Dance Consortia North West

💃Join the team at Cheshire Dance!🕺 We’re seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated General Manager to work closely with the Director and the team to bring our artistic vision to life while ensuring the organisation’s long-term stability and financial resilience. This role offers the opportunity to join a passionate team within a dynamic, creative organisation. As our General Manager, you’ll lead our administrative team, report to the Director and collaborate across the team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. From managing our planning and evaluation, to policy review and human resource processes, you’ll be collaborating with team members on driving positive brand awareness, supporting stakeholder events and ensuring financial control. This is a part time position at 21 hours a week, and a great opportunity for someone looking to take the next step up in their management career. Find out more and apply: https://shorturl.at/veAPP Deadline to apply: Friday 14th February, 5pm Interviews: Tuesday 18th March

**Collective Inquiry: North West Dance Symposium** Spotlight on Choreographies of Care project led by University of Central Lancashire dance department. #dance #northwest

**#CollectiveInquiry North West Dance Symposium** Spotlight on Swati Dance sharing movement and expression in Bharatanatyam. #dance #northwest

**#CollectiveInquiry North West Dance Symposium** Spotlight on Company Carpi, one of the artists in the DCNW Research Programme. Sharing their story about the making of When You Light A Candle, You Also Cast A Shadow. #dance #northwest

**#CollectiveInquiry North West Dance Symposium** Spotlight on Chad Taylor, one of the artists in the DCNW Research Programme. This morning, Chad has led a movement workshop with dance artists from across the region, exploring his project Lost Online.

**#CollectiveInquiry North West Dance Symposium** Spotlight on Sole Rebel, one of the artists in the DCNW Research Programme. This morning, Sole Rebel have led a tap dance workshop with dance artists from across the region, and shared their passion for tap as an art form in a talk and Q&A.

Brilliant to welcome dance artists from across the North West to Arts Bar in Liverpool today, for #CollectiveInquiry North West Dance Symposium. Over today and tomorrow, we are sharing the findings from DCNW Research Programme, spotlighting different artists and organisations involved.

**Do you work in dance in the North West?** Tickets are live for #CollectiveInquiry, our two-day dance symposium taking place at Arts Bar, Liverpool, on Tues 15 & Weds 16 October. Exploring the findings from the DCNW Research Programme, #CollectiveInquiry will bring together people from across the sector, to meet and have some fruitful conversations about what matters to organisations and artists working in the field today. We'll be drawing from the research findings to spotlight key themes, such as Learning together, delving deep into questions such as, what conversations do we need to have to support each other?  It’s a challenging time for all of us in North West dance, it’s important we keep dance connected across the region by talking to each other.  #CollectiveInquiry is an opportunity to do this, as we reflect and learn from the research, before navigating and deciding next steps. At this point, consultants, Helen Palmer and Ian Tabbron, who are looking at the future of DCNW, will join the discussion.  We hope you'll be part of it. **INFO & BOOKING** Collective Inquiry: North West Dance Symposium Arts Bar, Liverpool Tue 15 Oct, 9:30am-5:30am & Wed 16 Oct, 10am-6pm   If you're a dance artist or practitioner you can apply for a funded place at both days.   If you work in the North West Dance sector, for example, you might represent a dance organisation, project or venue, be an independent producer or work in dance in Higher Education, then book a free ticket for day two. Find out more and apply or book a ticket: https://lnkd.in/egrvgq8n

**Work in the North West dance sector?** You're invited to Collective Inquiry, a two-day dance symposium, exploring the findings from the DCNW Research Programme. Find out more below, book a place and join us! 💫 💃🏼🕺🏽 Please share amongst your network to help us spread the word. 🙏

**Do you work in the North West dance sector?** You're invited to #CollectiveInquiry, a two-day dance symposium, which explores the findings from the DCNW Research Programme.   Over the last two years, the Research Programme has commissioned 17 artists and organisations to reimagine dance in the North West, culminating in research, which provides a compelling snapshot of the quality of dance in the North West today.   #CollectiveInquiry is an opportunity to learn more about the research findings and…   💫 Explore the findings and what they say about what matters to artists and organisations working in the field today.   💫 Reflect and learn from the research, in relation to your own needs, and the collective needs of the sector.   💫 Meet and have some fruitful conversations with others working in North West dance, as we draw from the research to ask and explore key questions.   It’s a challenging time for all of us in North West dance, it’s important we keep dance connected across the region by talking to each other.   #CollectiveInquiry is an opportunity to do this, as we reflect and learn from the research, before navigating and deciding next steps and ask, what happens next?   At this point, consultants, Helen Palmer and Ian Tabbron, who are looking at the future of DCNW, will join the discussion.   **Info & Booking** Collective Inquiry Arts Bar, Liverpool Tue 15 Oct, 9:30am-5:30am & Wed 16 Oct, 10am-6pm   The symposium has a different focus on each day…   -If you’re a dance artist: you can apply for a funded place at both days. -If you represent a dance organisation, project or venue in the North West, or you're an independent producer or work in dance in Higher Education, then you’re invited to book a free ticket for day two.   INFO & BOOKING: https://lnkd.in/egrvgq8n   Image credit: Artist Gemma Higginbotham | Ten Conversations, a project led by Dr. Mel Brierley and Penny Collinson | Part of the DCNW Research Programme (photo by Lauren Schneider). #dance #northwest