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To find out more about our 2026 Socially Engaged Practice Traineeship, open the drawer below.
Traineeship in Socially Engaged Movement Practice (2026)
Vincent Dance Theatre (VDT) is inviting Expressions of Interest for a new Traineeship in Socially Engaged Movement Practice.
This training and mentoring opportunity is designed for an early career dance practitioner interested in facilitation and creating socially engaged performance work with young people and women at risk.
The successful trainee will shadow and support VDT’s Artistic Director and Participation Producer across two community-based initiatives in East Brighton. These include a Dance & Performance Programme of Free, Inclusive Movement Sessions for Young People at Moulsecoomb Hall and an ongoing Creative Health Project, Art of Recovery, with women and community partners across the city.
The traineeship offers hands-on experience in facilitation, socially engaged practice and community collaboration, alongside mentoring from Artistic Director Charlotte Vincent and the wider VDT team.
The placement runs May-July 2026 and September-December 2026, with a bursary of £2,500–£3,000(depending on circumstances and availability) and access to studio space to support the trainee’s own creative development.
This traineeship follows on from our successful Traineeship programme in 2024, with Lucy Clark and Catherine Sleeman.
‘Looking back, working with Charlotte was a pivotal point in my development as an artist and I’m forever grateful for the opportunity I had.’ Lucy Clarke, VDT Trainee 2024
‘Over the past few months, I’ve started playing with movement and text and landscape in a way that feels actually true to me, and I credit Charlotte with sparking this inside me.’ Catherine Sleeman, VDT Trainee, 2024
Applications are particularly welcomed from people currently underrepresented in the arts sector.
Please see full pack here
To apply please fill out this Expression of Interest form here
And VDT Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form here
Expression of Interest deadline: Wednesday 15 April 2026, Midday
Interviews: Thursday 23 April 2026
Contact: Antonia Grove Participation@vincentdt.com for further details or a chat about the Traineeship.
A young woman in red plaid pants dances energetically with an older woman in a bright room. They are smiling, conveying joy and connection.