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MOVE Dance Commission: Casting call for Dancers


Posted: 8 June, 2022


Casting call for Dancers for exciting new stage production for children

Today, The Ark, Dublin Dance Festival and Arts & Disability Ireland put out a call for dancers for a newly commissioned work. The piece will be created under the MOVE commission, a new partnership, between The Ark, Dublin Dance Festival and Arts & Disability Ireland, which set out to commission a choreographer who identifies as an artist with a disability to create a new dance production for children.

Acclaimed choreographer Marc Brew has been commissioned to create this work and now the team are seeking to audition as diverse a group of dancers as possible to collaborate on an exciting new stage production for children. The production will premiere at The Ark as part of Dublin Dance Festival 2023.

The criteria for application are broad and applications from performers with disabilities will be prioritised.

The team are looking for dancers that have experience in improvisation, have worked in contemporary dance or theatre and are exceptionally collaborative.

While they are keen to work with dancers making work in Ireland applicants do not have to be based in Dublin, and applications will be considered from the UK and the EU.
To apply, please send the following information to casting@ark.ie by Tuesday 21st June 2022, 6pm:

• Your CV (PDF or audio) and headshot
• Links to previous work or a showreel
• If you don’t have a showreel, we will also accept something self-recorded (of no more than 3 minutes long)

Please also send an access rider/statement with your application – this is a document outlining any access requirements you may have. This will not be reviewed as part of the application, instead it will be used to ensure we can support your access requirements for the audition process.

We will notify all applicants of the outcome of their application however we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates.

Key dates

  • Tuesday 21st June 2022, 6pm- Closing date for applications
  • Monday 27th June 2022- Invites to audition sent to successful applicants
  • Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st July- Auditions in Dublin (Please note: You must be available to be in Dublin on both of these days. If you live outside of Dublin please make it clear in your email that you will require accommodation.)
  • Saturday 10th – Monday 18th September- Development period in Dublin
  • April/May 2023- Rehearsal and production period in Dublin

MOVE DANCE COMMISSION

In 2022 The Ark, Dublin Dance Festival (DDF) and Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) have joined in partnership to commission a choreographer who identifies as an artist with a disability to create a new dance production for children.

The production will be made in residency at The Ark and will subsequently premiere at The Ark during Dublin Dance Festival in 2023.

Through the MOVE commission, the partners seek to create a dynamic new work for young audiences, bringing diverse voices and perspectives to the project, while stimulating and growing accessibility in dance-making practice in Ireland.

About the Artist
Acclaimed International disabled choreographer, Artistic Director and dancer, Marc Brew trained as a professional dancer at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and The Australian Ballet School. He has been working in the UK and Internationally for over 20 years as a director, choreographer, dancer, teacher and speaker; with the Australian Ballet Company, State Theatre Ballet Company of South Africa, Infinity Dance Theatre, Candoco dance company and AXIS Dance Company. Marc was Associate Director with Scottish Dance Theatre, Associate Artistic Director with Ballet Cymru in Wales and was Associate Artist in 2015 at Tramway Theatre in Glasgow.

Since 2008 Marc has been dedicating time to his own choreography with Marc Brew Company and his recent choreographic commissions include San Francisco Ballet School, Dancing Wheels, Scottish Ballet, Ballet Cymru (Wales), YDance (Scotland), AXIS Dance Company (USA), Candoco Dance Company (UK), Touch Compass (NZ), Amy Seiwert’s Imagery (USA) and Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland). Marc was presented with a Centenary Medal for Outstanding Contribution as a dancer and choreographer. His work Remember When was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Best Performance (individual) and his recent solo work For Now, I am… was listed in the Guardians Top 10 Dance Shows for 2016.

Marc is currently Artistic Director at AXIS Dance Company and Associate Artistic Director at Ballet Cymru.

About the Partners
The Ark
Established in 1995, The Ark is a dedicated cultural centre for children. We create opportunities for children, along with their families and friends or with their school, to discover and love art. We commission, produce and present work for, by and about children, from the ages of two to twelve years old. Child participation is at the heart of our practice and, through our Children’s Council, we have spearheaded a robust model of child participation in arts and culture for a diverse group of children who now inform all of the organisation’s artistic programming and decision making. We also curate specific professional development opportunities for teachers and artists, and work with other like-minded organisations to advance children’s rights to art and culture as part of their learning and development.

Dublin Dance Festival
Dublin Dance Festival brings artists, audiences and communities together to create and share exceptional dance experiences. We present live, digital and collaborative dance opportunities for the widest possible audience. We showcase the best Irish and international dance and act as a vital platform for artists and the creation of new work, culminating in an annual festival each May. Dublin Dance Festival generates opportunities for artists, locally, nationally, internationally and virtually, through residencies, commissions and partnerships and by encouraging artistic collaboration, experimentation, risk-taking and innovation in dance.

Arts & Disability Ireland
Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) is the national development and resource organisation for arts and disability. We promote engagement with the arts at all levels – as professional artists, audience members and arts workers – for people of all ages with disabilities of all kinds. We work towards arts programmes and arts venues becoming fully accessible experiences for all audiences. We advocate for inclusive policy and practice which provides real access to all aspects of the arts for people with disabilities, and for everyone.

The Ark, a MOVE commission partner

Dublin Dance Festival, a MOVE commission partner

Marc Brew.
Photo Credit: Eoin Carey.


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