So pleased HO that you put your name forward. There is a need for insight and understanding is these areas, improvisation / adaption are crucial if we are to exploit the current reality to create sustainable enterprise.
Regards Robert > On 7 Mar 2020, at 7:32 am, Harrison Owen via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > > I'm a little old, but I'll apply. And please tell Phelim I said Hi! > > Harrison > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Improbable Office via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > To: oslist <osl...@openspacetech.org> > Cc: Improbable Office <off...@improbable.co.uk> > Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2020 12:50 pm > Subject: [OSList] Job vacancy: Open Space Producer with Improbable (London, > UK) > > Hi OSList, > > Thought this might be of interest to some you - Improbable (improvisation-led > theatre company based in London, UK) is recruiting a part-time Open Space > Producer to join us from Spring 2020. Details below - more info, including > application instructions can be found on our website: > https://www.improbable.co.uk/jobs/. Deadline for applications is 11pm GMT, > Sun 29 March. Any questions, drop me Jeremy an email at > off...@improbable.co.uk. > > – Overview– > > Improbable is recruiting an Open Space Producer to join us from Spring 2020. > This is a central role within the company. Key responsibilities include: > > - Shaping, planning and managing our Open Space events; > - Nurturing relationships with partners; > - Developing Improbable’s corporate Open Space for Hire offer; > - Looking after the nationwide community of arts folk who engage with our > Devoted & Disgruntled programme. > > – About Improbable – > > Led by Phelim McDermott and Lee Simpson, Improbable is a theatre company that > defies categorisation. We create work on every scale from remarkable > productions in the great opera houses to tiny improvisation gigs in the > tiniest venues; we are at the forefront of arts activism through Open Space, > and create ground-breaking participation work; we help to hold the history of > improvisation, and to shape and secure its future through the International > Institute of Improvisation, the iii!. > > At the heart of our work is the practice and philosophy of improvisation, and > all our work draws on improvisatory processes such as Open Space and > Worldwork. This is true even for the large-scale opera and music theatre > pieces that form the bulk of Improbable’s upcoming programme. We are a > company that follows our intuition. > > Improbable was founded in 1996 as a limited liability partnership; became a > charity in 2014; and is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council > England 2018-22. > > – Purpose of the Open Space Producer Role – > > The Open Space Producer is responsible for the shaping and delivery of > Improbable’s Open Space events. There are two main strands to this work: > Devoted & Disgruntled and Open Space for Hire. > > 1. Devoted & Disgruntled (D&D) is an ongoing conversation about theatre > and the performing arts. Created in 2005, and facilitated using Open Space, > Devoted & Disgruntled brings together artists, audiences, funders, front of > house staff, puppeteers and production managers to work together on key > questions in theatre and the performing arts. The D&D programme comprises one > annual 2.5 day event and several smaller half-day events each year, and > operates across the country. Its website – devotedanddisgruntled.com – holds > an archive of past conversations, and a platform for ongoing discussion. D&D > is the largest gathering of independent artists and arts practitioners in the > UK. > > 2. Open Space for Hire is what we call Improbable’s facilitation of Open > Space events for external organisations. Over the last few years, this has > grown to become an increasingly significant part of the charity’s work and of > our annual income, and has seen us facilitate events for arts, charitable, > governmental and commercial organisations. Recent Open Space clients include > Turner Contemporary, Southbank Centre, the Wellcome Trust, the Academy of > Medical Sciences, John Lewis, Open University, the Guilty Feminist / Joyful > Resistance and the European Parliament. > > The Open Space Producer is responsible for both these areas of work. They > will work with the Artistic Directors to shape the D&D programme and with the > Executive Director to hone Improbable’s Open Space offer to external > organisations; and will work with the full team and external facilitators on > the delivery of D&D and Open Space events. > > – Key Details – > > Salary: £30,000/year pro rata, equivalent to £18,000/year for three days per > week > Hours: 24 hours/week. We anticipate that these hours will be worked over > three full days, but are open to other set-ups. This role will require > working evenings and weekends at Open Space events, for which Improbable > operates a Time Off in Lieu system. > • Place of work: The Open Space Producer will be based at Improbable’s > London office. > > – How to Apply – > > For more information about the role (including person specification and full > job description) and instructions on how to apply, please see our website: > https://www.improbable.co.uk/jobs/ > > -- > Improbable Office > > @improbable1 | 0207 240 4556 | www.improbable.co.uk > > Fancy supporting Improbable whilst you shop? > > Support us | Find us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter > > Improbable is a company limited by guarantee - registered in England & Wales > No. 08561272 - Charity No. 1155695. Registered address: Improbable, PopHub > Leicester Square, 41 Whitcomb Street, London, WC2H 7DT > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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