Cerys Matthews will be giving live readings for a new Made In Wales Ballet Cymru production coming to The Riverfront in Newport Riverfront this November. From Artistic Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty, the show also uses some of Dylan Thomas’ best-known poems. Ballet Cymru Patron Matthews is featured in the company’s love letter to Thomas, Poems And Tiger Eggs (2017), and may bring in music fans who might not have ever been to the ballet.
Ballet Cymru leapt into existence in 1986, and in this triple bill of new work created in Wales by Welsh and Wales based choreographers, Ballet Cymru is also proud to present two more dances – Isolated Pulses by resident choreographer Marcus Jarrell Willis, and Murmurations by award-winning dancer and choreographer Liam Riddick.
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Veteran dancer Willis questions the definition of isolation while Riddick told Buzz he “was drawn to videos of [the title]: when sparrows meet just before dusk and fly together in beautiful swarming formations.” Murmurations is the Welsh native’s first work for Ballet Cymru and is set to music for this Newport-based production by Charlotte Church.
The Riverfront, Newport, Thurs 11 Nov. Tickets: £14.75/£12.75. Info: here
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