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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

headshots of all the dancers and poets involved in the project

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.

Each poet will be asked to create a short poem, some in the strict meter ‘cynghanedd’ form, in any language relevant to contemporary Wales.

'Clapping' by Ed Myhill

four sets of hands on a tiled 'zoom' screen - each in a different room, the hands are ready to clap

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’

Dancing Together Whilst Apart

dancers together in a grid, all in their own homes but dancing together

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.

Rygbi: Annwyl i Mi / Dear to Me

a huddle to the left on a rugby picture

Full Production (24 minutes)

Rygbi: Annwyl i mi / Dear to me is a short outdoor dance performance that celebrates rugby in Wales and the hopes, glory and passion of rallying together on and off the pitch.

Clap for Carers

5 dancers, 1 in the middle leaping the other 4 watching and clapping

Dance Film (1 minute)

The short video is a thank you to NHS, carers and support workers across the UK and beyond.

BBC Culture in Quarantine

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'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.

Tundra Online

8 dancers in a row heads facing down

Full Production (31 minutes)

Tundra is a barren landscape where ultra-modern creativity blinks into life and tears pages from history books about Russian folk dance, the USSR and revolution. 

Reflections

hands held together reflections image

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.