BD: Festival - Cie Basinga training opportunities

BD: Festival returns to Bradford City Centre on 25 and 26 July. Featuring world-class performers, including international names and home-grown talent, BD:Festival is free to attend and suitable for families and people of all ages.

This year, Bradford Metropolitan District Council is teaming up with Cie Basinga to offer two lucky individuals the chance to train with Cie Basinga on their show Soka Tira Osoa. Soka Tira Osoa is being presented in partnership with Global Streets with public funding from Arts Council England.

Cie Basinga will be the headline act on Friday 25 July. A tightrope walking performance propelled by a live band, Soka Tira Osoa relies on the public to take them to new heights — blurring the line between audience and performer. After performing in Bradford, Cie Basinga will be going to New York to make their US debut.

We are looking for two people to come along and learn some skills with Cie Basinga.

Role 1 – Acting Assistant

This opportunity is for someone who is interested in performance and text. Your role will be to translate some of the words spoken in French by the theatre company.

You will:

• use a microphone and be positioned at the sound desk
• translate some of the French words spoken by storyteller, David, during the show
• you will read the words from a piece of paper, no need to know French or learn anything off by heart
• you won’t need to wear a costume

Attendance

• Thursday, 24 July from 11am for meeting the Cie Basinga team
• The dress rehearsal on Thursday, 24 July (time to be confirmed)
• The performance on Friday, 25 July, arrival at 6pm, performance 7.30pm to 8.20pm (times to be confirmed)

Role 2 - Rigging Assistant

This opportunity is for someone interested in the technical side of theatre. You will work with knots, ropes and rigging.

You will:

• Handle ropes, pulleys, shackles, carabiners and winches (no experience necessary in this, just an interest)

Attendance

• All day on Thursday, 24 July for training and meeting the Cie Basinga team (times to be confirmed)
• All day on Friday, 25 July, until the performance has finished (times to be confirmed)

Expenses

You will receive £75 per day to cover your expenses

Restrictions

You must be 18+ for this opportunity, and live or work in the Bradford District.

How to apply

To apply, please fill complete the form below and send it to [email protected]. The form asks eligibility questions and why you want to apply.

Applicants will be selected at random and informed via email.

Deadline: Monday 14 July, 9am

Decision: We will check all applications match eligibility criteria and inform the successful applicant via email on Tuesday, 15 July.

If you have any questions about this opportunity or require this information in a different format, please email [email protected].