| | Arts Workers' eBulletin
June 2011 |
| | Festivals at Queen's Hall |
 The Queen's Hall plays a vital role in three separate Festivals and this year will run for seven weeks with more than 50 performances taking place under their roof - phew!
It starts with the Jazz and Blues Festival (Friday 22 - Sunday 31 July) with the Fringe (Friday 5 - Sunday 28 August) and International Festival (Saturday 13 August - Saturday 3 September) following.
Tickets are available now on 0131 668 2019 or www.thequeenshall.net
www.thequeenshall.net
The Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG |
| PRO Dance Studio Hire 
Studio space is available to hire outwith the regular professional programme for individual dance professional development at £9 per hour. Please contact hires@dancebase.co.uk or visit dancebase.co.uk/prohires. For company availability and prices, please contact matt@dancebase.co.uk. Professional Aerial Hire is available once an induction has been completed. To book an induction, please contact matt@dancebase.co.uk.
 Residencies at Dance Base
Curious Seed
Monday 30 May - Friday 24 June
Free Company Classes
Thursday 9 June, 10am - 11.30am at Dance Base
Wednesdays 15 & 22 June, 10am - 11.30am at The Calton Centre, Montgomery Street (just off London Road)
These will be creative classes which will reflect the company's creative process. Working closely with live music and movement evolving together and because of each other.
Freeday Preview Studio Showing
Friday 24 June, 4pm, Calton Centre
Immerse yourself in one of the free studio showings of this week's professional companies. Afterwards join the companies, meet, discuss and network. Visit Dancebase's Professional Residencies page for more information on Curious Seed's residency.
 Nux Company
Monday 6 - Friday 10 June
Free Company Class
Tuesday 7 Jun, 10am - 11.30am
Warm-up exploring in a playful way the range of movement of the joints within the possibilities and restrictions of the body anatomy leading into scored improvisation.
Visit Dancebase's Professional Residencies page for more information on Nux Company's residency
www.dancebase.co.uk
Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU |
| National Theatre Connections Festival 2011 Royal Lyceum Theatre |
|  National Theatre Connections Festival 2011
Tuesday 14 - Friday 17 June
National Theatre Connections is a nationwide celebration of young theatre talent. Ten thrilling new plays have been commissioned by the National Theatre from some of today's most exciting writers. Now, young theatre companies perform them for the first time in what promises to be an exciting, lively and inspiring event.
Performances are double bills starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the Lyceum Box Office on 0131 248 4848 at £8/ £5 (conc.)
For full details see www.lyceum.org.uk/connections.
www.lyceum.org.uk
Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX. |
| Tell Me On A Sunday - 2 for 1 Ticket Offer Edinburgh Playhouse |
|  Tell Me On A Sunday
Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18 June
£15.00 - £26.50
Following the sell-out 2010 UK tour, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's Tell Me On A Sunday returns for 2011.
Remodelled for Claire Sweeney by the masters of musical theatre, Tell Me On A Sunday charts the romantic misadventures of a young English girl in New York. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches, she begins to wonder whether she's been looking for love in all the wrong places.
"A great show. One of the best I've seen" - What's On Stage
Arts Workers Offer: 2 for 1 Tickets!*
To book, call 0844 871 3014 or visit the Edinburgh Playhouse Box Office and quote "New York 2 for 1".
*Subject to availability. Applies to Wednesday - Friday evenings and Saturday matinee. Does not apply to tickets already purchased.
 Jekyll & Hyde
Monday 20 - Saturday 25 June
£12.50 - £39.50
A brand new production of the smash hit Broadway musical! Marti Pellow, the hugely successful solo artist and front man of Wet Wet Wet, makes a hotly-anticipated return to the UK stage in a major new production of the hit Broadway musical, Jekyll & Hyde.
Glamorous, sexy and deliciously wicked in equal measures, Jekyll & Hyde is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic gothic novella with book and lyrics by the Academy Award-winning composer Leslie Bricusse (Scrooge, Doctor Dolittle). Pellow stars as the brilliant but obsessive scientist whose sadistic alter ego wreaks havoc across Victorian London in this dark tale of love, redemption and the seductive power of evil.
"Spectacular, an exceptionally entertaining rollercoaster of a show" - The Herald
 Midnight Tango
Tuesday 28 June - Saturday 2 July
£13.50 - £36.50
The stars of Strictly Come Dancing in the theatrical event of the year with live music from Tango Siempre. Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for 6 series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. Now they have created their own live show, Midnight Tango, a breathtaking evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms to life.
"As thrilling as dance gets" - Arlene Phillips
Book now on 0844 847 1660 or at www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk.
www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place Edinburgh EH1 3AA |
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 | | | Robots and Wingwalkers at the National Museum of Flight |
|  Robots Live!
Sunday 19 June, 10am - 4pm
Join Robots Live! and watch competitors from Robot Wars battle it out in the shadow of Concorde. Meet the scientists shaping our future and get hands-on in their interactive workshops. Join in our technical challenge to see if you could be the 'family of the future'. Age restrictions may apply for some activities. To book call: 0300 123 6789.
Adults: £10.50/£8.50, Children: £5 (under 5 free),
Family tickets: £27.50
Airshow Saturday 23 July, 10am - 5pm
Join us for a fun-filled family day out. Enjoy activities on the ground and in the air, with activity workshops, demonstrations and hours of exciting aerial displays. The flight line-up includes the Bronco which has never been seen in Scotland before. For more information visit www.nms.ac.uk/airshow. Early bird tickets on sale now. To book call: 0300 123 6789.
Adults: £16/£14, Children 5-15: £8, Children 0-4: Free, Family ticket: £38
http://www.nms.ac.uk/flight
National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, EH39 5LF |
| Design insights at the National Museum of Scotland |
|  A Passion for Glass
Thursday 9 June, 2pm (45mins)
Join Rose Watban, Curator of A Passion for Glass, to hear more about the exhibition and our contemporary glass collection.
Free - ticket required. Call 0300 123 6789 to book
Make Your Mark Sunday 12 June, 12pm - 4pm (drop-in)
Be inspired by some of the beautiful objects in our exhibition and create your own engraved piece to take home. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free
www.nms.ac.uk
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF |
Celebrate Midsummer at the Royal Botanic Gardens
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Midsummer at the Botanics Tuesday 21 June, 6pm - 10.30pm
Enjoy the longest day of the year with a special late opening of the Botanics until 10.30pm.
Explore Inverleith House, the Garden, the Glasshouses (free after 5.30pm) and the Gateway after hours... food and special events await you! - Celebrate 25 years of Inverleith House with free tours of the Thomas Houseago - The Beat of the Show and John Hope - An Enlightened Botanist exhibitions.
- Mark the International Year of Forests with outdoor storytelling sessions for adults and children aged 8+ from the Talking Trees Storytellers and a family-friendly self-guided tree trail around the Garden.
- View two stunning new exhibitions in the Gateway: Gold Glass Rubber and Recycling by top Danish designers, and Found in the Fields by Carry Ackroyd featuring poems by John Clare.
- Refresh your senses with mini-treatments from Napiers the Herbalists in the Gateway's Real Life Science Studio.
- Enjoy evening refreshments and shopping!
View the full programme at the RBGE website.
www.rbge.org.uk
20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR
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Mike Maran Productions presents
 Italia 'n' Caledonia
By Mike Maran and Philip Contini Wednesday 22 June, 7.30pm From the company that brought us A Funny Valentine, Picasso and Me and Captain Correlli's Mandolin, this is a heart-warming story of the Italians who emigrated 100 years ago and started new lives in Scotland. It's an adventure story about a generation of Italians who left their sunny hillsides; a success story about families who opened small businesses; a tragic story about the terrible years of the Second World War that left Italian families in Britain vulnerable and exposed; and a brave story of healing and thriving in the post war years as 2nd and 3rd generation Scottish Italians make a unique contribution to life in contemporary Scotland. Italia n' Caledonia celebrates everything that is great about Italy and Scotland. Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
 London Classic Theatre presents
Ghosts By Henrik Ibsen, new version by Frank McGuiness
Friday 24 & Saturday 25 June, 7.30pm
Helene Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, built in memory of her late husband. Her beloved artist son, Oswald, has returned from Paris to honour the occasion but his long awaited homecoming rapidly descends into tragedy as his presence triggers the exposure of a dark story of hypocrisy and betrayed love. Ibsen's study of hidden passions and family secrets remains as dramatically alive as ever in Frank McGuiness' vital new version.
Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
 The King's Speech
Monday 27 June, 7.30pm
The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter and directed by Tom Hooper, it swept the boards at this year's Academy Awards.
Tickets: £5.60/ £5.10 (£5.10 / £4.60)
Black Swan Thursday 30 June, 7.30pm
Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a ballerina who wins the lead in Swan Lake and who is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan Princess Odette. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis) who impresses Leroy, the artistic director. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Tickets: £5.60/ £5.10 (£5.10 / £4.60)
 Verve
Wednesday 29 June 7.30pm
A night of energetic, though provoking contemporary dance performed by dancers from Verve, the award winning postgraduate performance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
Tickets: £10.50 (£8.50) £6 under 18s
Book now! 0131 665 2240 or www.bruntontheatre.co.uk.
www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh EH21 6AA |
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Our new website, www.theaudiencebusiness.org.uk, is now live, and with it comes a whole new job listing facility. For full details of the jobs below and many more please do check out our website.
If you have a job you would like to showcase with us, on our website or within our ebulletins, please don't hesitate to get in touch on welcome@tab.org.uk.
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| Opportunities at Federation of Scottish Theatre |
Two exciting opportunities have arisen with Federation of Scottish Threatre (FST), Scotland's theatre and dance membership and development body. FST advocates for the sector and provides training, advice and capacity building services. Following an organisational review and consolidated funding from Creative Scotland, we are expanding our team to enable us to better serve the dance and theatre sector in Scotland from our base in Edinburgh.
Closing Date: Friday 1 July, 5pm Membership & Administration Officer Salary: £23,000 per annum
This role will oversee the recruitment of members, coordination of members' services ensuring excellent service levels and the efficient running of the FST office. The successful candidate will be highly organised with experience of a service provision/coordination role and meeting and office management.
Communications & Information Officer Salary: £23,000 per annum
This role will develop and deliver all FST's communications. With experience of developing effective communications strategy, you will be a confident communicator, able to interpret research and to understand and explain issues and to use a range of communications media.
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 11 July
Download full job descriptions at the FST website. Please contact jon.morgan@scottishtheatre.org or 0131 248 4842 for an informal discussion. FST is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity funded by Creative Scotland
www.scottishtheatres.com
Federation of Scottish Theatre, c/o Royal Lyceum Theatre, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh EH3 9AX |
| Freelance Producer wanted
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| Closing Date: Friday 17 June, 2pm
A freelance producer is sought to help develop the future of Private Dancer - the highly acclaimed performance installation created in 2010 by choreographer Janice Parker and designer Richard Layzell. The post is offered as a short-term contract between July and November 2011 for a fee of £3,500. Details of the post and how to apply can be found at www.janiceparker.co.uk.
www.janiceparker.co.uk
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Marketing Officer
National Theatre Of Scotland |
|  Closing Date: Friday 24 June
Based in Glasgow but will be expected to attend rehearsals, events, performances and meetings elsewhere as necessary Annual salary: £18,382 The National Theatre of Scotland are seeking to appoint an experienced Marketing Officer as part of the Marketing and Press team, within the Department of External Affairs. Working closely with the Marketing Manager, this post-holder will execute marketing and sales campaigns for National Theatre of Scotland, nationally and internationally. The Marketing Officer will provide particular support for the following areas of National Theatre of Scotland activity: tickets sales and attendances at the Company's in-house and co-produced productions, liaising with venues, co-producers and partners and other external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have at least two years experience of working in the field of arts marketing. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com National Theatre of Scotland, Civic House, 26 Civic Street, Glasgow G4 9RH |
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