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NATIONAL THEATRE WALES FOLLOWS A YOUNG MAN’S SEARCH FOR HIS FATHER IN CARDIFF’S HISTORIC BUTETOWN |
THE SOUL EXCHANGE, THE COMPANY’S 10TH PRODUCTION, WILL BE CREATED BY A SPECIALLY-ASSEMBLED GROUP OF LOCAL, WELSH AND MANCUNIAN ARTISTS, AND PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITYPast and present collide on the streets of Cardiff’s Butetown, in an exploratory journey formed by a group of artists from a range of creative and cultural backgrounds. Unearth the secrets of these well-loved streets; meet millionaires and paupers, seamen and dockers, gamblers and poets, royalty and rogues. Explore the myths and truths that have made Tiger Bay – as Butetown is affectionately known – roar. The Soul Exchange is site-specific performance which will begin at the Wales Millennium Centre. The audience will travel in a procession of taxis through the streets of Butetown, hearing as they go the story of John, who is desperately searching for his father, whom he has never met. The journey ends with an unexpected ceremony at the Coal Exchange – where the world’s first million-pound deal was struck. The audience and community will reclaim this historic building, once synonymous with wealth and commerce, posing for a commemorative photograph. The production is directed by_Kully Thiarai and designed by_Jane Linz Roberts. The Musical Director is Cardiff DJ Keith Murrell. Other artists include Welsh photogragher Rhodri Jones and Welsh-born Gavin Porter, Anthony Brito and Kyle Legall from Butetown, and Borhan Mohammadi, Ali Gadema and Yusra Warsama from Manchester. 27-28 January 20100 7pm Butetown, Cardiff (starting point: Wales Millennium Centre) Directed by_Kully Thiarai Designed by_Jane Linz Roberts Musical Director Keith Murrell Artists: Anthony Brito Ali Gadema Rhodri Jones Kyle Legall Borhan Mohammadi Gavin Porter_ Yusra Warsama Age guidance: recommended for 12+ Box Office Wales Millennium Centre_ Bute Place_ Cardiff Bay_ CF10 5AL Tel. 029 2063 6464 and Butetown History & Arts Centre Bute Street Cardiff CF10 5AN Tel. 029 2025 6757 Tickets £10 £8 conc £5 for local residents (available only from the Butetown History & Arts Centre) |
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