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National Youth Theatre of Wales' Launch Professional Pathways 2023 Programme
This month, we’re looking back on the launch of our National Youth Theatre of Wales Professional Pathways Programme 2023, run in partnership with our long-term collaborators Theatr Clwyd.
This month, we’re looking back on the launch of our National Youth Theatre of Wales Professional Pathways Programme 2023, run in partnership with our long-term collaborators Theatr Clwyd.
Photos by Kirsten McTernan Photography
In April, 53 of our National Youth Theatre of Wales 2023 members took part in a three-day residential course in Cardiff (supported by Wales Millennium Centre) as the first stage of this ever-growing membership offer from NYTW. Designed to broaden skills and awareness of career pathways within theatre,film and the digital realm, the group came together to learn about immersive storytelling in all its forms.
“The tutors were very friendly, and the residency has helped me toward my future work in theatre by advancing my skills.”
With funding from Welsh Government via Creative Wales, we’ve expanded our Professional Pathways offer this year to include specific skills training around digital and screen work including workshops by innovators Darkfield Studios, and practical sessions on self-tape auditions for screen and stage with screen actor and facilitator Dean Fagan.
Photos by Kirsten McTernan Photography
What has been your highlight from the residency?
“It’s all been really fantastic. We’ve met so many people and different creatives from all sorts of mediums.”
“I loved the new perspective it gave me.”
Workshops during the residency were delivered by a wide variety of artists and companies with a focus on the art of immersive storytelling. These included sessions with Amie Burns Walker and the upcoming site-specific production at Theatr Clwyd of The Great Gatsby, movement and performance skills with the team from Theatr Clwyd along with an insight into how WMC are leading the way in digital immersive performance in Wales.
Thank you to all members and staff who took part in another successful residency. We look forward to welcoming you back next year!
What’s Next?
The next stages of the Professional Pathways Membership programme will include our ever-popular Play Reading Club (with the Welsh language curation supported by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and writer Rebecca Jade Hammond curating the English language program of work) along with a variety of backstage and theatre making workshops in North and South Wales linked to productions from across Wales in Welsh and English supported by RWCMD and Theatr Clwyd.
If you are a producer, venue or theatre company involved in theatre in anyway and wish to open your performances to our cohort please get in touch with NYTW.
For more information please sign up to our mailing list or email nyaw@nyaw.org.uk
National Youth Arts Wales partners with Wales Millennium Centre to deliver Hard Côr
Hard Côr is a vocal collective for young people, bringing those aged 16–25 who live in Cardiff together to sing, rap, beatbox and create music.
Hard Côr is a vocal collective for young people, bringing those aged 16–25 who live in Cardiff together to sing, rap, beatbox and create music.
The group are influenced by a range of contemporary styles, including hip-hop, grime, rap and RnB, and celebrate Wales’s increasingly innovative music scene.
The group’s purpose is to broaden opportunities for young and talented Welsh music makers who wish to sing and vocalise in non-traditional styles at the highest level, enabling them to work with some of the country’s most impressive musical practitioners.
“It felt like another family and community full of diversity.”
Video courtesy of Wales Millennium Centre.
Three facilitators who specialise in different areas led and supported this first project. They were:
Dionne Bennett – soul singer (singing)
Tumi Williams – MC, lyricist and Creative Associate at Wales Millennium Centre (mcing)
Matthew Hann – beatboxer and arts facilitator (beatboxing)
For more information please sign up to our mailing list or email nyaw@nyaw.org.uk or education@wmc.org.uk. Hard Côr is a joint project between Wales Millennium Centre and National Youth Arts Wales.
National Youth Arts Wales expands creative talent development projects with funding via Creative Wales
NYAW has been awarded funding – over £45,000 – from Welsh Government via Creative Wales to help develop Wales’s creative talent in the film, TV, commercial music, and digital sectors.
NYAW has been awarded funding – over £45,000 – from Welsh Government via Creative Wales to help develop Wales’s creative talent in the film, TV, commercial music, and digital sectors.
Launched in September of last year, the Creative Skills Sector Fund was created with the intention of supporting projects that can deliver against one or more of the ten identified priorities within the three-year industry led Creative Skills Action Plan.
The Action Plan seeks to address the skills needs of the three priority sectors: music, digital content, and screen in the short term, as well as considering the long-term needs which will ensure Wales continues to have a thriving creative sector.
Earlier this month, Dawn Bowden MS, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, announced that over £1.5m is to be shared between 17 projects across the creative industries, she said:
“The purpose of this fund is to continue to support strategic skills partnerships across Wales and I’m delighted that we’ve been able to award the funding to collaborative projects which will provide excellent opportunities for those working in the sector or seeking to work in the sector from all backgrounds.” You can read the written statement in full here.
As recipients of the fund, NYAW will use this to expand two of its projects for young people – Professional Pathways and Music Futures.
Professional Pathways
Our Professional Pathways programme is a career development scheme for young talented drama performers, delivered in partnership with Theatr Clwyd and Wales Millennium Centre. In spring 2023, 45 young people aged 16-22 will take part in an intensive residential training programme, giving them a first-hand insight into the range of transferable skills in the theatre, screen, and digital sectors.
Each residential weekend or training day focuses on specific skills including performance technique, set, costume and lighting design, script writing, accessibility within performance and marketing and programming drama. Read more on this project here.
Using the funding from Creative Wales, our Professional Pathways programme will offer expanded access to film and TV workshops and how these practices relate to the digital sector, acting for green screen, voice training for screen, podcasts and voiceover work, and plenty more besides.
Music Futures
Elsewhere, the funding will help continue Music Futures, our contemporary music project supporting young musicians aged 16-18 to make their mark on the current Welsh music scene across a wide range of genres –from Grime to Indie, Electronica to RnB.
First developed in 2019, the project supports music makers with potential to develop and grow as artists, developing their songwriting, self-management, and musicianship skills in a safe and supportive environment. It offers an authentic industry experience, and a glimpse into a working musician’s career, taking participants through the full life cycle of songwriting – including composition and recording, performance, touring, and promotion.
As part of our ongoing commitment to nurture diverse talent, at least 25% of participants will come from a global majority background, and at least 15% of the 70 beneficiaries will be living with a disability, helping foster a more diverse and inclusive Welsh music industry.
Alongside this we’ll be hiring a new Trainee Producer specific to the Music Futures project, with recruitment beginning in March 2023, and working with Future Mentors again to help facilitate the programme and offer participants the best possible access and knowledge to the contemporary music sector in Wales.
Previous mentors have included Kizzy Crawford, Heledd Watkins (HMS Morris) and Tumi Williams (Afrocluster, Skunkadelic) to name just a few. We look forward to developing our projects further over the coming months and into the summer residency period.
NYAW Choral Development Project, Côr Skills, Relaunches For 2023
Activity for National Youth Arts Wales choral development programme Côr Skills has kicked into gear, with four January workshops taking place in preparation for the February residency.
Activity for National Youth Arts Wales choral development programme Côr Skills has kicked into gear, with four January workshops taking place in preparation for the February residency.
Developed as a pathway to enhance young singers and vocalists’ confidence and ability in choral singing, and two years on from the pilot scheme developed with National Youth Choir of Wales conductor Tim Rhys-Evans, the project launched with workshops in Summer 2022.
Recruiting enthusiastic young singers through a combination of an open call process alongside targeted campaigns with schools, youth choirs, and music services, Côr Skills will engage with young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and has been designed to support those currently underrepresented in the arts - particularly global majority young people and young people from low-income families.
Current members of NYCW who could benefit from additional development have also been invited to take part in the residency.
With over 80 students taking part in four workshops held in both Cardiff and Swansea led by our team of esteemed facilitators – which includes Iori Haugen, a founder of Choirs for Good and Anna Beresford, a conductor and team member at WNO – each student worked on “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman. Singing in three-part harmony, they focussed on a variation of vocal techniques, their general musicianship, refined via a variety of exercises and games.
Naomi Davies, head of Expressive Arts at Cardiff West Community High School, said this of the workshop. “The pupils were very positive and enjoyed thoroughly! Hopefully, we could have you in again going forward! A few are applying for the workshop during half term which is a fantastic opportunity for them.”
Bruna Garcia, Côr Skills Trainee Producer agrees. “It was great to see how the students engaged with the workshop, and they did so extremely well. It’s encouraging to know they had fun whilst also taking something valuable away with them.”
Developing on what was covered during the workshops, our residential course will offer participants the opportunity to work with an expert team of singing leaders and special guests.
This 4-day residency will take place from 18th-21st February 2023 at the Urdd Centre in Cardiff Bay, where participants will take part in an exciting range of workshops, masterclasses with special guests, and bespoke one-to-one singing sessions. The residency will culminate in an informal performance sharing for friends, family, and special guests.
Our aim is for each participant to leave the residency with the confidence and skills to audition for any other choral opportunities that may come their way in the future, and of course the National Youth Choir of Wales.
For more information on the residency, including cost and how to apply, simply head over to the Côr Skills projects page.
The Celtic Collective Welcomes its Newest Member
NYDW ambassador Erin Mared will join National Youth Dance Company Scotland for the full year, creating a new work to tour across the UK and abroad
NYDW ambassador Erin Mared will join National Youth Dance Company Scotland for the full year, creating a new work to tour across the UK and abroad
In 2020 National Youth Dance Company Scotland developed a new partnership with National Youth Dance Wales through The Celtic Collective, designed to connect members of NYDW and NYDCS through a shared passion and desire to enhance their dance development and awareness of the sector, both nationally and internationally, by bringing them together through shared experiences. During lockdown dancers from both companies took part in online workshops with choreographers from across the UK.
This year, The Celtic Collective partnership has developed further and involves dancers traveling between countries to take part in programmes and residencies.
In August 2022, National Youth Dance Wales members worked with choreographers Lea Anderson MBE and Arielle Smith to create two new dance works that premiered as part of Ballet Cymru's autumn tour. Over a two-week residency at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the programme focused on stretching and challenging members both creativity and artistically, whilst also developing their technical and performance skills.
Three members of NYDCS came to Wales to join NYDW at the August residency as guest performers, joining the company in rehearsals and on stage.
We are excited to announce this year, for the first time, NYDCS will host a NYDW ambassador. Erin Mared, 23, from Aberystwyth, Wales, currently studying Spanish & German at Glasgow University will join NYDCS for the full year, creating a new work to tour across the UK and abroad.
Erin has been dancing since the age of four and has a real passion for the joy of dancing, “I love that dance is a common language for people worldwide. If you can't communicate with someone through words, you can always find a connection through dance.”
National Youth Dance Wales (NYDW) and YDance, who run NYDCS, provide young dancers with first-class training and performance opportunities. It draws on the energy and excitement of young people's enthusiasm for dance and channels it into a creative, contemporary force that celebrates the very best youth dance in Wales and Scotland today.
“We are thrilled to be working in partnership with NYDCS. By joining forces, we have been able to share joint opportunities for dancers from NYDW and NYDCS to participate in a range of different activities virtually and in person. The Celtic Collective partnership is a wonderful opportunity for like-minded dancers from across Wales and Scotland to share experiences, develop skills, and make new connections with peers across the two nations. I am super excited to see how the partnership will develop over the next year or so.” Jamie Jenkins, Dance Producer.
“This year is set to be an exciting year for NYDCS with some incredible opportunities to perform outside of the UK! It is wonderful to have the Celtic Collective partnership with NYDW to offer the dancers more experiences during their journey with us. We are excited to welcome Erin as part of this year's company and look forward to the Collective future with NYDW.” Anna Kenrick, YDance Artistic Director
Erin will debut with NYDCS in their first live performance at this year's YDance event, Destinations, held at Eden Court, Inverness on the 18th of February.
Arts Council of Wales responds to report on youth arts in Wales
Commissioned last year, the joint effort between NYAW and YANC has been published, outlining the plans for developing the Youth Arts sector with increased involvement from young people
Commissioned last year, the joint effort between NYAW and YANC has been published, outlining the plans for developing the Youth Arts sector with increased involvement from young people
In November 2020, a joint letter from National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) and Youth Arts Network Cymru (YANC) was submitted to Arts Council of Wales (ACW) outlining fundamental concerns for the future of the youth arts sector in Wales; predominantly surrounding the devastating consequences of Covid-19 on young people and the arts sector.
It highlighted the historic lack of resource for youth arts, the impact of the pandemic on young people’s wellbeing and future aspirations for careers in the arts, plus the lack of voice that young people have had so far in the discourse during the pandemic.
Commissioned by Arts Council Wales in 2021, National Youth Arts Wales teamed up with Youth Arts Network Cymru (YANC) to undertake a series of online consultation sessions with young people, youth arts organisations, and practitioners to determine the viability and need for a youth forum in Wales and consultation on future of youth arts lottery funding.
Below is a summary of the report, following its publication by Arts Council Wales.
To read the full report on the Arts Council Wales website, click here. To read the Easy Read report, click here.
What young people want
There was a general agreement that both Arts Council of Wales and Welsh Government need to do more to take the needs of young people more seriously and place them higher on the agenda, such as listening to young people, fostering better connections that place young people at the centre of work, and more flexible and unrestricted funding for projects with young people.
Participants talked about wanting a network for young people to connect and collaborate with one another as well as supporting their engagement and careers in the arts through support, information and resources.
Network and youth voice representation
Simply put, people said they wanted an arts network for young people that would aid their ability to meet and work with each other. The purpose of this network would be to help young people to work collaboratively, get information about the arts and connect with art organisations within Wales, get help with funding and applications and to help kickstart careers in the arts.
Suggestions were also made around increasing funding and support for YANC. A strengthened YANC, with strengthened partnerships with arts and community organisations across Wales could work with young people, organisations and ACW to develop such a network.
It was recognised that creating such a network is a big undertaking, but should be made by young people rather than for young people, with the opportunity for online and in-person engagement. It was also recognised that the network should be accessible and inclusive for young people from all communities across Wales, with different access points for young people at varying points of their journey within the arts.
The network must also be available bilingually and ensure that young people wanting to seek opportunities, support or connections through the Welsh language are able to do so through equal representation in Welsh.
Durting the sessions discussing an expansion of youth voice representation, there were several ideas discussed that would give young people the platform to be authentically listened to by ACW, without putting the onus on them to fix all the problems.
A youth collective that meets to discuss ongoing issues was discussed, and the collective would be able to lean on ACW, whilst also echoing the structures of Cardiff Youth Council, Welsh Youth Parliament or Westminster’s Youth Parliament.
Points were also raised about the importance of this collective or group having real agency to influence decisions.
Other suggestions included placing two young people on the Arts Council itself, and developing a skills and training programme that invests in young people from across Wales.
Funding for youth arts
The overarching opinion is that the current model presents significant barriers for many young people, in addition to restrictions found by organisations aiming to run projects in more flexible and responsive ways.
There were several calls to remove the jargon and difficult wording of application bids, and re-examine the wording used and the requirements in place to submit ideas.
There were also calls to ensure that funding mentoring is a requirement for offering the funding in the first place.
There were young artists in the sessions who commented on how much they benefitted from the advice and guidance from the organisations that they are involved with when writing applications, but there were also clear calls for a wider support from Arts Council Wales. Importantly, this wider support needs to be accessible to those who perhaps don’t have those pre-existing networks, through training days and guidance on how to apply.
Arts Council Wales does offer information on applying for funding in large print, Braille, audio, Easy Read and British Sign Language, but there are D/deaf artists who are not aware of this, or what alternatives there may be to help with applications.
It has been suggested that visibility of access support should be increased, and that video applications should be considered.
What happens next?
What young people want to happen in the next 3 months
For this report to be publicised in English and Welsh, with additional social media support and paid advertising
Videos to be made from young people in the arts responding to the report
What young people want to happen in the next 6 months
Dialogue between Arts Council Wales and arts organisations on how to start the youth arts network
An increase in bilingual events with young people
Use the events to increase support for young people to work with Arts Council Wales
What young people want to happen in the next 1 to 2 years
Direct funding for youth arts that’s accessible by young people
Simple application forms with no jargon and simplified language
Arts organisations to collaborate bilingually to create a network for youth arts, supported by Arts Council Wales
Two young peolpe to be invited to join Arts Council Wales
Training programmes and facilities for young people to lead in the arts sector
For more information on Arts Council Wales visit their website.
Cardiff’s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach hosts first NYAW Music Futures gig
Music Futures has announced its first public outing since the project’s inception by National Youth Arts Wales in 2019.
Music Futures has announced its first public outing since the project’s inception by National Youth Arts Wales in 2019. Arriving fresh from months of collaboration in the studio – with the likes of Mace the Great, Hemes, Skunkadelic, Lily Beau and Clwb Ifor Bach’s own DJ Dabes – this next generation of Wales’s up-and-coming artists will give their first public performance on Wednesday 24 August 2022. Womanby Street’s iconic live music venue, nightclub and promoter has hosted countless international, local, and emerging artists, providing an early platform for some of the biggest names in music today.
The evening offers a fusion of sounds with genres ranging from grime to indie, pop to EDM; truly showcasing the future of Wales's music scene and what the next generation of young Welsh musicians has to offer. On Clwb Ifor Bach’s main stage: Morakai, Shaun Tucker, Daffydd Rose, Megan McFadden, Sharmeela, Olivia Sinclair, ONE84k, Leasha Packham, Hannah Huish and 4SZN. Taking the DJ booth: Jack Reardon. Also taking the stage will be the young industry professionals who have supported the programme’s Future Mentors: Soul singer Aisha Kigs, genre-defying singer E11ICE, and rapper Kali.
Music Futures supports young music-makers, with the potential to grow as artists, by developing their songwriting, self-management, and musicianship skills in a safe and supportive environment. The project takes each participant on the full life cycle of writing songs – from writing and recording, to performing, touring, and promoting their music – and enables participants to experiment with a wide range of genres. Over the past few months, these young musicians have worked together with their mentors to perfect their craft as singers, songwriters and producers through National Youth Arts Wales’s artist development programme: Music Futures. With guidance along the way, they have been growing their artistry, creating exciting music projects and had the opportunity to network with music industry professionals, learning what it takes to succeed in the creative industries in Wales.
Music Futures Trainee Producer Elina Lee says:
“Talented young artists often remain unseen as many live-event venues require their artist to be over the age of 18 to perform, this is something National Youth Arts Wales aims to change. It’s important to us that these young talented artists get the opportunities to perform and be a part of the music scene at this early stage in their career, which happens so rarely”
“Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see these artists at the early stage of their careers and be part of the change that is happening right now in the Welsh music scene.”
Congratulations to our 2022 Orchestra and Brass Band prize winners
Each year on our residencies, we celebrate our musicians who display the most promise and dedication. The recipients of each award is decided by the sectional tutors during the residencies.
Each year on our residencies, we celebrate our musicians who display the most promise and dedication. The recipients of each award is decided by the sectional tutors during the residencies.
National Youth Arts Wales would like to express its gratitude to those who have donated money for the creation of these awards.
NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF WALES
The Haydn Davies Award
Awarded to the most promising player still in education
Dewi Thistlewood
The Irwyn Walters (Friends of NYOW) Awards
Awarded to the two most promising string players at this year’s residency
Sharon Liang & Kit Cookson
The Wil Jones Prize
Awarded to the most promising woodwind player at this year’s residency
Heidi Walliman
The Goronwy Evans Award
Awarded to the most promising brass player at this year’s residency
Branwen Thistlewood
The Tony Moore Harp Prize
Awarded to the most promising harpist at this year’s residency
Elena Ruddy
NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF WALES
The John Childs Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the most promising player at this year’s residency
Ioan Jones
The David Mabey Prize
Awarded to the most improved player on the residency
Carys Lewis
The Principal Cornet Award
Donated by Tony Small
Owain Llestyn
Looking back at Momentwm 2022
Fourteen budding young dancers recently attended the first in-person Momentwm residency, delivered in collaboration between Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme and National Youth Arts Wales.
Fourteen budding young dancers recently attended the first in-person Momentwm residency, delivered in collaboration between Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme and National Youth Arts Wales.
Photos: Sian Trenberth
These young people attended the course as pairs from different schools across Wales, originating from areas identified as having limited access to dance performance and development. Having never previously met as a group before, the dancers spent three days at Cardiff’s Gwersyll yr Urdd on a fun-filled intensive programme of dance skills, developing their technique and creativity alongside some of the best names in the Welsh dance industry.
The aim of the project was to give the young dancers a taste of dance training, which they might not otherwise have access to, and to encourage them to continue dancing as they progress through secondary school.
“Bringing our national Duets scholars together for Momentwm has been a hugely exciting event. Not only has it provided many inspirational dance and learning opportunities, but it has also enabled scholars from all over Wales to come together, in a physical space, for the first time.
The commitment and experience of both Ballet Cymru and National Youth Arts Wales to host a residency of this calibre has fostered such a positive dance experience for all involved. Momentwm represents a big step in the partnership between Ballet Cymru and National Youth Arts Wales and our joint vision to help bridge gaps in dance provision in Wales, and to address challenges in dance access and engagement.”
Freelance Welsh Dance Artist and choreographer Liam Riddick led sessions on contemporary dance technique. These workshops focused on guiding the young dancers in developing duet and solo performances, and providing a space for them to experience creative collaboration with a new company of fellow performers.
Participants also had the opportunity to build on their rhythm and hip-hop vocabulary alongside Reuel Bertram of Jukebox Collective, as well as to learn new ballet steps and vocabulary with Louise Lloyd, Ballet Cymru Duets practitioner.
“National Youth Arts Wales is thrilled to have delivered our pilot project for 10 – 12 year olds, Momentwm, in partnership with Ballet Cymru. Being able to return to in-person delivery, and providing the space for younger dancers to explore, to learn from industry professionals, and above all, enjoy the time to be creative, has been wonderful.
It is really important to be able to offer this kind of programme to those across the country who may not typically get access to dance training at this level, especially given the impact of the pandemic on this age group. Increasing access too by providing these kinds of progression pathways to Wales’ gifted and talented young performers from grassroots level upwards, is a key part of what NYAW does. Nurturing these relationships in underrepresented communities that face barriers to arts training is the latest step in Ballet Cymru and NYAW’s joint efforts to tackle issues around diversity and representation across the youth arts sector.”
Following on from these lively dance workshops, this year’s Momentwm participants also got stuck in to a social schedule of bowling trips, movie nights, and group walks around Cardiff Bay, providing the perfect space for these young people to get to know each other and begin developing life-long friendships through dance.
Duets, produced by Ballet Cymru, is a national programme for young people in areas of need to access dance training and progression. The programme is specifically designed to identify talent, provide progression pathways, and improve aspiration for young people who would not usually have the opportunity to access and engage with dance, particularly those living in deprived areas of Wales.
Momentwm is National Youth Arts Wales’ training and development programme for young dancers at the early stages of their journey into dance. The programme focuses on developing core dance skills and strength, as well as creative and performance techniques, with an overall aim of equipping these young dancers with the skillset required to pursue professional dance training. Having previously collaborated with ZooNation - The Kate Prince Company, NYAW are thrilled to have worked alongside Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme for Momentwm 2022.
National Youth Arts Wales' Momentwm programme collaborating with Ballet Cymru Duets this Easter
This year, National Youth Arts Wales’ Momentwm project is partnering with Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme, culminating in an exciting Easter Residency in Cardiff.
This year, National Youth Arts Wales’ Momentwm project is partnering with Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme, culminating in an exciting Easter Residency in Cardiff.
Talented and passionate young dancers from all across Wales are selected to take part in this year’s Momentwm Duets project, spending three days alongside some of the country’s most fantastic dance artists to upskill their choreography and creative skills. Across the residency, this young collective of dancers will be immersed into a jam-packed schedule full of Contemporary, Ballet and Hip Hop styles, and creative movement sessions.
The residency is designed to provide these young dancers with a snapshot into life as a professional dancer, and alongside the tailored dance programme there will be opportunities to be involved in social activities and to get to know their fellow young dancers. The programme is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people from across Wales, and to develop friendships that will last long into these young dancers’ careers.
Duets, produced by Ballet Cymru, is a national programme for young people in areas of need to access dance training and progression. The programme is specifically designed to identify talent, provide progression pathways, and improve aspiration for young people who would not usually have the opportunity to access and engage with dance, particularly those living in deprived areas of Wales.
Momentwm is National Youth Arts Wales’ exciting training and development programme for young dancers at the early stages of their journey into dance. The programme focuses on developing core dance skills and strength, as well as creative and performance techniques, with an overall aim of equipping these young dancers with the skillset required to pursue professional dance training. Following an exciting digital Momentwm project in 2021 in collaboration with ZooNation - The Kate Prince Company, NYAW are thrilled to be working alongside Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme for Momentwm 2022.
Photo credits: Sian Trenberth/Ballet Cymru