The National Waterfront Museum is no stranger to the sea, but this July it will getting Stuck in the Mud with more than thirty local and top professional dancers in a magical family-friendly performance, as part of Taliesin’s Dance Days festival – Swansea’s festival of dance in unexpected places. And just as the museum building combines historical and modern architecture, so the performance blends both ballet and contemporary dance in Stuck in the Mud, a specially adapted, free-to-see show. Twenty dancers from schools and dance groups from the Swansea area are working with twelve professionals from top Welsh company, Ballet Cymru, and disability specialists, GDance, to recreate the performance to complement this Swansea setting, seen last year at Newport’s indoor market. The playful piece will weave both inside and outside the museum, with pieces ranging from brief vignettes to full scale, whole cast spectacles. The accompanying original music, enhanced by a live French horn, was scored by Newport-based Welsh Livery Guild award-winning composer, Jack White. Helen Crocker, GDance producer, says: “Stuck in the Mud is completely different to other dance performances. It combines ballet and contemporary dance, and it’s specially adapted to work with the museum space. It features disabled and non-disabled dancers and some brilliant community dancers. Audiences won’t have seen anything like this before!” The name, Stuck in the Mud, is inspired both by the beauty that can grow from mud and the children’s game of the same name. Helen explains: “We’ve demonstrated that with the right support, commitment and talent, a performance with disabled and community dancers can be every bit as enjoyable, profound and awe-inspiring as other performances.” “To make this a brilliant show, Stuck in the Mud has amazing credentials, and we’re committed to supporting new, talented disabled dancers and choreographers,” says Helen. The original dance and artistic direction is by internationally-renowned choreographer Marc Brew, supported by Ballet Cymru’s assistant artistic director, Amy Doughty. Millions of viewers saw Marc’s work at the 2004 Beijing Olympics handover ceremony and he also devised pieces for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Assisting Marc is emerging talent Viv Gordon, a GDance choreographic fellow. Following this Swansea outing, Stuck in the Mud will be adapted for performances in Llandudno’s Llawn Festival on 20 and 21 September; and for the Glanfa in Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on 27 and 28 September. Gloucester-based GDance was invited by Arts Council Wales to recreate Stuck in the Mud for these additional Welsh performances. Their support, alongside Wales Dance Consortium and Disability Arts Cymru, has made this happen in 2014. A substantial investment from the National Trust in 2013 made possible the creation of Stuck in the Mud. Stuck in the Mud is free to see on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July 2014, 11.45am and 2.20pm, at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, as part of Taliesin Arts Centre’s Dance Days, which sees the city come alive with over 50 performances over the weekend. It is suitable for all ages and is absolutely free. For more information, visit www.gdancelive.co.uk For more information about Dance Days, visit www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/dancedays |
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