Hi Everyone,

Thanks to some wonderful new grants that have come in, we have an opportunity to expand some of our programs into more schools in the West Town/Humboldt Park neighborhood. We are looking for dance and theatre teaching artists to work in k-8th classrooms as well as to lead Wellness (fitness and nutrition/cooking) classes for parents. I’ve included and attached the job description, please feel free to pass it onto anyone you know who maybe interested. The programs will begin in February and March and we are hoping to fill the spots before break on Dec. 22.

Thank you for your help,
Ellyzabeth Adler

Dance and Theatre Teaching Artist Positions Available
(contracts begin February 2011 & are roughly 8-20 sessions, 1 hour in length):
· CDE is currently seeking dance and theatre teaching artists experienced in teaching children grades prek-8th for our residency programs. (see descriptions below under candidates)
o Specific programs include: Books Alive, Cooking Show & Measurements of Movement
· CDE is seeking teaching artists to teach fitness and cooking classes for parents in low-income schools in the West Town neighborhood.
Compensation: rates depend on the program between $25-60 an hour plus prep time
Candidates:
Candidates must have experience teaching, developing curriculum, working with classroom and fellow teaching artists to develop programming. Must have a desire for fun with kids and innovation teaching methods. Background checks required.

Current Teaching Positions:
Residency School Day Programs: we are currently accepting applications for our following programs:
Measurements in Movement This class is designed for all grades to explore choreography movement and mathematical concepts resulting in a structured modern dance. The purpose of this class is to develop an awareness of body, space, tempo and connect the movement to concepts such as symmetry, number, line, parallel, diagonal and fractions.

The Cooking Show The Cooking Show addresses a need for wellness education in our schools through acting exercises, learning new recipes and writing foods reviews. By learning to cook healthy meals, students are also able to demonstrate math skills (ie. how many 1/4 cups are in 1 cup). At the end of the program, the kids will use all their new skills to create a filmed TV show performance that will include a host, judges, student cooking teams and an audience.

Books Alive Theatre Night for Day and After School CDE works with grades K-8 using books, folklore and student poetry to create performances for school, parent or community audiences. All source material is directly tied to current academic curriculum. Our teaching artists work with classroom teachers to decide on themes and stories and create accompanying sets and costumes.

Parent Wellness Fitness and Nutrition Workshops and Classes this is a new program for CDE and will be developing based on classes already taught by Ellyzabeth Adler. The focus is to educate parents in healthy lifestyle choices that include portion size, cooking, and exercising. The exercise classes should incorporate dance, yoga, and Pilates. No need to be certified, just a strong knowledge to make the workouts fun and inspiring to parents who have little to no exercise experience.

Application: please email the following information to Ellyzabeth Adler, Executive Director, Ellyzabeth@danztheatre.org no phone calls please

1. Resume with teaching experience & three references

2. Knowledge of the Illinois State Standards

3. A brief paragraph on how your teaching philosophy fits with ours, your experience & why you love teaching

4. Any curriculum ideas for the school programs you are interested in applying for

5. State whether or not you have a car & availability

Who we are: Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble is a multidisciplinary arts organization that engages and inspires the community through socially conscious performances and outreach programs. We fuse literature, theatre, contemporary dance, theatre, multimedia and visual art into the content of our performances and outreach programming.
Outreach Programs:
Kids Project is a school age outreach program that works to increase awareness of the arts and improve literacy in children of all backgrounds through experiences in visual and performing arts. Similar to the adult performance ensemble, the Kids Project uses literature as a vehicle and introduces students to the fine and performing arts while increasing literacy skills and fostering greater self-esteem.

Teen Artist Project encourages teens to draw upon their experiences to express their own thoughts and ideas through the fine and performing arts. Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s outreach program for middle school and high school students, fills a need for arts programming in Chicago schools and community centers through our collaborative spirit and ability to connect with students through our multidisciplinary work.

Teaching Philosophy: CDE uses a process-oriented approach in our classrooms so that we can build upon of each child’s personalities and inherent talents. By giving our students achievable goals, they become more self-confident and we are able to build on those simple goals by making them more complex. Our “Whole-Child” teaching philosophy enables us to help students learn better ways to communicate. By processing emotions and their physical responses, our students gain an understanding of body awareness and become more intuitive to others’ needs. The “Whole-Child” teaching philosophy allows us to create a flexible curriculum incorporating theatre, dance and visual art to meet the needs of our students.

Teaching Objectives:
â—¦ Engage and inspire students by fusing literature, theatre, dance and visual arts.
◦ Build upon each child’s personality and inherent talents.
◦ Strengthen student’s literacy skills, critical thinking and self-esteem.
â—¦ By teaching creatively gets children to fully understand academic concepts

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Jorge Félix
arts direction – curatorial-exhibition consultant – non-profit administration
phone: (773) 620-8608 e-mail: jorgefelix11@gmail.com
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PUERTO RICO FILM COMMISSION
Mentoring Program
-1st Editing Mentorship –

The Puerto Rico Film Commission announces an Open Call for an aspiring local editor to work with the renowned editor Guillermo Represa as Assistant Editor on the documentary “The Needle,” directed by Carmen Oquendo Villar and José Correa Vigier and produced by Felipe Tewes and Dana King. Represa has been nominated in the best editor category for the Goya Award (“Boca a Boca,” starring Javier Bardem) and the Condor Award in Argentina (“Live-in Maid,” starring Norma Aleandro). Mr. Represa has edited more than 30 films, including “Sólo mía” starring Paz Vega.

The Editing Fellow will receive intensive editing training, a broad perspective on the international film industry, and a credit as Assistant Editor of the documentary “The Needle.” The Fellow must be willing to perform tasks related to editing (to be specified by the editor, the directors, and the production team), to move to a workplace of the directors’ and editor’s choosing, and to work for a period of up to three (3) months. The Fellow will receive a stipend.

Application and Documentary Requirements:
1. Applicants must be residents of Puerto Rico with experience in film editing.
2. Those interested should submit 5 folders containing all the following information:
a. Cover Letter explaining why the candidate should be selected
b. Resume or CV with two contact phone numbers and email
c. Filmography
d. Examples of previous work in NTSC DVD format of at least 3 minutes and no more than 15 minutes in duration.

3. Those interested must be available for work during the months of December 2010, January, February and March 2011.

Please send the requested documents to the offices of the Film Corporation before December 20, 2010. If you send information by mail, must be postmarked by the deadline and must submit the request to the following address: 355 Ave FD, Suite106, Roosevelt, San Juan PR 00918.

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CORPORACION DE CINE
Programa de Mentorías
-1ra Mentoría de Edición-

La primera convocatoria será para que un aspirante a editor local pueda trabajar como Asistente de Editor junto con el reconocido editor Guillermo Represa para editar el documental “La aguja” dirigido por Carmen Oquendo-Villar & José Correa-Vigier y producido por Felipe Tewes & Dana King. Represa ha sido nominado en la categoría mejor editor al premio Goya por “Boca a Boca” (protagonizada por Javier Bardem) y al premio Cóndor de Argentina por “Cama adentro” (protagonizada por Norma Aleandro). Ha editado más de 30 películas, entre las que se encuentra “Sólo mía,” protagonizada por Paz Vega.

El becado recibirá entrenamiento intensivo en el área de edición, una perspectiva amplia de la industria de cine internacional y un crédito de Asistente de Editor en el documental “La aguja.” Este persona deberá estar dispuesta a realizar tareas relacionadas con la edición (a especificar por el editor y el equipo de dirección y producción), a trasladarse a un centro de trabajo que será elegido por los realizadores y el editor, y a trabajar durante un periodo de hasta tres (3) meses. El asistente de editor recibirá un estipendio.

Requisitos y documentación para solicitar:
1. Pueden participar residentes de Puerto Rico que tengan formación en edición cinematográfica.

2. Los interesados deberán entregar 5 cartapacios que contengan toda la información solicitada:

a. Carta de presentación donde expondrá por que debería ser seleccionado
b. Curriculum del interesado que incluya dos teléfonos de contacto y correo electrónico.
c. Filmografía del interesado.
d. Trabajos Previos en formato DVD NTSC con una duración mínima de 3 minutos y máxima de 15 minutos.

3. Los interesados deberán estar disponibles para trabajar durante los meses de diciembre 2010, enero, febrero, y marzo 2011.

Favor de remitir la documentación solicitada a las oficinas de la Corporación de Cine antes del 20 de diciembre de 2010. Si envía la información por correo, tiene que tener el matasello de la fecha limite y deberá enviar la solicitud a la siguiente dirección: 355 Ave F.D. Roosevelt Suite106 San Juan PR 00918.