SICK! Festival faces up to the complexities of mental and physical health. We present an outstanding international arts programme, weaving in perspectives from researchers, clinical practitioners, public health professionals, charities and those with lived experience of the issues we address. Themes are explored through many art forms – dance, theatre, film, spoken word – and through discussion and debate. We present and commission powerful, innovative and engaging work by artists from across Manchester, the UK and the world. We take the conversation into the heart of the communities where the subjects matter most as well as major cultural venues.
SICK! Festival has grown and evolved since 2013, emerging from reflections on our own lives and the lives of people around us to embrace issues of wider significance for communities and deep importance for individuals. We are constantly guided by those communities and individuals, who ground our work in real-life experience, huge knowledge and immense understanding of the sensitivities of emotive issues. All too often these subjects are kept away from public view and debate. We exist to change that.
SICK! Festival 2024’s Where’s the media now…? programme is set to run 3-31 May 2024 and we are looking for volunteers to support front of house, show stewarding and evaluation across this year’s events. Training will be provided for each position, and you will be supported by SICK!’s experienced team. Each volunteering shift will last between 3 and 4 hours.
You can find out more about the programme here: www.sickfestival.com
In return for your time, we will strive to offer you a worthwhile and rewarding experience. SICK! will offer expenses (travel, lunch/dinner) plus access to a show of your choice which we will pre-book for you.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic, excited about speaking to the public and supporting our ambitious programme, this year taking place exclusively across the areas of Moston, Harpurhey and Charlestown.
If this were of interest, we’d love to hear from you.
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The SICK! Team
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Various shifts lasting between 3 - 6 hours across the month of May