International volunteering
Artist assistant during KFDA Festival
From 21/04/14 to 08/05/14 in Brussels
The Kunstenfestivaldesarts is an international arts festival that takes place every year in May. For a three-week period, it takes place in around twenty theatres and arts centers in Brussels, as well as various other venues in the city, which kindly open their doors to the festival. It comprises a selection of artistic work created by international and Belgian artists. It is a cosmopolitan festival that takes place in Brussels, the only city in Belgium where the country's two largest communities live together. Several Flemish- and French-speaking institutions are involved in the project. Fundamentally conceived as a bilingual undertaking, it contributes to encouraging dialogue between the various communities living in the city.
The Kunstenfestivaldesarts also runs a series of encounters and workshops alongside its program that are aimed at putting its artistic projects at the heart of the city and the people who
In 2014 the festival will take place from May the 2nd to the 24th. You will find more information on the website: www.kunstenfestivaldesarts.be
The Kunstenfestivaldesarts is looking for a volunteer able to speak Mandarin to help and assist a Taiwanese artist during the preparation of his performance for the 2014 Festival.
You must…
- Be passionate by the artistic world and particularly the contemporary performing arts
- Be ready to accomplish an intense and demanding volunteering in an international team,
- speak Mandarin and English in order to translate simultaneously for the Belgian team, thus, good notions of French or Dutch are compulsory,
- Have some knowledge of technical vocabulary related to performing arts,
- Be able to work autonomously and to be responsible and flexible.
Main tasks:
- You will assist the artist and his team on elementary staging and production dimensions of his work and help him during his stay in Belgium,
- You will be a crucial link between the artist and his entourage by translating his intentions to the team of the festival,
- You will be a full member the artistic team and you will have to support them from the preparation of the project to its achievement (setting up, rehearsals, shows…).
You will receive a financial compensation of 35€ per day and public transports during working hours will be reimbursed.
Be careful! You will have to be available most of the time and to be ready to work late… This will be a dynamic and intense experience!