Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: Jun 21, 2023
Deadline: Jul 05, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.
As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.
Overview
Saint Mary's College seeks to hire a per-course adjunct faculty member to teach Dance 280: Dance Production in the traditional undergraduate Dance program in Fall 2023.
This course will be taught on the Moraga campus, in person.
This course offers practical backstage crew work, combined with reflection on the ways in which dance is a collaborative and experiential art form. No matter what your level of prior experience, we invite you to deepen your understanding and practice of the specific skills, both technical and relational, that go into technical theatre production. This course introduces students to the roles needed for the backstage crew for a dance concert. Backstage preparation will include one meeting early in the fall semester in which roles will be discussed and disseminated. Next, students will complete tasks to prepare the space for performance which may include hanging and focusing lights, organizing costumes, and laying the dance floor for the fall or spring dance concert. Students will also attend informal showings, technical and dress rehearsals, and final performances both on and off campus. Most of the hours for the course will be consolidated into spacing week, tech week and show week.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have profeesionl experience working in a college environment in production management and technical theatre and an MFA in Dance.
Applicants must be available to attend the following events:
Calendar:
Dance faculty are also required to attend dance faculty meetings and will be compensated for those hours.
Candidates must reside in California
The salary is $2,483 - $3,336, depending on qualifications. The salary range for this position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/127259jeid-e1683562a92b75458dc173ff2c3b8663