This event pages is a record of some of the varied events that happened during GRTHM 2010. it is for reference only.
Events
Wales
Thursday 27 May
National Launch in Wales
Helen Mary Jones, AM for Llanelli and Chair of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Children and Young People’s Committee will host the launch of the programme at the Senedd with young people from Newport and Cardiff schools who have taken part in competitions to design posters advertising the events in both cities. Ms Jones will announce the winners in front of an audience of AMs and invited guests.
Time
12:00 - 1:00pm
Newport, Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre
The Newport event, June 17th, 10 – 2 pm, is targeted at people of all ages and all tastes combining history and art, theatre and dance, children’s and adult performances in a celebration of modern Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture.
Time
10:00am - 2:00pm
The event will include the first public performance of Gypsy choreographer Isaac Blake’s ‘Lavior’. Lavior is a powerful, but dark and menacing piece that explores 300 years of oppression through contemporary dance and haunting melody.
Lavior brings together three performers to explore the twin concepts of communal anonymity and loss of language in the Romani culture.
It is choreographed by Isaac Blake and danced by Michael Williams of Earthfall. It is sung in Romani
The piece has an original score composed by Philippa Reeves (voice) and Stacey Blythe (piano, harp and accordion)
Download Lavior Flyer in English >
Download Laviour Flyer in Welsh >
Traditional dancing by Kathleen Cassidy will be juxtaposed with the Hip-Hop dance moves of Daniel Flynn alongside performances and art by mixed groups of young people from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and other backgrounds in local schools.
Taleri Gray and Andre Morgan-Andrews will be inviting our younger (and not so young) participants to take part in their fairy storytelling and Dr Colin Clark from Glasgow University will be giving a lecture about the history of travelling peoples in the UK.
The artwork from the children’s poster competition will be displayed on the mezzanine throughout the month.
Tuesday 29 June
Cardiff Event, Pierhead Building
Time
10:00am - 2:00pm
Young people from the Shirenewton site will be performing work that they prepared over previous weeks with the NoFit State Circus, who will also be running circus skills workshops for the general public at the event. While the Cinetig Animation Company will be running animation workshops based upon their film of Welsh Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history in Wales.
Members of the local Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will be demonstrating the traditional skills of flower making, basket weaving and peg making accompanied by traditional storytelling and the dancing of Kathleen Cassidy and Daniel Flynn. Light refreshments and snacks will be available plus lots of videos and slides.
Children from across Cardiff schools will be displaying their posters competition entries in an exhibition at County Hall on Atlantic Wharf during the two weeks leading up to the event.
Contact
Isaac Blake
Director
Romani Cultural and Arts Company
C/o BVSNW
Chamber of Commerce Building
113 –116 Bute street
Cardiff
CF10 5EQ
029 2045 0068
0785 441 2097
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