Vacancies
There are 3 freelance roles currently available for our upcoming project Church Street Goes Wild:
Project Description
We are currently looking for a set designer or artist, lead facilitator or workshop facilitator and a composer who are based in London and interested in collaborating on an outdoor art installation and physical theatre project called Church Street Goes Wild, produced by The Cockpit, as part of Inside Out, Westminster’s free outdoor arts festival.
With the aim of facilitating time and space for people to get creative, have fun, and reflect on their connection to nature, over the first three Sundays in August, we will work with members of the community to create a temporary art installation, full of crafted plants, animals and fungi, as if nature were reclaiming the triangle on Church Street, culminating in a performance on the fourth Sunday.
The first part of the project is to design an outdoor art installation / set design that can be easily made by members of the public and the creative team. Then on 3 consecutive Sundays in August we will host the making days outside in the triangle on Church Street (in the foyer of The Cockpit theatre if there is bad weather). We will set up tables, provide materials and simple instructions for anyone passing by to join in creating and constructing parts of the installation (and potentially puppets for the performance) e.g. small plants and animals using arts and crafts. And we still start to fill the triangle with our community made art installation. Each Sunday it will grow and take over more of the space and we will clear it away at the end of the day.
For the second part of the project, commencing the week of the 17th August, we will work with a new composition and 3 performers to create a 15-30 minute physical theatre piece to be performed in the full installation on Sunday 23rd August.
Key Dates
w/c 29th June - Interviews
w/c 6th July - 1st Design Meeting
w/c 13th July - 2nd Design Meeting
w/c 20th July - 3rd Design Meeting
Sunday 2nd August - 1st Making Day
Sunday 9th August - 2nd Making Day
Sunday 16th August - 3rd Making Day
Tuesday 18th - Friday 21st August - Rehearsals at The Cockpit
Saturday 22nd August - Tech
Sunday 23rd August - Show
w/c 24th August - Debrief
*Not all creatives will be required at every date. Please see specifics in each role.
Location
The triangle on Church Street, near The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London, NW8 8EH
Set Designer / Lead Artist
Set Designer / Lead Artist
The set designer will be responsible for:
- Developing the creative vision for the installation, in close collaboration with the director
- Leading on the design of the set / art installation
- Sourcing making materials as required
- Working with the facilitator to lead on the making days and implementation of the design
- Helping to choose and source the costumes
- Working within budget, time and space limitations as laid out by the team
- Attending production meetings, rehearsals and the debrief as required
*The set designer is not required or expected to attend all the rehearsals.
Essential requirements:
- experience designing sets for theatre or 3D art installations
- an enhanced DBS certificate
Desirable requirements:
- based in or have a connection to the borough of The City of Westminster, London
- speaks Arabic, Kurdish, or Bengali
- experience working on outdoor projects
- experience working with or an interest in puppetry
Fee
£2,404.00 fixed fee
Contract
Freelance
Expected Working Hours
2.5 days or 20 hrs a week (8 weeks)
Lead Facilitator
Lead Facilitator
The lead facilitator will be responsible for:
- Developing the creative vision for the project with the director and the designer
- Planning the making days and participatory activities
- Assisting the designer in sourcing materials as required
- Leading the making days, welcoming and working with different members of the community to create and construct parts of the installation
- Ensuring activities are accessible and inclusive as possible
- Assisting with evaluation and audience feedback collection
Working within budget, time and space limitations as laid out by the team
- Attending production meetings, rehearsals and the debrief as required
*The lead facilitator is not required or expected to attend the rehearsals.
Essential requirements:
- experience facilitating arts workshops
- experience working with young people and families
- an enhanced DBS certificate
- are committed to making the arts more accessible and inclusive
Desirable requirements
- based in or have a connection to the borough of The City of Wesminster, London
- speaks Arabic, Kurdish or Bengali
- experience working on outdoor projects
- experience working with or an interest in puppetry
Fee
£1,202.00 fixed fee
Contract
Freelance
Expected Working Hours
1 day or 8 hrs a week (8 weeks)
Composer
Composer
The Composer will be responsible for:
- Developing the creative vision for the performance, in close collaboration with the director and designer
- Composing the music
- Delivering sound files or live music suitable for outdoor performance
- Working within budget, time and space limitations as laid out by the team
- Supporting the integration of sound into the final performance
- Attending production meetings, rehearsals and the debrief as required
*The composer is not required or expected to attend all the making days or rehearsals.
Essential requirements:
- experience composing for theatre or dance
Desirable requirements:
- are based in or have a connection to the borough of The City of Westminster, London
- speaks Arabic, Kurdish, or Bengali
Fee
£1,258.00 fixed fee
Contract
Freelance
Expected Working Hours
1.5 days or 12 hrs a week (6 weeks)
How to Apply
Please send a CV, portfolio or website link (if applicable) and a short covering email (max 1 page or video/audio application of no longer than 2 minutes) to francesca [at] thecockpit.org.uk by 10:00 on Monday 29th June.
And please fill out our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held during w/c 29th June.
The Cockpit welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourages applications from those currently underrepresented within the cultural sector.
If you have any questions, please email francesca [at] thecockpit.org.uk.