Billingham International Folklore and Dance Festival Guide Volunteer (Billingham)
12 days
Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance: 9th August - 21st August
Billingham International Folklore Festival is the largest of its kind in the UK, bringing you the best of traditional and contemporary dance from across the world. Over 300 international performers share their dance, music, and culture, showcase a vast repertoire in spectacular costumes, and collaborate in creating new work, fusing different styles of dance, art forms and sport.
This is a very special role which requires dedication, energy and enthusiasm, but will be fantastically rewarding for anyone with a keen interest in dance, folklore, performance and international culture.
As a Billingham Festival Guide Volunteer you will assist your performers from 9am - 11pm each day. You will be provided with accomodation at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel in Stockton-on-Tees. You will be provided with breakfast at the hotel, a packed lunch, and an evening meal in Billingham. You will travel on the tour bus to Billingham with the performers each morning and return with them in the evening. You will have one day off and one day out with your performers to a place of interest in Tees Valley. There will be several social events in the evenings where you can meet and get to know the performers, staff and volunteers. Fluency in Spanish will be a bonus.
What's in it for you? You'll have fun, meet new people and be part of a team! You'll learn about event management, develop great customer service skills, discover new performers and artists and be at the heart of the Festival. You can attend events free of charge. You'll be helping the performers and the audience have a great time, making the festival a success. You'll gain confidence, learn about different career opportunities, connect with and support your community. And you'll enhance your CV.
Once you have signed up to be part of Tees Valley Festivals Volunteering you will receive training in Customer Service and Health & Safety. There will be opportunities for further training in Inclusivity & Accessibility, Working with Children, Digital Capture, Content Creation and Social Media, and Sound and Technical Production. You can also get involved in some exciting creative community art and music workshops which will be running across the Tees Valley. And you can earn, and take part in, the RSA's wonderful new Badge Nation Award Programme.
Age 18+