Audition: The Bull and the Moon, International Tour

DeNada Dance Theatre- artistic director Carlos Pons Guerra- is seeking dancers of all gender definitions for the 2023 international tour of its family production, The Bull and the Moon. We are looking for two dancers with charisma, great performance skills, strong musicality, character and theatricality to join our company as we tour the production to theatres, outdoor, and unconventional spaces.

The Bull and the Moon is a production for young people aged 3+ that tells the story of Lolo, a little bull that does not like playing rough and is terrified of bullfights. Instead, inspired by the dancing Moon, they dream of becoming Lola: a famous flamenco dancing cow. The work promotes gender diversity and more specifically supports young people who identify as trans or non-binary and their families. Directed by Carlos Pons Guerra, it has been co-choreographed by Pons Guerra and flamenco artist Ana Garcia, and is a full length dance theatre production blending contemporary dance, flamenco and object theatre.

We are looking for two new dancers to join our current cast due to touring demand, to learn the production, perform on tour and deliver workshops to young people and adults through which to promote gender diversity and inclusion. Our ideal candidates will be generous, charismatic, highly theatrical and musical. Experience in flamenco, Irish dance, South Asian dance, tap or other percussive skills will be a bonus, but not necessary, as are experience in lip synching, drag, and performing work for young audiences. Educational experience also a plus, but dancers will be trained in the delivery of our workshops.

Dates:

Dancers must be fully available for the following dates:

Rehearsals:

W/c 13th  February, Bradford

W/c 20th February, Bradford

6, 7 March, Bradford

13, 14 March, Bradford

Performances*

18th March, Manchester

April 6, Sheffield

April 8, Harlow

April 15, Leeds

April 23, Cambridge

April 29, Wolverhampton

June 3-4, London

June 10, Oxfordshire

*More dates to be confirmed within the next month. The tour comprises approximately 26 performances.

Fees

Our contracts follow Equity/ ITC guidelines plus holiday/rest pay. All travel and accommodation will be provided by the company where needed.

Audition

Auditions, by invitation only, will take place in Bradford (Kala Sangam Arts Centre) on Jan 12 2023, and Birmingham (FABRIC Birmingham) on Jan 23. To apply, please send CV, clear footage of your dancing, and a brief expression of interest (in writing, voice note or video) to Sarah Shead, producer, at audition@denada-dance.com, by Jan 8 2023 latest. In your email, please specify what audition you would like to attend; if you have any access needs and if you are available for our working dates.

We welcome applications from dancers in their final years of vocational training and from recent graduates. We are particularly interested in hearing from dancers whose lived experience resonates with the themes of the work, or who feel represented by the work’s narrative.

All applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

The Bull and the Moon is produced by Spin Arts and was commissioned by Bradford Producing Hub, FABRIC, the Canarian Institute for Cultural Development and Tenerife Auditorium. Its national tour is kindly funded by Arts Council England, with further support from Kala Sangam.

DeNada Dance Theatre is an independent LGBTQ+ dance company fully committed to the promotion of diversity and inclusion of non-normative identities. Our purpose is to voice underrepresented narratives through high quality dance, performing work in a variety of contexts to offer visibility and representation to the LGBTQ+ community. Stemming from our Hispanic and Latinx heritage, the company also promotes transcultural relations and celebrates the cultural diversity of the audiences we perform for, and the artists we work with.

We fully believe in the transformative power of dance: its capacity to mobilise change, to heal and to cause reflection.

We seek to entertain through extravagant theatricality, kitschy physicality, and accessible narratives.

Based in the North of England, the company tours internationally to theatres, outdoor and unconventional spaces. Nominated as Best Independent Company by the UK Critic’s Circle, DeNada has taken a unique place in the UK dance sector as a company offering poignant, innovative and exciting work that places the underrepresented at the fore.