February 2017 Blog Posts (43)

A2:Connect Artists in Schools Fair and Regional Network Event - Call for Artists and Delegates

Arts Active will be holding an Artist's Fair and Regional Network Event for A2:Connect Arts and Education Network Central and South area at the beginning of April. Its an event designed to showcase artists and arts organisations who work in schools and to build connections and generate engagement within the sector. Among the delegates will be headteachers, creative agents, arts development staff and other arts professionals involved in bringing artists into…
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Added by Zoe Munn on February 15, 2017 at 5:11 — No Comments

TEAM Skill Swap and Workout hits West Wales

People of West Wales! We're really looking forward to descending on Cardigan with our balloons, pick a mix and post it notes ready for a day of creativity and collaboration. 

If you have never been to a Skill Swap and Workout event before, let me explain a bit. It is free event run by TEAM aimed at supporting us all as TEAM members to create in an increasingly challenging financial climate. 

We based the event, which we started running a few years ago, on the premise…

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Added by Emma MacNab on February 10, 2017 at 7:33 — 2 Comments

Romeo And Juliet Cast Required

For Lily Theatre Company are putting on a exciting new production of Romeo & Juliet in the Mike Barlow Theatre from 15th May 2017.

We are still on the hunt for the following roles.

Friar John

Tybalt

Mr Montague

Asian Stretcher Carriers

Prince (This role would be perfect for a older lady)

Prince's Attendant

For more information please email marksadleractor@outlook.com and I will be able to provide you with…

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Added by Mark Sadler on February 9, 2017 at 21:30 — No Comments

New One Man Show In Development.

"Rain Before Dawn" a one man play about the life of a famous author who died at 44 years of age in 1940's Hollywood is presently in development.
Production opportunities are available.

Added by Wayne Adrian Drew on February 8, 2017 at 19:54 — No Comments

Please vote for Get the Chance in the Epic Awards!

Congratulations to the team of voluntary critics from Get the Chance who have been shortlisted for an Epic Award. Get the Chance is the host organisation for Young Critics Wales, Community Critics Wales and 3rd Act Critics. 

Their aim is to

"Create opportunities for a diverse range of people to experience and respond to sport, arts, culture and…

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Added by Guy O'Donnell on February 7, 2017 at 9:22 — No Comments

NTW TEAM Workout and Skills Swap West Wales

Next month with will be West Wales' first TEAM Workshop and Skills Swap. It will be run by the lovely Emma-Kayleigh McNab and Peter Scott at Small World Theatre in Cardigan on Saturday 4th March.

Do you have an idea which you'd like to get off the ground?

Are you looking to get involved in new projects and find new collaborators? Are you a theatre-maker who'd like to meet other theatre-makers and play for a day? Answer yes to any of these questions and Workout…

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Added by Diana Ford on February 7, 2017 at 5:32 — 1 Comment

A Postcard of Cardiff - Graig Du Theatre Players

This scanned photograph is from a postcard of Cardiff, taken in the early 1900s, looking towards the south of the city.The postcard was brought to an informal gathering a few months ago and it lead to an interesting discussion: Who are the people on the street? What have they achieved in their lives? Are they rich or poor? The scenario has been turned into…

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Added by Glyndwr Edwards on February 7, 2017 at 3:30 — No Comments

URGENT Casting - R&D Week in February

Fio are looking for actors, with a background in devising, to work on an R&D project in February, investigating immigration and the refugee crisis.

Dates: Feb 22nd-24th, Feb 27th-Mar 1st

Payment: ITC Minimum

The audition and R&D week will be based in Cardiff, with the audition taking place on Monday 13th February.  No travel expenses will be offered for either the audition or the R&D week.

Please send CVs and a brief explanation…

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Added by Alan Humphreys on February 7, 2017 at 3:12 — No Comments

Ocean Park Academy: A Creative Collaboration has begun!

January 13th marked the first day of our fantastic collaborative project with Ocean Park Academy, a school in Splott, funded by Arts Council Wales under the Creative Learning through the Arts programme.  We are now entering week five of the project and what a few weeks it's been!  

We are delighted to have John Norton (Bordergame, City of the Unexpected) take the lead as director and it has been great to watch him develop a fantastic working relationship with the learners during…

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Added by Naomi Chiffi on February 7, 2017 at 1:30 — No Comments

Director Wanted - Constellations" by Nick Payne - Cardiff and Wales

On In 5 and Little London Theatre are looking for a DIRECTOR for their forthcoming production of "Constellations" by Nick Payne. The approx dates are May 2nd 2017 to June 24th 2017. Sherman (Cardiff), Torch Theatre (Milford Haven) and small scale tour of Wales. £700 per week. Please email interest and CV to philippaburt@hotmail.com by Friday 17th February 2017. Interviews held w/c 27th February 2017

Added by Philippa Burt on February 6, 2017 at 11:26 — No Comments

Reflection on being part of the Ten Minute Musicals Project: January 2017. By Peter Cox

Reflection on being part of the Ten Minute Musicals Project:  January 2017. By Peter Cox

When I first saw the publicity for this exciting project it hit a nerve with me: I just ‘got it’. Immediately. The concept, the possibilities and potential, the achievability. The lot! …

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Added by Leeway Productions on February 5, 2017 at 6:15 — No Comments

Creative writing in Monkton

We had a lovely turn out for the creative writing workshop in Monkton Swifts last Saturday. Hosted by Kelly Jones and Tom Wentworth the workshop focused themes relating to Monkton. There were various tasks which included creating monologues and verbatim exercises. Participants were asked to bring photo's and memorabilia linked to the area which were used in discussion. Here are some shots from the day.…

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Added by Diana Ford on February 3, 2017 at 4:25 — No Comments

Billy Kerry’s ‘All Fur-Coat’

An Arts Council of Wales funded project gets the green light

The Romani Cultural & Arts Company is proud to announce a new exhibition of works by the artist Billy Kerry. This exciting installation of specially commissioned artworks is the latest in our…

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Added by Isaac Blake on February 2, 2017 at 1:18 — No Comments

Artur Conka’s ‘Rarebit please!’

An Arts Council of Wales funded project gets the green light

The Romani Cultural & Arts Company is proud to announce a new exhibition of works by the artist Artur Conka. This exciting installation of specially commissioned work is the latest in our groundbreaking Gypsy Maker…

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Added by Isaac Blake on February 2, 2017 at 0:58 — No Comments

‘DESIGN-A-BANDANA’ COMPETITION!

Delivered through the medium of English

EXCITING FREE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ART COMPETITION 2017

The Romani Cultural & Arts Company is once again co-ordinating the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller (GRT)…

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Added by Isaac Blake on February 2, 2017 at 0:29 — No Comments

My Body Welsh - Critical Chinwag - the local universal

This play was so good I went to see it twice.

The second time I brought along a few ntw TEAM members (existing and new) to share the experience and have a 'critical chinwag' afterwards.

There were lots of things I liked about the play, from its gentle wit to its highly animated protagonist, the wonderful use of props also as doubling as ingenious sound devices, and a refreshingly confident approach to bilinguality that wasn't laboured.



My Body Welsh throws us into the… Continue

Added by rachel rosen on February 2, 2017 at 0:21 — No Comments

Thoughts on My Body Welsh by Tara Robinson and Steffan Donnelly

       Last week I was lucky enough to be invited by Rachel Rosen, a member of the National Theatre Wales team, to watch My Body Welsh at Galeri in Caernarfon. The play was written by Tara Robinson and Steffan Donnelly. The Show was performed by Steffan Donnelly. Here was an actor/character who in the first few lines of the play described himself as being tall skinny and Welsh. .He was surrounded by many different kinds of water vessels all filled with water there were also two microphones…

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Added by andrew agace on February 1, 2017 at 11:00 — No Comments

The Art Of Cultural Exchange!

A cold evening in September my phone rang. It was our previous Artistic director John McGrath, he offered me a great opportunity to take part in an international cultural exchange programme in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - "A Arte de Intercâmbio." (The Art of Cultural Exchange).

I was one of 3 young artists from Britain taking part but what was special for me was that I was the only one representing Wales. As an artist from wales there's only one organisation that I could and would represent… Continue

Added by Ali Zay on February 1, 2017 at 6:15 — 8 Comments

Ten Minute Musicals- Leeway at The Other Room- 29/1/17

Reflections of an Emerging Director by Luke Hereford
'10am. Sunday morning. Porter's. A group of twenty or so artists gather in the chilly dimly lit pub theatre, and an excitedly nervous hubbub pervades the air. In approximately 8 hours, this group of talented and vastly unique collaborators will be…
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Added by Leeway Productions on February 1, 2017 at 5:30 — No Comments

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