Alternative Synergy The Company
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Paid Teaching Opportunity: ASTC Arts Educator
(Spring 2026)
Application Deadline: Friday, January 17 at 11:59 PM
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Alternative Synergy The Company (ASTC) is seeking a movement-based teaching artist for a paid, in-school performing arts residency running February through early June 2026.
This role supports weekly classes focused on movement for performance, acting support, and embodied creative learning for diverse student populations, including bilingual and neurodiverse learners.
This is not a dance technique or musical theatre role.
Movement is used as a tool to support acting craft, presence, regulation, and expressive clarity.
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Lead weekly movement-based or performance-support classes
Support students in developing physical confidence, focus, and expressive agency
Collaborate with ASTC leadership on curriculum and classroom structure
Participate in monthly paid alignment meetings
Work within trauma-informed, adaptive teaching frameworks
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This opportunity is well suited for artists who:
Have experience in contemporary, street, or hybrid movement practices
Are interested in teaching and facilitation (not just performing)
Are open to structure, collaboration, and ongoing learning
Are interested in working with diverse and multilingual student populations
Alignment, reliability, and curiosity matter most.
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$85/hour teaching rate (ASTC standard)
Additional paid preparation and alignment meetings
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Weekly, in-day sessions
February through early June 2026
Final schedule confirmed upon placement approval
How To Apply
Please complete the short interest form below to confirm availability and alignment: