Latest News / June 2008
Young Dancers head for London
The young dancers of National Youth Dance Wales (NYDW) have received a very special invitation to perform at The Peacock Theatre in London as part of this summer's National Youth Dance Festival.
The National Youth Dance Festival is presented and produced by Youth Dance England, the national agency for connecting young people with dance. This year's Festival is set to be the biggest yet with over 500 young people dancing at some of London's landmark venues. NYDW will perform as a special guest in the Festival's closing event on Sunday 13 July 2008.
The Festival will showcase companies of all styles and sizes ranging from small all-male street dance groups to large-scale contemporary dance and physical theatre groups.
NYDW will perform an extract from Just Me, choreographed last summer by NYDW Artistic Director, Henri Oguike.
"This is a great opportunity for our young dancers. They worked tremendously hard to create and rehearse this new work with Henri, which had an enthusiastic response when it premiered at the Sherman in Cardiff last summer. Representatives from Youth Dance England and the Festival saw the work and subsequently invited NYDW to guest at the Festival. We're excited at the prospect of sharing our love of dance and dancing with a wider audience." Pauline Crossley, Principal Manager (Youth Arts)
NYDW at The Peacock Theatre, London WC2
Sunday 13 July 2008 (5pm); Tickets £5
Box office 0844 412 4322 / www.sadlerswells.com
Notes
1. National Youth Dance Wales
National Youth Dance Wales (NYDW) provides a national focus for youth dance in Wales and it is open to young people, aged between 14 - 21 years, who just love dance and dancing!
NYDW works mainly with creative, contemporary dance forms but applications are encouraged from young people with experience of a wide variety of dance styles, including contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop/street dance, modern, etc. as long as participants are willing to transfer their skills to a different way of working - or at least have a go!
NYDW will soon be recruiting for 2009. To receive more information and an application form, please contact: nydw@nyaw.co.uk; 029 2026 5006; www.nyaw.co.uk
2. Youth Dance England and National Youth Dance Festival
Further information about the Festival: www.yde.org.uk
Photo: Dancers of National Youth Dance Wales (credit: John Campbell)
Perform for Wales in 2009
Application forms are now available for all NYAW music ensembles (NYBBW, NYCW, NYTCW, NYJW, NYOW and NYWOW). You can download a form by following the links above, alternatively contact the office by phone or e-mail and we will pop one in the post. (02920 265060 | nyaw@nyaw.co.uk)
NYOW Summer 2008
This summer, the 114 talented young musicians of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales will entertain audiences with performances at St Davids and St Asaph Cathedrals, St David's Hall in Cardiff (as part of the National Eisteddfod), and a first performance at the recently-refurbished Town Hall in Birmingham. The Orchestra will again play under the baton of it's Conductor, Owain Arwel Hughes OBE.
This year's all British programme features Ralph Vaughan Williams' London Symphony, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his death, Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and William Mathias' vibrant Celtic Dances, a composition influenced by the traditions and heritage of the Celtic nations.
NYTW Summer 2008
A re-interpretation for the stage by award-winning dramatist, Manon Eames.
Combining epic drama and fine observation, live music and movement, sixty of Wales' most talented young performers bring our country's oldest stories to the stage in a new and powerful, bilingual production - directed by NYTW Artistic Director, Tim Baker.
No human passion is untouched by the Mabinogi - humour and pathos collide with tragedy and despair as the powers of the Underworld contrive to challenge earthly friendships and loyalties.
Introducing princes and knights, maidens and queens, wise men and magicians - each seeking to overcome the fantastical strengths and powers of the Celtic world - Magnificent Myths of the Mabinogi is a dark adventure to thrill, excite and delight.
For full details of all NYAW concerts and performances see our Diary Page