Development Committee Recruitment Pack.

Are you a woman* local to Southampton? Interested in Dance, Folklore and/or Mythology? Do you want to have a chat and help a young dance company create a new work?

About the Development Committee:

The Development Committee is an exciting new endeavour for Premier Dance Theatre. We hope that it will build a lovely a community around our newest work ‘Moon-Stained’, starting with 5 local women* from Southampton.

No dance experience necessary and no dancing required, just an interest in dance, folklore and/or mythology.

Members will join the company at MAST Mayflower Studios for 2 evening in July to witness the beginnings of our new work ‘Moon-Stained’, share their thoughts and feedback. Then we’ll gather again in August to imagine the future the of the Committee and make plans to move forward.

About Moon-Stained:

Moon-Stained, currently in Research and Development, is a new original work of dance-theatre by choreographer and artistic director Olivia Wallis Jackson.

Designed for 4 women* performers, Moon-Stained explores the many betrayals of womanhood, combining mythological characters with real women’s stories to create a new layer of modern folklore. It explores themes of identity, betrayal, revenge, forgiveness, community & grief by intersecting stories of real people from immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIA & global majority backgrounds with well-known characters from mythology and folklore. Using Act 2 of Giselle & the characters of the Willis as a framework, Moon-Stained questions whose stories get told & who gets to do the telling.

This new work is in Research and Development as part of Olivia’s Propel Associateship with MAST Mayflower Studios and will be created over a 20-month period with multiple phases occurring within this timeframe.

About the Company:

Premier Dance Theatre is a Southampton-based dance theatre company working across the UK and internationally, creating dance theatre pieces that are rooted in contemporary dance. With a focus on storytelling collaboration is essential to this work. Our processes draw on a variety of art making practices, inviting artists from across the UK’s vibrant art and performance scene to share their unique stories in creation and performance.

We are committed to fostering working environments that are collaborative, experimental, supportive, risk taking & innovative, while providing opportunities to those in the transition between training and professional life. Additionally, we strive to make work that can be situated in multiple environments, allowing outstanding dance-theatre to be accessible to communities across the UK and internationally.

 Founded in 2024 by Olivia Wallis Jackson.

Requirements:

You Must:

  • Identify as a woman*

  • Live in an SO Postcode

  • Have an interest in folklore, mythology and/or dance

  • Be able to commit to the two sharing dates at MAST Mayflower Studios and 1 further date in August online.

You Don’t Have To:

  • Have any experience working in the arts/dance

Dates & Deadlines:

  • Deadline to Register Your Interest - Friday 26th June, 19:00

  • Responses out - Monday 28th June, 19:00

  • Sharings at MAST Mayflower Studios - Sunday 5th July, 17:00-18:30 or Sunday 26th 17:00-18:30

  • Meeting Online - August (Date and Time TBC)

Fee (This is a Unpaid Role):

  • Participants will receive a stipend of £50 to attend the two sharings at MAST Mayflower Studios.

  • Participants will receive a Free MAST Dance Pass so you can access more dance at MAST and Mayflower Theatre.

How to Register Your Interest:

Fill out the Google Form (https://forms.gle/H9iS3j52Ts4Q2nyj9) & Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (https://forms.gle/AvFM8z34HumeywLV8). It only takes 5 minutes!

All applicants will hear back by 28th June 2026.

Thank you for your interest in our work, we look forward to hearing from you!

*When we refer to women, we embrace all individuals who identify as a woman and are inclusive of non-binary people who identify with expressions and experiences of being female.