Auditions for The Fourth R: reduce, reuse, recycle, Revolutionize!

Dance Ontario; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A semi-professional dance company is seeking two talented dancers for performances at the Toronto Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe festivals. Dancers must have a passion for social justice, commitment to rehearsals, and ability to collaborate in a team environment. A minimum honorarium of $300 is guaranteed for the Toronto Fringe, with potential additional funding. Interested candidates should submit a headshot and resume by email.

Benefits

Paid accommodations for festivals

Opportunity to share a meaningful performance

Networking with artists

Qualifications

• Must have experience in dance and be comfortable performing.
• Awareness of social justice issues is required.
• Ability to collaborate and follow direction is essential.

Responsibilities

• Auditioning for performance roles in festivals.
• Participating in rehearsals once a week for 4 hours.
• Engaging in a performance that addresses social justice issues.

Skills

Dance skills

Passion for social justice

Team collaboration

Job description

Auditions for The Fourth R: reduce, reuse, recycle, Revolutionize!

Hello and thanks for your interest in Dance Fachin! Our project, The Fourth R is looking for two more dancers to join our team! We have a busy summer ahead of us with two festival dates: Toronto Fringe & Edinburgh Fringe. If you are a talented dancer, with a passion for social justice issues, we want to hear from you!

Please see below for more details:

• — Toronto Fringe is July 1-16th, Edinburgh is August 8-21st
• — We are looking for two dancers (one for Toronto Fringe and the other for both Toronto/Edinburgh)
• –We have secured funds to guarantee a minimum honorarium of $300 for Toronto Fringe and $250 for Edinburgh
• — There’s a strong chance more funding will come through, however this is what we’re able to guarantee at this time
• –44 hours of rehearsal are required, we rehearse once a week for 4 hours at time at a dance studio in North York (scheduled based on cast availability, carpooling to and from rehearsals available)
• — Accommodations for Edinburgh Fringe have already been secured and paid for, accommodations and flights are paid for by the company
• — Company members must be comfortable sharing rooms on tour

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please submit a headshot & resume to [e-mail] to reserve your audition spot. Please indicate which festivals you are available for.

Auditions will take place on April 2nd, 2023 @ Martha Hicks School of Ballet || sign in at 6:10pm, audition from 6:30-7:30. We will be interviewing selected artists afterwards. If you’d like to submit but cannot attend the audition, please attach a video link of you dancing.

A little bit about Dance Fachin….

The Fourth R has been shown 23 times in 2022, with showings in galleries, clubs and schools as well as performing across Canada this past summer. We are currently conducting a School Tour across the GTA. The show has been well received and there’s been a lot of positive feedback. Dance Fachin is a semi professional company with a promising trajectory of becoming more professional in the seasons to come. The company is run on different power structures than most. The director, Emma, isn’t the only person with the power so opinions and feedback on company matters are really important. Dance Fachin seeks to create spaces from a place of care and sharing where honesty and transparency from artists and the director alike are valued. It’s important to note that this show has been in rotation for a few years. As much as collaboration is a big part of what we do, for this particular project, the creation process has already finished and been completed by other artists. We are now in presentation mode. Artists agree to fulfill their assigned role, bringing their own story and style to the characters, while also fulfilling the already set vision and choreography. Members must also have an awareness of social justice issues (climate crisis, BLM, Indigenous Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate) as our show is an activism piece.
There is zero tolerance for harassment and misconduct of any kind and if any incidents occur they must be brought to the attention of choreographer Emma. Transphobia, homophobia, racism, classism, fatphobia are against the mandate of Dance Fachin and will not be tolerated.