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<p>Shaper/Caper are recruiting for the new role of Lead Dance Artist</p><p>Shaper/Caper is a touring dance company based in Dundee, with a wide ranging engagement programme including Dance for Parkinson's classes and 116 workshops in primary schools each year.</p><p>We are looking for a warm, creative, and inspiring Lead Dance Artist, with a contemporary dance background, to join our award winning team at Shaper/Caper. In this role, you will work closely with our Artistic Director, Thomas Small.</p><p><br></p><p>The Lead Dance Artist:</p><ul><li>works closely with our Artistic Director to develop creative experiences for people to enjoy, explore, and express themselves through movement and dance.</li><li>plays a key role in developing our ambitious plans for the growth of our engagement work across three interconnected strands of Shaper/Caper’s work: artistic creation, professional pathways, and creative experiences programmes, to make a positive impact on people and communities in Dundee and beyond.</li><li>manages a team of Dance Artists to deliver our engagement activity across our 3 strands.</li><li>makes the Artistic Director’s artistic vision happen: from developing new strands of engagement activity to managing existing programmes and all the bits in between and beyond! </li></ul><p>Our priority audiences are Children and Young People, Working Class Families, LGBTQ+ people, and marginalised people or communities.</p><p>For full information and terms, please download our Job Pack, https://www.shapercaper.com/workwithus</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TERMS:</strong></p><p><strong>Contract</strong>: One year fixed term contract with ambition to extend subject to ongoing fundraising.</p><p><strong>Salary</strong>: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum depending on experience.</p><p><strong>Hours</strong>: 37.5 hours per week</p><p><strong>TO APPLY:</strong> </p><p>Please email us your CV and a supporting statement telling us why you are applying for this role and what skills and qualities you will bring to the job. You should also share links or materials that demonstrate your artistic practice (video, website, portfolio, etc.).</p><p>Please send all this information to jobs@shapercaper.com</p><p><strong>Closing Date:</strong> Thursday 4th September 2025 at 5pm. </p><p>All applicants will be informed if they have been shortlisted or not by 5pm on Friday 5th September. </p><p><strong>Audition & interview:</strong> Friday 12th September 2025. </p><p>The day will start with a Company Class and learning repertoire. Candidates will then deliver a short 10-min creative task with primary school children so we can see you in delivery mode. The day will end with in-person interviews. Full information and a schedule for the day will be provided to shortlisted candidates.</p><p>If you have any questions please call us on 01382 413 007 or email us at hello@shapercaper.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

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