Ludic Rooms
Job Summary
Job Description
About the Role We’re seeking a performer or creative collaborator to play the role of a fitness instructor in an immersive, participatory gym-based experience.
The successful applicant will:
Have experience in improvisation and devising new work.
Be comfortable with interactive and audience-responsive performance.
Be interested in immersive experiences and new performance formats.
Support inclusive, engaging rehearsal and development processes.
Collaborate closely with the Ludic Rooms team during rehearsals and devising.
Contribute to evaluation conversations and written reflections to inform the creative process.
Project Timeline (Coventry-based rehearsals and performance)
- R&D & rehearsal dates: 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 20, 21 October 2025
- Tech/Dress: 12 November
- Performances: 13-14 November
Fee
- £175/day for 10 days
- Total: £1,750 + travel
This opportunity is open to emerging and established artists based in or near Coventry. We welcome proposals from artists further afield, but we are unable to provide additional travel or subsistence support, so please consider this before applying.
We encourage applications applications from artists who are underrepresented in the arts and creative technology sectors, including but not limited to: global majority artists, D/deaf and disabled artists, neurodivergent artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, artists from working-class backgrounds, and those with lived experience of chronic illness or mental health challenges. We value lived experience and are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive environment for all collaborators.
Job Requirements
Project Context – Active Minutes
Active Minutes is a new immersive experience for 20 participants, set in a group exercise studio and led by a fictional fitness instructor (you!). The piece explores how we define ability, how competition affects us, and how we measure success-especially in group settings.
Participants wear smartphones in armbands and use bone-conducting headphones. They’re scored, sorted, grouped, and ranked (sometimes unfairly) via a custom-built, app-free smartphone platform, NAIAD. The tech delivers everything from personal training feedback to surprise moments-like a mystery fart during the warm-up.
Phones are both a tool and a tension point in the experience. Their use is limited but integrated into the story. The piece begins like a standard workout and shifts into something entirely unexpected.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Performer Wanted for New Immersive Show – Active Minutes
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours:
Part time - Role: Performer
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Mon, 01 Sep 2025
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Location:
West Midlands
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