Chance to Dance 2627, Area Coordinator(s) Freelance

The mission of the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) is to enrich the cultural life of the nation by growing the public enjoyment and appreciation of exceptional ballet and and Participation (L&P) is central to RBOs mission to enrich the cultural life of the nation. An extensive programme based at our Covent Garden and Thurrock homes and across England aims to inspire creativity and give people of all ages the chance to discover question and respond to the power of our L&P programme is distinctive in its scale and ambitions involving more than 50000 annual participants across three strands:An award-winning multi-disciplinary National Schools Programme including a dedicated schools website( which encompasses our role in supporting important school and pupil outcomes via our RBO Schools classroom schemes and teacher training as well as a programme of work in the East of EnglandTalent development work through opera and ballet training networks andEnriching participatory events in our Covent Garden homeChance to Dance (CTD) is the RBOs flagship young talent programme. As the longest running access programme in the Ballet sector since 1991 CTD has introduced over 30000 children to 2018 after 27 years of London centric delivery the RBO made a commitment to build a national model to expand in a new area of England each season the programme has now delivered residencies across Essex the West Midlands Doncaster theNorth East BradfordLutonand programme works in partnership with Primary Schools and Privatedance schoolsin 4 regional areas to deliver a depth programme of activity across a 4-year residency. We offer a professional development opportunity for our Associatedance artists alongside offering a creative programme of workshops and performance opportunities for Primary school children. Phase one of the residency focuses on artist development and talent identification and the second phase on talent development and affecting systemic aim for all children to leave the programme with a love of dance and new-found appreciation for Ballet. Some CTD graduates have gone on to join vocational schools and are working within the creative industries as performers teachers and choreographers in professional companies across the support withtheexpansion of the programme we are looking for area coordinator(s)to join us in a freelance capacity to support the CTD Programme Manager in the deliveryof the programme in each area and act as the main conduit between the programme manager Primary Schools Associate Dance schools and all artists per Area Coordinator commitment is a total of 20 days (up to 8 hours a day) which should be spread across the deliverablesroughly as one day a week for 40 weeks across the 26/27 season. Regular check-ins with the CTD Programme manager will be in place to discuss proposed grouping of days around events and busier periods across the to Dance Area Coordinator JDThe rate of pay for this work is 250 per day or 5000 for the entire declare your interest please send an up-to-date CV and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your relevant experience and two referees by Monday 31th August at 9.00am you would like an informal discussion about the role ahead of applying contact Laura Bray (Chance to Dance Programme Manager) via the above email Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled as they are under-represented within our organisation.