What are we going to do about theatre and the performing arts in 2012 and beyond?A two day event 15th September 2012 10am – 7pm and 16th September 2012 10am - 5pm Sherman Cymru, Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF24 4YE Book your place here: http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/dd-roadshow-cardiff/ Do you love theatre? Do you find it frustrating? Do you feel audiences don't get a voice? Do you feel like an outsider in your own profession? Have you just started out and need support? Been in the profession for years and feel jaded? Is Wales always left out of the discussions? Do you usually dread discussions and meetings? Are you looking to change things? In 2012 for the first time ever, you have the opportunity to take part in a unique nationwide conversation. An invitation from Chris Ricketts, Director, Sherman Cymru Seven months on from our reopening it seems really fitting to turn our building over to D&D and to the debate and discussion it embodies. We need a theatre ecology that celebrates the things it does well and has the confidence to reinvent itself for the future. Tides turn, fresh and urgent voices emerge, new models develop for how to get people involved and our audiences continue to crave memorable, life-affirming experiences. As funding strategies are set to change and develop around us over the coming months, it’s time for a hearts on sleeves and a heads on shoulders weekend of good company, honest reflection and great ideas. Come and join us. An Invitation from John McGrath and Lucy Davies, National Theatre Wales Theatre would get nowhere without the passion and questioning that D&D embodies in its name – and Welsh theatre has a proud range of opinions and beliefs about the what, how and where next of our artform, our profession, our obsession. D&D offers us an opportunity to put all of our hopes and gripes to work in a productive, collaborative forum – to imagine the future, and then make it happen. D&D is a great opportunity for the experienced artist to sit alongside the newest talent, the experimentalist to mingle with the classicist, the individual to rub up with the organisation, audience with maker, and all of us to discover new possibilities. In July D&D came to Bangor, and you can read the reports from that event here: http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/dd-roadshow-bangor/reports/. We look forward to seeing as many Welsh theatre lovers as possible at this second Welsh D&D event in Cardiff held in partnership with Sherman Cymru. Welsh translation will be achieved amongst ourselves - we welcome the support of bi-lingual participants in buddying up and translating written reports. More info: http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/dd-roadshow-cardiff/ Devoted and Disgruntled is a conversation held using Open Space, which has been used successfully all over the world. It is an exciting open-ended event that enables a self-organising group to use its collective imagination to deal with complex issues and it will achieve this in an incredibly short space of time. By the end of the event the following will have occurred: Every issue of concern to anybody will have been raised, if they took responsibility for doing that. All issues will have received full discussion, to the extent desired. A full report of issues and discussions will be in the hands of all participants. And YOU will have taken part in making it happen. ACCESS Improbable and Sherman Cymru are committed to ensuring that Devoted and Disgruntled is a democratic and accessible event so please contact the Improbable office to discuss your access requirements Voice: 020 7240 4556 Email: office@improbable.co.uk SMS: 07939 378607 Devoted and Disgruntled Cardiff is wheel chair accessible. We are offering BSL interpreters, but please book 2 weeks in advance to ensure we are able to provide a suitable service. Our information is available in a range of formats. Assistance dogs are welcome We realise some of you may have received this information already from National Theatre Wales but we wanted to ensure that our audiences and contacts were also aware of this event just incase you hadn’t received this information. Suzanne Carter PR and Campaigns Manager Rheolwr Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus ac Ymgyrchu Telephone / Rhif fone 029 2064 6967 Sherman Cymru Senghennydd Road/Ffordd Senghennydd Cardiff/Caerdydd CF24 4YE http://www.shermancymru.co.uk Twitter: @shermancymru / Facebook: Sherman Cymru Take a look at our exciting autumn season now on sale. We’ve teamed up with Bristol Old Vic to co-produce Before it Rains by Katherine Chandler and we’re bringing you some of the best work touring the UK such as Headlong Theatre's Medea and Beautiful Burnout from National Theatre of Scotland and Frantic Assembly. Llwyth returns for its final performance and in October, try something different as we host the Afrovibes Festival. Penwythnos yma, peidiwch ag anghoffio am dan Sherman Swingers 20 awdur, 10 cyfarwyddwr, hyd at 40 actor, dysgl ffrwythau, nifer fawr o allweddi 48 awr i greu 20 darn byr o theatr... Edrychwch ar ein tymor yr hydref cyffrous ar werth. Rydyn ni wedi ymuno â Bristol Old Vic i gyd-gynhyrchu Before it Rains gan Katherine Chandler. Rydym hefyd yn gyflwyno y gwaith teithiol gorau y DU, yn cynnwys Medea gan Theatr Headlong a Beautiful Burnout gan National Theatre Scotland a Frantic Assembly. Mae Llwyth yn dychwelyd am ei berfformiad terfynol ac ym mis Hydref, roi cynnig ar rywbeth gwahanol wrth i ni gynnal Gŵyl Afrovibes. |
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