Performance Programme Curator - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Chapter Arts Centre

Description

Job Description:
Performance Programme Curator


Deadline: 23 February 2023, 12 noon.

Department:
Programme


Salary:
£28,959


Location:

you'll be expected to be based in the office at Chapter in Cardiff so that you can be present to support visiting artists and companies in person and to immerse yourself in the performing arts landscape in Cardiff.

We offer a hybrid model which means that you can also work from home when possible.

Responsible to:
Director of Programme / Interim Co-Director

Responsible for:
No permanent direct reports but occasional work placement, volunteer and freelance contracts when required.


ABOUT CHAPTER
Chapter is an international centre for contemporary arts and culture, rooted in Cardiff.

For more than 50 years, it's been a catalyst for creativity and critical thinking, supporting artists and audiences to thrive and take risks.

We believe that art has the power to connect us all and create meaningful change.

We're a dynamic hub that produces and promotes inventive and compelling work that's open and accessible to all. Across visual art, performance and film, we present an experimental, evocative and bold programme of events all year round.

Alongside our public arts programme in our gallery, theatres and cinemas, we work behind the scenes to support continuous professional development, connecting deeply with creative practitioners to support their career paths.

We're also creative home to 52 artists' and companies who are based in our studios, offer spaces for an array of weekly and monthly classes, and operate a busy café bar.

Our programme is celebrated internationally, but our role as a local hub is equally important. We work with and for the people on our doorstep to create compelling, transformative experiences connecting art with community.

We believe in the power of the arts to transform lives and promote personal and social wellbeing.

We strive for our venue and programme to be accessible to everyone, and welcome around 500,000 people through our doors every year.

PURPOSE OF ROLE
We work with artists to create a compelling programme across all artforms. Artists and audiences are at the heart of everything we do, and we foreground ambitious, experimental and accessible projects.

Our programme champions high-quality contemporary work that's adventurous, provocative and open to risk, and we advocate the work of Welsh and Wales-based practitioners, as well as presenting work by UK and international theatre makers.

The Performance Programme Curator will develop an ambitious programme of live events in our acclaimed arts centre. This includes two theatre spaces and one smaller performance space that's used to support R&D for creative practitioners. The role also works alongside our Curator of Visual Art to present Experimentica, our biennial festival of live art.

The Performance Programme Curator is a key member of the programme team and, under the direction of the Director of Programme, works with other artform curators to deliver a cohesive, centre-wide programme that's aligned to our overall artistic strategy.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND KEY TASKS
Programming

• Shape a dynamic, engaging programme of performance, in agreement with the Director of Programme, and in line with the organisation's overall artistic strategy.
• Ensure the programme of work across the theatres is integrated and communicated across the organisation.
• Work openly and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues.
• Work in partnership with the Curator (Visual Arts) to research, curate and develop 'Experimentica', our biennial live art festival.
• Champion and promote the strength and diversity of work being produced and presented in Wales.
• Connect with creative practitioners, companies and cultural organisations to facilitate programming that positions Chapter in local, national and international conversations.
• Deliver a performance programme that demonstrates best practice in all aspects of work.
• Undertake research trips where relevant to the programme.
• Build deep and effective relationships with a range of partners to support the delivery of programmes, ensuring that our participants and audiences are more reflective of the demographic of Cardiff and south Wales.
• Seek out opportunities and advocate for Chapter and for our community of artists, nationally and internationally.

Management and delivery of the performance programme

• Deliver public performance, R&D residencies and associated events to the highest possible standard, on time and to budget.
• Support visiting artists ahead of, and during, their time at Chapter to ensure that they have the best possible experience whilst working with us. This includes arranging travel, accommodation and contractual agreements.
• Oversee the professional operation and delivery of all aspects of the performance programme, liaising closely with our technical and front of house teams.
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