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The death of Cliff McLucas has robbed Wales of a maverick, determined artist. For Brith Gof Cliff brought a new way of thinking about theatre design - creating environments on an architectural scale which drew audience, actors and musicians together in a number of different site specific performances. Events such as Gododdin and Haearn provided thrilling spectacles and brought Welsh culture and language to an international audience. Cliff expanded the company's work into television with a series of radical and visionary programmes. Brith Gof's work was controversial. The decision of the Arts Council to withdraw funding from the company was a great source of disappointment to Cliff and, like many others, Cliff moved abroad to work. He worked on projects in the Netherlands, Italy and America. This summer he came back to work on new projects in west Wales. He fought against his illness and with the help of many friends planned and produced an installation at the National Eistedfodd. His determination to appear at the maes in spite of his illness said everything for Cliff's undimmed commitment to art and his adopted country. Janek Alexander Chair, Brith Gof cyf |
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Thursday, September 5, 2002 |
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