Richard Pye is holding an audition workshop to find three dancers to collaborate with, to create and perform their latest work, Bystander. Project activity will include 5 weeks of creation and 2 premiere performances at RichMix. Further Touring is planned for 2024.
Commitment:
5 weeks creation and rehearsal + 2 premiere performances at RichMix
Fee- £600 per week
Project Dates:
Project activity will run throughout 2024
Confirmed project dates:
1st April - 5th April 2024: Rehearsals
8th April - 12th April 2024: Rehearsals
25th May 2024: Bystander Performances at RichMix
Dates TBC:
29th April - 4th May 2024: Rehearsals
7th May - 11th May 2024: Rehearsals
20th May - 25th May 2024: Production Time
Application Deadline: Mon 26th Feb 2024 11.59pm
Audition Workshop Sat 2nd March 2024, 10pm – 6pm
Richard is looking for three queer dancers who:
– identify as lgbtqia+
– are preferably London based
– are playful, imaginative, friendly, focused and enjoy collaborating
– have strong technique, strong control of their dynamic of movement and excel when performing
Richard is particularly eager to work with people who are part of the global majority and / or are neurodiverse.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, and be registered to pay their own tax and NI contributions.
Commitment:
Bystander’s rehearsal period will take place in different locations across the UK including-
London, Norfolk and Ipswich.
Fixed rate of £600 per week.
Accommodation is covered as well as per diems paid at a rate of £25 per night for each night spent away from home.
\What to expect at the audition:
Richard will lead a workshop based on Bystanders’ themes of queerness, threat, safety, support, community and joy. There will be a limited number of people invited to the workshop. During the session Richard will lead a warm up and introduce Bystander’’s themes, as well as teach the group some rep, and lead some creative tasks. Richard wants to keep things informal, light-hearted and fun to best showcase you.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss measures Richard can take to make the workshop more accessible to you, please do not hesitate to email richard.pye@lcds.ac.uk
Where: London, UK
When: Sat 2nd March 2024, 10am – 6pm
How to Apply:
If you are interested to take part in the audition workshop, please send:
– your CV
– a short written paragraph / short video file / short audio file explaining why you would like to be considered
– video footage of you dancing
to richard.pye@lcds.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Bystander Dance Artist’.
If you would like to be considered, but are unable to attend the audition workshop, please do still get in touch.
The deadline for applications is Monday 26th Feb 2024, 11.59pm. Richard will respond to applicants via email by 6pm on Wednesday 28th Feb 2024.
Quick intro to Bystander:
Bystander, born from personal encounters with hate crimes and a growing awareness of rising incidents against sexual orientation and gender identity in London, Suffolk and Norfolk, is a dynamic research and movement project. Bystander seeks to reconfigure the audience's understanding of queer bodies and collective responsibility, urging the public to relearn the role of the active bystander.
The rehearsal and development phase, with 4 dancers, will be inquiring into the role of the self and attempting to understand interpersonal relationships within this small company through solo investigation and using Richard’s practice that is heavily informed by physical performance and contact work.
Alongside this aspect of the project there will also be a series of 10 workshops for a non-movement trained Queer identifying community focus group as a series of 5 panel discussions supported by Queer Circle and London LGBTQ+ Centre. Both of these strands of the project will inform our studio research. We will also be providing Active Bystander training at all our partner venues for cast members, creative team, partner venue staff and members of the public.
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