Event: 2011 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition Winner, Miles Nadal JCC

Tuesday April 10, 8 pm
2011 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition Winner
Haunted
By Daniel Karasik
Directed by Alisa Palmer
Featuring Sascha Cole, Rosemary Dunsmore Sarah English and Jordan Pettle

Haunted tells the story of Abby Shiner, a university professor who, in the aftermath of trauma, becomes involved romantically with her synagogue’s young rabbi. Meanwhile, her young daughter begins to see – or claims she’s begun to see – her father’s ghost.
A play about family, desire and spiritual hunger.

Suggested donation at the door: $10
Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave. at Bloor St.
www.mnjcc.org
Info: esthera@mnjcc.org (416) 924-6211 x 606

The 2011 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition was a partnered program with the Calgary JCC

Job Posting: Community Animator and Director of Programming, Centre for Social Innovation

CSI is opening a pair of opportunities to join our team and make a full-time commitment to social innovation!

Director of Programming
The Director of Programming is an integral part of the CSI Management Team, directly contributing to the strategic direction and overall success of the entire operation.  You are responsible for the evolution and delivery of a programming vision that will accelerate the individual and shared success of our members, and which will support a broader community of change-makers across the city.  Make no mistake: This position is essential to the next phase of CSI’s growth and will prove the impact that properly crafted and delivered supports can have on social ventures and social entrepreneurs…read more.

Community Animator, CSI Annex
The community animator is CSI’s frontline barista for social change!  Based out of the CSI Annex location, you are the first face people see when they walk in and your skills and presence set the tone. This position is a tightrope act of juggling a million different things and getting them done, while also welcoming people so they immediately feel at home…read more.

Job Posting: Supervisor, Program Design & Development, City of Toronto

Job Classification Title    SUPERVISOR PROGRAM DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Job ID #    1648598
Division    Economic Development & Culture
Section    Cultural Services
Work Location    METRO HALL, 55 JOHN ST
Additional Location Details    Metro Hall, 8th Floor
Job Stream    Admin/Clerical/Customer Service
Job Type    Permanent, Full-Time
Salary/Rate    $74,256.00 – $92,092.00 / Year
Hours of Work    70.00
Shift Information    N/A
Wage Grade    6.5
Affiliation    Non-Union
Job Code (PSG)    TM0838
Number of Positions Open    1
Posting Date    20-Mar-2012
Closing Date    03-Apr-2012
HR Contact Name    Faye Neal
HR Contact Phone Number    416-395-6979
Division Contact Phone Number    416-338-1267
Division Contact Name    Karen Black
Job Posting Status    Open

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Manager Museums and Heritage Services, the incumbent supervises all activities related to program development, marketing and leveraging of resources for the City of Toronto museums. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements
• Supervises, motivates and trains assigned staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others. Also oversees recruitment selection, labour relations issues, performance appraisal, training and professional development
• Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations
• Responsible for researching and tracking trends related to museum industry, education sector curriculum needs, tourism trends and providing expert advice on strategic programme implementation
• Provides leadership in programme development for the City’s museums and special projects such as Bicentennial Commemoration.
• Ensures the achievement of attendance and revenue targets for the City’s museums
• Ensures high level of awareness of the museums with the media, residents, tourist and educational markets
• Ensures strategic integration of programming and marketing, to leverage resources and increase overall awareness of operational programs and revenue generating initiatives in the community.
• Develops new partnerships to leverage museums with public and private sectors

Key Qualifications:

• Degree or certificate in media, marketing or communications or the approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience with marketing/communications concepts and developing various marketing solutions suitable for not-for-profit environment.
• Considerable experience with and an ability to identify and understand the needs of various audience groups and to recommend cost efficient ways to reach these audiences.
• Considerable experience initiating and developing partnerships and sponsorships that leverage resources and audience support for heritage servicing.
• Significant supervisory experience leading and motivating staff in a unionized environment.
• Experience in the development, design and delivery of community engagement and consultation processes.
• Ability to develop consensus and recommend effective strategic solutions at the City and community level.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in a variety of media and to simplify complex information both in written and verbal forms.
• Experience in project management combined with an ability to handle multiple projects within tight and often conflicting deadlines.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural and heritage issues.
• Familiarity with Ontario Statutes, including Occupational Health and Safety Act, employment standards, labour and human rights, and other applicable government legislation.

Internal Posting Details

Eligibility to Apply:
All employees are invited to apply for this position

Notes:
Applicants are required to demonstrate in their applications/resumes that their qualifications match those specified in the job posting.  Additional information submitted after the job posting closing date will not be accepted

Assessment may include an interview, written and/or practical test. Location of assessment to be determined

Information in preparing for City job competitions is available on the internal Job Opportunities website. If you do not have a computer, you may use the computers in the learning kiosks located at City Hall, Etobicoke, Scarborough Civic Centres and public libraries

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under the City of Toronto’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance

How to Apply for this Opportunity:

Interested candidates must apply using one of the following methods:

• Online: (recommended) If you are viewing the posting on a computer, click on the “Apply Online Now” button. If you are viewing a paper copy of the posting, go to www.toronto.ca/employment, click on “Toronto Public Service Employee Access” and follow the instructions to view, register and apply online,
• Mail your application, resume and cover letter, quoting the Job ID #1648598 to Faye Neal, Senior HR Consultant, North York Civic Centre, 1st Floor, 5100 Yonge Street, North York, Ontario, M2N 5V7,
• Fax your application, resume and cover letter, quoting the Job ID #1648598 to 416-696-3766

Please Note:

• On-line method of application is recommended
• You will only receive confirmation of your application if you apply online
• Hand-delivered applications/resumes will not be accepted
• Applications, resumes and cover letters must be received by the closing date stated above
• Your employee number must be included in your application or cover letter or resume
• Do not send duplicates

Event: Hear Simon Brault and Time Jones Speak at APASO Toronto 2012, TAPA

TAPA is pleased to be hosting the APASO Toronto 2012 Conference from Wednesday, April 11 to Saturday, April 14, 2012.

APASO is targeted to arts service organizations, however we are pleased to open some sessions at APASO Toronto 2012 to other organizations and to YOU the TAPA membership! Specifically you are invited to register to attend the Keynote with Simon Brault O.C., CEO, National Theatre School of Canada and the Plenary luncheon with Tim Jones President, CEO, Artscape.

Keynote with Simon Brault
Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 9:15am to 10:45am
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Center.
The registration fee is $56.50 incl HST

Plenary Lunch with Tim Jones
Friday April 13 from 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Hart House, University of Toronto.
The registration fee which includes a buffet lunch is $56.50 incl HST

Would you like to attend both the Keynote and Plenary Lunch?
The registration fee to attend both the Key Note and Plenary Lunch is $113.00 incl HST

The registration deadline is Monday April 2, 2012 by 12 Noon.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you have any questions or any registration challenges, please contact Alexis Da Silva-Powell, TAPA’s Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager directly at alexisdsp@tapa.ca.

Simon Brault: No Culture No Future Thursday April 12, 9:15-10:45am, Winter Garden Theatre
Simon Brault was named the National Theatre School’s CEO in 2008 and has held several key administrative positions with the NTS since 1981. He is Vice‐Chair of the Canada Council, an Officer of the Order of Canada, an Officier de l’Ordre national du Québec, a Fellow of the CGA, and a recipient of the Keith Kelly Award for Cultural Leadership.

Synopsis: No Culture, No Future by Simon Brault: “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits,” proclaims the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Simon Brault takes these words to heart and goes one step further. In No Culture, No Future, he establishes that arts are not just a right but a necessity. A longtime advocate of the arts in Montreal, Brault has taken action to re-establish that city as one of the most culturally accomplished communities in Canada. No Culture, No Future is part of his campaign to convince the people and governments of cities across Canada that investment in the arts benefits all citizens.

Plenary Description:
The idea of the arts as a distinct and separate sector of society became embedded in western consciousness early in the 19th century, and many of our arts organizations still operate on a 19th century business model. But as we advance into the 21st century, we can observe signs of a change of attitude. There is an urgent need to reconcile the notion of arts and culture as a specific sector of the economy with the notion of arts and culture as en essential dimension of your individual and collective lives. This is where our future lies.

If you have not already read Mr. Brault’s book, No Culture, No Future, there will be copies on sale at the APASO conference.

Tim Jones of Artscape: Advancing the Arts in a Low-Growth Economy Friday April 13, 12:45-2:00pm, The Music Room at Hart House

Tim Jones is a champion for the role that the arts play in transforming cities and communities. Under his direction as President and CEO since 1998, Artscape has grown from a Toronto-based affordable studio provider to an internationally recognized leader in city-building through the arts. In Toronto, Tim has played a catalytic role in the redevelopment of the Distillery District and galvanized the vision, interest and investment to create Artscape Gibraltar Point and the award-winning Artscape Wychwood Barns. In Canada and abroad, Tim acts as a consultant and advisor on projects, policy and initiatives and speaks at more than 20 conferences and events each year. He and his colleagues at Artscape are passionately committed to exchanging knowledge with others on how arts, culture and creativity can help make our world more livable, sustainable, and prosperous.

Plenary Description:
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis with many economists predicting an extended period of slow growth ahead, are the glory days of the arts winding down or are we on the precipice of a bold new future? In this lunchtime keynote, Artscape President and CEO Tim Jones will discuss the ramifications of a low-growth economy for the arts and offer a three-part prescription for their future. Tim will make the case that by re-booting culture-sector advocacy, re-thinking creative sector entrepreneurship and re-inventing capitalism through a shared-value approach, the arts can help lead the way to a new era of creativity and prosperity.

Event: APASO Toronto 2012 Registration Deadline Monday April 2, 2012, TAPA

TAPA is thrilled to be the host organization for APASO Toronto 2012 and we are glad to announce that local registration is now OPEN!

The current climate and financial challenges our industry faces are daunting. More than ever before, we need the solidarity of working cohesively together toward solving challenges, with the opportunity for exploration of new ideas and diversity. APASO provides this forum and delivers excellent networking opportunities that invigorate and re-energize delegates.  I am happy to invite you all to participate at APASO this year and hope that you will join us!

To register for APASO Toronto 2012 click here

The deadline to register is Monday April 2, 2012

Please visit the APASO website for full Schedule and Sessions detail.

APASO is the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations. At TAPA we have been meeting for many years with our fellow ASO’s (arts service organizations) who participate in the annual APASO Conference. APASO was founded almost 30 years ago when a group of organizations providing services to their performing arts communities got together to share their experiences as a way of learning from each other. Today APASO is an association that includes cross-disciplinary not-for-profit arts service organizations and cultural alliances from across North America (including New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Vancouver and others).  We share many common goals, and many common passions drive our work. Almost all of us work to increase public awareness of, engagement with, and support for the arts in our local municipalities and are membership driven.

Auditions: Transit of Venus, St. Michael’s College University of Toronto

Transit of Venus by Maureen Hunter

Performance Dates: Multiple performances on June 5th

Non-union, non-paying.

We will be auditioning for the following roles:

• Le Gentil – Male, late 20s – late 30s
• Demarais – Male, 18-25
• Celeste – Female, 15 – 25

Please prepare a monologue (either classical or contemporary is fine), and be prepared to do a cold-reading from the play.

For an audition time-slot, Email CV and headshot to: gracesmith.uoft@gmail.com

PRODUCTION/DETAILS:
St. Michael’s College, the University of Toronto, is organizing a one-day interdisciplinary symposium to provide a scientific, historical, cultural, and educational perspective on the 5 June 2012 transit of Venus, the last one visible during the 21st century, as well as to prepare us for the actual viewing of the event.

The sponsors include: University of Toronto Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (DAA), Dunlap Institute (DI), Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), St. Michael’s
College, and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC).

To help celebrate the viewing, a performance of sections of Maureen Hunter’s play “Transit of Venus” will be produced for June 5th.

Contact gracesmith.uoft@gmail.com for more information.

Job Posting: Development Admin Assistant, 4th Line Theatre

4th Line Theatre, an outdoor theatre company located in Millbrook, ON is currently looking for a Development Admin Assistant

Start date: May 1, 2012

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Administrator, the Development Admin Assistant provides support for 4th Line’s development campaigns including those required to secure financial support from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies. Supporting such activities including donor initiatives, sponsorship development, patron services, capital programs, and fundraising events.  Provide support as needed in the requests and stewardship of individual, corporate, foundation support and government grants. Other administrative duties as required.

Requirements
Acting as an assistant to the Administrator, the performance of the duties and responsibilities support the efficient operation of the organization. The Development Admin Assistant must have strong computer, interpersonal, writing and visual skills; the ability to multi-task; work independently, and as a team player is essential.  The ideal candidate will have a background in arts administration or marketing and a passion for the arts.

Employer Information:
4th Line Theatre is an award-winning outdoor theatre company that presents regionally-based, environmentally-staged, historical dramas.  Our performance venue is located on the Winslow farm, just outside Millbrook, Ontario.  To find out more about 4th Line Theatre please visit our website www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca

Please send a resume and covering letter by April 13, 2012 to:

Tammy Simon, Administrator
tammy@4thlinetheatre.on.ca

Workshop: Actors’ Gym and Scene Study, Sirius Theatrical Company

The Sirius Theatrical Company offers actors a place to continue to hone their craft and work on new material in a friendly, supportive environment.  Moderated by Artistic Director, Heather Dick, actors are free to bring in rehearsed scenes, monologues or sides for cold readings or work on scenes / sides provided.

Tuesdays:   7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Session 1:   April 10 – May 1, 2012  (4 Weeks)
Session 2:   May 8 – May 29, 2012   (4 Weeks)
Cost:           $60 per 4-Week Session

To Register or for more Information:  info@siriustheatrical.com
Website:  www.siriustheatrical.com

Call for submissions: Windscape, Luminato

Sparking an annual tradition, Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, now in its sixth year, will transform its Festival Hub at David Pecaut Square into an art installation for the duration of the festival, June 8–17, 2012.

The installation, Windscape, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, unites both naturally-occurring and artificial wind to shape, and affect, the entire space. A wide band of ribbon sweeps through the square and envelops the Luminato stage. Over 100 metres long and six metres high, the wind-activated overhead ribbon frames the entire Square.

Residing at Windscape’s centre is an array of animatronic fans and windsocks called the Wind Garden (see zone 10 in the aerial image of the Hub, below). Created in collaboration with artist Mitchell F. Chan, these programmable, interactive sculptures swivel and rotate, swell and deflate, change in colour and levels of intensity. The result is an ever-evolving mechanized choreography of colour and light.

Call for submissions 
We are inviting artists to submit proposals for a 4-5 minute choreography that animates the windsocks, to musical accompaniment, to create a unique aerial dance. We welcome artists from diverse disciplines to apply. Four artists will be selected to develop their concepts through a collaborative process supported by professional designers and choreographers.

The artist will be able to control each windsock position and movement by rotating and pivoting the windsock on its 2 axes. The artist will also be able to control the intensity of the fan and the colour and intensity of light illuminating each windsock internally.  Luminato will provide a technician to translate the storyboard of movements to the computer-controlled unit which operates the windsocks.

The artist will also be able to select music drawn from Luminato’s diverse musical program. The Festival’s line-up features a diverse range of artists and music created by both contemporary and classical composers. Please see the comprehensive list at the bottom of this page.

The finished pieces will be played in rotation, at half hour intervals, throughout the Festival.

Benefits
Successful applicants will receive a $1000 honorarium, a chance to work collaboratively with a creative team, supported by experts, and an opportunity to showcase their work on a high-profile, large-scale stage.

Wind Garden technical features

• 9 – 25 ft tall windsock support poles
• 9 – 11’ long windsocks rotating on dual axes supported by 2 single kilowatt motors
• 9 – 36” fans pushing over 12,000 cubic feet of air per minute
• Each windsock will have integral RGB LED coloured lighting to illuminate it

For images, please see: http://www.akimbo.ca/submissions/?id=41020

Project timeline

• Full-day design workshop/charette: April 21, 2012
• Group presentation of finished work: May 19, 2012
• Scheduled 1:1 meeting with the technician, to test and program the choreography:
  one morning or afternoon between May 20 and June 5, 2012
• Site visit to see finished pieces in location: June 5, 2012
• Pieces played in rotation at the Luminato Hub from June 8 -17, 2012

Submission guidelines
Please include the following with your submission:

• CV and short artist bio (300 words max)
• Images or short DVD of past work (5 images max, under 700KB each or 10 minute DVD)
• Brief description of windsock choreography proposal (300 words max)
• Sketches or renderings of choreographic vision presented in a short storyboard, to convey main concepts
  

Send in your submission by April 6, 2012 to Sarah Miller: smiller@luminato.com.  Successful applicants will be notified by April 13, 2012.

About Luminato
Luminato is Toronto’s fifth season when the festival stages the best of our city and invites the world to celebrate and transform it with us. Luminato is an annual multi-disciplinary celebration of theatre, dance, music, literature, food, visual arts, film, magic, and more. For more information, please visit luminato.com.

About Diamond Schmitt
Diamond Schmitt Architects ranks among the world’s top ten cultural sector design firms. Their award-winning portfolio of multidisciplinary work—spanning opera houses, concert halls, libraries, academic, research, commercial and residential buildings—includes Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal and St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre. Donald Schmitt was the Founding Chair of the Public Arts Commission in the City of Toronto.

Luminato’s music program
Phillip Glass, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Stewart Goodyear, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Canadian Children’s Opera Company, Errol Gay, K’NAAN, Kae Sun, Krystle Warren, Teddy Thompson, Royal Wood and Alejandra Ribera, Loreena McKennitt, Jayme Stone, Ernest Ranglin, Jay Douglas, Everton “Pablo” Paul, Calypso Rose, Kobo Town, Michael Rose, Debo Band, Abyssinian Roots, Nomadic Massive, Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Kid Koala, Deltron 3030, Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyate, Toumani Diabate, Kassey Mady Diabate, Djelimady Tounkara, Eliades Ochoa, AfroCubism , Michael Franti, Quique Escamilla, Telmary Diaz, Jovanotti, Dan Mangan, Kathleen Edwards, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Shantel, Kevin Fox, Ohbijou, Aaron Copland, Howard Shore, John Williams, Malcolm Forsyth

Workshop: Your Health in Your Hands: Managing Stress with Self-Shiatsu, Artists’ Health Centre Foundation

April 2 2012, 6:30 PM
Artists’ Health Centre Foundation
250 The Esplanade, Suite 500 – Toronto, ON
www.ahcf.ca

We are all affected by stress. How we address it determines the impact it will have on our bodies and minds. In this workshop we will discuss the causes and the short-term / long-term effects of stress on your health. You will learn self-shiatsu and other effective strategies for managing stress, allowing you to take control of your health and well being.

Shiatsu is based on the comfortable application of pressure to specific points on the body. As the pressure is adjusted to suit the needs and health of each client, shiatsu can be used on anyone, regardless of their condition. It is used for relaxation, stress relief or as preventive treatment and is used to effectively treat countless specific conditions.

Fees: $20.00 (Student/Senior Discount $16.00)
To Register: 416.351.0239 or info@ahcf.ca
Facilitator: Leisa Bellmore

Leisa Bellmore has been helping people to regain and maintain their health using shiatsu therapy for over ten years. A firm believer in the need for each of us to take responsibility for our health and well being, she enjoys giving clients the tools they need to take an active role in their health care.  

Leisa joined the Artists’ Health Centre in June of 2010, but has been working with both performing and visual artists for many years. She is currently working on a book on self-care for musicians. She has been active in promoting natural health practices through her volunteer work on the board of directors and as President of the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada. She also volunteers at Toronto’s Ronald MacDonald House where she offers shiatsu to families with children coping with life-threatening medical conditions. Leisa’s background in theatre and film provides her with a first-hand understanding of the stresses and pressures of a life in the arts.