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Creative & Job Opportunities
Outdoor Event Commission for 2010 Festivities
In 2010 Portsmouth Festivities will celebrate The Victorians - Age
of Wonder in a festival running from 17 - 27 June 2010.
Following a hugely successful Arts Council funded project in 2009 featuring
Ghost Ship: A Pageant for Portsmouth devised by Walk the Plank, Portsmouth
Festivities would like to commission a site-specific bespoke community
event in 2010.
The artist/creative team will be expected to consider both the location
and the theme of the festival. We are seeking creative proposals for an
outdoor, free, theatrical event - ideally including fireworks - involving
young people and stimulating their interest in the Victorian age and in
scientific discovery and engineering. The event should involve daytime
and evening elements.
2010 marks the 150th anniversary of the building of HMS Warrior, the largest
and fastest warship in her day, combining wind and steam power. Inspired
by the engineering of Portsmouth-born I K Brunel, Warrior was built in
the year that Portsmouth-born Charles Dickens wrote 'Great Expectations'.
An event could also feature the Romantics and their scientific experiments
and explorations, typified in the extraordinary balloon flights of the
18th and 19th centuries. Other aspects to consider incorporating into
a proposal include the development of the Victorian seafront in Portsmouth
and Southsea. There might also be an opportunity to incorporate traditional
entertainments such as Punch and Judy.
The project must involve an educational element with a programme of workshops
which may lead to participation in the final event. The final event will
take place on 26 or 27 June 2010.
Deadline for completed tender applications is Monday 30th November 2009. Candidates will be selected for interview by members of Portsmouth Festivities in consultation with Portsmouth City Council. Interviews will take place on 7th and 8th December. Emailed applications will be welcome.
For further details e. p.cleary@pgs.org.uk
Job Opportunities (unpaid)
If you would like to volunteer at Festivities events please e. p.cleary@pgs.org.uk for further information.
Job Opportunities (paid)
There are currently no vacanacies at Portsmouth Festivities.
