Recruitment Call for freelance artists
Kompany Malakhi are looking for Freelance Artists to deliver its Education
programme in the South West England.
Kompany Malakhi is one of the most innovative, progressive and exciting interdisciplinary companies in the UK today, producing high quality work that is
informed by, and for today’s sophisticated audiences, who are in search of
something new, exciting and relevant.
Established in 1994 by its Artistic Director Kwesi Johnson, Kompany Malakhi was
created because of Johnson’s desire to combine the theatre forms and dance
styles that have been influential in his career to date.
Kwesi Johnson is
inspired by a wealth of cultural, musical and artistic forms that reflect the UK's
diverse society. This fuels the passion at the heart of the company which is to
bring *vernacular culture to the theatre, and theatre to urban environments. The
work draws on dance/movement styles such as Physical Theatre, Funkstyles,
Hip Hop Culture as well as Contemporary Dance, Urban British Jazz Dance and
Capoeira. These styles are effortlessly synthesised with spoken word and film to
create a totally unique performance style.
The company is committed to
attracting new audiences by extending its work beyond formal theatre spaces,
cross-fertilising commercial and theatrical worlds, and developing a stronger
inclusive relationship between audiences and performers.
The word Malakhi
can be interpreted as ‘messenger’. This represents Johnson’s passion for
creating and presenting imaginative narratives in performance that often hold a
message, meaning and substance.
Through Johnson’s direction the company
creates forward thinking work that is of high quality. For example Johnson
creates work that is heavily influenced by Hip Hop Culture and presents it in an
abstract, but accessible form. He also creates commercial style performances
suitable for music video or film. He also presents work using Physical Theatre
with poetry or at site specific locations. His vision is focused and his ideas are
vast.
Kompany Malakhi’s education programme offers a range of high quality work that
aims to offer engagement in the arts, inspirational tools to achieve and
accessible opportunities to nurture. Kompany Malakhi is looking to develop a
team of freelance artists to deliver workshops and projects in schools, colleges
and community settings.
Kompany Malakhi is looking for –
*Contemporary Dancers
*DJ’s
*Beat Boxers
*MC’s / spoken word artists
*Breakers
*Graffiti artists
*Choreographers
*Creative writers
*Physical theatre practitioners
*Digital media artists
All those interested in applying should be experienced in leading and running
workshops with a variety of participants.
If you’re interested in applying please contact Emily Bull, Education and Learning
Co-ordinator on Emily@kompanymalakhi.com or call 0117 9713344.
Deadline 9 October 2009
Kompany Malakhi
4.14 Paintworks,
Bath Road,
Bristol,
BS4 3EH
Info.malakhi@blueyonder.co.uk
0117 9713344