Working for Yorkshire Dance as a Freelance Artist
Each year we employ around 80 freelance artists on our regular community programmes across Leeds and Bradford.
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About Working for Yorkshire Dance as a Freelance Artist
How we recruit freelance artists
Each of our projects requires different specialisms. Most of our projects have a lead artist and an assistant artist. At the start of each new project we run an open callout for artists. To find out about our open call outs sign up to our artist newsletter.
Within our existing projects we have a natural turnover when artists leave. We also occasionally require last minute cover if one of our regular artists is ill.
If you are interested in working on one of our existing programmes please get in touch. Our Project Managers will contact you for a chat if either they need one-off cover or if a long-term role opens up on the project. Please note that although you are welcome to contact us and let us know more about your experience and practice we can never guarantee that we will have work for you.
If you specialise in leading youth dance programmes please contact Ione Barton at ionebarton@yorkshiredance.com who manages Saturday Superstars and Yorkshire Dance Youth.
If you specialise in working with older adults please contact Adie Nivison at adienivison@yorkshiredance.com who manages Dance On or for older adults living with dementia contact Dawn Holgate at DawnHolgate@yorkshiredance.com who manages In Mature Company.
Freelancer Recruitment Statement
We recognise the positive values of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage contact from artists of all backgrounds. Our participants come from all walks of life and it’s important to us that our artists and staff team are representative of the communities we work with.
Our artist opportunities are open to all and we particularly welcome applications from D/deaf, disabled and neuro-diverse people, people of African or Caribbean heritage and people of South, East and South East Asian heritage, as they are currently under-represented at Yorkshire Dance.
How we work with freelance artists
Read our Working with Freelancers Policy to learn more.
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Join the Yorkshire Freelance Artist Database
To improve collaboration and opportunity sharing, the Regional Dance Development Network (RDDN) is collating a database of freelance artists, working in the Yorkshire region delivering participatory activity. The database will be shared with RDDN members.
Members will use the database to contact artists to deliver participatory sessions, to share opportunities, and/or to build connections with practitioners based in particular areas. Your contact details will not be used for marketing purposes.
You can find out more about the RDDN here.