22nd Oct 09
Contemporary Dance
Creative Wales Award winner Tanja Råman returns to the stage after a year-long research period, with a thrilling new dance performance: Traces, co-produced by Taliesin Arts Centre. Traces visits Theatr Myfanwy in Merthyr College of FE for one night only tonight,
Thursday 22nd October.
Capitalising on the strengths of the long-term collaboration with visual / sound artist John Collingswood (dbini industries), Traces is their most adventurous and mature production to date. In this beautifully crafted, dark and exciting performance, Tanja combines smoothly flowing movement, sudden dynamic changes and highly athletic expression. Jon builds a breathtaking and hypnotic electronic soundtrack by sampling, looping and manipulating sounds generated by the other performers. An ephemeral world of drawing, video projection and live photography created by John captures fleeting memories of Tanja’s choreography and Jon Ruddick’s sonic environment. Traces is at the Myfanwy Theatre in Merthyr College tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 / £4 and are available on 01685 726000.
Youth Theatre
A Professional youth theatre is setting up home in Merthyr Tydfil after a successful start in Aberdare. Retro Academy of Performing Arts, has gone from strength to strength over the past two years, developing talent in youngsters and staging big scale musicals, like Les Miserables, RENT and Oliver, as well as one night review show, winning Glammie for Best Musical 2009, and being invited to perform at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. And now Retro is set to bring their successful formula for an innovative and engaging theatre academy to Merthyr. After looking at several different areas, Retro decided to open their second school in Merthyr Tydfil. Weekly sessions are held at Merthyr Tydfil College in Room 222 Which is on the second floor, every Thursday 7-9pm. Young people aged between 8 and 35 will have the opportunity to learn all disciplines of the performance world led by experienced professionals. The classes are suitable for everyone, including beginners, natural-born performers and the more experienced actors and singers, and the weekly sessions will lead to two large productions every year which will include all of the students.
If you would like the opportunity to work with a young and innovative production team on new and exciting projects and learn all about singing, dancing, acting and performing then visit: www.retroacademy.co.uk or phone 01685 886842/07949886556 for more information or to enrol.
Music and Poetry
Poet and playwright Patrick Jones comes to Merthyr Tydfil accompanied by a guitarist and drummer, to showcase his new CD "Tongues For A Stammering Time". The CD features guest musicians and singers including Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers, Billy Bragg, Amy Wadge, Martyn Joseph and Beverley Humphries to name but a few. Patrick will be performing live upstairs at The Belle Vue, Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 10th November. The night is free entry and will also have an open mike section for members of the audience to paricipate.
Contemporary Dance
Creative Wales Award winner Tanja Råman returns to the stage after a year-long research period, with a thrilling new dance performance: Traces, co-produced by Taliesin Arts Centre. Traces visits Theatr Myfanwy in Merthyr College of FE for one night only tonight,
Thursday 22nd October.Capitalising on the strengths of the long-term collaboration with visual / sound artist John Collingswood (dbini industries), Traces is their most adventurous and mature production to date. In this beautifully crafted, dark and exciting performance, Tanja combines smoothly flowing movement, sudden dynamic changes and highly athletic expression. Jon builds a breathtaking and hypnotic electronic soundtrack by sampling, looping and manipulating sounds generated by the other performers. An ephemeral world of drawing, video projection and live photography created by John captures fleeting memories of Tanja’s choreography and Jon Ruddick’s sonic environment. Traces is at the Myfanwy Theatre in Merthyr College tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £5 / £4 and are available on 01685 726000.
Youth Theatre
A Professional youth theatre is setting up home in Merthyr Tydfil after a successful start in Aberdare. Retro Academy of Performing Arts, has gone from strength to strength over the past two years, developing talent in youngsters and staging big scale musicals, like Les Miserables, RENT and Oliver, as well as one night review show, winning Glammie for Best Musical 2009, and being invited to perform at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. And now Retro is set to bring their successful formula for an innovative and engaging theatre academy to Merthyr. After looking at several different areas, Retro decided to open their second school in Merthyr Tydfil. Weekly sessions are held at Merthyr Tydfil College in Room 222 Which is on the second floor, every Thursday 7-9pm. Young people aged between 8 and 35 will have the opportunity to learn all disciplines of the performance world led by experienced professionals. The classes are suitable for everyone, including beginners, natural-born performers and the more experienced actors and singers, and the weekly sessions will lead to two large productions every year which will include all of the students.
If you would like the opportunity to work with a young and innovative production team on new and exciting projects and learn all about singing, dancing, acting and performing then visit: www.retroacademy.co.uk or phone 01685 886842/07949886556 for more information or to enrol.
Music and Poetry
Poet and playwright Patrick Jones comes to Merthyr Tydfil accompanied by a guitarist and drummer, to showcase his new CD "Tongues For A Stammering Time". The CD features guest musicians and singers including Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers, Billy Bragg, Amy Wadge, Martyn Joseph and Beverley Humphries to name but a few. Patrick will be performing live upstairs at The Belle Vue, Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday, 10th November. The night is free entry and will also have an open mike section for members of the audience to paricipate.
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