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Call for Submissions: Director for A False Face, Jeff D’Hondt

A mainstage show in the 2013 Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

“A False Face” by Jeff D’Hondt

Hunter Stowe, a gifted Aboriginal palliative care worker determined to help people die peacefully, meets Jake Montour, an Aboriginal addictions counsellor terrified that he’ll soon be as shattered as his clients. More comfortable with death than life, Hunter somehow connects with Jake, not realizing that he’ll soon become the ultimate test of her true nature. Who is Hunter Stowe: therapist, lover or a false face?

Project Description:
Inspired by the playwright’s own experiences as a social worker in penitentiaries, hospitals, supportive housing and mental health programs, A False Face blends elements of comedy, drama, science and Aboriginal spirituality: a sort of sci fi love story, streaked with sardonic humour,  and insights into the minds of the people trusted to help us in our weakest moments. Written for a cast of two in minimalist settings (a palliative care clinic, a lakeshore, two living rooms, a movie theatre, and a city bus), this play examines notions of memory, romantic love, and redemption.

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Workshop: Self-Directed Residencies for Indigenous Artists, The Banff Centre

The Banff Centre offers self-directed residencies for Aboriginal artists, enabling the time and space for focused work and providing the freedom to conceptualize, create, research, or complete a project. Self-directed residencies are open to dancers, choreographers, musicians, composers, singer-songwriters, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, and curators. Residencies can be of any duration and artists can apply to come any time.

HOW TO APPLY

Job Posting: Marketing Communications Manager, Luminato

Department:              Marketing & Communications
Term:                          Full-Time
Location:                   Toronto
Salary:                        Competitive
Application Deadline:  March 27

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Luminato’s Marketing Department is seeking a talented and experienced Marketing Communications Manager. This person will complement a dynamic and results-oriented team, providing leadership to the Marketing team. They will work closely with the CEO, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, Interactive Marketing Manager, the Director of Corporate Partnerships and the Programming and PR department to ensure cohesive branding and an integrated marketing campaign for the Festival. Excellent organizational skills and ability to adapt within a fast-paced environment are critical to the success of this role.

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Workshop: Let’s Talk Traffic! Part of the 2012/2013 TAPA Trade Series, Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Adam Green from Maple North Internet Marketing will present some of the many ways you can leverage web properties like Google, Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest and more to drive traffic to your website. Learn the secrets of keyword analysis to optimize your web pages for organic search traffic. Discover methods for identifying influencers in social media to build relationships with and have them promote your brand. Educate yourself on running highly effective paid search and banner ad campaigns and how to tie everything together with effective analysis of your web analytics reports.

What to Bring:

  • Something to take notes on/with
  • Laptop is recommended but not essential.

TAPA Members: $56.50 includes HST
Non-Members: $84.75 includes HST
Date: Thursday January 31, 2013 NEW DATE!!!
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor Alterna Boardroom

Deadline to register for this session is Wednesday January 30, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Adam Green
With almost 10 years of internet marketing experience, Adam is considered a veteran in the space. As the owner of Maple North Internet Marketing, he and his team manage marketing programs for clients across North America of all sizes. Using Google Analytics combined with a blended traffic generation approach of organic search, paid search, social media and content marketing, Maple North drives increases in traffic for its clients every month. When Adam isn’t glued to his computer he can be found in or around a kitchen experimenting with food, flavour and what to call his new Smoked Tomato Salsa (suggestions welcome).

About the TAPA Trade Series
The TAPA Trade Series features a series of ongoing professional development sessions and networking opportunities featuring a broad range of topics that have been created specifically for TAPA Members.

Announcement: January TAPA Ticket Wiki Offers, Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Are you an Arts/Industry Worker? Would you like discounted tickets to a variety of theatre, dance and opera productions? If so check out the TAPA Ticket Wiki! On the TAPA Tcket Wiki you will find a variety of discounted and complimentary tickets for Artists and Arts Workers to TAPA Member company productions for the 2012/13 season.

There are currently 5 offers posted to the TAPA Ticket Wiki for December including:

The TAPA Ticket Wiki is updated on an ongoing basis so make sure to check back often!

For more information about TAPA click Here

Workshop: Introduction to Email Marketing Part of the 2012/2013 TAPA Trade Series, Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Do you want to make attractive, professional email newsletters (eBlasts), but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry – we’ll go over it together, using the popular (and free) eBlast service Mail Chimp. Learn how to create targeted email lists, how to put a signup form on your website, and how to build simple, attractive email campaigns, with your own logo and images.

Laptops are optional at this class

TAPA Members: $56.50 includes HST
Non-Members: $84.75 includes HST
Date: Thursday January 17, 2013
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor Boardroom

Deadline to register for this session is Wednesday January 16, 2013.
Please RSVP to Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca

About your Instructor, Avery Swartz
Avery Swartz is a Toronto-based award-winning web designer and tech skills instructor. A self-described design geek, she helps to demystify the web for small business owners, charities, and arts organizations. Avery believes that getting your business online should be an enjoyable experience for everyone involved, and not a chore. She offers a friendly, casual approach and promises to use as little technical mumbo-jumbo as possible. You can view Avery’s portfolio online at www.averyswartz.com. You can also see a list of upcoming tech skills classes available through Camp Tech, founded by Avery.

About the TAPA Trade Series
The TAPA Trade Series features a series of ongoing professional development sessions and networking opportunities featuring a broad range of topics that have been created specifically for TAPA Members.

Event: Invitation to SHOWCASE 2013, Theatre Ontario

Sunday, January 20 – 10:30 – 5:30 & Monday, January 21– 11:00 – 5:00 at the Jane Mallett Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts 27 Front St. E.

Lobby Doors open at 9:45 am on Sunday & 10:15 am on Monday
Lunch and refreshments are provided.

R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, January 15th
Earlier rsvp’s would be appreciated.
CALL 416-408-4556, ext. 10 or email: info@theatreontario.org

As always, we welcome directors, artistic directors, producers, casting directors  and agents who are signed to the EIC or members of TAMAC.

This will be our 19th year of presenting the graduates of theatre training programs.

Join us for two days of talent, with over 235 grads from the following programs:

SUNDAY, January 20 – 10:30 am to 5:30 pm – approximate times as follows:        

  • 10:30  – George Brown
  • 11:15  – U of T, Mississauga/Sheridan
  • 12:15  – York BFA and MFA
  • 1:40    – Humber
  • 2:15    – National Theatre School
  • 2:55    – Ryerson
  • 4:05    – Windsor
  • 5:00    – Canadore College

MONDAY, January 21 – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm – approximate times as follows

  • 11:00   – Centre for Indigenous Theatre
  • 11:25   – St. Lawrence College
  • 12:15   – Randolph Academy
  • 1:45     – St. Clair College
  • 2:30     – Sheridan Music Theatre
  • 4:35     – New Faces

Job Posting: Audience & Partnership Liaison, One Little Goat Theatre Company

One Little Goat Theatre Company is looking for a dynamic individual who can:

  • Build audiences with us
  • Manage cross-promotional partnerships with sponsors and associate companies\
  • Initiate group sales
  • Engage the public via social media announcements

This is a paid, part-time, contract position for our upcoming English language premiere of THE CHARGE OF THE EXPORMIDABLE MOOSE by Quebec visionary Claude Gauvreau at the Tarragon Extra Space (http://onelittlegoat.org/moose). Work begins January 28, leading up to and carrying through the production run (May 10-26, 2013).

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) is North America’s only theatre company devoted to contemporary poetic theatre. Founded in New York in 2002, and based in Toronto since 2005, the company is acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to international plays.

For more information, contact Adam Seelig, Artistic Director, onelittleg@gmail.com, 416.915.0201, www.OneLittleGoat.org.