Soul Roberts

Projects:

'HERE:NOW', Jenna Unwin – Peterborough, UK (April 2023) | 'ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)', DLG Company – Valencia, ES, (March 2023) | 'Coiled Up', SABABA CO. – Cambridge, UK (Jan 2023) | 'Moving Stories', Katy Hewison – Leeds, UK (April 2019)

Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with dance artist/s to observe, assess & strategize about the artistic content & context of the work
• Share expertise & provide creative and constructive direction to the artist/s.
• Assist project evaluation in accordance with ACE; considering artistic, financial & social achievements & impact.
• Interpret artists explorations to obtain clear artistic objective artistic.
• Facilitate physical & theoretical to enhance creative concept and explorations.
• Adopt multi-perspectives to provide dramaturgical support & advise on transferability to target audience.

Projects:

'Demand the Impossible', Common Wealth Theatre - Cardiff, UK (2024) | 'The Palace of Varieties', Gary Clark Co. - Barnsley, UK (2023) | 'Herd', Charlie Morrisey & Rachel Kirsche - Huddersfield, UK (2023) | 'SHED' & 'Sunny Side', Northern Rascals - York, Leeds, Halifax & London, UK (2019 - present) | 'That House', Soul Roberts - Hebden Bridge, UK (2023) | 'One Next to Me', Milla Koistinen - Berlin, DE & Salzburg, AT (2019 - 2022) | 'We Are Still Here', Emma Valtonen - Dusseldorf, DE & Imatra, FI (2021 - 2022) | 'Improplay Project', Katy Hewison - Leeds, UK (2019 - 2021) | 'Aftermath', Northern Rascals & Northern Rascals - Halifax, UK (2020) | 'In-corporative', Tanz Company Gervasi – Vienna & Dornbirn, AT (2019) | 'Anti-clockwise Spin', Cecilia Bengolia - London, UK (2019) | 'The Department of Love', Alvin Tran - London, UK (2019) | 'A Midsummer Touche', Kaia Goodenough - London & Ipswich, UK (2019) | 'L'incoronazione di Poppea', Salzburg Festspiele (Jan Lauwers & Paul Blackman) - Salzburg, AT (2018)

Responsibilities:

• Artistically approach challenging social/cultural subjects, which draw from true stories, with great deal of sensitivity.
• Secure appropriate professional insurances to cover health, welfare & public liability.
• Maintain conscientious attitude & openness when in creative periods.
• Work collaboratively & independently to for-see potential problems during outdoor and site-specific performance, adapt accordingly.
• Work through improvisational and set structure to develop high quality work.
• Be flexible with working times to support varying production hours.
• Travel and stay at different locations appropriate to working location.
• Demonstrate a high level of intelligence and understanding of both one’s own physical and mental capabilities & of the fellow colleagues, when working on solo and partner/group work dance material.
• Employ adaptive communicative approaches (considering language and cultural differences) when working with professional and non-professional dancers.
• Maintain high physical fitness level, in order to maintain physical and mental stamina during/in-between rehearsal & performance periods.
• Adapt dance material & composition quickly, so that it is appropriate for performer/s audience & environment.
• Offer a responsive & positive attitude when working with unfamiliar & heavy equipment.
• Embody the artistic intention & deliver the leader/choreographers artistic intentions/expectations.
• Listen & negotiate way through complex & challenging scenarios.
• Keep young people engaged & proactive in participatory work & adhere to health & safety/ safeguarding regulations.

Organisations:

Middle Floor - Leeds, UK | Our Big Picture - Grimsby, UK | Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Undergraduate & Centre for Advance Training) - Leeds, UK | Tanssistudio Jami - Imatra, FI | Northern Rascals Dance Company - Leeds, UK | Gibraltar Dance & Sports Federation - Gibraltar, GIB.

Responsibilities:

• Producing, creating and facilitating contemporary dance & dance theatre workshops for dancers (amateur-professional).
• Deliver workshops on behalf of dance companies & organisations, whilst employing company dance methodologies.
• Build risk assessments in accordance with Equity insurance.
• Adhere to health & safety, safeguarding & COVID-19 regulations for young people & vulnerable adult participants.
• Use mental health first aid training to prevent/treat workshop participants suffering with mental health issues.
• Creating inclusive environment for all dance participants of differing skill levels, including individuals with SEN.
• Observing & facilitating safe movement practise for all participants, by assessing & offering appropriate feedback on technical fundamentals of contemporary dance.
• Inspire individuals, offer industry information & career pathway guidance.
• Instill & maintain a positive approach to dance & be responsive to the energy of the room.
• Represent organisation & companies whilst maintaining professional reputations.
• Openly support fellow colleagues when sharing teaching roles
• Creating marketing materials for the workshop with Canva, Microsoft Office & social media platforms.
• Strategizing & promoting workshops to desired demographic, using social media, word of mouth, paper publication, emails.
• Coordinating with organisations to discuss & hire spaces, insurances & licenses when teaching/facilitating nationally & internationally.

Projects:

'MOVE THRU YOU' (Art Exhibition) - Our Big Picture, Grimsby UK (July - Sept 2023) | 'Dreaming Awake' (Studio performance) - Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge, UK (Sept 2022) | 'That House' (Studio performance) - Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge, UK (Sept 2022) | 'IsolationisHome' (Online performance platform) | 'Zoo' - Sadler's Wells, London, UK (July 2017) | 'Conservatoire for Dance & Drama – Interdisciplinary Intensive' - Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK (Aug 2016)
Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
• Building funding and commission applications applications to support production of project.
• Devising and writing creative concepts that meet artistic intention, consider social impact & meet funders criteria's.
• Confidently build & following financial budgets & targets and demonstrate good use of Excel.
• Liaising with project collaborators to coordinate project schedules, source accommodation & book flights.
• Build 'letters of agreements', risk assessments and abide by industry standards and Equity union.
• Identified creative issues, analyzing information & providing practicals solutions.
• Work with organisation to secure appropriate music &/or educational licenses need for public performances.
• Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working both with a group & independently.
• Facilitate artistic exploration & expectation, whilst documenting, feedback and evaluating the projects success & areas of improvement.
• Make/choreograph solo & group work for dancers (amateur-professional).
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficient in using Canva, social media, photography to create project marketing materials.
• Cultivated adaptive interpersonal skills when building/securing positive relationships and partnerships with NPO's & independent artists & administrators (dance, theatre & visual arts organisations).
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance & lead team conscientiously through a proactive and efficiently day of activity.
• Build evaluation report for funders post-project.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and creativity while tackling many tasks at one given time.

Responsibilities:

• Greeted guests in with friendliness & professionalism.
• Worked closely with working team to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
• Assisted supervisors in all aspects of theatres operations, including the selling of merchandise, bartending & ushering.
• Complete fire safety training.

Responsibilities:

• Direct and usher Twickenham Rugby's high-profile clients to appropriate restaurant/bar.
• Respond accordingly to general enquiries about days program.
• Be aware of suspicious activity/behaviours within grounds and respond with official procedures.
• Diffuse challenging behaviour towards myself, fellow colleagues & public.

Responsibilities:

• Working well with large team of staff to provide high quality silver service catering for weddings, as waiter.
• Answer clients/guests queries about food, drink and venue, as bartender.
• Maintain general knowledge about types of beverages and foods being served, including common allergies.
• Serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and to mix simple cocktails.
• Money handling and cashing up.

Responsibilities:

• Register and regulate the attendants entering the building & entering dance studios.
• Use Microsoft Excel to record all attendants, payments taken and to record phone calls taken.
• Money handling and use of cash register.
• Cashing up.
• Answering phone calls and directing individual to appropriate department, with phone extension number.
• Enforcing appropriate safety procedures and fire safety regulations of Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide quality customer service for new & existing customers.
• Have a rounded knowledge & understanding of the different alcohols & offer said knowledge to customers when queried.
• Enforce 'Challenge 21' policy when necessary.
• Liaise with management & security to tackle challenging situations.
• Money handling, cashing up & complete 'z reports'.
• General cleaning duties .
• Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
• Obtained cash bank and stocked bar & stock room in preparation for bar operation.