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Bond St. Theatre Seeks Performers
Posted November 15, 2006
Note: The Bond Street folks are jugglers, stilt walkers, and musicians. Besides being the nicest people in the world, they are MacArthur-fellowship winning "geniuses," who do amazing and fascinating work in refuge camps and other crisis situations around the world. Take this job if you can get it.
Bond Street Theatre is looking for motivated theatre artists to join the Bond Street team on upcoming projects in India and Afghanistan and elsewhere. We are asking for replies from experienced professionals committed to the performing arts and arts education who want to hone their theatre skills in humanitarian arts outreach and cross border collaboration.
We are looking for artists with experience in physically-based performance techniques and ensemble training, a history of teaching children and adults, and a creative and cooperative approach to problem solving and group management. Forum theatre or other social theatre training is particularly valuable. Circus arts, dance and musical abilities are always a plus. A flexible attitude for unpredictable travel conditions is absolutely necessary, as Bond Street works in some of the poorest regions in the world. Skill development is a large part of the process, but one must come prepared to offer innovative and enthusiastic ideas for workshops and training, and be prepared to lead workshops for adults and children.
Our next project will be in northern India from early February to early April 2007, a commitment of 2 months, for our cross border initiative called the US-Afghan-India Arts Exchange on International Issues.
With our Afghan partners, Exile Theatre, you will be working as an integral team member in the development and implementation of performances and workshops for youth and trainers. The Bond Street Theatre team will also help initiate the South Asian Social Theatre Institute, a cooperative project with UNICEF. This is a paid project. Bond Street Theatre provides all travel costs and a weekly salary commensurate with experience.
We at Bond Street Theatre are on a constant search to find imaginative alternatives to conflict, and believe that participation in the arts in critical regions globally (including the US) encourages teamwork and self-agency, and develops important life skills that can help future generations become active global citizens.
Please send a letter of interest with resume/photo to india@bondst.org. Please feel free to forward to those you think would be good for this project. We look forward to talking to you more about the project!
Warmest regards from,
Bond Street Theatre
2 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012
212-254-4614 tel
212-460-9378 fax
info@bondst.org / www.bondst.org
http://www.bondstreetblog.blogspot.com/
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