On Sat Oct 3, Citrus Arts, a newly-formed Welsh theatre company, will be performing ‘Wardrobe Diaries’ at Wyeside. On the Thursday and Friday beforehand, two workshops will be available.About the workshops: • Ages: suitable for 10-18 yr olds. • Abilities: suitable for all levels of physical ability. • Numbers: 10-15 can be accommodated at once, though classes of approx. 30 can also be accommodated if groups of students take turns to join activities. • Duration: approx. 2 hours – although an extra hour would be possible for groups who are used to active theatrical workshops and would benefit from an extra hour. • Languages: either English or Welsh, as preferred. • Times: can be arranged for Thursday evening or Friday (all day) at times to suit you. • Costs: £5 per person attending the workshop. (Wyeside’s ‘18s and under go free with every ticket paid for’ applies to the performance on Sat Oct 3 and to the workshops – effectively allowing one under 18 to attend both workshop and performance for £5, or two under-18s to attend the workshops for just £2.50 each.) THE SHOW. ‘Wardrobe Diaries’ is a thoughtful and progressive blend of aerial acrobatics, counterweight harness work, physical theatre and dance that brings modern circus-skills bang up to date. Citrus Arts will be building their own set for their performance at Wyeside on Oct 3, allowing performers to move up, down, around and through a wall of 20 foot climbing poles and 2 tonnes of discarded clothing. Inspired by the memories that are woven into clothing and textiles, ‘Wardrobe Diaries’ recalls the Superman pyjamas you couldn’t sleep without, your grandma’s fur-coat, or the dress bought, but never worn. Not only do Citrus Arts display a genuine affection for human behaviour, but this is also a visually stunning, superbly choreographed performance that will leave the audience not only amazed, but charmed. Amongst the cast will be Craig Turner, one of the UK’s top free runners (in parkour terms, a traceur) and break dancers, performing to the music of Ted Barnes (composer to Beth Orton) and the lively, soulful beats of Mr Scruff. You can check out the show in rehearsal by entering ‘citrusarts’ into YouTube, or by following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEMIodkkriY THE COMPANY. Citrus Arts was founded by James Roberts and Bridie Doyle. James was a performer in the Millennium Dome central arena show, has worked the nightclub circuit in Moscow, and has performed in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Asian Olympic Games. He also co-ordinated the aerial performances for Liverpool’s opening ceremony as European Capital of Culture 2008. Bridie, who choreographs ‘Wardrobe Diaries’ alongside James, teaches dance at Bath Spa University and on the Circus skills degree course at Bristol. She grew up in Mid-Wales and is a fluent Welsh speaker. WORKSHOPS. Workshops are available to participants of all abilities, and will be held in Welsh, or offered bilingually where requested. The activities will be pole-climbing techniques, acrobatic-dance, beginner’s trapeze-skills and physical theatre games using our enormous dressing-up box. Trainees with disabilities are more than welcome so they can give James advice on how the other rookies are dressing-up, and help him get them ready for a short presentation that we’ll film and that could be posted onto YouTube. Tickets for the performance can be booked by calling the box office on 01982 552 555. For further details of the workshops, please contact Tamzin on the Wyeside’s administration line – 01982 553 668. |
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Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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