The Awen bus is part of the Ar Waith Ar Daith programme of events, a magical celebration for the tenth anniversary of Wales Millennium Centre, created by outdoor arts experts Walk the Plank.

Awen Schools, three outdoor training schools for arts practitioners, have taken place across Wales.

The Awen bus tour will take place in August until the beginning of September, and the finale event takes place in Cardiff Bay on Saturday 12th September 2015.

 

Wales Millennium Centre’s bus will be kitted out with high end technology, a stage, a kitchenette, and a lounge. The Awen bus will travel the length and breadth of Wales, meeting and engaging with artists, performers and public alike, creating short web-friendly video showcases of artwork and digitally connecting everybody to a magic cauldron in the foyer of the Wales Millennium Centre.

 

The Awen bus and magic cauldron project is the brainchild of the digital artist, NativeHQ. Drawing from the Welsh word “awen” (muse or inspiration) in the building’s inscription, the magic cauldron of inspiration is a key part of the creative vision for the project.

 

Visitors to the Centre will activate the magic cauldron in the foyer and will be able to communicate live with the team on the bus. When the bus is offline the cauldron will play videos of recent tour encounters and performances.

 

The bus team will be made up of:

  • Host/Presenter
  • Bus Driver/Tour Manager
  • Video Producer
  • Social Media Producer

 

The team will be supported by Walk the Plank the Administrator/Tour Booker, the NativeHQ partners, and the Ar Waith Ar Daith Communications Manager. None of these will be based on the bus.

 

Walk the Plank are recruiting a unique individual to be a bilingual host / presenter on the bus tour. Their role will include greeting and hosting artists in different locations, presenting to camera, encouraging artists to perform and engage in discussions about their inspirations, and enthusing crowds in villages or towns when the bus rolls in.

 

Key skills

  • Bilingual (Welsh / English) - essential
  • Have a lively, vibrant and engaging personality with a good sense of humour
  • Be able to perform, entertain and improvise
  • Be able to host, to engage audiences and to set a creative, playful and welcoming tone
  • Have demonstrable experience of being confident on camera, with a showreel provided as a link or video file
  • Have an excellent knowledge of Wales’ arts scenes and to be well networked in them
  • Have a genuine appreciation of the different art forms and traditions that exist in Wales
  • Ability to perform solo with a musical instrument is highly desirable
  • Ability to engage as an individual on social media is desirable, although training on this can be provided if other criteria are met

 

Period of contract

5 weeks as part of the bus team - August 2015

Based on working 5 days out of 7 a week

 

Accommodation and Pd’s

Accommodation (B&B) will be provided for the tour on the bus, as well as a per diem rate per day

 

Fee

£600 a week

 

Timeline

Application deadline - Friday 29th May 2015

Interviews to be held w/c 8th June

 

Please apply by emailing recruitment@walktheplank.co.uk with a letter of application and any supporting material

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