Bilingual National Coordinator for on the MOVE / danse TRANSIT Conference, Winter 2008

Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Centre de ressources et transition pour danseurs

Position: Bilingual National Coordinator for on the MOVE/ danse TRANSIT Conference, Winter 2008.
Job location: Dancer Transition Resource Centre, National Office, downtown Toronto.
Job Type: Part-time, 6-month contract from September 2007- February 2008.
Commensuration: $8,000

Presented each year by the Dancer Transition Resource Centre in collaboration with arts service organizations across the country, on the MOVE/ danse TRANSIT is a dynamic 2-day career-planning and networking event for graduating dance students and emerging dance professionals. For more information on last year’s event, please visit: http://www.dtrc.ca/movetransit.

The Bilingual National Coordinator for on the MOVE / danse TRANSIT will be responsible for coordinating the Toronto conference and providing support to the steering committees of the regional conferences (Montreal, Winnipeg & Vancouver).

Responsibilities to include:

Nationally:

• Supporting conference program development in all regions
• Assisting regional steering committees in the coordination and preparation of speakers, panelists, event videographers and photographers
• Coordinating conference kits and materials
• Planning & coordinating print and on-line promotional materials
• Coordinating and liaising with national sponsors
• Coordinating on-line registration
• Assisting in managing budgets and paying invoices
• Preparing post-conference reports, and making recommendations for future growth and improvements

Toronto Conference:

• Organizing steering committee meetings and keeping track of assigned tasks
• Recruiting and organizing volunteers
• Liaising with participating schools and student representatives
• Liaising with venue and catering staff
• Coordinating registration and event set up
• Handling ‘day-of’ logistics

Qualifications:

• Bilingual, with excellent French and English written and verbal skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Proficient in MS Office and experienced in database use
• Ability to work both in a team and with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of, and interest in, the Canadian dance community
• Previous event planning experience would be an asset

Please e-mail or fax resume and covering letter to:
Amanda Hancox, Executive Director, Dancer Transition Resource Centre
e-mail: nationaloffice@dtrc.ca
fax: 416-595-0009

Resumes must be received by August 17th, 2007

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bata Shoe Museum Presents Intimate Performance by Peking Opera Star And Exhibition of Peking Opera Theatrical Shoes

A unique chance to see faux-lotus shoes in action

TORONTO, ON, July 23, 2007 – The Bata Shoe Museum invites audiences on July 24 from 3 to 5 pm to discover the unique art of the Nan Dan, a celebrated Chinese opera tradition wherein males assume female roles, with a rare performance by renowned Peking Opera sensation Master Bi Gu Yun.

The performance will also include a presentation from William Lau, founder of the Chinese performing arts organization Little Pear Garden Collective, who will demonstrate different gestures used by Peking Opera actors to communicate emotions and gender, and show costumes.

The rich cultural experience at the Bata Shoe Museum will also include an exhibit of Peking Opera theatrical shoes selected from the collection of William Lau, complemented with artifacts from the Bata Shoe Museum’s own collection of Chinese footwear. The exhibit will appear from July 23 to August 5.

Despite being steeped in Chinese operatic history, the Nan Dan tradition is an increasingly rare art form. Banned from 1965 to 1975 due to the Cultural Revolution, it is no longer a mainstay in Chinese opera curriculums. As a result, Master Bi is a member of a great generation of artists who have received traditional training in this beautiful and awe-inspiring art form.

Shoe connoisseurs are bound to be impressed by Master Bi’s forte: his remarkable Qiao technique, which uses specially designed theatrical shoes to imitate the bound feet of aristocratic women. Footbinding originated in China around the 10th century among upper class women. The practice required young girls to have their feet bound with meters of tightly wound fabric, thus altering their feet painfully and permanently—a 3 inch foot being the desired outcome. The resulting silhouette, popularly referred to as the ‘lotus foot,’ mimicked the shape of a lotus flower and transformed the way women carried themselves. Master Bi’s use of faux-lotus shoes, paired with his classical repertoire, offers a truly one-of-a-kind experience to see such ‘small feet’ in action.

Born in 1930, Master Bi has graced stages all over China, captivating audiences in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and has appeared in major opera films and television documentaries.

Master Bi’s Canadian debut has been conceived by William Lau, a Chinese-Canadian operatic dance artist. Mr. Lau explains, “Master Bi is drawn to Toronto’s pluralistic makeup and fascinated by the Bata Shoe Museum. This visit is a rare treat for us all: a chance to showcase the little known Nan Dan operatic tradition and an opportunity for Master Bi to connect with Canadian audiences and artists alike.”

Co-producing partners for the July 24 lecture and performance include: Harbourfront Centre and Little Pear Garden Collective. Co-producing partner for the exhibition: Harbourfront Centre.

Second City Alumnus and Drowsy Chaperone Creator BOB MARTIN visits the Second City!

Inside the Improviser’s Studio hosted by NAOMI SNIECKUS with special guest BOB MARTIN
Sunday, August 12, 2007 – 10:30 pm following Facebook of Revelations
@ The Second City Theatre – 51 Mercer St – PWYC

Inside the Improviser’s Studio riffs on the popular TV show of similar name, featuring intimate interviews with North America’s top improvisers. Hosted by Second City alumna Naomi Snieckus, the Improviser’s Studio will reveal the fascinating stories and secrets behind these improv giants!

On Sunday August 12th, join us for a very special Improviser’s Studio with special guest Bob Martin: co-creator and performer in the internationally acclaimed Broadway hit, The Drowsy Chaperone. Join us as we welcome him back to The Second City stage after the tremendous success of Chaperone.

Past guests have included Mick Napier, Robin Duke, Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath. The studio features a new guest every 2nd Sunday of the month.

http://www.secondcity.com / 416-343-0011

Volunteer Database: Toronto Arts Coalition

Is your organization in need of volunteers? Toronto Arts Coalition can help.

Over the past few years, we have developed a large database of enthusiastic and qualified volunteers who are looking to donate their time and energy to interesting projects in the arts.

As part of our mandate to increase the resources available to arts organizations in Toronto, we’d like to share our wealth of volunteers with you. Toronto Arts Council Foundation sends out a bi-monthly Volunteer Newsletters to over 400 recipients. In each newsletter we outline various volunteer opportunities including a position description, skills required, time commitment and any other pertinent details. Then qualified volunteers respond to positions that are of interest to them.

If you are interested in reaching our volunteers, please send your listing to Kim Ashby at coalition@torontoartscouncil.org

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 5pm.

The format for your listing should be as follows:

Organization name:

Short description about your organization:

Position:

Description of position:

Date(s):

Time committment:

Contact: (name, phone, e-mail)

Lesbian Scenes & Monologues: An Anthology, Playwrights Canada Press

Selected and edited by Susan G. Cole, Senior Entertainment Editor at NOW Magazine

Playwrights Canada Press invites you to submit monologues and short scenes for publication in its latest anthology.

The author of the work may be male or female writing for a lesbian voice.

DEADLINE for SUBMISSION: November 30th, 2007

All submissions must come from PRODUCED PLAYS and, if published, must include information on how to contact the publisher. If the play is unpublished, please indicate where reading scripts can be obtained.

Length of Submission:

• Monologues: Maximum 2 pages (standard script publication format)
• Scenes: Maximum 6 pages (standard script publication format)

Limit of 2 submissions per author.

The monologue or scene MUST have stage directions that set up the work (action, location, anything pertinent) and give brief descriptions of the characters. (25 – 50 words)

Information about the play must be CLEARLY identified: Title, Author, Translator (if applicable), First Production Credits, Publisher (if applicable)

SUBMISSIONS TO BE FAXED OR MAILED TO:

Lesbian Scenes & Monologues
Playwrights Canada Press
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite # 230
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2C7

FAX: 416-408-3402

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

AFTER THE SELECTION PROCESS, WE WILL CONTACT ONLY THE CANDIDATES CHOSEN TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLICATION.

If you have any questions, please contact Annie Gibson at editor@playwrightscanada.com.

Group Sales Assistant, The Canadian Stage Company

Located in Toronto, The Canadian Stage Company is Canada’s largest not-for-profit contemporary theatre company.

In Toronto, we currently produce a subscription-based season from October through June in our 875-seat Bluma Appel Theatre in The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, the 250-seat Downstairs Theatre and the 166-seat Upstairs Theatre both at 26 Berkeley Street; and outdoor Shakespeare in our 1,000-seat outdoor amphitheatre in Toronto’s High Park from Canada Day to Labour Day every summer.

Overview
As part of the Marketing and Communications team, the Group Sales department cultivates and manages group business for all Canadian Stage productions. The Group Sales Assistant is integral to the success of the department by ensuring that the needs and requests of The Canadian Stage Company group ticket buyers are handled in a courteous, speedy and appropriate manner in conjunction with administration functions.

The Group Sales Assistant role is a permanent, full-time position Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm; reporting to the Group Sales Manager. Some evening and weekend work required.

Responsibilities

• Build exceptional relationships with all clients
• Respond to telephone and email enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner
• Utlize the Audienceview ticketing system to:
• Prepare contracts
• Book tickets
• Track and Process payments
• Run weekly reports
• Package and post all paid orders
• Prepare and distribute the Weekly Group / Schools report to appropriate departments and partners
• Track receivables and manage overdue client payments.
• Coordinate seasonal bulk mailings.
• Liaise with Canadian Stage partners such as restaurants to ensure successful group or client events.
• Occasionally liaise with group leaders at the theatre or events to ensure a satisfactory experience.
• Oversee interns or volunteer staff on a project basis
• Take pride in the organization and its people; maintaining professionalism and confidentiality at all times
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Exceptional customer service skills and sensitivity.
• Excellence in communication (written and oral) and administrate skills.
• Previous experience and knowledge of ticket administration. AudienceView experience is an asset.
• Proactive in problem solving, utilizing resources and expertise
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal skills, including integrity, confidentiality and discretion
• A passion for the performing arts and the desire to be part of a vibrant Canadian contemporary theatre company.
• The ability to ensure that all communications with Canadian Stage clients is done in a professional and pleasurable manor.
• Flexible schedule that allows for some evenings at industry events or the theatre with sufficient notice.

Application PROCESS:

Apply in confidence with salary expectation by August 10th, 2007 to:

Christina Hotz
Group Sales Manager
The Canadian Stage Company
26 Berkeley Street
Toronto, ON M5A 2W3
PH 416-367-8243 ext. 266
chotz@canstage.com

Theatre Technician Wanted, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre is seeking a seasonal, full-time, professional theatre technician for the Cabaret space. Prospective applicants should have training and experience working as a professional technician in live theatre.

Extensive knowledge and experience are required in the following: programming and operating computer lighting systems, installing and operating sound systems, general carpentry and a good understanding of theatre etiquette. The Cabaret technician is responsible for maintaining the venue and equipment, working with rental companies to install and strike a variety of events and productions, running the lights and/or sound a variety of events and productions over the course of the theatre season.

Founded in 1979, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a professional theatre company dedicated to the promotion of queer theatrical expression. Buddies seeks applicants who are queer, queer-positive and comfortable working within a queer environment. Buddies encourages applications from open-minded, motivated, friendly individuals from diverse cultural communities who are interested in being a part of the dynamic culture that makes up Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

Applications must be received by:
Friday, August 17 at 5:00pm

Please mail or drop off a hard-copy of your resume and a cover letter to:
Charissa Wilcox, Head of Production
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
12 Alexander St. Toronto, Ont. M4Y 1B4

For further information please contact Charissa:
Phone: 416-975-9130 x28
Email: cwilcox@buddiesinbadtimestheatre.com

For more information about us, visit our website at http://www.buddiesinbadtimestheatre.com

Apprenticeship Positions: Obsidian Theatre Company

Obsidian Theatre is a company of seasoned theatre professionals who come from the many diverse cultures that make up the African Diasporic experience in Canada. We are passionately dedicated to the exploration, development and production of the Black voice on the world stage.

Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Obsidian Theatre Company is offering 4 paid apprenticeship positions as part of the 2007/08 season, to work alongside the company of Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People’s production of The Wizard of Oz, directed by Allen MacInnis and Obsidian Theatre’s production of Michael J. Bandler’s Intimate Apparel directed by Artistic Director Philip Akin at the Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs.

Apprenticeships will range from 6-8 weeks in the fall of 2007 and 6-8 weeks in the winter of 2008, the precise dates depending on the position.

There will be 4 apprentices chosen from the following 7 positions, depending on the interests and abilities of the applicants:

• Apprentice Director
• Apprentice Producer
• Apprentice Set Designer
• Apprentice Costume Designer
• Apprentice Lighting Designer
• Apprentice Production Manager
• Apprentice Dramaturg

Requirements:

• You are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
• You are, or identify yourself as, a member of the African Diaspora.
• You are a committed individual who is actively pursuing a professional career in the theatre.
• You have some degree of experience at the community level, in an educational institution or in a professional organization.

Applicants must submit a bio/resume and letter of intent by Friday August 3, 2007 indicating career goals and how an apprentice position would help in achieving those goals. Interviews will be conducted in early August.

Submit Applications to:
Naomi Campbell
Apprenticeship Coordinator, Obsidian Theatre
943 Queen Street East
Toronto ON M4M 1J6

For more information call Naomi Campbell at 416 703 5491 or Philip Akin at 416 463 8444 or email naomic@interlog.com.

Application Deadline: August 3, 2007

Sales Associate Search, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People

LORRAINE KIMSA THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, (formerly Young Peoples Theatre) is one of the country’s foremost and largest organizations dedicated to creating and producing professional theatre for young audiences. Through stage and studio productions for school and family audiences, new play development, and its drama school, LKTYP seeks to enlighten and inspire young people. LKTYP is celebrating its 42nd Anniversary this year, making it the oldest not-for-profit, professional theatre in Toronto.

LKTYP is currently searching for candidates to fill part-time permanent Sales Associate positions with the company. Reporting to the Ticketing Operations Manager, Sales Associates will:

• ensure the timely and accurate processing of telephone, mail, online, and over-the-counter ticket sales.
• conduct outbound calling for school groups, subscriptions, and single ticket sales.
• provide information on events, policies, performances and other enquiries from single ticket buyers, groups, schools, staff, and artists.
• perform daily check-ins for school groups.
• maintain accuracy of patron database.
• perform reception and administrative support functions, as required.

Preference will be given to those candidates possessing previous ticketing experience and a theatre background. The successful candidate will have a friendly, professional and courteous telephone manner, excellent communication and patron service skills and the ability to handle high-pressure situations with minimum supervision. He/she should also be computer literate and enjoy working in a team environment. Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates should send a resume with covering letter to:

SALES ASSOCIATE SEARCH
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
165 Front Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 3Z4
boxoffice@lktyp.ca

Applications by fax will not be accepted. The deadline for applications is August 13th, 2007.