If you're an artist who's expert in or even nonplussed by community networks, policies & procedures but think you've something to say, then Artsnet may have the project for you.
We're seeking contemporary visual artists based in the North West, interested in making work about local decision making processes. The project is organised by Artsnet, the Creative Arts Network of the Community Network 4 Manchester. The CN4M 'is a network of networks, linking together neighbourhoods and areas of the city with communities of common interest and concern, in order to release our people power in shaping the future of our city'.
This opportunity isn't intended to be a community art project. The work will show the selected 7 artists' individual responses to the work of the networks and the themes of the pools (some of which may share agendas). The project aims to highlight the varied approaches and insights of artists, as opposed to utilising their skills towards a pre-destined 'outcome'.
Seven artists will use as a starting point the CN4M and will have the opportunity to observe, engage and work with key networks to research their work.
The potential subject areas for artists to respond to are: Culture, Crime & Disorder/Community Safety, Children & Young People, Economic & Local Employment, Health Inequalities, Sustainable Neighbourhoods and Transport.
If you're an artist who's expert in or even nonplussed by community networks, policies & procedures but think you've something to say, then Artsnet may have the project for you.
The project is planned to run from Nov-Mar 08 (culminating in exhibitions in community venues and a city centre gallery [tbc]) spring-summer 08. There may be further opportunities during the exhibitions for public workshops.
Inspired? Email sue@can.uk.com for more info & details. Application deadline: Mon 15 Oct.
For queries about the project, contact curator Alison Kershaw alison.sl-arts@good.co.uk 07767 356302.
If you're a city centre arts venue or community space interested in hosting the final exhibition, please contact us on the emails above!
I'm an artist: What's a pool?
The culture pool exists for anyone, either an individual or an organisation, who's
interested in cultural issues in the city and how it impacts on their work, enjoyment
and local community with particular reference to regeneration issues. By culture we
include the arts, libraries, heritage and sport. Key issues are how culture supports
the delivery of the aims of the strategic partnership in respect of health, employment,
environment, children & young people. The culture pool is keen to develop and
promote projects actively demonstrating the contribution culture makes to the city's
regeneration.
This is what the culture pool is talking about at the moment:
Community engagement in festivals
Monitoring the social impact of the arts and neighbourhood renewal in the city: Are we measuring the immeasurable? MP James Purnell recently commented on reducing the current target culture imposed on the arts. Can this work in other sectors?
For the voluntary arts sector to engage with the evidencing of the impact of their creative activity, a clear rationale is needed with a strong case for usage and potential benefits.
Are we spending more time on monitoring than delivering? The artist residency project is an opportunity to deliver, without an emphasis on targets.
Is there anything else we should be discussing? What's your burning issue regarding arts and communities in the city?
Contact sue@can.uk.com and we'll take it forward. (For info about artist project see jobs & opportunities section of this e-newsletter).
Are you a refugee or asylum seeker aged over 16? Are you interested in theatre
and drama? Do you want to do something new on a Monday night?
The Royal Exchange Refugee Theatre Company is re-started in September this year. Sessions are free and will be held every Monday, 6-8pm. New members welcome; no experience necessary. For further information please call 0161 615 6792.
DNA Performance Resource has a flexible 800 sq ft rehearsal / meeting space available for hire at very reasonable rates starting at £10 per hour.
Located 2 minutes walk from Victoria Station in the heart of the Manchester's emerging
Green Quarter; cheap parking is available on-site, close to all transport links and with
good access to motorways and the city centre.
Concessionary Rates available for unfunded groups and daily rates available on request.
For more info and to arrange a time to view the space please feel free to ring 07828
537991 or email us at joe@actingclass.co.uk. Alternatively, text us with the
your space hire needs (dates, times, etc.) and we'll call you back as soon as possible.
For more information on the range of other ongoing classes and services that DNA Performance Resource offers please visit our website, get in touch or look us up on facebook.com.
North Manchester FM will be a station for everyone in the North Manchester area. We'll be broadcasting a wide range of programmes, from music shows to community info & advice, weekly reports presented by young people from local schools & youth groups to bilingual Urdu, Punjabi & African shows.
We're currently gearing up for our 1st month-long broadcast & we're seeking community & voluntary groups as well as enthusiastic individuals from Newton Heath, Blackley, Charlestown, Cheetham, Collyhurst, Crumpsall, Moston, New Moston, Monsall or Harpurhey who're interested in making radio & contributing to weekly broadcasts.
If you're interested in radio training or would like to know more, contact Lou Armer (Project Coordinator) on 0161 918 6803 or lou_armer@mancat.ac.uk
If you're interested in influencing the future practise of this International Arts Centre
for African, African Caribbean and South Asian arts the New Art Exchange is inviting you
to join us in Creative Conversation.
This unique day & night promises to be unforgettable. Charged with inspiration and passionately challenging.
Open to ALL art forms and ALL practitioners, e.g. artists, curators, audience development and marketing personnel who have been involved in the development of African, African Caribbean and South Asian Contemporary Arts practice or who are from those communities.
Come and join one of our 10 conversations through the year. Fees paid. Deadlines apply.
To be a part of this exclusive event, email conversations@thenewartexchange.org.uk for an application pack. For any further information call Nicole Bayes on 07814 629784.
Places are limited but all applicants will automatically be invited to join the Debate Forum at the New Art Exchange Launch Event in Nottingham in May/June 08.
Established in 1857 and still owned and run by the same family 150 years later, Forsyth's large shop in the centre of Manchester is unique in having such continuous family involvement. This continuity has been largely responsible for their characteristic high level of service and quality of the products for which Forsyth's is known throughout the country.
The Forsyth brothers were apprenticed at Broadwoods (described by Beethoven as the prince
of piano makers) where their grandfather was the factory manager for many years and it was
Charles Hallé who persuaded them to join him in Manchester to help set up and manage
his newly founded Hallé Orchestra.
Forsyth's music shop is on 5 floors and the largest shop of its kind in the UK, having large specialist departments including sheet music, recordings, orchestral instruments- including instruments for student hire, guitars of all kinds and of course, pianos.
This year, the shop will undergo major and comprehensive refurbishment. The work is scheduled to take some 8-9 months and will include the reinstatement of a purpose designed concert hall seating some 150 people on the 2nd floor. For more info visit www.forsyths.co.uk
The Royal Exchange Refugee Theatre Company presents CALL ME. Thu 6 & Fri 7 December, 7.30pm.
Formed in November 06, the Royal Exchange Refugee Theatre Company uses theatre
to explore issues that affect us all and themes that we all identify with. The
Company includes both professional and non-professional performers from countries
including Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosova,
Nigeria and Pakistan. CALL ME is the 2nd presentation from the Refugee Theatre Company.
Cost: £9.50 (£6.50 concessions; £4 under 13s).
Book through the Royal Exchange Theatre Box Office on 0161 833 9833.
Are you a refugee or asylum seeker aged over 16? Interested in theatre and drama? Want to do something new on a Monday night? Come and be part of the Royal Exchange Refugee Theatre Company. Sessions are free and happen every Monday, 6-8pm. New members welcome, no experience necessary. For more info ring 0161 615 6792.
How far would you go to succeed? How much are you trapped in your lifestyle? How long
would you suffer in silence?
Afrocats is proud to present its new performance piece, My Hands Are Tied.
This exciting and energetic production involves dance, drama, humour and tragedy. My Hands Are Tied looks at the many ways that we can all be enslaved. Oppression occurs in our society as well as in the developing world. There are changes we all can make to free ourselves and others.
In two parts, it begins by exploring stories of female trafficking and child labour, and looks at the origins of slavery. In the latter part, three characters face struggles in modern Western society. They are ultimately thrown together and forced to confront the paths of their own lives.
The piece features both Afrocats members and students from Levenshulme High School. Don't miss this powerful and moving piece in the year that marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.
Friday 12 & Saturday 13 Oct, 7.30pm at the Zion Centre, Stretford Road, Hulme. Tickets £6.50 / £3.50 conc.
Established in 2003 and led by Magdalen Bartlett, Afrocats is one of the most dynamic and energetic performance groups around! Combining the most exciting elements of dance, drama and music in our work, our aim is to create unity within diversity.
Afrocats was a finalist in Art Council England, North West's prestigious Art06 awards for its production of Where is Home, a theatre piece exploring the issues faced by young refugees in the UK.
For more info email afrocats@hotmail.co.uk www.afrocats.co.uk
Sunday 21 October, 3.30-9pm
Platt Fields Park, off Wilmslow Road, M14 6LA
Final
preparations are being made for celebrating the Hindu festivals of Dashehra
and Diwali - the festival of
light. Organised by Indian Association Manchester, the Dashehra Diwali Mela
takes place in Platt Fields Park on Sun 21 October , 3.30pm-9pm.
The event will showcase a dazzling array of Bollywood and Bhangra dance and music, mouth-watering Indian food, some fascinating non-food stalls, arts and crafts workshops and a funfair.
Amongst the entertainment is award winning Bhangra band DCS, Indian wedding brass band, Bombay Baja and contemporary Bollywood dance from Desi Nach and Spice Entertainment.
Leading up to the event day, children in schools throughout Greater Manchester will participate in lantern making workshops in preparation for a beautiful lantern parade around the lakeside in the park. Community artists are making lotus flower-shaped lanterns, which will be floated in the lake.
The finale will involve a 30-foot high effigy of the ten-headed demon king Ravan built by renowned pyrotechnics company PA BOOM. In the tradition of Dashehra, the Ravan effigy will be set alight in spectacular fashion followed by a stunning fireworks display.
Organiser Mrs. Raj Dutta said:
'There will be plenty for everyone to do at the Dashehra Diwali Mela and Ravan
show will be fantastic! We aim to attract people from all the different communities
in Manchester'.
Entrance is free and there is plenty of car parking available (£3) at the Platt Lane entrance to the park.
For further information email diwalimela@yahoo.co.uk
Websites: www.dashehradiwali.co.uk www.indianassociation.org.uk
Manchester Visitor Information Centre, telephone number 0871 222 8223.
Manchester Science Festival is coming this autumn, enthusing and inspiring everyone
about science, technology and engineering. There'll be over 100 events between 20 &
28 October - you'll be able to go on a city walk, make music, play with
robots, debate controversial issues, see special film screenings and more!
All the events in the festival are related to six themes:
'Manchesticity' - the city's endeavours, achievements, people, places
and ideas
Mind & Body - activities and topics about our brains and brawn
Planet - exploring our impact on, and use of, the earth and looking into space
Extra-Ordinary - the science, technology and engineering of the everyday
Past, Present, Future - looking forward and back in time
Lifestyle - the science of all things fun - food, shopping, sport, music
and more!
The full programme is available on the website. www.manchestersciencefestival.com
Thu 25 October, greenroom, 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1
5WW.
7:30pm, FREE. To reserve your place email
ruth.daniel@manchester.ac.uk or call 0161 275 3784.
In On the Act 2 is a performance lecture by In Place of War,
directed by James Thompson and pamelaneil. The performance explores an applied theatre
project with a group of child soldiers in Sri Lanka in 2000. Three months after the
project, many of the young men who took part were massacred at the hands of local
villagers and police. In remembering the project and remembering the participants'
deaths, the performance questions the ethics of artists and academics working in war
zones. In On The Act 2 is the second performance by James exploring the
complicity of researchers in the troubled contexts in which they work.
There will be an opportunity for questions with James Thompson after the performance.
A piece of work by the artist pamelaneil
Victoria Baths is being restored and wants everyone to have a go at making things in the same materials as the building itself- stained glass, mosaics and tiles. At our regular Open Days on Sunday afternoons, we have workshops for everyone of all ages and abilities to come along and have a go. You will be truly 'making it yours'.
Since the Restoration win, £3.5 million is now being spent on the renovation
of the Turkish baths at Victoria Baths. Come and have a look at the work so far and experience
the skills needed to make the building become again Manchester's water palace.
Workshops happen during our Open Day on 7 October, 12noon-4pm.
Admission £1 (free to children and Friends of Victoria Baths and on National Heritage Open Days).
Drop in workshops with all equipment & materials supplied. Stay 30 minutes or 4 hours.
Free, but £3 if you'd like to take your work home.
Victoria Baths is on Hathersage Road near Longsight. The entrance ramp is now on Bax Road down the side of the building and most of the building can be seen from the ground floor. Toilets are limited. Sorry, there's no disabled toilet.
For more information call 0161 224 2020 or email info@victoriabaths.org.uk www.victoriabaths.org.uk
You're invited to a conference looking at Social Change: the role of Social Capital and Community Cohesion in Manchester. Are these just empty concepts or can they be used in a meaningful way in Manchester?
The conference will take place on 16 October, 9.30am-1pm at the Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road.
Places are FREE but limited - if you're interested in attending please contact Sophie Fosker (contact details below).
A wide range of speakers will be taking to stage to spark debate, including grass roots community groups. Key note speakers are Robert Putnam, who was once described as one of the most influncial thinkers today and is currently a visiting professor at the University of Manchester, and Ed Cox, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the Local Government Information Unit and Commissioner on the Commission for Cohesion and Intergration.
If you want to learn more about these concepts, find about about the latest on national policy and local action - it's not to be missed!
For more information contact Sophie Fosker, CN4M conference organiser, sophiefosker@googlemail.com,07816 872332 www.cn4m.net
As part of the new Special FX series at the Royal Exchange, LiveAMP presents excerpts of its premiere production Doin' Moon
Devised & performed by composer/cellist Anwen Lewis and spoken word artist Akiel 'Scorcha' Chinelo in a unique, live performance collaboration expressed in spoken word & classical music.
Fri 16 November, 6pm (60 mins inc. short interval), Royal Exchange Theatre, Main Foyer, FREE.
Doin' Moon is the story of Scorcha and his journey through an emotional landscape of memories and relationships after imprisonment. Constrained by his new world, challenges and conflicts uncover a truth of heart through each passing lunar phase.
Told in a series of non-linear scenes that combine narrative, vocals, cello and cajons, the story is thought provoking as it documents the shedding of skins, response to loss, identity and control.
LiveAMP is a new network and performance platform for artists, organisers and audiences of Live Art, Music and Poetry. The network shares information, practice and performance as a Company of Interested Creatives, translating and creating new language.
LiveAMP has been developed with support from Arts Council England, Contact Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music, Apples and Snakes NW and Commonword.
For more info email info@liveamp.org.uk or ring 0161 224 7602 07889 161515 www.myspace.com/liveamp
Oldham Coliseum, Fri 9 November, 10am-4pm, £10.
Are you a recent drama graduate or have you graduated in the last few years? Are you interested in delivering practical drama workshops within educational settings? The day will offer you an insight into the type of work Education Departments in theatres do and give you practical approaches to becoming a successful freelance practitioner. A great opportunity to make useful contacts and receive training at a prestigious theatre.
Book your place through box office, 0161 624 2829.
The East Manchester Food and Drink fringe festival has been successfully running alongside
Manchester's Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) since 2002. The Manchester Food and Drink Festival
is the largest and most exciting event of it's kind in the UK, encompassing the whole of Greater
Manchester.
New East Manchester's Cultural Regeneration Officer, Lela Cribbin, coordinates the annual East Manchester event which aims to raise awareness of healthy eating, local sourcing and catering careers amongst residents.
'Each year the festival just seems to get bigger and better. There's a lot to do with events taking place in community centre's, libraries and schools across the area. As the majority of events are free it's a great way to meet new people and try new food'. Lela Cribbin
Now in its fifth year, this 10-day festival takes place in schools and community venues across the area. Through coffee mornings, poetry workshops, theatre, fairtrade tasters, information stalls and 'grow your own' sessions, residents are encouraged to learn more about the benefits of healthy eating, fairtrade and how they can incorporate these issues into their lifestyles.
This year, events will take place between 5 & 15 October and coincide with MFDF's 10th anniversary celebrations which is putting healthy eating on top of its agenda following national concerns about obesity and life expectancy.
New East Manchester will be working with a number of local schools and organisations such as Manchester Libraries, Zest and Gorton Monastery to coordinate a delicious menu of activities for local residents.
The Manchester Museum has opened a new exhibition Revealing Histories: Myths About Race to mark Black History Month & the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.
Many Victorian institutions, including The Manchester Museum, contributed to the same racist thinking that had justified slavery. As part of the Revealing Histories: Remembering Slavery project, Myths about Race explores the difficult and sensitive issues that this raises.
Objects & images are used which show how racist ideas were supported by museums and other media, and highlight how individuals & organisations in Manchester have worked to dispel these myths. The exhibition invites you to question the displays in the museum and to help shape its future.
A number of special events relating to the exhibition and Black History Month are taking place as follows:
Ideas Café: Are Museums Racist?
Thu 4 October, 6.30-8pm
Revealing Histories
Sat 27 October, 1-4pm
A day of activities as part of the Revealing Histories: Remembering Slavery project with
family workshops and guided tours.
Showcase, The Manchester Museum Research Seminar: Presenting Contested Pasts
Wed 5 December, 3-5pm
For more information about any of these events, visit www.manchester.ac.uk/museum or ring 0161 275 2643.
A collaborative event organised by Salford Leisure Trust, Oakwood Youth Club, Salford Youth Service and NEXUS, on Wednesday 28 November, 7-9pm at Oakwood Youth Club, Chatsworth Road, Eccles.
The aim of the evening is:
to raise awareness of and recruitment for groups providing social and recreational activities for young people with disabilities.
to help inform young people with disabilities what social and recreational opportunities are available in Salford
to help identify the level of provision in Salford for young people with disabilities
The evening will consist of information stalls and taster workshops delivered by local sports and arts groups, etc.
If any activity provider would like to have a stall publicising and/or deliver a workshop demonstrating their activities, or wish to attend as participants in the evening please contact Michael Appleyard (0161 786 1926) or Helen Wilson (0161 603 6836).
Female Trouble is a group of like-minded, feisty females. Inspired by our favourite grrrl discos & distros, we plan to host fundraisers for female-focused charities & organisations, start amazing gigs & clubs and publish a new zine, Desperate Living. We want to be the girls with the most cake and it all kicked off in Dec 06 with a fabulous festive extravaganza!
Upcoming Shows:
Il ease and Jean Genet, 7 October, venue TCB
Ladyfest Manchester - 1st planning meeting, upstairs @ Fuel, Withington
Female Trouble In The City with Hooker, Sailor Tongue and headliner TBA @ Retro Bar, 8pm
Brunettes @ Star and Garter, 7 November, 8pm
Rae Spoon @ Fuel, Withington, 11 November, 8pm
Visit www.myspace.com/femaletroublemanchester for more info.
Launched in Berlin and recently landed in Manchester, Rare as a Green Dog showcases local & international artists that 'dare to be rare'. Live music, DJs, VJs & live art performers collide to stimulate the head, heart & haunches.
RaGD is committed to increasing the representation of women in electronic arts
with a 50% female line-up. There's also the opportunity to 'doodle the rare dog in you'
for inclusion in future promotional material and suitably random prizes to be had.
Enjoy, get in touch & get involved if you dare to be rare...
www.myspace.com/rareasagreendog
24 November, 8pm-2am, greenroom, Whitworth Street West, M1 5WW, £5/£3. RaGD is a Futuresonic affiliated event.
BLANK MEDIA PRESENTS...
Messner - www.myspace.com/messnermusic
Kee Op - www.myspace.com/keeop
Dan (Burnst/Raucous)
8pm, Tue 9 October @ Fuel Bar, Withington
£1 Entry + free DVD
Mon 15 - Fri 19 October: Drawing the Line: Paul Pickford
To coincide with 'The Big Draw'
www.thebigdraw.org, a national campaign to encourage people to draw, Salford-born illustrator
& animator Paul Pickford will be working with a range of groups from Salford to cover the
walls of The University of Salford's Chapman Gallery with a series of drawings, all linked to
create one giant line drawing.
The artwork produced will be developed into an exhibition which will be displayed in The Chapman Gallery from Mon 15 October until Fri 19 October.
Through a series of workshops, participants will explore what inspires them and how to develop their thoughts and ideas visually. All of the participants will be linked by living in Salford, and this shared experience from different perspectives will provide a core theme for the workshops and exhibition.
If you're interested in bringing a group to one of the drawing workshops please contact
Harriet Morgan-Shami from The Arts Unit on 0161 295 2826 or
email h.morgan1@salford.ac.uk
Sat 13 October, 10am-4pm: Big Draw Day
Come along to The Chapman Gallery and add your drawings to the walls.
The Chapman Gallery, The University of Salford, Peel Park Campus, Salford M5 4WT. 0161 295 5223 artsunit-amss@salford.ac.uk www.arts.salford.ac.uk. Open Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm.
The University of Salford will be hosting a range of arts events between October & December. For more details or to join the University's Arts Unit's mailing list please visit the website or get in touch using the contact details above.
A FREE live art event by Adela Jones. Join the training squad; be exposed to a new set of
guidelines to eradicate local vermin.
Fri 5 October, 7pm (prompt), Cow Lane Studios, Cow Lane, Salford M5 4NB. For more info ring 07719 732157, email liveartwoc@hotmail.co.uk or visit http://liveartwoc.blogspot.com/
Please wear something warm!
Live Art WOC is an evolving programme of live art and performance: An opportunity for debate and discussion of work in this field. Established in May 06 by Adela Jones.
Delivered by Community Arts North
West, the Urban Music Theatre programme is an ambitious, 3 year youth arts initiative
(06-08) bringing together culturally diverse young people from Manchester's refugee and
asylum seeker communities, as well as young people from local host communities, to devise
and create an exciting hip hop theatre production.
A vibrant cast of young people from 5 art forms will present a dynamic and original urban music theatre production fusing dance, live music, digital arts and spoken word.
Premiering at the Zion Centre, Thu 6-Sat 8 December. For more info visit the CAN website www.can.uk.com or contact Yaz on 0161 234 2980 yaz@can.uk.com
A one-day workshop for new and emerging creative businesses.
Is your business in its infancy? Or
maybe you're looking to take what you've got but change direction? We realise how easy
it can be to lose sight of your goals. Could it be that a little time away from the
rigours of running your business and some expert direction is what you're looking
for? We're sure you'd like to chat to people in a similar situation too. Creative
Focus can help.
Led by International Business Advisor, David Parrish, Creative Focus throws out the jargon and guides you through complex strategies in a relaxed, no-nonsense manner.
David shares with you his knowledge gained from working with hundreds of creative entrepreneurs as well as managing his own organisations. In his words:
'I've learnt a lot from my direct experience of the creative sector. I've made mistakes along the way - and had some real successes. I went to business school and discovered some really clever ideas we can use to help your creative enterprise become even more successful'.
By the end of the workshop you'll have had the opportunity to:
Learn from presentations and the other participants in a friendly and supportive environment.
Reflect on your own creativity, aims and values, and how these apply to your business.
Assess you own business strengths and weaknesses and evaluate them in relation to competitors.
Use techniques to analyse external forces, which could affect your business.
Devise your own Business Formula by focusing on particular aspects of their creativity matched to selected market segments.
Draw up actions plans for your business to achieve key objectives.
FUTURE EVENTS:
Thu 4 October, 9:30am-6pm
Thu 6 December, 9:30am-6pm
Thu 7 February 7 2008, 9:30am-6pm
Creative Focus is a free event (£50 returnable cheque deposit required).
To qualify for a free place, your business must be based in the Manchester City Council area or eligible areas of Greater Manchester.
To check you eligibility for Creative Focus and to book a place please contact Tanya Smith on email tanya@cids.co.uk or call 0800 169 1143.
You'll receive a complimentary copy of David's book T-shirts and Suits too!
Morello Cherry Actors Agency is a
Manchester-based actors' agency and their books are now open for submissions from
culturally diverse actors of all ages for representation.
We welcome submissions from actors from the North West who have either completed an accredited drama course or have had relevant professional experience.
Please forward an up to date C.V. and headshot to applications@mcaa.co.uk for consideration.
DNA Performance Resource offers high quality, relevant and affordable actor training in Manchester.
Darren Gordon is an acting tutor with extensive experience of working with actors
and actresses at all stages of their development. He has launched this company with a
specific focus on developing technique relevant to the demands placed on the professional
actor in the industry (both stage and screen) today.
DNA boasts an extensive range of personal tuition options. We can assist you in:
Preparation for audition - whether that be drama school or professional; specialist technique; script analysis; finding audition material; overcoming emotional blocks; developing three-dimensional characters; accessing and provoking emotion in performance; Stanislavski technique; Strasberg technique; identifying objectives in performance & your career; career development advice and much more. Just ask and we'll be able to identify an appropriate option for you.
Our 'Acting to Camera' workshops launch in October will be held at our building every Wednesday evening 7.30-9.30pm. The sessions will cover basic acting to camera techniques as well as:
Auditioning for Commercials
Auditioning for Drama
Auditioning for Comedy
£15 per session or £45 per month (4 sessions)
For more information or to reserve a place in the workshops please ring Darren on 07886 846938 or email joe@actingclass.co.uk
For more information on the range of other ongoing classes and services that DNA Performance Resource offers please visit our website, get in touch or look us up on facebook
Zion Arts Centre gears up for Black History Month '07 with highlights including Blue
Lizard Arts' Eternal Wounds exhibition and Afrocats' performance of My Hands
Are Tied (see separate piece in events section).
Launch preview Sat 20 October, 7pm. Open 21-27 October.
In Eternal Wounds, Sally A Turner from Blue Lizard Arts has been creating new work using a wide range of media for exhibiting during Black History Month.
The research for this new work has taken her on an emotional, spiritual journey and marks the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade.
The exhibition begins to explore the effect and diaspora of how the past five centuries still impact on our communities today. Installations, sculpture, paintings and a solo dance performance for the preview night will take the audience on the same spiritual journey. The solo dance piece will be performed by a young professional dancer from the local community supported by Zion Arts.
Workshops by Blue Lizard Arts will be available throughout the week of the exhibition. For more details contact Layla on 0161 226 1912 or email Layla@zionarts.com
Possibly the UK's largest dance studio is running classes now in Manchester City Centre!
Bringing dance classes of all
genres together under one roof and providing a creative environment for positive
self-development though dance. Drop-in classes available.
Receive news alerts & information by texting the word 'dance' to 07786 200350. All classes are held at Sunshine House, 52 Newton Street, M1 1ED.
Find out more by emailing enquiries@sunshine-studios.co.uk or check out the website at www.sunshine-studios.co.uk
Silver commemorates the 25 year anniversary of Manchester Craft & Design Centre, 1982-2007. The exhibition was designed around the theme of a banquet or celebratory meal that will present a stunning range of utensils, accessories & exquisite tableware from some of the best silversmiths from across the UK.
The 25 year anniversary event takes place on Sat 1 December to celebrate this huge achievement. There'll be live music, food & drink, a children's activity, a trail and an auction of celebratory items made by each of the current tenants. All proceeds will be donated to the Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Keep an eye on their website for further details over the coming months and sign up to their mailing list to receive information. www.craftanddesign.com
For more info about the exhibition contact Kelda Savage e-marketing@craftanddesign.com 0161 832 4274. Manchester Craft & Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, M4 5JD.
Extraordinary Rendition (EXR), is a Manchester musicians' collective based in the rehearsal
rooms at the Carlton Club, Whalley Range.
EXR was formed in 2006, when rhythm section and founder members Mike Rickard and Nick Harris decided they didn't want to play in just one band, playing just one type of music.
They came up with the idea of putting together a house band of drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and brass section which could back up vocalists and soloists of different musical styles. This led to a regular Sunday evening live music night in Chorlton.
As the popularity of the night grew, a growing number of musicians and vocalists began to join the band on stage. Solo performers, covers and original bands would turn up on the night and perform short sets. By then, the collective was born!
The organisation went on to provide the back line and a large part of the live music at the 06 & 07 Chorlton Arts Festivals, Celebrate Festival Whalley Range and Manley Park Fun Day.
EXR is currently in the process of putting together an acoustic circuit of venues around Manchester, as well as an increasing number of venues where EXR original and covers bands regularly play.
The latest is the EXR Electric Award, a six month competition for local bands, with a top prize of a trip to Prague!
The aim is for all EXR musicians and vocalists to be paid for their performances.
EXR is always looking for new high quality acts and other talented music-related personnel to join them. If you're interested, come along to the Chorlton Revise Bar Sunday afternoon free jam session, 5-9pm and play for us. Solo acts and bands are always welcome.
Three mp3s, some photographs and a biog are all that are needed to secure your free page on the EXR website, www.exr.org.uk
For more information, contact Mike on 07834 810093 miker@exr.org.uk
Sat 27 October,
11.30am-3pm, £10/£7.50
FACT TO FICTION-Writing about Yourself
Hemingway said to write what you know, and here are some easy, practical exercises
you can use to transform your own research and experiences in to vivid writing people
will want to read. You can also hear how to steer clear of libel, and the best way to
keep a journal that will reliably feed your imagination. With Steve Waling and Anthony
Sides.
Sat 24 November, 11.30am-3pm, £10/£7.50.
CHARACTER NOT CARICATURE
Your scripts, prose and even your poetry all need characters we care about. Here's an
opportunity to create convincing, engaging (or enraging) characters by discovering how
the body, mind and spirit affect personality, and how we express and conceal ourselves,
interpret each other, and interact with postmodern society. With Steve Waling and Anthony
Sides.
Both sessions take place upstairs at Fuel Café Bar, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, M20 3BW.
New Deal for Communities is working alongside Groundwork to offer FREE training workshops to groups working in East Manchester which will provide a step-by-step approach to running a successful community project.
The sessions will all be held from 5.30-8pm at the Grange Community Resource Centre, Beswick.
Planning & holding community events - Wed 3 October
Open space development and elements of design - Wed 10 October
Successfully completing a project - Wed 17 October
If you or any other members of your group would like to attend one or more of the workshops, or if you need any more information, please contact Ryan Tracey at New Deal for Communities. 0161 230 2100 r.tracey@manchester.gov.uk.
Introduction to Model Animation: 1 day - 5 October, 9.30am-5pm
Introduction to the processes used within model animation - principles
of creating and lighting a set, using stop motion capture and creating models.
Using Adobe Premiere.
Cost ex VAT: A:£38 B:£90 C:£160
Introduction to Final Cut Pro: 1 day - 8 October, 9.30am-5pm
Essentials of this award winning software - project management, set-ups,
digitising, edit tool use and application of filters, text and transitions.
Cost ex VAT: A:£38 B:£90 C:£160
Introduction to Flash: 1
day -12 October, 9.30am-5pm
Introduction of Flash's tools and features to create and modify graphics.
Also the basics of animating.
Cost ex VAT: A:£38 B:£90 C:£160
Introduction to DVD studio
Pro: 1 day -25 October, 9.30am-5pm
Introduction to designing menus& buttons, importing media & encoding
methodology to create DVDs.
Cost ex VAT: A:£38 B:£90 C:£160
5 DAY DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUTION
27 October, 9.30am-5pm
Introduction of Flash's tools and features to create and modify graphics.
Also the basics of animating.
Cost ex VAT: A:£38 B:£90 C:£160
ADVANCED COURSES
Tailor-made to requirements, following training needs analysis. Prices
are for individual training, please ask for details.
Cost ex VAT: A:£180 B:£250 C:£325
A = unwaged/unfunded
B = waged/funded
C = professional/institutional
For more information ring 0161 848 9782/5, email wfa@timewarp.co.uk or visit www.wfamedia.co.uk WFA Media & Cultural Centre, 9 Lucy Street, Manchester M15 4BX.
The winter season of printmaking courses at Hot Bed Press is now taking bookings.
With limited places we're often quickly oversubscribed, so it's best to book early.
This time round we've introduced master classes with guest tutors from around the country, and as usual we've varied our programme to offer a wide range of printmaking courses for everyone!
Daytime & evening courses include 'Expressive Printing & Drawing', ' Introduction to Printmaking', 'Screenprinting, 'Printing from the Life Model', 'Etching', 'Collagraph/Carborundum' and much more.
For dates, times, booking details & more, contact Andy Magee on 0161 743 3111 or info@hotbedpress.org
Musicleader North West presents Developing A Creative Environment, with Phil Mullen.
Day one, 11 October: Teaching, Facilitation & Critical Reflection
Day two, 2 October: Group Dynamics
An ideal course for Advanced Workshop Leaders to explore how to manage sessions for creative engagement with young people and how to understand the individual and collective behaviours that can lead to conflict.
9.30am-5pm, venue TBC. £30 (£50
for non-members of MusicLeader) or £50 for both courses (£80 non-members). Contact
MusicLeader NW on 0161 236 0364 or
north-west@musicleader.net
N.B: THIS SESSION IS AIMED AT ADVANCED LEADERS WITH CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE OF LEADING OR T EACHING YOUNG PEOPLE.
We are please announce our next 6-week project at the Dance House, Oxford Road (opposite the BBC).
The course starts on Wed 14 November, 7.30-9.30 pm and costs just £35 for the 6 weeks.
The programme is an introduction to the basics of scriptwriting for screen and is open to anyone 18+ regardless of experience. The course is ongoing and the first 6 weeks focus on formatting scripts, dialogue, character and developing plots.
Writing can be a lonely task- these sessions give participants the chance to meet like-minded people from different walks of life and fresh eyes and minds to bounce ideas off.
Previous participants have said the course has given them 'confidence about their ideas', 'created a portfolio of work' and has 'given me goals'.
Places for previous courses have always gone very quickly so book early!
Email primarycreations@yahoo.co.uk or call 07857 906014 for more information.
Expressions of interest are invited from contemporary visual artists based in the North West, interested in making work that examines how communities contribute to local decision making processes.
'CN4M is the key network of networks for individuals and community organisations to feedback their ideas to the city council'. See www.cn4m.net
The work will be inspired by the artists' individual responses to the networks and one or more themes of the network pools.
Fee: £1,800 per artist + materials. Work between November 07 & April 08.
For more information & details of how to apply contact Sue Robinson sue@can.uk.com. For queries about the project contact curator Alison Kershaw alison.sl-arts@good.co.uk 07767 356302.
Organised by Artsnet (the culture network of CN4M) www.artsnetmanchester.co.uk
3 days per week, permanent
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead on the creative and strategic management and development of our Community Programme. Working as a member of the theatre's Education team, you will take responsibility for a wide range of theatre-based community projects and partnerships, and play a key role in building links across the region. You will have a strong track record as both practitioner and project manager, with proven experience in this field.
For further information and an application form contact Tuesday Spencer: 0161 615 6703 or tuesday.spencer@royalexchange.co.uk
Closing date: end of Mon 22 October
The Royal Exchange Theatre is committed to the principles and practice of equal opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from those under-represented in our organisation.
This award winning producing theatre requires an Administrator. £17,500 - £19,500 depending on experience.
The Coliseum Theatre is one of the leading producing theatres in Greater Manchester. It has a rapidly expanding and ambitious programme of high quality theatre, as well as a pioneering education department that plays a significant role in the regeneration of Oldham. It has also begun its bid to build a new theatre for the 21st century.
We are looking for a person with exceptional organisational skills to take a lead role in administration at the theatre. Experience of personnel management essential.
If you would like to discuss the role further please feel free to contact Liz Wilson 0161 624 1731 for an informal chat.
Closing date: 12 noon, Fri 12 October; interviews w/c 15 October.
For an application pack please contact Ann Louise Jones on 0161 624 1731, email mail@coliseum.org.uk or download from www.coliseum.org.uk
So Many Words, a Salford-based young disability arts company are launching new drop-in
drama sessions happening on Thursdays, 7-9pm. We're seeking freelance
facilitators & artists to commit to a block of 4 sessions and deliver a taster of
their work to a group of young disabled people.
What will you get out of it?
Experience working with a creative and enthusiastic disability group.
An arena in which to profile your skills.
The opportunity to forge future links with an exciting youth theatre company.
What will we get out of it?
Further development of our members' skills & knowledge.
An insight into which techniques/styles of theatre work well with our young people.
The opportunity to broaden our base of quality freelancers and build a strong list of artists to choose from for future projects.
We're particularly interested in acquiring a wide range of styles & media and are open to all forms of creative & expressive arts. Freelancers will be paid on a rolling scale based on their previous experience.
To apply, send a CV & cover letter outlining what specific techniques you could bring to the project to Jamie Patterson, Artistic Director, So Many Words, Oakwood High School, Chatsworth Road, Salford M30 9DY. 0161 786 1939 jamie_patterson@btinternet.com
£24-£26k per annum -(readvertisement)
Zion is a multi-art form space for young people developed and driven by their aspirations and needs. As one of the most versatile cultural buildings in Greater Manchester, Zion has facilitated and developed a broad range of visual and performing art events, activities, workshops, exhibitions and participatory opportunities over the last seven years.
Based in Hulme, but serving the whole of Manchester, Zion Arts Centre is focused on enabling and inspiring young people from across Manchester to fulfil their creative potential. We are now looking to recruit a Creativity & Development Manager who will play a leading role in the future development of the Arts Centre and be a member of the organisation's Senior Management Team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and developing Zion's creative programme, partnership and business development work and overseeing the work. Key duties for the position will include:
Informing the strategic development of the arts centre as a creative space for young people.
Working with the Chief Executive and Board to develop a consistent and clear artistic direction for Zion across the informal and formal activities, workshops, projects and events either led or contributed to by Zion.
Provide line management and leadership for all creative, marketing and project staff working on behalf of Zion.
Co-ordinate and manage funding applications and bids for creative projects.
Set and manage budgets for the creative department.
For an application form and further details please contact Paul Roberts, Zion Arts Centre,
335 Stretford Road, Hulme. email paul@zionarts.com or phone 0161 226 1912.
Closing date: Friday 19 October.
Zion Arts Centre is an equal opportunities employer.
Fat Northerner is an independent record label based in Manchester. In the proud tradition of
great British indies such as 4AD, Warp, Creation and of course Factory, we only release music we believe in.
We are seeking a pro-active marketing and label PR who can spare a few hours a week assisting with the promotion of releases and the label. You will be an undergraduate student or have work experience of marketing and a passion for new music. You will have excellent communication skills, a creative flair and can be persuasive.
This position is unpaid, but is a great opportunity to gain experience in this vibrant industry.
Closing date: 15 October.
To apply, please send your current CV and a covering letter to steph@fatnortherner.com www.fatnortherner.com
Through the new business start-up programme from the University of Central Lancashire, starting & growing your new business may not be as daunting and as lonely as you may think.
To coincide with the opening of the business incubation space in the new state-of-the-art
Media Factory building, the Northern Lights Team are running a programme of free business
support.
By signing up to the Northern Lights programme you as a budding entrepreneur, a fledgling business, a student or a graduate from any North West university can tap into the myriad of workshops, seminars, advice & guidance surgeries, business mentoring and competitions.
The project aims to develop the region's fledgling businesses whilst also enabling people thinking about it, to put their business ideas in to practice.
From October 07, small emerging businesses will be able to apply to use the incubation rooms, hot desks and office area located on the 4th floor of the impressive Media Factory building. Brand new PCs, telephone, super-fast broadband access and basic administration services will also be available.
Contact UCLan's Northern Lights project team to find out how your business can benefit and grow. 01772 895955, northernlights@uclan.ac.uk www.uclan.ac.uk/northernlights
Hot Bed Press Printmakers Studio is looking to recruit new members for their Board of Directors.
To take the organisation forward, we're looking to expand the board of directors and introduce new skills to the team.
We're looking for people excited by the idea of engaging with an evolving, ambitious organisation and who can bring with them a range of skills and professional experience in any of the following areas:
Organisation & business development
Finance & funding
Building development
Legal skills
PR, Press & marketing
The board meets once a month at Hot Bed Press in Salford.
HBP would welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are particularly interested in recruiting members from Black or ethnic minority backgrounds, who are currently under-represented at board level within arts organisations.
Previous experience of board membership is not necessary, as a full induction process will be offered.
If you're interested in finding out more about HBP or would like to arrange a visit, please contact us on 0161 743 3111 or email Hotbedpress@hotmail.com. More information about Hot Bed Press can be found on our website www.hotbedpress.org
Hot Bed Press Printmakers Studio, The Casket Works, Cow Lane, Salford M4 4NB.
A freelance drama teacher is needed for regular 2 hour sessions on Fridays, 10.30am-12.30.pm in Salford. The age range of participants is 8-16yrs. Rate £30 per hour. Must be a professional teacher of drama and be CRB Checked. Contact Brenda Radnedge on brendapaulzack@yahoo.co.uk for more details.
