Constella Music
Job Summary
Job Description
About Constella
Our vision is for classical music and ballet to be appealing, relevant, and accessible to 21st-century audiences through daring, bold, and creative interdisciplinary works.
Founded in 2011, Constella Music is the creative powerhouse behind the award-winning composer and conductor Leo Geyer. Constella publishes and performs Geyer’s works, which span opera, dance, film, and concert music, and serves as a production company for his growing portfolio in broadcast presenting.
Constella is currently undertaking a major project to restore and perform https://www.constella.org.uk/lostmusicofauschwitz – long-forgotten music written in Auschwitz. This includes the Sky Arts documentary film, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r2UQi9l5lU&ab_channel=ConstellaMusic – The Lost Music of Auschwitz, which has been hailed by the press, such as the Financial Times, describing it as “profoundly moving”.
We have also given performances of music from Auschwitz in London, Paris, and Amsterdam, and released https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adpXUTTd9e8&ab_channel=ConstellaMusic – a recording on YouTube, which garnered worldwide news coverage.
We are now looking for a freelance stage manager to assist us with successfully bringing our opera-ballet The Lost Music of Auschwitz to the stage.
The stage manager will be required on 29 May and 01 – 07 June. The performances run from 03 – 07 June at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.
Working Commitment
- 29 May 2025
- 01-07 June 2025
- One additional day of preparation to attend meetings/prepare risk assessments.
Unfortunately, we are unable to consider those who are not available for the full period listed above. One additional day of preparation is included within the fee to attend meetings (TBC) and prepare risk assessments.
Remuneration
Inclusive fee of £1,133 for a total of 9 x 8 hour days of work.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience as Stage Manager, leading rehearsals, technical periods and performances, (ideally with instrumentalists, singers, dancers and in-house technical teams).
- The ability to read musical scores.
- Experience of writing risk assessments, rehearsal notes and show reports.
- Experience of calling shows.
- A practical individual, able to demonstrate excellent focus and organisational skills.
- Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Google Drive.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage creative individuals and lead and organise teams up to 25 people proactively and calmly.
- Solution focussed, with the ability to work under pressure.
- An excellent communicator and listener.
- Understanding and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Freelance Stage Manager
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Theatre
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Sat, 03 May 2025
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Location:
London
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