DeNada Seeks Tech Manager for the Premiere and Tour of Mariposa: a Queer Tragedy Inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly

DeNada Dance Theatre is looking for a technical manager for the Birmingham premiere and autumn and winter tour of its new narrative production, Mariposa: a Queer Tragedy Inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/388545713

We are looking for a technical manager with quick learning skills, artistic sensibility , experience operating light and sound, and a driving license valid for vans to join DeNada’s dynamic and fun team on the road.

We can offer a fee of Responsibilities include:

Mariposa: a Queer Tragedy Inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly

  • -  Learning lighting design, cues, sound, etc from lighting designer Barnaby Booth during technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals at Birmingham Hippodrome, Patrick Studio.

  • -  Operating LX and sound for premiere at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Studio on Sept 30 and Oct 1

  • -  Operating LX and sound on tour

  • -  Liaising with Company Director, Producer, and other technical support for planning of get in and rehearsals on

    tour

  • -  Overseeing get ins on tour

  • -  Where appropriate, driving set, costumes, props etc from storage to venue and back (generally stored in

    Birmingham and Leeds)

  • -  Liaising with venue technical teams

  • -  Dates: stage rehearsals Sept 28, Sept 29 (Birmingham Hippodrome)

    Premiere: Sept 30 and Oct 1 (Birmingham Hippodrome)
    Performances in Leeds’ Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre: Oct 11 (get in)

    Oct 12
    Performance at The Lowry: Jan 16 (get in and show)

    In total, the contract would be for the following 11 days:

    Sept 28 - Learning Mariposa show from, and assisting, lighting designer Barnaby Booth, Birmingham Hippodrome
    Sept 29 – Learning Mariposa show from, and assisting, lighting designer Barnaby Booth, Birmingham Hippodrome

    Sept 30 – Mariposa, premiere performance
    Oct 1 - Mariposa, premiere performance- Drive Set to Leeds
    Oct 11. – Mariposa get-in, Leeds
    Oct 12. - Mariposa performance, Leeds
    Jan 16- Mariposa, get in and performance, The Lowry - Drive set to Leeds 1 day to liaise with Leeds and The Lowry in advance

    8 days in total at £200 per day (inclusive of per diem) = £1600.

    If you would like more information about the productions, tour schedule and responsibilities, fees, etc, or would like to express interest, please write to Carlos Pons, choreographer: carlos@denada-dance.com or call/text 07835501264 before Friday Sept 24 2021. We would like to hear from Midlands or Yorkshire-based technicians for logistic ease but are open to hearing from people from other regions.

Carlos Pons