Job: - Co-founder and Associate Director of Mokita Grit Youth Theatre - WANTED!

Mokita Grit Youth Theatre, under the umbrella of Mokita Grit Productions, is seeking a co-founder and associate director to work alongside Artistic Director, Ben Murray-Watson.
Mokita Grit Youth Company. Community in London. Run and taught by professional theatre practitioners, we specialize in creating unique and wonderful individuals through integrated group work and performance. Through company workshops, classes and games, we aim to develop confidence, teamwork, and a community of young people who are capable of taking these attributes into their school, their home and their peer groups. Mokita Grit Youth Company values integrity above celebrity. Students will gain invaluable performance and people skills to not only give them a great platform for further training but also to help them become creative and consummate lovers of life.
Emphasis here is on company. We aim to create small pockets of community in spaces throughout London. A company of young people will meet on a weekly basis and grow and develop together as a team. Initially working with 8 – 12 year olds, the right candidate must be extremely ambitious and energetic and have a true and real love of working with young people. This is a long term project and the successful applicant, as well as leading or assisting the weekly classes, will have a strong say in the creative and artistic development of the company. This is a real opportunity to create something sustainable that both provides an income but also has a massively positive effect on the young people in London. For more information please write to:- benmurraywatson@gmail.com
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Mokita Grit Youth Theatre

Mokita Grit Youth Theatre
Community In London


Mission Statement:

Run and taught by professional theatre practitioners, Mokita Grit Youth Theatre will work with students aged 8-12, developing confidence, teamwork and community. Students will gain invaluable performance and people skills to enable them to become creative and consummate lovers of life. Emphasis here is on company; we aim to create small pockets of communities throughout London, engaging not only with our students, but also their schools, homes and peer groups.

How will we implement our aims?

Starting with one company of students aged 8-12 we will run three weekly three-hour sessions for 20-25 children as "taster-sessions" allowing both students and parents to discover what we are offering without any obligation.
Following these "taster-sessions", we will establish a permanent group of students who will attend regular weekly classes and begin to create a community.
Classes will be run by professionals currently working in the theatre industry, and is spearheaded by experienced youth worker Ben Murray-Watson under the guidance of Mokita Grit Productions. This structure will enable significant connection with the industry and create opportunities for children to be involved in, and learn more about, current theatre.
Each session will be tailored to the children in the company, and will specifically encourage cooperation and teamwork, building trust and collaboration.
All classes will be run by a leader and an assistant; allowing absolute focus on the children's needs, and developing their confidence within an immensely supportive environment.
All classes will be planned in advance, but leaders will also take into account the immediate needs of the students and tailor sessions accordingly.
Once this first company has been established with at least two terms of regular classes, we will support that company to produce showcases, productions and engage with their local communities.
We will begin in the London Borough of Islington, but we aim to take this model into other communities and Boroughs in London once the first company is firmly established.
Any profit from running classes that remains after employing staff and paying for the rehearsal venue will be returned to a central account that will go to fund any showcases and productions by the company. They will also go towards running "taster sessions" in other boroughs.

Update

I've been rubbish at keeping this updated but there are many exciting things happening. Expect in the near future, articles on Storytelling and Youth Work and also exciting developments with Mokita Productions and their merger with Grit Productions.