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FRONTLINEdance are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and talented dancers to join our community and professional teams! We need dancers across the following categories.
We’re particularly keen to hear from those with additional needs. This includes hearing, visual, learning, cognitive and physical.
Please contact us for more information.
During 2018 our volunteers ‘Friends of FRONTLINEdance’ raised an outstanding £2,000! This ensured the continuation of our Breakthrou’dance programme, and our work at Haywood Community Hospital. Our dedicated group of volunteers have exciting ideas for a packed programme of events for 2019 which will:
…..and THEY NEED YOUR HELP!
Please consider becoming a volunteer and be a Friend of FRONTLINEdance. You will join the existing team to help deliver these events, share you ideas and skills, and you’ll become a very valuable part of the FRONTLINEdance family.
Please get in touch and become part of out story.
Where do you live?
I grew up in Barlaston and Tittensor, but I’ve lived and worked in Manchester since 2010.
During your career, have you always been involved in creative arts?
Since going to Newcastle Art College, I have always wanted to work in the arts sector. I love being creative, but I felt my flair was for organisation rather than arts in practice. I knew that I wanted to work in the cultural or creative industry. I did lots of volunteering and work in museums and galleries, then in 2015 started at the British Council: a global organisation with a great reputation in arts and culture, where I’ve worked on programmes that fund cultural projects in the Middle East and across Europe. Even when my income wasn’t coming from an arts sector job, I’ve maintained a connection to the arts community by being involved in the running of SHE Choir Manchester, which I love to sing in and project manage for, and I’ve volunteered in theatre productions for HOME and The Royal Exchange. I’ve always needed some sort of cultural activity to be part of my work and social life, and I love music, film and theatre.
Did you enjoy your education and University life?
Yes, going to the local Art college helped me decide to do a degree in Art &Visual Culture: History, Theory & Management at Sheffield Hallam. During my studies I worked as an after-school carer for a child with profound and multiple learning and physical disabilities. I wrote papers on arts in industrial heritage, as I have always been proud of the creativity of The Potteries, and I worked at Spode before I went to Sheffield, which has a fascinating industrial and political history too.
What experience do you have within the disability community?
Well Grace, I was 3 when you were born – so I think it’s fair to say nearly all my life! Of course, it took me a while to realise that not everyone has a family member who has Down’s Syndrome – I used to ask Mum why I didn’t have ‘special knees’ (rather than ‘special needs’!).
You went to the same primary school as me, and because you were so popular, every knew me as ‘Grace’s sister’. I was there at your speech therapy, playgroups, playdays at Our Space. When you went to Walton Hall Special School and then Derwent College, I got to meet your friends – I really appreciate the connection I’ve had through you to the disability community. I wish everyone in the world could have the same experience and that people who are disabled were more visible in every part of everyday life.
What have been the highlights of your time with FRONTLINEdance so far?
I have learned a lot, been attached to my laptop mostly, but the highlights have definitely been any time that I’ve been able to see FRONTLINEdancers in action – at the Residency week when Dave and Dan came in, with Rhiannon in the office, talking about the Friends of events plan with Matt, taking part in Breakthrou Dance and Moving Stories at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, and having fun on the dancefloor at the Halloween party.
Do you prioritise disabled dancers at FRONTLINEdance?
I think that we work towards disabled and non-disabled dancers both being as important as each other, FRONTLINEdance is about integration so we focus on both. We also do work specifically for older age groups and people in hospital.
Do you enjoy your job?
This is easily the most satisfying job I have ever had. To be able to work in management within the arts sector for an organisation that makes a measurable impact on the lives of people who can feel excluded from the arts and society is so important to me, especially people who have disabilities.
Thank you for the interview Esther!
No problem sis 🙂
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Please join us for a week of fundraising to help continue our valuable work into 2019 and beyond!
FRONTLINEdance’s “Give it a Week” campaign runs from the 23rd November, and encompasses a week of special events and initiatives all aimed at raising crucial funds to support our successful and much loved outreach projects.
Give It A Week comes to an end on the 30th November, the day FRONTLINEdance turns 17! To celebrate, what we hope will be a brilliant week of fundraising, we’ll be sending out a big, and incredibly special, THANK YOU message in December to everyone who donates during the week. Rest assured it will be something recipients will treasure!
Thank you in advance for your support during Give it a Week – we can’t wait to show you the difference it will make.
Best wishes,
The FRONTLINEdance Team
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FRONTLINEdance are seeking to recruit an experienced freelance fundraiser (over a 12-month period) to work with us to diversify our income and help make the company more resilient longer term. Post commencing mid to end September 2018.
There are two specialist areas of support we require:
The post can be delivered by one individual or two, depending on experience. Therefore, please state which when applying – Whole Activity or Specialist Area 1 / 2.
FRONTLINEdance are a not-for-profit Company and we rely on income from a number of sources. Fundraising is paramount to our future and something we have been successful at over the years securing funds including Arts Council England, Esmee Fairbairn, Children in Need, Local Authorities, and individual donations. Without it we could not exist, so it’s vital that you will be experienced in generating income for not-for-profit arts based, health based, and community based contemporary dance projects and organisations.
Working closely with the Artistic Director, and the rest of the team (including a company manager, freelance marketing person and administrators), the freelance fundraiser position will require you to work individually and as part of a team.
You will be joining FRONTLINEdance in its last year of organisational development funding from Arts Council England and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, meaning that you will play an instrumental role in the future of FRONTLINEdance.
Based in Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire, FRONTLINEdance break down barriers to engagement in dance through participation and performance, believing it plays a positive role in integration and community cohesion. You will be instrumental in fulfilling our vision and mission (https://frontlinedance.co.uk/about-us/).
For further information about FRONTLINEdance please visit www.frontlinedance.co.uk
Please download:
Role Description and Person Specification: Experienced Freelance Fundraiser(s) ROLE DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPEC July 2018
Application Form: FRONTLINEdance job-application-form JULY 2018 FINAL (1)
Recruitment Monitoring Form: RECRUITMENT applicants monitoring JULY 2018
This is both an exciting and challenging time for FRONTLINEdance and we hope to find someone who will relish the opportunity to be a part of this busy small company.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 27th July.
Interviews will be held at our office in Stoke-on-Trent week on Friday 17th August.
FRONTLINEdance is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from disabled people. Any disabled applicant who meets the criteria of the person specification will be invited to interview.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Rachael Lines, Artistic Director rachael@frontlinedance.co.uk
Recruitment: Part-Time Company Manager
16 hours/week / £24,000 per annum pro rata
We are seeking to recruit a Part-Time Company Manager for an initial contract period of 13 months (with possible extension), starting w.b. 3rd September 2018.
Working closely with the Artistic Director (AD), and the rest of the team (including freelance marketing and fundraising posts), the Company Manager role is pivotal within the company structure. It is a mixed and varied role, with both a high level of autonomy and responsibility, and a requirement to work flexibly as part of the team.
You will be joining FRONTLINEdance in its last year of organisational development funding from Arts Council England and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, meaning that you will play an instrumental role in the future of FRONTLINEdance.
FRONTLINEdance has a small yet dedicated team of employees and freelance staff. It’s led by a voluntary board of directors and supported by additional volunteers. Based in Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire, FRONTLINEdance break down barriers to engagement in dance through participation and performance, believing it plays a positive role in integration and community cohesion. You will be instrumental in fulfilling our vision and mission (https://frontlinedance.co.uk/about-us/).
For further information about FRONTLINEdance please visit www.frontlinedance.co.uk
Please download the Job Pack here:
FRONTLINEdance job-application-form JULY 2018 FINAL (1)
Company Manager Job Description July 2018 FINAL (2)
RECRUITMENT applicants monitoring JULY 2018
This is both an exciting and challenging time for FRONTLINEdance and we hope to find someone who will relish the opportunity to be a part of this busy yet small company.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 27th July.
Interviews will be held at our office in Stoke-on-Trent w.b 13th August.
FRONTLINEdance is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from disabled people. Any disabled applicant who meets the criteria of the person specification will be invited to interview.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Rachael Lines, Artistic Director rachael@frontlinedance.co.uk
Please Download the Registration Form Here:
2018 Summer Residency Registration Form
DATE: Thursday 29th March 2017
TIME: 6pm
VENUE: Dance Studio, Stoke-on-Trent College, Performing Arts Dept, Moorland Road, Burslem. Stoke-on-Trent. ST6 1JJ
The evening will commence with a report of the year’s activity from our Chair, Zoe Papiernik-Bloor, followed by a performance from our Breakthrou’dance community dance participants.
Artistic Director Rachael Lines, will then present our Artistic and Annual Report, sharing photos and film footage of the wonderful projects that we have created and delivered during December 2016 to November 2017.
Other AGM general business will follow, ending with formal Thank You’s to all of our funders, supporters, board members and staff.
The board are actively seeking new board members who can help the company to achieve its ambitious plans over the next couple of years. We are looking for a treasurer, and are keen to speak to interested parties who may be able to help with Friends of FRONTLINEdance. As a disability focused company it is important to FRONTLINEdance that disabled people are represented within the board, its staff and its volunteers.
We would very much appreciate it if you could RSVP by Monday 26th March to help us cater for numbers.
RSVP:
It’s been another great year for FRONTLINEdance. We very much hope you can join us to celebrate our achievements.
