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Job Description / Duties

The Annex Touring Stage Manager will assist with select pre-production logistics and planning related to touring and stage manage each performance for Ballet BC’s Annex project. This role will also accompany the Annex company on tour and act as the point of contact for all dancers and venue contacts while on the road. Flexibility, excellent communication and teamwork skills, and willingness to embrace an “outreach attitude” are a must. Experience or an interest in education and outreach and/or school touring an asset.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Stage Manager

● Stage manage each performance, adapting to the needs of each venue
● Assist Technical Director and Stage Carpenter with load in and strike at each venue
● Prepare stage and backstage/dressing room areas for dancers at each venue
● Keep show notes and records of each venue for archival purposes
● Maintain dancer first aid and hospitality kit
● Work collaboratively with the Ballet BC Annex team including Ballet BC Annex dancers, Ballet BC staff, and Ballet BC Annex contractors

Additional Information

Touring Manager

● Collaborate with the Technical Director in creating the touring schedule
● Create and distribute daily information sheets to dancers and touring crew including schedule, travel and accommodation information
● Connect with venue contacts in advance of arrival, and accompany dancers and crew to each venue
● Launder costumes during overnight stops on tour outside of Vancouver, and keep record of any repairs needed
● Organize catering for dancers and touring crew when required
● Attend scheduled production meetings as required
● Assist with production vehicle pack in advance of tour dates
● Maintain Ballet BC Annex database; enter and/or edit information on venues, contacts, crew, and dancers

Salary: $32.14 per hour

Contact Information

Samin Abaei (she/her) | Manager of People and Culture | Ballet BC
1286 Cartwright Street | Granville Island | Vancouver, BC | V6H 3R8

careers@balletbc.com 

Employer Profile

Combining classical integrity with a contemporary sensibility, Ballet BC is a company of 20 talented dancers from Canada and around the world that is committed to contemporary dance. Solidly grounded in the rigour and artistry of classical ballet, with an emphasis on innovation and the immediacy of the 21st century, the company presents a distinct and diverse repertoire of the most sought-after Canadian and international contemporary ballet choreography. Ballet BC continues its commitment to perform highly acclaimed productions on regional, national and international tours in addition to its regular performance season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver.

The largest dance organization in British Columbia, Ballet BC is a professional contemporary ballet company located in the heart of the culturally vibrant city of Vancouver, recognized as one of the world's most livable cities surrounded by wild, natural beauty.