TNV e-news January 2011
AUSTRALIAN THEATRE FORUM NEWS
The ATF 2011 Curator, Fiona Winning, has started planning for the September Forum: 14 – 16 September. She will be heading to Brisbane next month to meet with various stakeholders and partners and to begin recruitment for a Project Manager. The Brisbane Powerhouse (the ATF venue) had minor damage in the recent floods, but is all systems go for its World Theatre Festival next month: www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/view/world-theatre-festival-2011/ For all ATF enquiries, please contact Theatre Network Victoria
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS….
Theatre Network Victoria is seeking a highly capable Communications Manager for 15 hours per week to join the Manager in TNV’s Melbourne office for the remainder of 2011. We are offering a salary of $55,000 to $60,000 p/a pro-rata, depending on experience. For the Position Description and details of how to apply, please go to www.tnv.net.au/news-and-events Applications close 7th February. CLICK HERE FOR PD Position_Description_–_Communications_Manager
Melbourne Theatre Company Assistant Directors MTC has 4 paid Assistant Director positions available in 2011 for emerging or mid-career directors. The positions will be divided equally between women and men. For more information about these positions and the application process, please see http://www.mtc.com.au/about/employment/employment.aspx. Applications close on Friday 11 February 2011 at 5pm.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is a Fremantle based theatre company looking to employ an experienced Production and Technical Operator for our Fremantle April theatre season and a Tour Manager for our Vic/NSW tour both projects taking place between March and June this year. More information from Philip Mitchell ad@sppt.asn.au or 08 93355044.
St Martins is seeking two Associate Directors to support the Artistic Director and to fulfil responsibilities across the creative program, including assistant directing, teaching, delivering creative projects and programming for young people aged from 5-30 years. For more information and position description go to: www.stmartinsyouth.com.au/opportunities/employment-opportunities/
Back to Back Theatre has created three new positions; General Manager, Marketing & Relationships Manager, and Production Manager. All positions are being offered for a trial period of 12 months but it is Back to Back Theatre’s intent the roles will roll over into 2012 and beyond. The positions are being offered as full-time or part-time positions, by negotiation. Position descriptions are available for download from the website: http://backtobacktheatre.com/about/employment
Courthouse Arts is seeking a talented Artistic Director to lead the organisation artistically in the next stage of its development. Located in the heart of Geelong’s Cultural Precinct, Courthouse Arts is the region’s leading provider of arts experiences for young people between 12 and 25 years of age. The organisation is seeking to recruit an Artistic Director who is prepared to work flexibly across a wide range of responsibilities and art forms. For Further Information and Position Description Contact: Edward James (03) 5272 4689 or youtharts@courthouse.org.au Applications Close February 25, 2010
Polyglot Theatre is seeking a Marketing and Development Manager and a Marketing and Development Coordinator. For enquiries, please contact Executive Producer, Simon Abrahams at simon@polyglottheatre.com or tel: 03 9827 9667. Applications by email to info@polyglottheatre.com by 5pm Thursday 27 January 2011. For Position Descriptions go to http://www.polyglottheatre.com/employment
Internship opportunity at Black Swan Black Swan is looking for an intern to help us as we head into our busy 2011 season! We are looking for a bright, energetic person with great attention to detail for an unpaid work experience position one day a week. This is a great way to see what it is like to work in the arts and to get experience at a state theatre company. If you are interested in the arts and looking for experience, send your CV and a short cover email to Kerry at kerry@bsstc.com.au
OTHER STUFF
Anywhere Theatre Festival, Registration closes next week – 31st January! Be part of an open access Brisbane theatre festival for productions outside tradition theatre spaces – halls, parks, laneways, back yards, buses, elevators, online. For a small registration fee that is less than a quarter page ad in a street mag you will be part of the festival wide marketing, centralised box office, invited to participant events and get discounts to other productions. Contact Anywhere Theatre Festival anyone@anywherefest.com or go to http://eepurl.com/b-iub
IETM – Last Call for ‘green’ projects As part of the agreement between the Australia Council for the Arts and IETM – the international network for contemporary performing arts, a programme of activities has been developed by Project Director, David Pledger to begin building a sustainable matrix of relationships between Australia and Europe by seeding international collaborations via artist-residency programmes, producer placements, inbound projects and a one-off commission. Deadline for submission of your projects: January 28, 2011. http://www.ietm.org/index.lasso?p=information&q=newsdetail&id=491&l=en
QUEENSLAND FLOOD NEWS
WE’RE OPEN, BUT IT’S NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL Queensland Theatre Company is in recovery mode after the office and rehearsal studio was inundated to a height of 1.5m in last week’s flood. The building is without power or phones, however staff are operating from a temporary office offsite. The main reception line 07 3010 7600 is operational and has been redirected. The website has more information http://www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/
And From Arts Queensland…
State’s Cultural Icons Safe as Clean Up Begins at Cultural Centre
The Cultural Centre on Brisbane’s South Bank, comprising the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Queensland Museum, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and State Library of Queensland, has sustained flood damage to some of its lower-lying facilities. All the state’s art and cultural collections remain safe and secure.
Flood waters entered the lowest levels of GoMA, which includes the Children’s Art Centre, River Cafe and workshops, the basement of QPAC, the lower level of The Edge at the State Library and the basement and Playasaurus Place of Queensland Museum. All of the Centre’s undercover car parks were inundated with water.
The assessment of damage and safety issues, clean up and phased reinstatement of services is now underway. A 24-hour security service is protecting the collections and all facilities.
Facilities will be reopened as soon as possible. Further information on reopening will be communicated from individual institutions’ via Facebook and Twitter and subsequently posted online.
Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art: www.qag.qld.gov.au Queensland Museum: www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au Queensland Performing Arts Centre: www.qpac.com.au State Library of Queensland: www.slq.qld.gov.au