Extraordinary choreographer needed for Big Dance Flagship Commission

Applications now open...

Deadline: 5pm on 2 March 2012

You will create a legendary experience to contribute to Big Dance and London 2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad. Big Dance is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance and 2012 will be the greatest sporting year staying in hearts and minds for generations. It will be bespoke to the region, ambitious, exciting audiences with unexpected dance experiences.

The Flagship commission will take place at National Water Sports Centre on 8 July 2012 as part of the national Big Dance week (7-14 July). Led by Dance4 this commission will be the region's signature Big Dance project for 2012 and act as the focal point for media coverage and our regional dance celebrations. The choreographer will also lead the dance element of a major performance to co inside with Olympic Torch arrival in Nottingham City Centre again led by Dance4 with our partners Lakeside Arts Centre and the University of Nottingham.

We are looking for exciting, realistic proposals that can be made with a development and production budget of approximately £40K inclusive of productions costs, professional dancers and choreographer fees as well as costs for local artists to deliver the community engagement strand.

For more information please click on the document below.

Please send applications to stuart [at] dance4 [dot] co [dot] uk (Stuart Allen) or by post to Dance4, College Street Centre, College Street, Nottingham, NG1 5AQ.