DANCER / CHOREOGRAPHER CALL OUT

For her new performance PHOBIA, theatre-maker Wiebke Acton is looking for an experienced female or female-identifying dancer/choreographer to join the creative team as a performer and collaborator.

Funded by the Arts Council England, PHOBIA is a devised physical theatre piece exploring the world of irrational fears through words, sound and movement. Supported by Triumph Over Phobia, the piece will be inspired and shaped by the personal stories and experiences of people whose phobias affect their everyday lives.

The project involves a 5-week devising/rehearsal process followed by performances at Waterside Arts Centre, Sale and Stage@Leeds in June/July 2025.

The applicant must:

• be based in Manchester or Leeds, or live within commuting distance

• be able to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of artists
  

• be able to devise/choreograph their own work in response to creative prompts
  

• be available to work 5) weeks spread between late March and June (exact dates tbc)
  

Wiebke is particularly interested in hearing from dancers who have a phobia or have experience dealing with phobia sufferers.

Payment: £600 per week

There will be an informal meeting/short audition at Waterside Arts, Manchester.

If this is you, please send an expression of interest including why you want to be part of the project, a short CV, and any links to online material you would like to share (website, YouTube, social media etc.).