Watch Together Watch some of our most popular pieces, as well as some specially created dance films, and learn about how they were made.
Plethu / Weave: Aber Bach Aber Bach takes its title from the name of a cove in West Wales where the sounds of a woollen mill and the sea can be heard. ‘Aber' and ‘Bach’ are found in both Welsh and German, though with different meanings. From this notion, the film, which was filmed at the Melin Tregwynt Woollen Mill. Read More
Plethu / Weave: Swyn-gân Swyn-gân / Summoning, by poet clare e. potter and dance artist Jo Shapland, listens deeply to instinctive and mystical aspects of communication, how body, land, the nature speak. Read More
Plethu/Weave: The Branches of Me ‘The Branches of Me’ begins to look at how we find a sense of harmony within a mixed identity in a society that often talks in terms of being ‘White’ or ‘Black’. Read More
Plethu/Weave: O’r Lludw Stemmed from the #weshallnotberemoved social media campaign, O’r Lludw recognises and celebrates the contribution that disabled artists make to the arts community as whole. Read More
Plethu/Weave: Cyswllt | Datgyswllt Cyswllt, Datgyswllt by poet, Elan Grug Muse and dancer, Shakeera Ahmun explores notions of attachment and detachment and the complexities within those themes. Read More
Plethu/Weave: Ble Mae Bilaadi? "When my Khala speaks, a metallic voice on the phone, I want to respond ‘زين الحمد الله’ but I have swallowed too many dandelion seeds." Ble Mae Bilaadi? by poet Hanan Issa and Aisha Naamani has been inspired by their own mixed heritage connections and disconnection with Wales. Read More
Plethu/Weave: Triptych Part 1 Triptych was written as a response to a plaque erected 2010 in Brecon, Wales, honouring the slave trader, Captain Thomas Philips. It has since been torn down. Read More
Plethu/Weave: Ust Ust by the National Poet for Wales, Ifor ap Glyn and NDCWales dancer Faye Tan explores the idea of complete harmony between words and movement. Read More
Plethu/Weave: Hirddydd Hirddydd by poet Mererid Hopwood and NDCWales dancer Tim Volleman was inspired by the words from the poem Daw’r Wennol yn ôl i’w nyth’, (‘The Swallow returns to its nest') by Waldo Williams and how the people of South Pembrokeshire lost their homes in similar circumstances to the families of Epynt near Brecon. Read More
Plethu / Weave August - November The new digital film project, Plethu/Weave sees four dancers from NDCWales and the four dancers independent sector, partnered with some of Literature Wales’ commissioned poets to create short solo performances during lockdown. Read More
'Clapping' by Ed Myhill A live dance event performed via zoom (10 minutes) Our dancers joined together from across Wales, the world and the web to perform together again over Zoom for a new version of Ed Myhill’s ‘Clapping’ Read More
Dancing Together Whilst Apart Short Dance Film (1 minute) Created during the first week of the COVID-19 lockdown, our dancers wanted to highlight that isolation in our homes brought a new immersion in domestic life - but with that a potential to find moments of creativity and personal expression within this new normal. Read More
International Day of Dance For International Day of Dance 2020 we shared some of the amazing responses created from our Phrases for Small Spaces during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Read More
Clap for Carers Dance Film (1 minute) The short video is a thank you to NHS, carers and support workers across the UK and beyond. Read More
BBC Culture in Quarantine 'As Live' Class National Dance Company Wales In partnership with BBC's Culture in Quarantine and BBC Wales Cymru. Join our professional contemporary class: We teamed up with BBC Culture in Quarantine to stream our daily contemporary class world-wide. Watch the recording here- Join in, or just watch and see how we’re continuing to dance together whilst apart. Read More
Reflections Dance Film (14 minutes) Reflections is a touching and uplifting film danced by participants of the NDCWales’ Dance for Parkinson’s programme. The film is the best example of National Dance Company Wales’ ongoing commitment to making dance for every body, and every ability; as it has the power to improve both mental and physical wellbeing. Read More