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  • Job Description

    Role: Summer Camp Musical Director

    The Montreal Children’s Theatre is presently seeking several Musical Directors to join our creative team for this year's summer camp. Our summer camp is a relaxed, joyful and creative time, where artists and campers come together to rehearse and perform short pieces of Musical Theatre.

    If you are a musician, music teacher, musical director, music student or a recent graduate and you are interested in joining us in 2024, please read the details below and get in touch with us.

    I Basic Details

    Role: Musical Director

    Hours and Dates: Exact hours to be confirmed. Likely 9:30am to 1:30pm, Monday to Friday.

    August 5th, 2024 to August 23rd, 2024 These times can be negotiated and changed depending on the exact creative teams that are formed and the schedules that they devise along with the Camp Coordinators.

    Workplace: Our summer camp takes place at the Kensington Presbyterian Church. 6225 Avenue Godfrey, Montréal, QC, H4B 1K3.

    Language: Advanced verbal English. The activities in our summer camp are delivered in English.

    Remuneration: To be determined in accordance with experience.

    II Tasks of this Position

    1. Musical Director of short piece of Musical Theatre:

    a. You will work in a small creative team (likely 2 creatives) to choose, teach and rehearse a piece of musical theatre.

    b. You will work with 2-4 groups of summer camp students. Either junior (4-6 years old), intermediate (7-9 years old) or senior (ages 11+). Approximately 15 students in a group.

    c. On the final Friday of our 3 week camp, your cast will perform their piece of musical theatre for an audience of families and community members.

    2. Creative Team Work:

    a. You will work with a creative team partner to choose, teach and rehearse the piece of musical theatre.

    b. Before camp, your creative team will be choosing the piece of musical theatre and preparing your plan for rehearsals.

    c. During camp, you will be leading song learning and rehearsals of the music of the show.

    d. In your small creative team, you and your creative partner(s) will be responsible for teaching music, dancing and acting. Your principal responsibility will be the music, the songs. But, you may also assist in directing other aspects of the musical, according to your experience. MCT will work to have creative teams with individuals who can adequately cover the 3 skills needed.

    3. Camp Coordination

    a. Before and during camp, you will work together with other camp staff to confirm the schedules required and communicate any material needs.

    b. During camp, you will work closely with other camp staff to make sure all campers are getting what they need and that you are receiving the support that you need.

    III Skills Required for this Position

    1. Musical Direction - experience and/or interest in directing a group of campers in the learning of songs and music.

    2. Teaching young students - experience and/or interest in teaching songs to students aged 5 to 13 years old.

    3. Theatrical Productions - an asset for this position would be experience and/or interest in working together in a creative team to put on a theatrical production.

    4. Instrument Accompaniment - in the past, our musical directors have often accompanied our campers during their performance (on instruments like the piano and general percussion). Accompaniment during the performance is an asset but not a requirement.

    IV Expressing Interest

    If you are interested in applying to this position, please send an email with your CV to both of the following addresses:

    (e) teacher@montrealchildrenstheatre.ca

    (e) sandra4mct@gmail.com

    We can’t wait to hear from you!

  • Call for Stage Manager: 2024 Montréal Fringe Production - 3ase

    * Production is multidisciplinary featuring; live music, acting; both dramatic and comedic

    * Paying opportunity

    * Three rehearsals between May 20 and June 5

    * Six performances between June 6-15, 2024

    * Please send CV to glenplaid@hotmail.com

    For more information, please click here.

  • The Montreal Fringe Festival is looking for volunteers for a variety of positions at its festival taking place from May 27 to June 16! Positions include venue management, bartending, program distribution, marketing help, info booth, ticketing, park set-up and strike help. See shows for free and become a part of our team that celebrates community, diversity and artistic freedom!

    To sign up or learn more, visit: www.montrealfringe.ca/benevoles-volunteers.

where to apply

where to train

  • This musical improv comedy class is designed for students to gain tools in creating scenes and songs on the spot within the short-form style of improv. Class culminates in a show open to the public.

    "REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

    OFFERED IN MAY-JUNE, 2024

    Sundays 1:00-3:30pm

    May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2

    And grad show: Monday, June 3 at The Wiggle Room

    For more information, please visit our website here. For further questions, please contact Adina at adinakatzclasses@gmail.com.

  • May 13th to 17th, 2024 – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Mon.-Fri.)

    Full week rate : 85$

    Drop-in class rate : $25

    Language of instruction : English

    Questions can also be asked in : English

    Open to artists of all disciplines

    Butoh (or dance of darkness) is one of the major developments of contemporary dance, it has revolutionized the way people view what dance is or can be. Originating in 1960s Japan, founded by Hijikata Tatsumi, it has created new forms of dance movement and expression. Its powerful images and new approach to dance have stirred the interest and imagination of a growing world audience.

    For more information, please click here.

  • May 20th to 24th, 2024 – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Mon.-Fri.)

    Full week rate : $85

    Drop-in class rate : Only Monday and/or Tuesday - $25

    Language of instruction : English

    Questions can also be asked in : French

    Open to artists of all disciplines , ages 9 to 90

    Come join in the adventure of a lifetime, through space, time, and the cosmos and forge a greater understanding of your body. Your true nature, your child spirit, and how you were born to interact in this world with everything around you, is waiting to be heard and acknowledged — with the only thing you truly have, for just a moment, your ancient body.

    For more information: https://www.studio303.ca/en/b-solomon-eveils-et-technologies-anciennes-en/

  • DynamO Théâtre invites you to immerse yourself in the excitement of creation. How do we create at DynamO Théâtre, and how do we go about writing an acrobatic movement show? How do you write and establish a dramaturgy of movement on stage? How do we write in space? 30 HOURS OF CREATION AND MOVEMENT with Andréanne Joubert and Yves Simard, Co-Artistic Directors, DynamO Théâtre!

    PHYSICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

    For more information, please click here.

  • SPARK Series

    From May 27th to 31st 2024

    — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Free (rsvp)

    SPARK Series is an initiative that connects 303 associate artists with presenters. With informal private presentations, followed by a time for discussion, these encounters are intended to be personal and refreshing. Presenting artists are invited from the current season’s cohort of artists-in-residence.

    The list of invited artists will be announced in April 2024.

    For more information: https://www.studio303.ca/en/spark-series-event/.

  • During this 30 hour workshop, we will unpack, deconstruct and creatively reassemble known basic acrobatic movements to explore their possibilities. Nicolas Germaine is a master in the art of taking us out of our comfort zones in movement to push ourselves artistically. The bank of tools and exercises he has developed over the years are a perfect match for DynamO Théâtre’s research work.

    REQUIREMENTS : Interest in physical work. Good basis in acrobatics or equivalent. The workshop focuses on acrobatic movement theater.

    For more information, please click here.

  • Unlock Your Potential with Accent and Dialect Coaching! With years of dialect experience, I offer personalized coaching to master accents for actors and enhance vocal skills for public speaking.

    To learn more and register, please click here.

  • Take an hour to breathe and stretch under the guidance of accomplished Yoga and Bharatanatyam Dance teacher, Deepa Nallappan as she coaches the class through the various asanas.

    Every Monday and Thursday (except March 28th & April 8th) 12pm-1pm

    For more information, please click here.