ResCen Network Administrator (Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese)

Middlesex University

Salary: £21,516 - £24,580 inclusive of Outer London Weighting
Full Time, Permanent
Location: Trent Park until academic year 2012-13 when ResCen moves to Hendon Campus
Ref: CTPCH_A120

ResCen Research Centre is developing an international network of researchers to complement the work of the team of six UK-based Research Associate Artists. ResCen, with funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and private foundations, is developing performing arts projects in Mandarin Chinese speaking contexts (see www.rescen.net).


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Invitation to tender to capture audience responses to the collection

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) has the largest historic maritime collection in the World. The NMM’s collection spans the history of people’s relationship with the sea, showcasing for our visitors the history of seafaring, timekeeping, navigation, trade, cruising, migration, and the British Empire. The NMM is developing the range of knowledge available about the collection through the ‘In your words’ project. The pilot project will focus on capturing digital responses from our visitors to collection objects. The aim is to make accessible to visitors on-site and online, the diverse perspectives and histories connected to the collection, and particularly aims to include cultural knowledge to complement existing curatorial knowledge on objects.


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I’m casting the short film "Healthy" for Hades Productions and am looking for someone to play the father, East Asian, playing age 55+

The writer Tuyen Do is a graduate of the Royal Court Writers Programme. Part developed by BBC Writers Room and B3 Media this comedy drama tells the story of a young British born Vietnamese woman’s attempts to reconcile family expectations, her own chaotic love life and what is means to stay healthy. The film will offer great, high-quality material for showreels and will also be entered into film festivals in the year ahead.


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GERBILS IN A GLASS CAGE

Gerbils in a Glass Cage, written by Rosaline Ting has been given a R&D grant by the Arts Council and had a rehearsed reading at Tara Arts in June 2011.

We are now bringing it to the next stage: a scratch production at The Space on 10th February.

Casting is open for the part of LEE AUN.

LEE AUN – female, 46 year old Chinese woman (possibility of actress being in early to late thirties). Flamboyantly dressed with lots of jewellery. Loud, brash, with a sense of humour but domineering. Speaks English with a Singaporean accent. She also uses gestures and the odd words of Hokkien dialect, in typical Singaporean fashion.


Rehearsal dates are from 30th of January to 10th of February 2012 (2 weeks full-time).

Pay: 300£ per week (this includes expenses)


Short synopsis of the play: Lee Sar harbours a secret desire of fulfilling a life-long dream. Now is the time to break free. But her sister Lee Aun arrives in London with disturbing news from Singapore and coerces her to return to her homeland. With it will come money, but will Lee Sar be forever bound to her past and never gain her freedom?
Laced with humour, this moving new play reveals fascinating aspects of Chinese culture with universal echoes.

If interested, please email Tanja at tanjapagnuco@yahoo.com with your CV or spotlight link.

Auditions are to take place on Wednesday 18th of January.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

With the support of the The Fenton Arts Trust, we are offering the opportunity to work as Assistant Director alongside Director Iqbal Khan on Tamasha’s upcoming production of Snookered. The Assistant Director will be involved from rehearsals in London (9 – 28 January) and then accompany the company to Oldham where it will open at University Campus Oldham and be involved in audience engagement work throughout the tour at specific points to be agreed. Supported by The Fenton Arts Trust we can offer a bursary of £2000 for the role to include attendance at rehearsals and the devising and delivery of at least 7 workshops on tour. For more information and to apply, please go to: http://www.tamasha.org.uk/production-roles/

Deadline is Monday 12 December at midday

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5 – 8 young Chinese men needed for Plymouth shoot, 3-6 January 2012
In April 2012, Plymouth will be holding a cross-city exhibition titled Sinopticon, (www.sinopticon.org) it will feature works by international artists who are looking at relations between China and the UK (historically and contemporary). The artist Erika Tan will be making a new film work for the exhibition. She is now looking for a group of young Chinese men to feature in the work which will be set in Saltram House, Plymouth (see photo). If you think you fit the description below and would be interested in participating, please get in touch for more information about dates, expectations, fees, etc.

To apply please send an email and photo of yourself with any information about experience, or get in touch for more information. Email: erikatan@aol.com.

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CAS is supporting the following casting for an HSBC commercial:

CHINESE CHILDREN
1) Grandson (main character): Five years old boy. Very cute with big eyes: he definitely needs the “ahh” factor. Thoughtful, sensitive and considered – maybe even a bit shy. Not at all precocious.

2) Children (supporting characters): Five other children ranging from seven to 17. Boy and girls. If they look like they’ve come from the same family then great, but not a deal-breaker as cousins don’t always look the same.

CHINESE ELDERLY MALE (main character)

1) Grandfather: 70-80 years old. He'’s worldly wise but spritely. On the surface he projects an air of authority, but in his eyes there'’s a glint of warmth and playfulness.

He needs to look old enough for us to believe he could be losing his marbles, and cheeky enough for us to believe he'’s taken everyone for a ride.

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COURSE LEADER: BA IN WORLD PERFORMANCE

East 15 Acting School, University of Essex

The BA in World Performance prepares students for a career in performance and related fields and offers applied performance skills and contextual studies covering a diverse range of forms and styles of performance from across the world. The post-holder will coordinate the teaching and administration of the course.

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Looking for Chinese male actor for short play in Argentinian event: Theatre for Identity (Fringe theatre - no pay)

“At Chou's drycleaners” shows the Argentinian dictatorship from a different perspective. A young Chinese immigrant couple lament their incapacity to conceive in this extrange environment. Their private problem turns public when they find a hidden picture and become witnesses of the atrocities and horror around them.

The 15-20min play is in Chinese language, with English subtitles.

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DANCERS FOR LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

Sinman Dance Company is looking for 8 professional dancers to join the coming project.

The newly choreographed contemporary dance will be featured in the parade as float in Lord Mayor’s Show for the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. It is a yearly outdoor festival event and broadcast live on the BBC. It has an audience of 500,000 people on the street here.

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