DMU Music and Dance Talent Sought for Collaboration with Curve Theatre
See below for request for musical input to this exciting production.
Now in its fourth year,
the DMU/Curve collaboration connects two of Leicester’s major cultural
organisations in the creation of thrilling British theatre for young
audiences. Developing the artistic ambition of
the project, this year for the first time we are presenting a play with
music:
Mother Clap’s Molly House by Mark Ravenhill. Inspired by The Beggar’s Opera and veering wildly between a brothel in the 1700s and a 21st Century rave, we are looking to bring this play to life with extraordinary song and dance.
Supported by Curve’s
award-winning Associate Director Suba Das and the professional expertise
of one of the country’s biggest theatres, we are looking to appoint:
A Musical Director
A talented student from
within the DMU Music Technology Degree interested in taking on the
challenge of arranging the 12 songs that make up the musical content of
the play, providing their own twist and take on
the material in the show (originally designed for a five-part chamber
orchestra).
A Choreographer
A talented student from
with the DMU Dance Degree interested in taking on the challenge of
creating movement sequences that accompany the musical transitions in
the play and that convey the frenzied, chaotic atmosphere
of the debauched world presented in the play.
The successfully
appointed candidates will work with Suba Das throughout the Autumn Term
to refine their concepts for the show, with rehearsals for musicians and
dancers taking place in the New Year before the
productions are staged at Curve in March 2014. The successful
candidates will be expected to lead on the recruitment of necessary
dancers and musicians from within the DMU faculty.
To apply for either of these posts, please email
artistdevelopment@curvetheatre.co.uk stating either DMU Musical
Director or DMU Choreographer in the subject line. Please provide a
maximum of 250 words explaining your interest in this role, identifying
any relevant experience to date, and also giving
an indication of your ideas for the project (this can be by providing
links to examples of your own work, or work that inspires you).
[JY]
