About MoMo
Situated in Calgary, Alberta, MoMo Dance Theatre is Western Canada’s first and leading integrated dance theatre company. Founded in 2003, MoMo brings together professional artists and prospective artists, with and without disability to explore movement, voice, theatre, dance, and improvisational disciplines. The company creates and commissions’ new work of dance and theatre performed in company shows and local theatre and dance festivals.
MoMo offers weekly classes for adults and youth of all abilities through its community class program in addition to guest instructing workshops for other organizations and events. The company has a permanent staff of two, Artistic Director and General Manager, who are jointly responsible to the Board of Directors and work in collaboration with each other. The company has an annual operating budget of approximately $130,000.00.
Responsibilities Include:
Artistic
- Season planning and implementation
- Develop and direct programming, artistic focus and long-term vision
- Mentor ensemble artists and teachers
- Plan and contract artistic, technical and production staff
- Teaching in the ensemble and community class programs
Community connections and outreach
- Develop and maintain strong connections with staff, contract teachers, performers, board members, consultants, collaborators, local artists and colleagues and other Calgary disability arts organizations
Finance and Administration
- Develop both season and project budgets in consultation with the General Manager and the Board of Directors
- Research and prepare all operating grants and project grants available from the federal, provincial and municipal funders
Marketing and Promotion
- Develop MoMo’s visibility and reputation in the local and national arts and disability communities
- Develop a marketing and publicity strategy for classes, workshops and performances
- Promotion of the company in general and the publicity for each show and special project
Required Skills
- A post secondary degree in dance, theatre or community dance (or equivalent experience) and 2 -3 years experience in dance education with diverse populations and community development work
- Strong studio practice as both a teacher & choreographer with a CV and portfolio of professional work.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a board of directors as well as independently
- Familiarity with the local, national and international dance and integrated arts scene
- Excellent understanding of not-for-profit policies and funding requirements
Please submit your letter of interest and a CV in PDF format to: hr@momodancetheatre.org
For more information on MoMo Dance Theatre please go to: www.momodancetheatre.org
This posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Job Posting
Artistic Director
Employer Details
MoMo Multi Ability Movement Arts Society of Calgary
MoMo’s Mandate MoMo brings together professional artists and prospective artists, with and without disability to explore movement, voice, theatre, dance, and improvisational disciplines. Artists of all abilities, skills and levels are supported and challenged in the practice, creation and performance of distinctive works of dance theatre that reflect our unique community and its individuals. MoMo’s Mission MoMo Mixed Ability Dance Theatre brings together a diverse community of artists, whose purpose it is to remove barriers and facilitate artistic expression through performance and the enjoyment of movement as a form of unique and spontaneous creation. What We Do We run weekly classes at the community and more experienced, performance levels. Community classes work with creative movement and theatre games to provide a morning or afternoon full of physical activity, creative expression and plenty of fun. We create multidisciplinary performance works for presentation during the Calgary theatre season. Our work is both improvised and choreographed allowing the artists to explore shared ideas and intentions within each artist’s range, removing the boundaries of ability by working with them to create freedom, equality and unique diverse performance. MoMo encourages critical discourse about integrated performance and relevant issues facing disability and the arts. MoMo supports initiatives run by other organizations with similar values.