November 2013 Blog Posts (99)

Peer Group Diversions - Rhayader

Only just catching breath after a very, very enjoyable residency in old Rhayader town with John, Gavin, Simon and a posse of new Dutch friends from Peer Group.

Spent one afternoon on a 'diversion' up a hill with with Bud Jones (theatre designer) and Gwynfor (the local hedge-layer). I think we laid about 5 metres of hedge between us although Gwynfor had probably done about 25 on his own before Bud and I arrived to slow his progress. Hugely enjoyable none the less.

Dirk (from…

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Added by Ralph Bolland on November 19, 2013 at 14:04 — No Comments

Playable Cities: Brazil

I’m a bit late blogging about this, since it was all announced last week, but I just wanted to take a moment to talk about a wonderful programme that I’m involved with, on behalf of NTW, called Recife: The Playable City a UK/Brazil cultural exchange led by Bristol’s Watershed, in partnership with the…

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Added by Katherine Jewkes on November 19, 2013 at 4:30 — No Comments

Calling Youth Dance Groups in Wales to take part in U.Dance & U.Dance Cymru 2014

Following the success of U.Dance 2012 and U.Dance 2013, NYAW is looking to host platforms at Galeri, Caernarfon and Sherman Cymru, Cardiff early in 2014.


 To be part of this fantastic opportunity and showcase for youth dance in Wales, please register your interest by completing this short online…
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Added by National Youth Arts Wales on November 19, 2013 at 4:06 — No Comments

CNC Windows

Just a taster for the next show....

Added by Geoff Ford on November 18, 2013 at 11:40 — No Comments

Mark Kermode on FilmTEAM's Adam Dawson

As part of the London 2012 Festival, North Wales filmmakers took part in the HANSEL OF FILM - a relay of short films round Britain, from Shetland to Southampton and back, curated by MARK KERMODE & LINDA RUTH WILLIAMS. FilmTEAM were well-represented, not least by the amazing Adam Dawson. Here's what Mark Kermode has to say about his film...

"We were very keen when we started the Hansel to say "whatever you've got, show it to us".  There was one film called 'The Child' made…

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Added by Jan Miller on November 18, 2013 at 10:02 — 1 Comment

The Killing Flower

Music Theatre Wales is currently receiving astonishing reviews for our latest production – THE KILLING FLOWER by Salvatore Sciarrino. I think this is an exceptional work, staged in a way that should appeal to NTW audiences, so I wanted to write about it here. Why?

  • It’s based on the highly charged story of composer-cum-murderer Gesualdo
  • The audience sits inside Simon Banham’s design (he also designed The Persians and Coriolan/us), right alongside the…
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Added by Michael McCarthy on November 18, 2013 at 10:00 — 1 Comment

Dullness means having a lark.

Dull to me means grey, boring, or lacking interest. Last week in Rhayader I learnt that it can mean daft, silly, or having a lark. Local ranger, Al told me this on the corner, by the estate agents after having had tea at his Gran’s house. I was intrigued by the unusual use of this word. Having been brought up in a hamlet just outside of Salisbury before moving to East London, then to Madrid, then to Aberystwyth (where I currently reside) I’ve become attentive to different phrases and sounds…

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Added by Rebecca Louise Collins on November 18, 2013 at 3:25 — No Comments

HOUSE

Added by Theatr Wildcats on November 18, 2013 at 1:36 — No Comments

Arts Award Discover & Explore adviser training

 

Do you work with young people? Support their creative development with Arts Award. Train as an Arts Award Discover & Explore adviser and learn everything you need to deliver these two Arts Award levels, enabling you to support children and young people aged 5 to 25 to discover and explore the arts. Arts Award is open to young people of all interests and…

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Added by Leanne Rahman on November 15, 2013 at 4:23 — No Comments

Young Critics Review: Ballet Cymru presents Romeo & Juliet.

On Sunday the 10th of November I attended Ballet Cymru’s performance of Romeo And Juliet in the Wales Millennium Centre.  Having not had much experience with dance theatre, especially ballet I was looking forward to witnessing something new. The ballet took place in the Weston studio where I found the set visually intriguing, different parts of the stage had rows of chains which enabled the dancers the freedom to move in the space and give the…

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Added by Sarah Finch on November 15, 2013 at 4:00 — No Comments

Creative Apprenticeships Information & Networking Event

Creative Apprenticeships information, networking and CPD event

Wednesday 27th November 2013

The Gate Arts Centre

 

•        Thinking of employing a young person?

•        Could you benefit from extra capacity and…

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Added by Leanne Rahman on November 15, 2013 at 3:47 — 1 Comment

Thunder Gate and Encounters - The Llanarth Group in Japan

A further blog about the cultural exchange with Ami Theatre, and actor-training techniques can be found at: http://kaiteoreilly.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/thunder-gate-and-encounters/

Added by Kaite O'Reilly on November 14, 2013 at 14:04 — No Comments

Leah to walk the high wire... but her JustGiving web address has changed!

http://www.justgiving.com/Leah-Crossley1

In recent months, Fran Medley sadly passed away. She was the epitome of bravery and inspiration. And I was very lucky to call her my friend. In honour of Fran - a way of continuing her legacy of challenges and taking risks - saying thank you for so much - and finding a personal and meaningful way of saying bon-voyage - I have decided to walk the high wire. I have…

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Added by Leah on November 14, 2013 at 6:39 — No Comments

Introducing: Paper Stages - Live streamed Launch

We've been working with Andy Field at Forest Fringe to produce a new version of Paper Stages; a collection of 20 contributions from artists that…

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Added by Simon Coates on November 14, 2013 at 6:30 — No Comments

Choice Project - Putting people in their Place - ShocknAwe

Image from the launch of the films from the Choice project at the Sennedd last week

- check out the films here

www.youtube.com/user/welshfilmproject/videos…

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Added by Paddy Faulkner on November 14, 2013 at 4:05 — No Comments

Response Time: Beneath the Surface - Call for Participants

Following on from our two previous RESPONSE TIME projects, PILOT LIGHT and TRANSITIONS Scriptography Productions will be hosting a performed response to art, space and environment at the Gas Gallery, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth during the…

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Added by Sandra Bendelow on November 14, 2013 at 1:18 — 1 Comment

PeerGrouP and NTW Artists Residency in Powys

Theatre company PeerGrouP from the Netherlands have been working with NTW to deliver a five day artists residency in and around Rhayader in Powys, which PeerGrouP call a Diversion. Eights artists from the UK, including four from Powys and two artists from the Netherlands have been working with PeerGrouP to start to explore, think about and develop how they may work…

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Added by Gavin Porter on November 14, 2013 at 0:53 — No Comments

The Rhondda Assembly Round Up

Now that the dust has settled I thought that I’d write a few words of the Rhondda Assembly that took place in the Park and Dare on 26th October. It was the final day of NTW’s residency in Treorchy.

 

Personally the month of October was a great journey that allowed me to feel closer and more connected to my country of birth. During the month I met and…

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Added by Gavin Porter on November 14, 2013 at 0:07 — No Comments

3rd Age Critic Review Kindertransport, New Theatre, Review Barbara Michaels

KINDERTRANSPORT, NEW THEATRE, CARDIFF

 

Writer: Diane Samuels

Director: Andrew Hall

Composer: Matthew Bugg

Reviewer: Barbara Michaels

 



It is almost impossible to watch a performance of this play without feeling emotional involvement.  For those who…

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Added by Guy O'Donnell on November 13, 2013 at 2:21 — No Comments

Silly Kings TEAM Social

 

On Wednesday 18th December at 7pm in a Spiegeltent inside the Cardiff castle grounds TEAM members and family are invited to the Silly Kings TEAM Social.  As this is our first Christmas family show we would love to have you there.  Instead of allocating you all with a standard plus one, this time its the more the merrier...well it is Christmas after all.  Bring along mums, dads, sisters, brothers, nieces, cousins, your children, friends children (best to…

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Added by Anna Poole on November 13, 2013 at 2:00 — No Comments

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