All applicants must be independent, individual

and exceptionally motivated.

Audition by invitation only.

Please send CV and photo asap to

Ballet Cymru (Auditions)

30 Glasllwch Cres

Newport

                                      South Wales

                                   NP20 3SE

Or email dariusjames@welshballet.co.uk

(no huge files please)

Audition in Newport, South Wales, UK

Early March 2012

Contracts starting Mid March 2012 to December 2012

More company information see website;

 www.welshballet.co.uk

Aimee Williamson is BBC Performing Arts Fund Fellow

Article in Western Mail.

ON PAR PRODUCTIONS

Ballet Cymru are included for our performance of “Under Milk Wood” at Sadlers Wells.

http://www.cloud-dance-festival.org.uk/reviews/best-dance-2011.html

Beauty and the Beast © Peter Teigen

Italy Tour

Ballet Cymru are very excited for their first show on tour in Teatro Rossetti in Trieste, Italy which has sold out (950 tickets!) and second sold out show in Como (1000!). They will be bringing this year’s popular production ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and the most iconic of ballets ‘Giselle’ on tour from the 12th until the 21st of December, 2011. They will be also be performing in venues in Camposampiero, Alessandria, Scandiano and Sassuolo. For further information please check under ‘Tour Dates’ on the website. Two new dancers will be making their debut with Ballet Cymru. Natalie Corne from Cardiff and our new apprentice Aimee Williamson from Clitheroe will have the fantastic opportunity to take part in this thrilling tour.

BBC Performing Arts Fund Dance Fellowship award for Ballet Cymru

Ballet Cymru have been awarded a Dance Fellowship by the BBC Performing Arts Fund. As the only Welsh dance organisation to receive this award, the company is thrilled to represent Wales for this unique opportunity. Through this award, Ballet Cymru can offer Aimee Williamson the chance of a lifetime, enabling the challenging transition from dance student to professional dancer with the specialist care and nurturing guidance of Assistant Artistic Director and JADE Fellow Amy Doughty.

London and Cardiff shows sold out!

The performances at Sadler’s Wells in London and the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff were sold out. Ballet Cymru brought ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Under Milk Wood’ to London. The company also performed 2 nights of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Cardiff.  Critics from Dance Europe and The Dancing Times have written reviews of the London shows, which will be available on our website in the next couple of weeks.

Darius James interview for BBC Radio Wales

Artistic Director of Ballet Cymru, Darius James was interviewed on BBC Radio Wales Arts Programme on Thursday the 24th of November, 2011

Little Red Riding Hood © Quentin Blake/Roald Dahl Foundation

Roald Dahl’s ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘The Tempest’

Ballet Cymru’s 2 new productions for the 2012 season are firstly, a marvellous new ballet based on two poems from Roald Dahl’s book ‘Revolting Rhymes’; ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘The Three Little Pigs. The two scores, by the outstanding and internationally recognised Paul Patterson, were commissioned by the Roald Dahl Foundation and have become children’s classics played all over the globe. The second production will be Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ with music by Sibelius. Amy Doughty, Assistant Artistic Director and Darius James, Artistic Director went to the Roald Dahl Trust in London to finalise the acquisition of this fantastic version with a twist of the well known fairy tale.

London 2012 Cultural Olympiad -’Adain Avion’

The dancers of Ballet Cymru have started on the creation of Wales’ major project funded by the Arts Council of Wales for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad run by Marc Rees and with Wales based choreographer Tanja Raman. This unique project will take place in the hull of a DC9 airplane in Ebbw Vale in July 2012! More info on www.artswales.org The piece will be adapted for the stage and then be part of Ballet Cymru’s repertoire. We will keep you posted!

Ballet Cymru wishes you all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

We are please to announce the BBC Performing Arts Fund has awarded Ballet Cymru with a Dance Fellowship. We are very excited to have Aimee Williamson as an apprentice with the company. Check out the press release by following this link! http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/031111PAFdance.html

NEWSLETTER

Ballet Cymru have lots of exciting things coming up in November and we want to share them with you!

RAD Day:

October concludes with Ballet Cymru’s first collaboration with the Royal Academy of Dance. Ballet Cymru will be teaching pas de deux to 3 different classes to teach participants vital skills in lifting and being lifted! The day has proved to be very popular and places sold out quickly. On the plus side, we’re hoping the popularity of the course means we will be holding more like it in the near future.

Adain Avion:

Ballet Cymru are involved with Adain Avion—an exciting site specific dance project taking place in Ebbw Vale in July next year as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Choreographer Tanja Ramon will begin working with the dancers of Ballet Cymru in November to start generating ideas for the piece, set around the fuselage of a DC-9 airplane!

Treorchy Intensive:

Ballet Cymru will be working with the students from Treorchy Comprehensive in November, creating a ‘curtain raiser’ performance prior to the company’s performance of Beauty and the Beast at Park and Dare, Treorchy, on the 15th of November. We would love to see you there!

Associate Day:

For our ballet associates, we look forward to seeing you all on the 13th November!

Our new apprentice:

Ballet Cymru have been awarded a BBC Performing Arts Fund to work with a new apprentice dancer next year! Ballet Cymru have chosen Aimee Williamson to be our first ever apprentice dancer after working with her during Riverfront Summer Dance. We look forward to introducing her to you all next year!

TOUR ITALIA, DECEMBER 2011

Ballet Cymru are thrilled to announce a forth coming Italian tour! The company will be leaving for a tour of Northern Italy on the 12th—22nd December. The tour includes performances in Trieste, Como, Camposampiero, Alessandria, Scandiano and Sassuolo. The company will be performing both Beauty and the Beast and Giselle  and we are very  proud to be representing Wales in these parts. Stay tuned!

Week One Dance Courses: 23rd – 27th July

Dance Course 1 (ages 9-12 years) and Dance Course 2 (ages 13 years and up)

Week Two Ballet Courses: 30th July – 4th August

Ballet Course 3 (ages 13 years and up) and Advanced Ballet Course 4 (for advanced and professional/ graduate dancers) Accommodation can be provided for this course for dancers 18 years of age. We recommend students under 18 to be accompanied.

More details will follow but for now please mark the dates in your diary – we don’t want anyone to miss out!