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Cultural Connector - Bristol, UK

Neon Dance seeks 1 emerging practitioner from any artform/discipline (EG: Performing Arts, Literature, Media, Music, Costume, Film, History etc) to engage their local community and network with a co-creation workshop day at Bristol Beacon on Sunday 30th March 2025 and to create a response to Neon’s latest work The Sonic Body. You will need to be based in Bristol to apply.

Fee: GBP £650.00 inclusive

Budget : GBP£100.00
(for Cultural Connector response)

The Work

‘The Sonic Body’ by Neon Dance brings together wearable technology, co-design, original music and dance. In collaboration with the visual artist and MIT research scientist Dr Ana Rajcevic, we will create interactive wearable and playable sound sculptures. The sculptures are in development as part of an initial co-design process with a day of workshops planned to take place at Bristol Beacon (Bristol, UK). We are inviting members of the public to interact with our prototype sound sculptures and feed into their ongoing design.

Role

  • The Cultural Connector will promote The Sonic Body workshops in Bristol to their network, peers and local communities.

  • The Cultural Connector will create their own response to The Sonic Body for people in their local community. Your response could be creative writing / a piece of music / a short film or some other creative response. You will be supported by Neon Dance and it will need to take place by 30th June 2025. 

This role is task based, not hour-based. We work flexibly and remotely, to agreed deadlines. As long as tasks are completed, you can define when and how they get done. We welcome applications from practitioners across all art forms and subjects of interest.

Responsibilities

  • In promoting The Sonic Body, you will describe Neon Dance and the project in your own words and using chosen methods (EG: social media, word of mouth, personal invites). We want you to tell people about our activities to engage them in a conversation about the project and themes it explores.

  • You will encourage your network and local community to attend our Bristol workshops, which are taking place at Bristol Beacon on 30th March 2025. Our aim is that you engage a minimum of 5 people to attend one of our workshops. 

  • You will plan and deliver your own creative response to take place physically or digitally by 30th June 2025. You will be supported by Neon Dance, including mentoring from Adrienne Hart, artistic director and/or Maeve O’Neill, executive producer.

  • You will consider access and inclusion for your own creative response to The Sonic Body. There is a maximum budget of GBP£100.00 available to support the delivery of this activity or event. All expenditure must be agreed in writing in advance with Neon Dance Executive Producer and receipts provided.

How to apply

Please answer the following questions:

  • What interests you about Neon Dance & The Sonic Body?

  • What community or group would you like to work with? 

  • Describe what creative response or activity you would like to deliver, in 500 words maximum. 

Your application can be written (1 x A4 page maximum) or recorded (3 minutes maximum to audio/camera*).

Please also include:

  • Your CV (maximum 1 page A4) or LinkedIn profile

  • Name and contact of a reference

For emailing large files, please use WeTransfer.

Send your application by 28th February 2025 to:

Maeve O’Neill, Executive Producer
maeve@neondance.org

Equality, Diversity & Access

Neon Dance values representation and strives to promote equality and diversity in our work. We welcome and actively seek applications from those currently under-represented in our industry and the arts community; particularly people from the Global Majority, and disabled people (as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We will guarantee an interview to any visually impaired, d/Deaf or disabled candidate who fulfils the minimum essential criteria for the role and we are open to proposals of ways this role might be undertaken if our proposed structure presents barriers to any applicant. 

If you have any specific access requirements please tell us what they are when you apply.