Lead Creative Practitioner / Artist (Freelance)

We would like to commission a high-quality artwork, or creative outcome, that is rooted in and responsive to Cheshire Dance’s archive; which holds both physical documents and the organisation’s rich, living and embodied heritage.

The commission will centre on collaboration and co-creation, inviting past and present communities to actively explore, contribute and re-imagine the heritage, stories and experiences of Cheshire Dance. In doing so, the artist will create a shared, collective experience that opens up the archive and engages audiences in meaningful and accessible ways during Cheshire Dance’s 50th year.

We’re open to a range of artforms and creative approaches – particularly those that place participation, dialogue, and artistic excellence at their heart.

As Cheshire Dance reaches its 50th Birthday it will celebrate its role as a pioneering community dance organisation, while recognising that the heritage of community dance is at risk of being lost. It intends to use this special anniversary to look forward as much as to reflect on the past. Through connecting with the rich community of individuals and practices that have shaped and formed the organisation over time, it aims to shine a light on the impact of community dance, the co-created body of knowledge and the learning that will shape the next 50 years.