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About this event
Push the Boat Out’s award-winning festival returns from 22nd to 24th November 2024, with an ambitious line-up that blends poetry, performance and art in a vibrant celebration of words and creativity across 50 events and more than 120 artists!
An event unlike any other, Push The Boat Out (PTBO) remains Scotland’s newest poetry and multi arts festival, with a growing year round programme and a strong community ethos. This year sees us collaborating with four new venue partners – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Dance Base, Dovecot Studios and the Pleasance.
Volunteering details
Description of activity:
Push the Boat Out will run from 22 to 24 November 2024 at Dancebase, Pleasance, Dovecot Studios and the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Inspired by the vibrancy and range of contemporary poetry, hip hop, and spoken word from Scotland, the UK, and further afield, PTBO is Edinburgh's only poetry festival. It aims to give poetry a new platform, creating an environment where all variations of this vital artform are encouraged to grow, evolve and even collide. We want to explore fresh, inventive ways to bring poetry and audiences together by challenging perceptions of what poetry is and how it can be enjoyed, and opening up poetry in all its wonderful guises to new and diverse audiences.
To make all of this happen we need a crack team of volunteers to support the festival. You will be on site during the festival - we will set shifts and you will have a range of duties from being a welcoming face as artists and audience arrive, to supporting audience members to find their way around the buildings, helping with Front of House, artist liaison and set up - and other things that might come up. You will receive training prior to volunteering, there will be clear expectations for your time at the venue and support from core team members will be available. As well as gaining valuable experience in working in a world class arts venue and festival environment, there will be opportunities to see some of the amazing programme at Push the Boat Out 2024. You can view the whole programme online at www.pushtheboatout.org
Location: Dancebase, Pleasance, Dovecot Studios and the Scottish Storytelling Centre
Timescale: Festival events run from 22nd to 24th November 2024. We’ll be recruiting volunteers on a rolling basis so we’ll be in touch with you once we receive your application to arrange a chat.
Training: All Volunteers must attend a general induction session on the week beginning 18th November 2024
Availability: All volunteers will be given a rota based on availability supplied at the time of application.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
▪ Welcoming all visitors to Push the Boat Out events, assisting with enquiries in a positive and friendly manner
▪ Providing information on Festival events
▪ Directing people around the buildings
▪ Supporting Front of House staff
▪ Instructing visitors as directed by the Production Manager
▪ Meet & greet artists and organise refreshments as directed by the Production Manager
▪ Supporting set up in different rooms if required
Any contribution big or small can make a huge difference. There are many benefits to yourself and others when you volunteer!