Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Taliesin Arts Centre
Boulevard of Broken Dreams comes to Taliesin, Swansea on Thursday 12th February (7.30pm) opening a UK World Premiere tour. In this unique collaboration, two leading artistes in the fields of music and dance explore unpredictable encounters as different cultural influences merge with explosive and inspirational effect.
Jean Abreu is currently one of Britain’s most eagerly watched choreographers and performers. Currently based in London, he combines western contemporary movement with cultural traditions of Latin dance and capoeira from his native Brazil. Cardiff based composer Charlie Barber has a deserved reputation for combining musical influences from a variety of genres. Together they have created this stunning and insightful performance in which two quartets compete and converge on stage in a striking portrayal of the urban condition.
Four dancers, including Jean Abreu, are joined live on stage by the Cardiff based; Mavron String Quartet who will perform Barber’s original work. Charlie Barber is known for his passion to bring together musical genres and in this new piece, he combines Latin influences, world beats and live music with interweaved, electronically generated soundscapes.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The title has been widely used within art, literature, film and music, from Gottfried Heiman’s variation of the Edward Hopper painting (Nighthawk) to songs by Marianne Faithful and Green Day. Now John Abreu gives us his version.
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12 February 2009
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19:30 – 22:30
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Taliesin Arts Centre
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Swansea University
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Swansea, United Kingdom
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01792602060
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A View from the Bridge by Shropshire Drama Company
Tickets are now on sale for Shropshire Drama Company’s (SDC) next production – Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge at two new venues for SDC – Concord College, near Shrewsbury and Ellesmere College in north Shropshire.
Set in 1955 Brooklyn, the story centres on an Italian-American family – Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman working on the dockscin Red Hook, his wife Beatrice and their niece Catherine. When Beatrice’s impoverished Sicillian cousins come to stay, having entered the US illegally in the hope of finding work, the family unit is disturbed and ultimately torn apart.
Booking details and tickets for A View from the Bridge ( Concord College – January 30 and 31; Ellesmere College – February 6 and 7) are available at SDC’s website www.shropshiredramacompany.co.uk or telephone Rosalind Garrard: 01743 872675 or 07831 271276
The Bells of Shoreditch by Dirty Protest at The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
15 January 2009 – 16 January 2009
Dirty Protest
By Tim Price
Paul has been suffering from anxiety attacks. He can’t stop himself throwing his property over bridges. He goes to work with no shoes. He’s a man falling apart. So he puts an advert in the newspaper for a bedmate. Someone to sleep, to help him through the night. We follow Paul on his journey through London, with the loneliest people he can find.
With the support of Sherman Cymru and the Arts Council of Wales, Dirty Protest have workshopped this full-length play. Seeking to fill the vacuum between rehearsed readings and full scale productions, they hope this development production will be the first of many.
Buy tickets now, and avoid the queue….it means you can spend more time at the bar
http://www.shermancymru.co.uk/performance/drama/the-bells-of-shoreditch/
The Heroes Journey with Karen-Ann Roschild
How often have you asked yourself “What am I doing with my life? What is my purpose? What is my next step?”? If you are seeking an answer to these questions then perhaps this workshop is for you.
The Hero’s Journey is a course for people who would like to gain a greater understanding of themselves through a guided creative process, who wish to be empowered to change themselves and their lives. Our goal is to help you see things differently and to give you access to personal resources that can enrich your life, help to heal personal wounds, and enable you to approach change with strength and self-knowledge.
The Hero’s Journey is a rite of passage that takes place through role-playing, movement, ritual, music and discussion. It offers a supportive, non-judgmental group environment and a beautiful setting in which you can relax, contemplate and focus, away from the distractions of everyday life. It requires no particular skills or qualifications – only a willingness to participate and remain open to new ideas.
The Theme
A lot of suffering and confusion in our society is caused by the lack of significant rites of passage. Without shamans or ritual masters to guide them, modern women and men must find their own lonely and often traumatic paths from one stage of life to another – whether it be the adolescent’s awkward approach to puberty, a marriage, the ending of a marriage, or a change of career. Each such change requires a movement from one level of being to another. The Hero’s Journey enables you to enact a pattern of change, to set forth as on a journey in order to confront the challenges it brings. As new goals begin to emerge, resistance to those goals emerges as well. These two forces are “the Hero” and “the Demon”, and they must discover how to communicate with each other and how to work together.
The Setting
Waunifor, in the beautiful Welsh county of Ceredigion, is set in four acres of gardens. With their blend of lawns, woodlands, water and wild flowers, they are a haven for wildlife and a peaceful retreat with a wealth of hidden places to explore. The accommodation is in unique and comfortable cottages, with original features including wood-burners, open fires and beams. The spacious new studio features under-floor heating and plenty of natural light. Participants will have their own room in a cottage and all meals will be provided.
Credentials
The Hero’s Journey is a workshop created by PAUL REBILLOT, influential pioneer of the process of Direct Impact Creativity, which aims to facilitate creative acts or actions that have an immediate and transformative effect on the life process.
KAREN-ANN ROSCHILD has been training with Paul Rebillot for twelve years and assisting his workshops since 1999 in England, Ireland, Germany and Austria. Since Rebillot’s recent retirement she has become the leading authorised practitioner of his work. She has been an actress since 1978 and works as an acting teacher, trainer and director in Hamburg. She studied acting with teachers of the Lee Strasberg “Actor’s Studio”. She has trained in expressive mask dancing, costume, set design and anthropology
The course will be assisted by experienced Dramatherapists and trainees of Paul Rebillot. This will be the first time that Paul Rebillot’s work has been taught in Wales.
What does it cost and how do I apply?
There are limited places on the course, but you can secure one with a deposit of £100 (your cheque will not be cashed until your place is confirmed). A booking form is available HERE – simply fill it in and return it by post with your deposit. The total cost of the workshop is £700 + VAT (total including VAT is £822.50). This includes teaching, accommodation and all meals. If you would like more information, please phone Carys on 01792 281280 or email carys@volcanotheatre.co.uk.
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28 March 2009 at 09:15
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03 April 2009 at 12:15
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Waunifor Centre, Ceredigion
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theatr peña presents: The House of Bernarda Alba
Obsessed with family honour, Bernarda Alba rules her household with an iron fist. Following the death of her second husband she announces to her five daughters that their period of mourning will last eight years. But under the oppressive heat of the Andalusian sun, passions reach boiling point and an explosion of desire, jealousy, hatred and despair threatens to bring down The House of Bernarda Alba.
theatr peña is a gathering of some of Wales’ finest actresses, theatre practitioners and associated artists, who share a passion for engaging and challenging theatre and a desire to create contemporary productions of classic plays.
Cast: Catherine Capelin, Kathryn Dimery, Buddug Verona James, Betsan Llwyd, Hannah O’Leary, Adrienne O’Sullivan, Christine Pritchard, Olwen Rees, Rosamund Shelley, Eiry Thomas. Director: Erica Eirian. Composer/Musician: Paula Gardiner. Lighting Designer: Kay Hardy Kay Harding. Designer: Holly McCarthy. Producer: Kate Perridge. Company Photographer: Sian Trenberth.
For details about the venue and performance times click here
Actors Online is finally to be created after over 10 years.
What can I say?
I’ve been a little busy.
Not much of any excuse I grant you, but that’s the way it goes. I actually had the idea for an online website for actors to showcase themselves and discuss projects, way back in 1996 when I lived in London acting in Radio Drama for the BBC.
And now, in 2008, I’m suddenly alive with the whole concept again.
So, here it goes. Join in, enjoy, and get in touch. Tell me about your projects, your shows, and anything to do with walking the boards or the cutting room.