Department: Programming, Community Engagement
Contract Status: Independent Contractor (November 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025)
Rate: $8,000 flat contract rate
SUMMARY OF POSITION
This temporary contract position oversees project management of Ailey Revelations Celebration, a dance-based community project taking place in four Boston neighborhoods in March 2025. The Project Manager will lead the design, management, and execution details relating to four large-scale dance workshops taking place in Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and Dorchester March 22-23, 2025. This role requires regular interaction with community members, local organizations, Celebrity Series staff and press relations team, production manager, plus staff and teaching artists with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Ailey Revelations Celebration is a community-based dance workshop where participants can experience first-hand the power and joy of Mr. Ailey’s iconic Revelations in one of four free workshops. This all-ages workshop invites residents to celebrate movement with a trio of Ailey artist-educators, learn from the masters, and engage with their community of creatives. No special equipment or dance experience is needed.
Alvin Ailey was a groundbreaking dancer, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958. His vision was to create a dance company that reflected the diversity and beauty of the African American experience. Since 1968, Celebrity Series has been the sole presenter of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Boston. While the location may have changed and enlarged as audiences grew over the decades, Celebrity Series remains committed to bringing the dance company to town each year. The company has been in Boston nearly every year for the past 57 years since the first Boston performance.
Project Timeline:
November 2024 – February 2025 Design, Planning & Recruitment
Early March 2025 PR, Final Recruitment & Preparations for Workshops
March 22-23, 2025 Workshops
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Manager will:
Celebrity Series will:
REQUIREMENTS
If you feel you can do this job well, even if your qualifications do not match all the requirements, we encourage you to apply and tell your story.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Celebrity Series offices are located at 20 Park Plaza, Suite 220 in Boston’s Back Bay. The building is convenient to public transportation and fully accessible. Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Work is often required off-site, yet within City of Boston. The Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates demonstrating diversity of race, age, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and national origin. Celebrity Series is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, artist and audience focus, and innovation.