News Project Coordinator wanted for dance film project

The Encompass Project is looking for an experienced and dynamic Project Coordinator, who will ensure this project reaches its full potential.

Encompass 360-degree Dance Film Project

The Encompass Project is looking for an experienced and dynamic Project Coordinator, who will ensure this project reaches its full potential.

Part-time Fixed term post November 2011 – August 2012
£27,300 pro rata (£15 per hour), total gross pay £14,070
Flexible hours:
21 hours per week November 2011 - June 2012 and August 2012
35 hours per week July 2012 (production month)

Location: Core project located at The Edge Arts Centre, William Brookes School, Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6NB
Activity across Shropshire and Telford
Post holder could work from home or possibly be hosted by Shropshire Council in one or several venues.

Travel expenses will be paid for meetings and events at 40p per mile to a maximum of £2000 total for the project.

Application deadline 12pm Friday 4th November 2011
Interviews Tuesday 15th November
To download the full job description go to: www.shrop.net/encompass
For further information contact:
Jenny Smith, Community Arts Officer, Shropshire Council
Tel: 01743 255935 Mobile: 07582 003203
Email: jenny.smith@shropshire.gov.uk

Project Outline
Encompass will connect young people all around the world. Using dance, digital media and film, the project will create links across continents and wrap dancing images around audiences. Different styles of dance will collide, merge and collaborate. Young people will be the core creative team, leading the vision for the project, supported by experienced professional artists.

Encompass is a collaboration between William Brookes School, The Edge Arts Centre and Shropshire Council Community Arts and Festivals Team. The artistic team working with these partners will be; Toby Norman-Wright (Artistic Director), Sonia Sabri (Dance Artist), Anna Belyavin (Assistant Dance Artist) The Hive Music and Media Centre and Igloovision 360-degree audio visual dome. William Brookes School is the UK’s only Coubertin School and a specialist Performing Arts College. This project links to the Coubertin Schools around the world, inviting young people from these schools to be part of the project both through digital links on-line and through actual participation in the final performances.

Encompass has several strands:
o an online project encouraging people to upload films of themsleves dancing, with dance tutorials in various styles created by professional dance artists.
o workshops with dance and digital media artists, encouraging young people to explore, experiment and create dance film
o artist residency at William Brookes School, working with around 100 local and international students
o short films edited from all content created through online and workshop activity, distributed online through social media and submitted to festivals and events
o large-scale site specific dance film installation event, culminating in a 360-degree dance film performance in the igloo dome.