Trainee

Job Type: Contract
Job Start Date: 01/06/2024
Location: 410 Jarvis St., 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6
City: Toronto
Hiring Organization Name: Tiger Princess Dance Projects
Hiring Organization Description:

princess productions is the umbrella organization for both tiger princess dance projects and dance: made in canada/fait au canada. As a whole, we facilitate the creation and dissemination of art and are invested in building culture within communities. We value dance and movement as an important component of communication that allows us to understand ourselves, share with each other, and express ourselves as multifaceted beings. Separately, we are on two unique missions that add to the vibrant dance sector in different capacities.

Job Description:

CALL to Emerging Artists
Paid Opportunity to train with the
SWALLOWING CLOUDS
Educational Program
tiger princess dance projects is offering a paid opportunity to train with the Swallowing Clouds™ Educational Program. We are seeking recent post-secondary school graduates with an interest in working in the arts and with children. The training will give practical and theoretical training in guiding children through a multidisciplinary creative process.

Selected participants will take part in three days of in-person training, approximately 15 hours, at a rate of $19 per hour. Post training, participants may have the opportunity to become a part of the Swallowing Clouds team as Swallowing Clouds Apprentice Facilitators (SCAFs).

Swallowing Clouds™ is a community literacy and dance-based programme created by Yvonne Ng that has been running in Toronto Public Libraries since 2010. Through movement experimentation, written responses, music creation, visual and theatre arts, Swallowing Clouds artists work with children focusing on creative process and allowing each participant to engage in creating their own story.

This opportunity is open to applicants living within the Greater Toronto Area between the ages of 19 and 29.

Selected artists need to be available for in person training in Toronto, over three days in June.

Requirement:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

An interest in working with children (age 6 -12) in a collaborative
environment combining poetry, dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Organized, flexible, works well in a collaborative environment.
Police check as required for working with the vulnerable sector.
Experience working with groups in a community setting.
Previous teaching experience is an asset, but not required.

Qualification:

We are seeking recent post-secondary school graduates with an interest in working in the arts, dance and with children. The training will give practical and theoretical training in guiding children through a multidisciplinary creative process.

Remuneration:

$19.00 an hour

How to Apply:

https://forms.gle/6htgdfWpkCNJQpUF6

Application Deadline: 01/05/2024

Application contact Information:

info@princessproductions.ca