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Puppeteers, Theatre-Rites

  •  UK-wide
  •  Â£25k-30k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes December 3, 2024
  •  John Johnston
  •  john@theatre-rites.co.uk
  • #Performing arts

Description

Job Summary

We are looking for puppeteers for our 2025 and 2026 projects.

Job Description

Please see our website for further information: https://theatre-rites.co.uk/contact-us/casting/ - click here

Project 1: Theatre-Rites and Choreographer Miguel Altunaga are creating an exciting new production in 2025 which will initially tour outdoors between May and September 2025 before being adapted into an indoor performance for Autumn 2025. This production will be inspired by characters and traditions from Miguel's Yorubic culture, and the production will be a mix of contemporary dance, music and magical life-sized puppetry.

Project 2: Theatre-Rites' 2026 production in collaboration with South African Choreographer Gregory Maqoma, will have a week of research & development in London In March 2025.

Key Dates:

Tuesday 10th December: Auditions in London at Siobhan Davies Studios

Project 1: 4 weeks in April 2025, Rehearsals in London

Project 1: The outdoor production will be available for touring between May and September 2025

Project 1: 2 to 3 weeks in September (tbc) rehearsals in London for indoor version

Project 1: September/October/November (tbc) Touring

Project 2: Week of 24th March 2025 R&D at Sadler's East with Gregory Maqoma

These are paid opportunities. Theatre-Rites is an ITC Ethical Manager and performers will be paid above the Equity/ITC minimum.

Job Requirements

We are looking for highly skilled puppeteers with physical theatre/movement skills, who have at least2 years of professional experience.

Project 1 will be a devised production with a cast of 3 (dancers and puppeteers) directed by Sue Buckmaster and choreographed by Miguel Altunaga.

Project 2 will be a week of research and development working with dancers, directed by Sue Buckmaster and choreographed by Gregory Maqoma.

How to Apply

HOW TO APPLY. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH:
• A CV
• A LINK TO A SHORT CLIP OF YOU PERFORMING (IF AVAILABLE)
• A PARAGRAPH DETAILING YOUR INTEREST IN THE ROLE
• WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR:
A. PROJECT 1: OUTDOOR VERSION OF THEATRE-RITES AND MIGUEL ALTUNAGA PRODUCTION
B. PROJECT 1: INDOOR VERSION OF THEATRE-RITES AND MIGUEL ALTUNAGA PRODUCTION
C. PROJECT 1: OR BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR

D. PROJECT 2: MARCH 2025 R&D WEEK WITH GREGORY MAQOMA

E. PROJECT 1 & 2: ALL OF THE ABOVE

• YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR A WORKSHOP AUDITION ON TUESDAY 10TH DECEMBER (2pm to 4pm)
IN LONDON

Please send this information to [email protected] by midday on Tuesday 3rd December. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Please note that due to the high number of applications we receive, we will only be able to respond to candidates invited to audition.

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