Rhiannon White's Blog (41)

Life under Trump

 The young people at Albany Park Theatre describe what life's like under Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pszfkOisTF0&t=4s

Added by Rhiannon White on April 13, 2017 at 6:00 — No Comments

From Cardiff to Chicago with love

Day one: The Wall of Respect

(The Cultural Centre, Downtown Chicago)

It's the 50th Anniversary commemoration of the wall of respect and we're here to see an exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Centre that documents the Black Power movement. The exhibition displays photos, letters, books and poems. 

The wall on 43rd Street that of a derelict tavern was painted in 1967 with a mural 20ft by 60ft. 

In 1966 the slogan "Black Power" energised the Black…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 11, 2017 at 3:32 — 1 Comment

Where are all the working class artists?

Over the past 6 months I've been writing a report for the AHRC on what it means to be working class and work within the creative industries.

I've been up and down the Country interviewing people from young people, artists, activists, mps, creatives and educators. Asking them about their connection with art, who they thought art was for and finding out if anyone could become an artist regardless of social class. My mission to build a picture of how people are currently…

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Added by Rhiannon White on March 30, 2017 at 4:38 — 2 Comments

Hello 2017! Hello TEAM Panel!!

I’ve always wanted to be part of TEAM panel and I guess spiritually I have but now I can say that here I am – a proud TEAM member.

 

I’m chuffed to bits to be part of this incredible crew – excited to be feeding into the future work of NTW and can’t wait to get cracking.

 

It’s come at an incredibly important time for me both personally and politically. I feel like now more than ever its time to get our hands dirty, get amongst it and explore new ways of coming…

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Added by Rhiannon White on January 6, 2017 at 2:00 — 3 Comments

The People's Platform - SHOUT OUT FOR PEOPLE

THE PEOPLES PLATFORM

 

The Peoples Platform will be a space to debate, share and create change. 

A unique and rare occasion that will see the people and those that represent them come together to discuss issues through theatre and debate.…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 13, 2016 at 4:03 — No Comments

The People's Platform - SHOUT OUT FOR PEOPLE

THE PEOPLES PLATFORM

 

The Peoples Platform will be a space to debate, share and create change. 

A unique and rare occasion that will see the people and those that represent them come together to discuss issues through theatre and debate.…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 13, 2016 at 4:03 — No Comments

The People's Platform - Casting Call

THE PEOPLES PLATFORM

The Peoples Platform will be a space to debate, share and create change. …

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 11, 2016 at 5:00 — No Comments

Where am I going?

Sometimes the first day is like banging your head against the wall - today was different. 

Today we started by painting our bodies with invisible paint, banging Oday's chest with clenched fists, breathing in and opening our arms to the world and shaking away the shit. 

We're getting to…

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Added by Rhiannon White on January 4, 2016 at 10:30 — No Comments

Aged 18 - 24? Got something to say? WE NEED YOU!

Do you live in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Newbridge, Newport?

We are looking for young people to get involved with our project 'Everything Must Go'.

'Everything Must Go' is a political play written by Patrick Jones in 1999, still relevant today. 

We want to adapt it for our time.

Challenge austerity

And celebrate what it means to be young and Welsh.

We are looking for young people aged 18 - 24 years old from Blackwood and…

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Added by Rhiannon White on August 17, 2015 at 6:30 — No Comments

Meet our Chorus - Mother Courage

Meet our lovely Chorus

On Thursday myself and Leah Crossley found out what it meant for the ladies of Merthyr to be involved in Mother Courage. After our two hour singing session of the raucous and the beautiful we interviewed some of our lovely cast to see why they've decided to get involved, what it means for Merthyr and why you should all come and see it.

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 19, 2015 at 0:00 — 1 Comment

Mother Courage/ Merthyr Courage



We’re a week and four days into rehearsals and yesterday was the first day we did a full run through of the play and I have to admit it went extremely well, the actors are brilliant, the trolley dancing blew my mind, I laughed  & cried.

Our first week has been incredible, beautiful, funny, insightful and thoughtful.  We’ve been working through the script one scene at…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 16, 2015 at 0:30 — 3 Comments

LAST CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED - Mother Courage and Her Children

CALL OUT FOR FEMALE PERFORMERS

 

We are looking for women aged 30+ to get involved with NTW new production Mother Courage and her children.

We are looking for women who are confident, up for a challenge and happy to sing in a choir.

You don't have to have any experience of performing but we do ask that you have a willingness and openness to try new things & collaborate with our creative team. We…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 10, 2015 at 21:03 — No Comments

MERTHYR!! We are looking for female performers

Come and be part of this memorable event held in the heart of Merthyr! 

We are looking for women aged 30+ to get involved with NTW new production Mother Courage and her children.

We are looking for women who are confident, up for a challenge and happy to sing in a choir.

You don't have to have any experience of performing but we do ask that you have a…

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Added by Rhiannon White on March 19, 2015 at 1:14 — No Comments

Mother Courage and her children - Take part in a NTW show

Hello....

We are looking for women aged 40+ who would like to get involved with NTW new show Mother Courage and her children. 

Mother Courage and her children is a bold, anarchic  new version of Bertolt Brecht’s 1939 anti-war play performed in and around the Merthyr Labour Club.

Hinterland creator Ed Thomas returns to the stage to adapt, NTW artistic director John McGrath will direct and My Name is Sue composer Dafydd…

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Added by Rhiannon White on March 2, 2015 at 22:53 — No Comments

FGM - The hidden Issue - Looking forward

Collaborating with 15 young  Cardiff teenagers, produced in conjunction between NTW Team and BAWSO. Myself and Dan Ruffstylz have been working to develop a performance that addresses the issue of Female Genital Mutilation. The performance will be held as part of a conference about FGM and arranged marriages that will be held at the Butetown Pavillion on Friday 6th February. (I'll keep you posted with dates and times).

So far we have discussed and debated the issue and…

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Added by Rhiannon White on November 25, 2014 at 1:00 — 1 Comment

Calais - The City of refugees

Glastonbury Festival aftermath - hundreds of tents, camping equipment, blankets and beer abandoned by festival goers to tired to carry what belongings they've brought back to there car to take home and use again. It feels mental trawling through the post apocalyptic chaos salvaging anything that might be useful. We find everything from cushions, blow up beds, clothes, food, beer, shoes, tents, sleeping bags,…

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Added by Rhiannon White on July 16, 2014 at 12:00 — 3 Comments

Nationalisation! Gurnos Day 3

Common Wealth is in the Gurnos developing a new show about Nationalisation.

We’re being supported by NTW to do an R&D and we’ve been really ambitious and decided to make it a bit of a proper show. The Gurnos deserves it. Over the past few months we’ve met and interviewed people of all ages about their thoughts on Nationalisation/Privatisation and Community Ownership. We’ve spoke about change, power, apathy and the future. On Friday night we’ll create an imaginary…

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Added by Rhiannon White on May 14, 2014 at 11:24 — 1 Comment

Volunteer Costume Makers / Artists

Common Wealth are looking for volunteers to help with making elaborate 3D, sculptural costumes with artist Joe Evans for our upcoming piece Nationalisation! exploring how it would feel to commonly own our public utilities. 

We're looking for artists/costume makers/set designers interested in working on this ambitious, playful site-specific production. This is a community project inspired by socialist political ideas and we…

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Added by Rhiannon White on May 6, 2014 at 23:37 — No Comments

Casting call - Common Wealth - Nationalisation!

\NATIONALISATON! (Working title)

 

Nationalisation! is a bold, site-specific play that explores what it would feel like for a community to commonly own our public utilities (gas, water, electricity, transport, post, etc) and imagines a time when this would be possible. We will be working with a community cast and a full creative…

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Added by Rhiannon White on April 22, 2014 at 1:30 — No Comments

Nationalisation! Common Wealth are looking for: People to interview about Nationalisation/Privatisation

 NATIONALISATION !

 

Common Wealth is making a piece of theatre that will explore Nationalisation, Privatisation and alternative means of Common Ownership today. The theatre piece will be large-scale with the feeling of a party and achievement, we will be looking at what it would feel like to collectively own our industries.

 Common Wealth are looking for:…

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Added by Rhiannon White on February 25, 2014 at 2:51 — No Comments

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