Artistic Director

Disabled-led theatre company Vital Xposure is recruiting an Artistic Director.

We are looking for a visionary and inspirational artist/s, who wants to lead the next chapter of Vital Xposure's artistic journey. An individual/s who has ambition and who wants to explore and push the boundaries of new artistic approaches and deliver high quality, accessible work.

For over a decade, we have made disabled-led, radical, political performance championing hidden stories and marginalised voices.

Whilst we are based in London, we have national reach. We make national-touring, accessible work and position ourselves at the forefront of research and learning around disabled performance

This is an exciting time for Vital Xposure and you will join the company in time to shape and develop its next National Portfolio Organisation application in June/July 2025.

This is a vital role with Vital Xposure.

Contract type: Permanent / part time: 0.6 F/T equivalent

Salary: £49,595 - £ 54,678 pro-rata

Application deadline: Monday 17 February, at 12.00 midday

If you would like to find out more about the role and our company, 1:1 conversations can be arranged in the week commencing February 3rd 2025.

Full information about the role, how to arrange a 1:1 conversation, and how to send your application, can be found in the Application Pack which is available on Vital Xposure's website.

ABOUT VITAL XPOSURE

For over a decade, Vital Xposure has made disabled-led, radical, political performance championing hidden stories and marginalised voices. From our base in London, we make national-touring, accessible work and position ourselves at the forefront of research and learning around disabled performance.

We are committed to a future where marginalised people are recognised, celebrated and empowered as leaders, audiences, participants and artists. Through our work we examine and champion the value of disabled perspectives in our sector.

Vital Xposure theatre productions blend cutting-edge performance with powerful storytelling rarely seen on stage. Recent work includes Quiet Rebels, that toured across nine regions to sold-out audiences (Powerfully innovative and fiercely political - The Socialist Worker) and was recognised for its innovative integration of creative access in the dramaturgy and presentation (Arts Council England Digital Culture Awards 2023).

Our pioneering VX Labs research programme explores innovation in access and recontextualises the disabled experience. Informed by a national consultation, VX Labs are delivered in collaboration with regional venues and academic partner Central School of Speech and Drama .

Wellspring, Vital Xposure's talent development initiative showcases the next generation of disabled theatre-makers. From 2022-24, we were proud to support 16 disabled playwrights in partnership with Hampstead Theatre, Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre, Paines Plough and Theatre503.