London-Based Dance Artist/Physical Theatre Performer (Male)

  • Contract
  • London

Melissa Rayne Dance


  • Job Title: London-Based Dance Artist/Physical Theatre Performer (Male)
  • Salary: Under £10K
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Dance
  • Role: Performer
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026

  • Location:

    London

Job Summary

Melissa Rayne is seeking a professional male dance artist/physical theatre performer with an interest in liveness and interdisciplinary work for a new phase of development and performance of Diagrams of Love. Disabled, neurodivergent and/or performers aged 30+ are especially welcome.

Job Description

Melissa Rayne is seeking a professional male dance artist/physical theatre performer with an interest in liveness and interdisciplinary work for a new phase of development and performance of Diagrams of Love. Disabled, neurodivergent and/or performers aged 30+ are especially welcome. London-based artists only.

This anti-patriarchal duet animates the radical, erotic corpus of visionary artist Ithell Colquhoun. Sitting between modern dance and occult performance, the work examines power, desire and alchemical transformation as it writhes around the energy exchange that arises in pursuit of the “Divine Androgyne”. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/JVv701MJBus

Important Dates:
R&D Residency & informal sharing – Monday 24th to Sunday 30th August
Open Rehearsal (2 hours) – Friday 9th October
Performance (evening) – Friday 16th October
Closing date to apply – Friday 3rd July at 5pm. Shortlisted artists will be invited to a workshop audition in July.

All work will be paid at ITC rates minimum.

Job Requirements

I am interested in forming a long term collaboration with a mature and committed artist with:
– Minimum 3 years professional experience (doesn’t have to be consecutive years)
– High levels of emotional and physical intelligence
– Strong partnering skills
– A curiosity about ritual, the occult and automatism
– Openness to exploring hybrid physical languages (dance, mixed martial arts, contact improv, voice)
– A London base (accommodation not provided)
– Capacity to work with precise, charged material and maintain a consent-led practice

How to Apply

Submit an application with CV and video footage showing performance and improvisation (3 mins max) to: https://forms.gle/anmntwmjoK98mNeT6

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