Independent Ballet Wales

Riverfront Summer Dance is Independent Ballet Wales’ summer workshop programme based at The Riverfront Theatre in Newport. Now in its 4th year at the venue the course was again a huge success. At the end of the first week 62 students performed on the Riverfront Stage and another 60-70 students are due to take part [...]

This video of the rehearsal of ‘How Green Was My Valley’ was recorded by our friend Keefa Chan using his amazing Red One Camera. You can see more videos in the Video Section. This video of the rehearsal of ‘How Green Was My Valley’ was recorded by our friend Keefa Chan using his amazing Red [...]

How Green Was My Valley By Richard Llewellyn “Critics Circle Award” winning company Independent Ballet Wales present a breathtaking version of one of Wales’ best known stories. Based on the bestselling novel by Richard Llewellyn, an Oscar winning film and an authentic BBC Wales television series, this outstanding new production features choreography from “Creative Wales Award” [...]

PRESS RELEASE   A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare   Award Winning Dance Company Independent Ballet Wales present a breathtaking version of Shakespeare’s most magical play.   The Queen of the Fairies Titania, and Puck the mischievous messenger, inhabit the supernatural fairy kingdom. Bottom and his boot wearing “Rude Mechanicals” present their famous play [...]

MID WALES DANCE ACADEMY SUMMER COURSE 2010 Held at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon Sunday 15th – Thursday 19th August 10am – 5pm daily Independent Ballet Wales are on the teaching faculty of Mid Wales Dance Academy Summer Course 2010 and we would love to see you there!! Independent Ballet Wales will be teaching the Junior and Senior daily classical [...]

RIVERFRONT SUMMER DANCE 2010 Independent Ballet Wales would like to invite you to participate in our Riverfront Summer Dance 2010 programme! We are offering a range of courses to suit every type of dancer – from beginners to advanced, from street dancers to ballet to flamenco. We also have two new ballet courses on offer. [...]

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1997) This production toured in 1997,1998, 2001, 2005 and 2009. Based on the play by William Shakespeare Music: Felix Mendelssohn, Georg Philipp Telemann Choreography: Darius James Costume Design and execution: Yvonne Greenleaf The Story Celebrations are planned to mark the marriage of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the [...]

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to get “Up Close and Personal” with this Award Winning Dance Company. For One Night Only, Independent Ballet Wales present an evening of classics, new work, talks, demonstrations, questions and answers. From meeting the dancers, to ground breaking choreography, learn more and get closer to the dancers, designers, choreographers and [...]

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Patricia trained at the Rotterdam Dance Academy and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. She danced in Richard Wherlock’s company in Hagen and in the Zurich Ballet, working with Mats Ek, Amanda Miller and Lionel Hoche. She was Ballet Mistress in Darmstadt State Theatre and was a guest teacher for the dance companies in [...]

Amy trained in Australia, gaining her Solo Seal certificate and a “Diploma in Dance”. Since joining IBW in 1996 she has danced many roles with the company and become Ballet Mistress in 2001. In 2009 she won the Jane Attenborough Dance in Education fellowship award and now undertakes much of the company’s education programme. Amy [...]