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Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO in Aberdeen have a vacancy for the following role: Part-time Marketing Executive (20 hours per week) The role attracts a salary of £24,000 FTE (pro-rata - £12,800) Specific focus for the role: Contribute to and implement the organisations marketing and digital strategy in line with Citymoves business plan and aims. Contribute to the organisation’s strategic direction and business growth, primarily through audience engagement and partnership develop

Each day in December the Living Advent Calendar presents you with a creative business or individual living or working in Aberdeen. The aim is to provide you with some fun activities to engage with over the festive season, inspiring you to engage with creativity across Aberdeen in 2022. Look out for Citymoves in the advent calendar behind DOOR NUMBER 11, view what delights we have behind our door and any other door at www.livingadventcalendar.org.uk The Living Advent Calendar

Scotland’s leading arts organisations – Citymoves Dance Agency, Dance Base Scotland, Dundee Rep & Scottish Dance Theatre and Tramway – are pleased to announce the names of the twelve dance artists receiving the #LoveDanceScotland Recovery Bursaries, a unique programme of support for artists as they return to their practice post-lockdown. The #LoveDanceScotland Recovery Bursary programme has been created in collaboration by the four partners and will deliver a nationwide progr

Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO in Aberdeen have a vacancy for the following role: Part-time Dance Development Coordinator (18.75 hours per week) The role attracts a salary of £24,000 FTE (pro-rata - £12,000) Specific focus for the role on managing the Mindbody Studio Programme system, and coordinating dance classes, projects and assisting with the annual DanceLive Festival Those interested in applying should send a full CV and covering letter explaining what has interested them

Following on from last year's successful dance writing programme, DanceLive 2021 will host a dance writing workshop for those interested in learning more about dance writing technique and working in the industry. Participants will attend a writing workshop on Thursday 14th October led by dance writer Róisín O’Brien. This workshop will look at the specifics of writing about dance as opposed to other performing arts, and will include practical exercises for participants to expl

Pirita Tuisku (FI/UK) and Thabo Mokolobate (SA) have created an online live performance called Hallowed Walls, which will premiere as part of DanceLive festival (14-17th October). The performance is about people’s experiences in this challenging year we all have faced. What if our walls could tell us what they have seen? Do you have an interest in the performing arts? Do you want to dive into performing in an online space, and learn more about the tools used by the artists wh

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Citymoves fundraise for Defibrillators.

Choreographer Fleur Darkin and Citymoves are looking for 3 dancers who are resident or have strong ties to Aberdeen to work on creating the premiere performance of My Friends Take Care of Me as part of DanceLive festival on the 14th – 17th October 2021. My Friends Take Care of Me is a new performance project by Fleur Darkin that centres on gender in relation to public city spaces. The performing team will work together to draw on shared local knowledge to create maps that exp

Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO in Aberdeen have a vacancy for the following role: Part time DanceLive Festival Technical Manager We envisage the successful applicant starting at the beginning of August 2021, throughout the festival 14th – 17th October 2021 and for one week following. The role attracts a fee of £5,000 - £6,000 This year Citymoves Dance Agency will present a hybrid festival, including live performances indoors, outdoors and digital. Citymoves is open to accepting

The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Hayley Durward as the new CEO at Citymoves Dance Agency in Aberdeen.

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Video still from Attention Span (2020) by Mitchell Rose. Screen.dance Festival 2021 International Awards Finalist Screen.Dance: Scotland’s Festival of Dance on Screen teams up with Citymoves in Aberdeen Screen.dance - Scotland’s Festival of Dance on Screen, is set to move to the vibrant arts space of Citymoves in Aberdeen, bringing together artists, dancers, filmmakers and musicians, for a festival of cultural events and screenings in March. This increasingly high profile dan

Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO is a Scottish Charity (SC045499) with the vision and aims of promoting dance in the North East of Scotland in an inclusive, affordable and accessible manner. We operate 2 dance studios in Aberdeen city centre, supporting professional dance artists, as well as offering our local community dancers a full programme of dance classes for all ages, but also have a number of outreach dance related projects, such as; working with adults with Parkinson's di

The third and final conversation in the series of talks with dancers for the Creative Me Podcast in partnership with Citymoves for DanceLive2020 is now available. This episode features Wako Anindo who is an experienced dancer and athlete and has been involved with Citymoves over the last few years. "Thanks again to the City Moves team for bringing these conversations together." Ica Headlam >>> Listen to the podcast here.

The next instalment of Creative Me Podcast in collaboration with DanceLive and Citymoves is now available. ... This interview is with Natalia Pawelska-Kiala - who is one of the fantastic dance instructors we have at Citymoves and based in Aberdeen. "It was great to have a chat with Natalia and to hear about all the work she has been involved in over the years in terms of her personal and professional development." Ica Headland ... >>> Listen to the podcast here.

Following on from our successful DanceLive festival in it's new digital format, we are delighted to have Ica Headlam, founder of Creative Me Podcast and We Are Here Scotland, present three DanceLive themed podcasts. "This podcast is the first of three special conversations in partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency as a part of the DanceLive Digital Festival of Dance. Today my first guest is MC who is a Rapper, Choreographer, Biochemist, and an individual who has an overall p

**APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED** Horizons Aberdeen is a FREE Aberdeen based inclusive youth dance company for dancers aged 12 to 19, with and without disabilities. Horizons Aberdeen is run by YDance in partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency. Dancers develop their technical dance skills and take part in choreographic workshops and performance opportunities throughout the year. We will be delivering Open Sessions for young people who are interested in joining Horizons

This year, DanceLive 2020 will host a dance writing programme for writers interested in learning more about dance writing techniques.