Book NDCWales Presents Open Rehearsals 21 May 6-7pm Osian Meilir 1 hour Want to know more about how we create and make dance? We open our rehearsal room doors and give you a glimpse of what's going on in the studio. During the creation process you can pop in for an hour and discover what we have been working on in the rehearsal. You can see the choreographer and dancers in action creating new dance pieces, taking some of the mystery out of how we make our shows and giving a real behind-the-scenes taste. You’ll also get to ask questions at the end. You’re welcome to sketch or simply soak in the rehearsal. Join us for an Open Rehearsal at the Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre – home of National Dance Company Wales. Get a behind the scenes look at how dance is made as we open the rehearsal room doors to the public. National Dance Company Wales are a charity who aim to make dance available to everyone in Wales, as such you can attend this event for free, and are welcome to do so. If however you are able to pay-what-you-can towards a ticket to this event, you’ll be helping NDCWales to continue to enrich the lives of others through dance. Mabon Escape into the fantastical foothills of Wales in a new work by Osian Meilir inspired by tales and characters from Welsh mythology. Osian Meilir Originally from Pentre’r Bryn on the west coast of Wales, Osian Meilir is a freelance choreographer and movement artist currently sharing their time between Wales and London. Since graduating from Trinity Laban in 2017, Meilir has been performing and creating work for a variety of performances spaces, having predominantly worked and created dance productions for the outdoors. Their work has toured extensively across Wales, the UK and internationally including Ten Days on the Island in Australia (2023), Biennale de la Danse in Lyon (2023) and at FIET; the Children's and Youth Theatre Fair of the Balearic Islands (2024). Over the past five years Meilir has been commissioned to create new work by Articulture Wales, The National Eisteddfod, Green Man Festival and the National Dance Company of Wales with a new work in the pipeline for the company for their 2025 Autumn tour. Meilir’s up-bringing in rural West Wales and their fascination with notions of identity, culture and community feeds their creativity and inspires their work. Their very early experiences and background of Welsh folk dance also has a great influence on their contemporary practice and has led them to appreciate how dance can build meaningful bridges between people from around the world. Embracing unity and harmony, within ourselves and each other, Meilir celebrates the beauty, simplicity and power of human connection. osianmeilir.com @osianmeilir Taking Place Cardiff Dance House Wednesday 21 May 2025, 18:00 Book Now