Ballet Cymru Workshop - "A Child's Christmas in Wales"

Jane Lambert is the founder of Powerhouse Ballet.   She is editor of Terpsichore, one of the world's top dance blogs.

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<A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Ballet Cymru" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ballet Cymru</A> describe themselves as "a ballet company who like to do things a bit differently." They enjoy finding new ways to make what they do exciting, innovative and relevant. They achieved those objectives with <A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/productions/tir/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TIR</A> where they collaborated with <A HREF="https://cerysmatthews.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cerys Matthews</A> to translate traditional Welsh songs into dance.  I described it as a "thrilling experience" in<A HREF="https://jelterps.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-pride-of-newport-and-pride-of-wales.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> my review</A> of the company's performance of that ballet in Newport.
Matthews and Ballet Cymru have collaborated again to produce <A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/productions/dylan-thomas-a-childs-christmas-poems-and-tiger-eggs/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dylan Thomas – A Child’s Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs</A> which the company will dance at the <A HREF="http://theatreleeds.com/d/event/ballet-cymru-child-s-christmas-poems-and-tiger-eggs-dylan-thomas" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre </A>in Leeds on 29 Nov 2018.  This show promises to be one of the highlights of the Leeds dance season for 2018/2019 so if you have not yet bought your ticket do so now while you still can. 
The day before the performance we shall host a workshop for Ballet Cymru at Yorkshire Dance where they will teach us some of the choreography from that show.   This is a rare opportunity to dance with <A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/about-ballet-cymru/dancers/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">artists of Wales's classical dance company</A> who have come from all parts of the world to the work of <A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/people/darius-james/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Darius James</A> and <A HREF="http://welshballet.co.uk/people/amy-doughty/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amy Doughty</A> two of my favourite choreographers. 
This workshop is open to anybody aged 18 or above who is regularly attending ballet classes at Northern Ballet Academy or Dance Studio Leeds in Leeds, KNT Danceworks in Manchester, Hype Dance in Sheffield, Ballet North in Halifax or any other adult ballet class of similar standard.   Ballet Cymru do not expect you to be another Pavlova but you are unlikely to get much out of the evening if you have not yet mastered the basics. 
Admission is free but you must register here in advance.    Yorkshire Dance is literally just across the road from Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre. It faces the Leeds School of Music. The bus station is the same distance in the opposite direction and the mainline railway station with regular services to all parts of the country is just a little further away. 
Immediately after the workshop  Powerhouse Ballet will hold a reception for Darius James and the company in Martha's room at Yorkshire Dance where we shall launch the Northern Dance Circle. The Circle will promote dance and dance education in the North in very much the same way as the <A HREF="http://www.tlbc.org.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">London Ballet Circle</A> does in London.   You can attend that even if you do not attend the workshop.   Again, there will be no charge to attend the event but you must register in advance.
 
FAQs
 
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
Yes. 18 or over though guests of any age will be welcomed to the reception in Martha's room between 19:30 and 21:00.
 
What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
The bus station is literally across the road and from there you can take local buses to all parts of West Yorkshire and long distance coaches to other major towns and cities.    
The mainline railway station is about 10 minutes walk away and there are plenty of buses to the station if you are feeling lazy.
There is plenty of parking in the <A HREF="https://www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/city-centre-car-parks/quarry-hill-car-park" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Quarry Hill car park</A> behind Northern Ballet and the West Yorkshire Playhouse though allow yourself plenty of time because of extensive roadworks and road closures.  There is also some street parking but remember that the local authority now charges until 22:00.
What can I bring into the event?
Same as you would for any other dance class:  leotard, tights or leggings, ballet shoes (not pointe shoes) and plenty of bottled water.
 
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Contact me through my <A HREF="https://nipclaw.wufoo.eu/forms/contact-powerhouse-ballet/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">message form</A>.
 
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
We will accept mobile phone tickets as an alternative.

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