Aber arts spring 2016 draft09 by Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Spring / Gwanwyn 01/16â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 05/16

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Bookshop / Siop Lyfrau Mon–Sat / Llun–Sadwrn 10am–6pm 01970 628697 / bookshop@aber.ac.uk We are Aberystwyth’s premier bookshop when it comes to range in academic and non-academic titles, stocking an eclectic mix for all tastes! Plus we offer a speedy ordering service for any special requests. ___ Dyma siop flaenllaw Aberystwyth o safbwynt yr amrediad o deitlau academiadd ac eraill, yn stocio cymysgedd eclectig at ddant pawb! Hefyd mae gennym wasanaeth archebu prydlon ar gyfer unrhyw ofynion arbennig. The bookshop regularly hosts book launches and poetry events. Events are FREE and all are welcome. Cynhelir lansiadau llyfrau a darlleniadau barddoniaeth yn rheolaidd yn y siop lyfrau. Mae’r gweithgareddau hyn yn RHAD AC AM DDIM ac estynnir croeso i bawb. Thurs 4 Feb, 6.30pm: Book Talk with William Troughton – Aberystwyth and the Great War Thurs 11 Feb, 6.30pm: Book Launch with Julia Forster – What a Way to Go Thurs 18 Feb, 6.30pm: Poetry Evening with Steve Griffiths – Late Love Poems

Cafes and Bars / Caffis a Barrau Cafe Mon–Sat 9.30am–8pm / Sunday 12 noon–5.30pm Our award winning cafes offer a selection of home-made salads, hot meals and snacks, plus a range of drinks. Bar Mon–Fri 12 til late / Sat 5pm til late You don’t have to be a theatregoer to enjoy our Theatr y Werin bar. Call in any time to enjoy one of our 16 world beers and delicious panini. If you’re organising an event, with loads of parking and close to the centre of Aberystwyth, your Arts Centre cafes and bar can accommodate both professional events and personal occasions. For further details or an informal chat contact Sarah sbh@aber.ac.uk 01970 622992 (bar) and Joan jnr@aber.ac.uk 01970 622868 (cafe) ___ Caffi Dydd Llun–Sadwrn 9.30am–8pm Sul canol dydd 5.30pm Mae’n caffis poblogaidd yn cynnig dewis da o saladau, prydau poeth a byrbrydau ffres, a gwahanol fathau o ddiodydd. Bar Dydd Llun–Gwener 12 tan hwyr / Sadwrn 5pm tan hwyr ‘Does dim rhaid i chwi fod yn fynychwr theatr i fwynhau noson wych yn awyrgylch hyfryd bar Theatr y Werin. Os ‘rydych yn trefnu gweithgaredd sydd angen digon o barcio ac sy’n agos at ganol tref Aberystwyth, gall caffis a bar y Ganolfan ddarparu’r arlwyo ar gyfer gweithgareddau proffesiynol a phersonol. Am ragor o fanylion neu sgwrs anffurfiol cysylltwch â Sarah sbh@aber.ac.uk / 01970 622992 (bar) neu Joan jnr@aber.ac.uk / 01970 622868 (caffi)

Craft & Design Shop

Siop Grefft a Dylunio

Mon–Sat 10am–8.15pm Sun 12 – 5.30pm The Craft & Design Shop offers an excellent selection for all occasions, whether you’re looking to treat yourself or for that special present for a friend or family. Studio ceramics, prints from local artists, Aberystwyth souvenirs plus an excellent range of contemporary homeware, stationery, cards and jewellery.

Llun–Sadwrn 10am–8.15pm Sul 12–5.30pm Mae’r siop grefftau a dylunio yn cynnig dewis ardderchog ar gyfer pob achlysur, os ‘rydych am sbwylio’ch hun neu’n edrych am yr anrheg arbennig honno ar gyfer ffrindiau a theulu. Mae’r siop yn stocio serameg stiwdio, printiau gan artistiaid lleol, swfenirau o Aberystwyth yn ogystal ag amrediad gwych o lestri cyfoes, deunyddiau ysgrifennu, cardiau a gemwaith.

Collectorplan: an interest free (0% APR) credit service to help you buy contemporary art and craft in Wales.

Collectorplan: gwasanaeth credyd di-log i’ch helpu i brynu celf a chrefft gyfoes yng Nghymru.

Arts Centre Gift Vouchers – A perfect gift for an art or theatre lover

Tocynnau Anrheg Canolfan y Celfyddydau

A great gift for your friend or a loved one – available for any sum in multiples of £1, £5 or £10 and can be purchased on our on-line ticketing system, our eshop, or in person at the Box office, Craft and Design shop or Bookshop. Can be redeemed at the Box office, Craft & Design shop, Bookshop and Gallery.

Anrheg ddelfryfol ar gyfer ffrindiau a theulu – ar gael fel tocynnau £1, £5 neu £10 a gellir eu prynu ar ein system tocynnu ar-lein, ein e-siop, neu mewn person yn y Swyddfa Docynnau, y Siop Grefft a Dylunio neu’r Siop Lyfrau. Gellir eu defnyddio yn y Swyddfa Docynnau, y ddwy siop a’r Oriel.

Performances / Perfformiadau

4–35

Cinema / Sinema 36–37 Exhibitions / 38–44 Arddangosfeydd Weekly Classes / Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol

45–53

Special Workshop & Community Projects / Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol Creative Studios / Stiwdios Creadigol

53–58

Information / Gwybodaeth

60–61

Diary / Dyddiadur

62–63

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Site 2 / Safle 2

Theatre for Change

The second edition of our innovative Safle 2 / Site 2 micro-festival of theatre performed in new and unusual ways, featuring a range of performances everywhere from down by the seaside to a shipping container, on a stage, in a tiny room and even in the theatre! A feast of new performance to entertain, challenge and stimulate.

Exposure – Jo Bannon 9/3/2016–10/3/2016 / 20 performances a day between 12.30 and 8.30pm booking essential £10 (£9) Experience an extraordinary visual poem, created with story, light and sound.

This spring the Arts Centre relaunches its groundbreaking Theatre for Change strand. The selected performances and events all address issues and ideas that are of political, social and moral importance in today’s world. From a play based on the real-life experiences of displaced people to a performance asking questions about direct political action, an event which challenges attitudes and bias, and a show about climate change, all the works in the strand aim to stimulate thought and debate about the most pressing issues of our time. A symposium in partnership with the University’s Department of International Politics provides an opportunity to debate some of the issues and an exhibition in Gallery 2 offers another reflection on the issue of homelessness.

Scratch Night 10/3/2016 / 7.45pm / Free/Am Ddim A special safle scratch night to celebrate local performance from physical theatre to solo shows and installation work curated by the Experimental Studio. Please contact experimentalactingstudio@ gmail.com if you’d like to be involved. Entry free.

Aberystwyth Science Café

Seats are very limited for many of the performances so please book early. Festival pass available for just £50 Confirmation – Chris Thorpe 15/02/2016 / 8pm / £10 (£9) A dialogue, both real and imagined, with political extremism See page 13 for more details An Invitation Jo Fong 1/3/2016–2/3/2016 / 4 & 7pm / £10 (£9) An interactive performance on the theatre stage for groups of 46 people at a time Titanic – Doppelgangster 7/3/2016–8/3/2016 / 6 & 8pm / £10 (£9) An installation piece performed outdoors on chapel court

Yr ail gynhyrchiad o’n gŵyl-feicro ddyfeisgar Safle 2 sy’n nodweddu theatr a berfformir mewn ffyrdd newydd ac anghyffredin, yn cynnwys perfformiadau a gynhelir i lawr ar lan-y-môr, mewn cynhwysydd llongau, ar lwyfan, mewn ystafell fechan ac hyd yn oed mewn theatr! Gwledd o berfformiad newydd i’ch difyrru, eich herio a’ch symbylu.

Tomorrow’s Parties – Forced Entertainment 11/3/2016 / 7.30pm / £10 (£9) International innovators Forced Entertainment present a compelling performance that imagines a multitude of hypothetical futures. See page 23 for more details Smash it Up – Mr & Mrs Clarke 10/3/2016 / 7.30pm / £10 (£9) Shortlisted for the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe: ‘a wild and witty plea for artistic and civic perservation’. See page 24 for more details Fragments Towards a Horizon 15/3/2016 – 16/3/2016 / Free/Am Ddim A downloadable audio walk along Aberystwyth’s seafront – just download instructions from our website! www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/festivals/site2-safle-2

A forum for people to meet, drink and chat about the latest ideas in science. All events take place in the theatre bar on Mondays from 7:30pm – entry free, all welcome! 11 January Hywel Griffiths and Stephen Tooth: What is the tallest waterfall in Wales? Myth, measurement and marketing 1 February Roger Santer: Seeing colour through animal eyes 29 February Karen Siu Ting: Don’t kiss the frog! How do poison arrow frogs get their poison? 25 April Andy Hardy: Fighting malaria with geography

Yn ystod y Gwanwyn eleni mae’r Ganolfan yn ail-lansio ei rhaglen arloesol Theatr ar gyfer Newid. Mae’r perfformiadau a’r gweithgareddau dethol i gyd yn ymwneud â materion a syniadau sydd o bwys gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol a moesol yn y byd cyfoes. Yn cynnwys drama sy’n seiliedig ar brofiadau pobl a ddadleolir, perfformiad sy’n gofyn cwestiynau ynglyn â gweithredu gwleidyddol uniongyrchol, gweithgaredd sy’n herio agweddau a rhagfarn, a sioe a osodir yng nghanol gwrthryfel gwleidyddol, mae’r holl ddarnau yn y rhaglen yn anelu at annog meddwl a thrafodaeth am faterion mwyaf pwysig ein cyfnod. Mae symposiwm mewn partneriaeth ag Adran Wleidyddiaeth Ryngwladol y Brifysgol yn rhoi’r cyfle i drafod rhai o’r pynciau uchod ac mae arddangosfa yn Oriel 2 yn cynnig cyfle arall i fyfyrio ar fater pobl ddi-gartref.

Fforwm i bobl cyfarfod, cael diod a sgwrsio am y syniadau diweddaraf ym myd gwyddoniaeth. Rhad ac am ddim – croeso i bawb!

January Ionawr

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Friday 8 – Saturday 23 January Gwener 8 – Sadwrn 23 Ionawr £10 (£8)

Wardens Dramatic Company

Beauty and the Beast The Wardens return with their spectacular annual traditional pantomime – great fun for all the family. Book early – the 2015 run completely sold out!

Mae cwmni’r Wardens yn dychwelyd gyda’u pantomeim traddodiadol blynyddol ysblennydd – lot o hwyl ar gyfer y teulu i gyd. Archebwch yn gynnar – gwerthodd pantomeim 2015 allan yn llwyr!

The Beast must find true love before the last petal falls from the magic rose - but will good triumph over evil, for who can learn to love a beast? Richard Cheshire directs and plays Dame Cherie Trifle in the Wardens’ most enchanting, thrilling and spectacular pantomime. With lavish costumes and scenery, stunning special effects, hilarious comedy routines and toe-tapping songs, this ‘feel good’ family festive treat promises to be the best ever! Join Ioan Guile as Professor Nutty, Marcus Dobson as Silly Billy, Alex Neil as the Beast and magical performances from Julie McNichols, Theresa Jones and the unforgettable Carl Ryan who is back by popular demand! Elinor Powell is Musical Director and choreography by Laura Smith.

Performances: Wednesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm Matinees Saturdays 2.30pm, Sundays 1pm & 4pm Saturday Morning shows 11am on 16th & 23rd January Tickets: Adults £15 Family ticket £42 first week only Senior, student and unemployed £12.50 Child and group rate (20+) £11.50 BSL Signed performance on Saturday 16th at 11am.

Friday 8 January Gwener 8 Ionawr 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Saturday 16 January Sadwrn 16 Ionawr 5.55pm / £18

Wednesday 20 January Mercher 20 Ionawr 7.45pm / £5

Winter Wilson

NY MET Live

Degrees of Error

Les Pêcheurs de Perles

Murder She Didn’t Write

For the first time since Enrico Caruso starred in the opera in 1916, the Met will present Bizet’s lush, melodic romance Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), in a production by director Penny Woolcock. Gianandrea Noseda conducts a cast led by Diana Damrau as the beautiful priestess Leïla. Matthew Polenzani and Mariusz Kwiecien sing the roles of Nadir and Zurga, the two pearl fishers whose friendship is tested by their rivalry for Leïla’s affections; their ‘Au fond du temple saint’ is one of the best-known duets in opera. Nicolas Testè sings the high priest Nourabad in the new production.

One hour to come up with the perfect crime... and then solve it! Move over, Sherlock! Watch your very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece unfold on stage as the audience helps create an original and hilarious improvised murder mystery. The company will take your title suggestions, evidence ideas and for one lucky member even the murderer and victim, to create a never before seen, unscripted murder mystery, which promises to dazzle, enthral, and delight. A must for all lovers of classic crime fiction! Will you work out whodunnit in time?

Showing in our cinema. (Run time 3hrs)

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With support from Brenig

Winter Wilson are a growing presence in the UK folk scene. Songwriter Dave Wilson is recognised as one of the best on the English acoustic scene and he’s also a mean guitar player with a relaxed easy singing style. Kip Winter’s voice is simply one of the best in the business, delivering power and emotion in equal measure. Whether performing in concert venue or folk club, this duo provides contemporary acoustic folk music at its very best, and always with a smile. The eagerly-awaited new album “Ashes & Dust”, is due for release in March 2016, and is set to deliver yet more love songs, protest songs, story songs, beautifully played and sung, with all the subtlety, passion and harmony we’ve come to expect from this talented duo. ___ Deuawd talentog sy’n cyflwyno cerddoriaeth werin acwstig gyfoes ar ei gorau, bob amser gyda gwên. Gyda chefnogaeth oddi wrth Brenig. www.winterwilson.com

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Am y tro cyntaf ers i Enrico Caruso ganu’r brif rôl yn yr opera ym 1916, mae’r Met yn cyflwyno rhamant gyfoethog, felodaidd Bizet. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

A fform performance night

Un awr i greu’r drosedd berffaith… ac wedyn ei datrys! Gwyliwch eich campwaith eich hun yn datblygu ar y llwyfan wrth i’r gynulleidfa helpu i greu darn byrfyfyr doniol a difyr. A fyddwch yn medru gweithio allan pwy sy’n euog mewn pryd?

January Ionawr

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Thursday 21 January Iau 21 Ionawr 7.45pm / £5 (£3)

Crashtest

Sunday 24 January Sul 24 Ionawr 10am – 4pm / Free / Am Ddim

Calon Wedding Planning

The Arts Centre’s scratch night returns. A chance for writers, performers, directors and artists to present work in development to a supportive audience. All forms of performance are welcome, the only restriction is that it has to involve words. The aim is to represent the diversity of the performance landscape in Aberystwyth – all welcome! If you are interested in presenting work then please contact scriptographyproductions@ gmail.com or @scriptography

Sioe Briodas Aberystwyth Wedding Show

A fform performance night.

During the Santes Dwynwen weekend, join some of the area’s most talented companies in the wedding industry, each one ready to assist with your dream day. Exhibitors, fashion shows, live entertainment, advice from a professional Wedding Coordinator – and more! Don’t miss out. Create a day to treasure forever.

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Cyfle i ysgrifenwyr, perfformwyr, cyfarwyddwyr ac artistiaid gyflwyno gwaith sydd ar y gweill o flaen cynulleidfa gefnogol.

Ar benwythnos Santes Dwynwen ymunwch â rhai o gwmnïau gorau’r ardal yn y byd priodasol, pob un yn barod i’ch helpu gyda threfniadau’ch diwrnod arbennig. Stondinau, sioeau ffasiwn, adloniant byw, cyngor gan Gynllunydd Priodas proffesiynol – a mwy! Peidiwch a’i golli. Dewch i greu diwrnod i’w drysori. ___

Sponsors: Expressions Wedding Florists, Pretty Seats and Bows, Steilio dots… Styling.

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Sunday 24 January Sul 24 Ionawr 3pm / £15 (£13)

Wednesday 27 January Mercher 27 Ionawr 7.45pm / £5

Thursday 28 January Iau 28 Ionawr 7pm / £15 (£13)

Thursday 28 January Iau 28 Ionawr 8pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Bolshoi Ballet Live

Words&Words &Words

NT LIVE

Music Club

The Taming of The Shrew Many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and sweet-natured Bianca, including Lucentio. However, her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered Katherina, is married herself. French choreographer JeanChristophe Maillot lands a coup with his adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy tailored specifically to the Bolshoi dancers, and achieves a magnetic two hours of breathtaking, non-stop dance unlike any other, revealing the Bolshoi’s audacity and energy in a completely new way. Screening live in our cinema. (2 hours 5 minutes)

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Y coreograffydd Ffrengig Jean-Christophe Maillot ar ei orau gyda’i addasiad o gomedi Shakespeare, wedi’i lunio’n arbennig ar gyfer dawnswyr beiddgar ac egniol y Bolshoi. Dwy awr o ddawns ddi-baid anhygoel . Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

Join us for a poetry and spoken word evening featuring innovative, cross-art-form and collaborative poetry with special invited performances in association with Poetry Wales, New Welsh Review, Planet and more. Open mic slots are also available, and all types of poetry and spoken word are welcome. Please sign up in the Theatre Foyer at 6:30pm. See wordsandwordspoetry. wordpress.com for news and more details. ___ Noson o’r gair ar lafar a ysbrydolwyd gan weithgareddau barddoniaeth dyfeisgar a chydweithrediadol, yn nodweddu slotiau gwâdd arbennig mewn cysylltiad â chylchgronau megis New Welsh Review a Planet, yn ogystal â slotiau meic agored. Presented in partnership with Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

The Globe Ensemble

Theatre Live brings the Donmar Warehouse’s highly anticipated new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses to cinemas - broadcast live from the Donmar’s London home. Directed by Josie Rourke (Coriolanus), the cast includes Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Janet McTeer (The White Queen) and Dominic West (The Wire). In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalised the world. Two hundred years later, Christopher Hampton’s irresistible adaptation swept the board, winning the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play. Josie Rourke’s revival now marks the play’s thirty year anniversary.

Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola and harp, along with works by Bax and Weinberg. ___

Showing live in our cinema. (Run time 3hrs 30 mins)

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Cynhyrchiad newydd hir-ddisgwyliedig Donmar Warehouse yn cael ei ddarlledu o gartref y cwmni yn Llundain. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

Sonata ar gyfer ffliwt, telyn a fiola gan Debussy, yn ogystal â gweithiau gan Weinberg a Bax.

January / February Ionawr / Chwefror

Thursday 28 January Iau 28 Ionawr 8pm / £10

Friday 29 January Gwener 29 Ionawr 7.30pm / £10 (£8)

Saturday 30 January Sadwrn 30 Ionawr 5.55pm / £18

Comedy Club

Gwyn Emberton Dance:

NY MET Live

Shadow Of A Quiet Society

Turandot

Joe Lycett ‘Joe Lycett is one of the strongest emerging comedy talents we’ve seen in a long time. This young man has a huge future.’ TimeOut ‘Rising talent Joe Lycett already possesses the confidence and relaxed, homely charm of an old campaigner.’ The Times ‘Imaginative and cheekily subversive comedy... entertainingly mischievous.’ The Guardian Michael J. Dolan ‘Skilfull humour from the very darkside’ The Sunday Times ‘Brilliantly sustained, brutally punchy’ The Scotsman Matthew Crosby ‘Groucho Marx trapped in the body of Woody Allen’ Evening Standard ‘Fabulously funny’ Chortle ___ Clwb Comedi poblogaidd y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno noson hwyliog yng nghwmni tri digrifwr talentog.

The lives and stories of a people from an unnamed small town, over a thousand years, are explored through Jung’s theories on archetypes and reveals what happens when a community is pitted against itself and the individual. The cast of six women, including the internationally renowned dancer Eddie Ladd, search to understand their collective history, and the desire to mark out a name for themselves, as they seek answers to the questions we should all be asking… ___ Archwilir bywydau a straeon trigolion tref fechan, dros gyfnod o fil o flynyddoedd, trwy theorïau Jung ar archdeipiau, a datgelir beth sy’n digwydd pan mae cymuned yn brwydro yn erbyn ei hun a’r unigolyn. Gyda chast o chwech o fenywod gan gynnwys y ddawnswraig adnabyddus Eddie Ladd. #quietsociety @ gwynembertondance www.gwynembertondance.com A co-production with Aberystwyth Arts Centre created with the support of Arts Council Wales, Arts Council England and Coreo Cymru.

Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme sings her first Met performances of the demanding title role of Puccini’s Chinese ice princess, with Anita Hartig in her company role debut as the angelic slave girl Liù. Marco Berti sings Calàf, the suitor who risks his head for Turandot’s hand, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk sings Timur. Paolo Carignani conducts Franco Zeffirelli’s visually spectacular 1987 production. Screening in our cinema. (RunTime 3.5hrs)

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Y soprano Swedaidd Nina Stemme yn canu efo’r Met am y tro cyntaf yn rôl heriol tywysoges iâ Dsieineaidd Puccini. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

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Friday 5 – Saturday 6 February Gwener 5 – Sadwrn 6 Chwefror 7.30pm / £10 (£8)

Fri 5 Feb & 18 March Gwener 5 Chwefror & 18 Mawrth 7.45pm / £5

Arts Centre Castaway Community Theatre

Milonga

Wyrd Sisters

Join us for a milonga – a social open dance event which is the core of Argentine tango culture. DJ music from tango’s “Golden Age” (1930s-50s) with some modern tunes in the mix. There will be “tandas” (sequences of three dances by the same orchestra) and “cortinas” (short breaks where dancers leave the dance floor and choose a new partner for the next tanda). Bring a partner if you can. Nondancers are also welcome to enjoy the music and atmosphere. ___

By Terry Pratchett

As the cauldron bubbled an eldritch voice shrieked: ‘When shall we three meet again?’ There was a pause. Finally another voice said, in a far more ordinary tones: ‘Well, I can do next Tuesday?’ King Verence I of Lancre is murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, after his ambitious wife persuades him to do so. The King’s crown and child are given by an escaping servant to three witches. The witches hand the child to a troupe of travelling actors, and hide the crown in the props-box. They trust in destiny to take its course… Fingers crossed for that one then. Join Castaway as they present Terry Pratchett’s wonderfully wyrd world of witches, Shakespearean plots and hilarity! Dedicated to the memory of David Blumfield

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Ymunwch â Theatr Gymuned Castaway’r Ganolfan wrth iddynt gyflwyno byd gwrachod gwych Terry Pratchett. Cynlluniau Shakesperaidd a digonedd o hwyl!

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer milonga – gweithgaredd dawns agored cymdeithasol sydd wrth wraidd diwylliant tango’r Ariannin. Cerddoriaeth DJ o “oes euraidd” y tango (1930au-50au) gyda rhai donau modern yn ogystal. Dewch â phartner pe medrwch. Aberystwyth Arts Centre in partnership with AberTango.

Sunday 7 February Sul 7 Chwefror 2.30pm / £9 (£8) Students £3

Ensemble Cymru Music for Clarinet, Piano, Viola and Mezzo Soprano with Sioned Gwen Davies (Mezzo Soprano), Peryn Clement-Evans (Clarinet), Oliver Wilson (viola) and Richard Ormrod (piano). Frank Bridge – 3 Songs (1906-7) Brahms – 2 Songs Op. 91 Mozart – Clarinet Trio in Eb major ‘Kegelstatt’ Jean Francaix – Clarinet Trio

This programme features the viola at its most lyrical in rarely heard songs for mezzo soprano, viola and piano and its most virtuosic in the quirky music of Jean Francaix. Frank Bridge is a 20th century English composer. His songs are in a late-Romantic lyrical style. Brahms songs are again late romantic and very attractive. The Mozart Clarinet trio is sometimes called the Skittle trio because they thought it was written while he was playing skittles! It is wonderfully elegant showing the viola, clarinet and piano off equally. Jean Francaix is a 20th century French composer who wrote in a very quirky and fun style. ___ Rhaglen gynhwysfawr ac amrywiol yn nodweddu cerddoriaeth ar gyfer y clarinet, piano, fiola a mezzo soprano.

January / February Ionawr / Chwefror

Monday 8 February Llun 8 Chwefror 1.45pm (schools matinee) & 7.30pm

Ceredigion Schools Ensembles Ceredigon Schools Senior Wind Band, String Orchestra and Harp Ensemble showcase their talents, under the inspired tutelage of the Ceredigion Music Service team. Tickets are available in advance from Cerdd Ystwyth Music, or on the door. ___ Band Chwyth Uwch, Cerddorfa Linynnol ac Ensemble Telyn Ysgolion Ceredigon yn arddangos eu talentau o dan nawdd ysbrydoledig tîm Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ceredigion. Tocynnau ar gael ymlaen llaw o Gerdd Ystwyth, neu ar y drws.

Wednesday 10 February Mercher 10 Chwefror 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Cairns-Howarth Cairns-Howarth are awardwinning fiddler Dylan CairnsHowarth and his Father Andy Cairns, an innovative fingerstyle guitarist. They perform novel arrangements of traditional dance music, primarily from the British Isles but also from France, Scandinavia and North America. Both are accomplished multiinstrumentalists, between them covering guitars, fiddles, mandola and hurdy-gurdy. From lively jigs and reels, stately folkbaroque marches to slow airs, their music provides varied and exciting textures for listening and dancing. ___ Tad a mab talentog sy’n perfformio addasiadau dyfeisgar o gerddoriaeth ddawns draddodiadol o Brydain yn bennaf ond hefyd o Ffrainc, Sgandinafia a Gogledd America. Mae’r ddau yn aml-offerynwyr meistrolgar sy’n creu cerddoriaeth amrywiol a chyffrous ar gyfer gwrando a dawnsio.

Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 February Mercher 10 – Gwener Chwefror 8pm / £14 (£12)

Okham’s Razor

Tipping Point Set in the round with the audience drawn in close, the action veers from catastrophe to mastery. Five performers, enclosed within the circle of the stage, transform simple metal poles into a rich landscape of images. Poles are balanced on fingertips, hung from the roof, lashed, climbed, swung from and walked along, they become forests, cross roads and pendulums. The performers balance, climb and cling to this teetering world, supporting each other as they wrestle with the moment when things begin to shift. They must decide whether to rail against the chaos, struggling to exert order on a disordered world, or ride it out, allowing life to tilt towards the tipping point. ___ Pum perfformiwr yn trawsffurfio polion metel syml yn dirwedd gyfoethog o ddelweddau. Theatr awyrol feiddgar.

Produced by Turtle Key Arts. Co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival and The Lowry, Salford Quays. Supported by Dance City, Harlow Playhouse, artsdepot & Lincoln Drill Hall.

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Saturday 13 February Sadwrn 13 Chwefror 8pm / £20 (£18)

Monday 15 February Llun 15 Chwefror 8pm / £10 (£8)

Tuesday 16 Feburary Mawrth 16 Chwefror 2pm / £8 (£7)

Upbeat Beatles

Warwick Arts Centre and China Plate

Poonamallee Productions and Northcott Theatre, Exeter

Confirmation

An Elephant in the Garden

The Upbeat Beatles take you on a journey through the most remarkable story in the history of rock and pop music. Using projection and narrative, teamed with the pinpoint accurate music and vocals of the band, this show takes you on a ‘Magical History Tour’, travelling through the ages of The Beatles’ relatively short yet amazing career.The Upbeat Beatles recreate the sheer fun, excitement and magnetic power of The Fab Four and the unforgettable music they created, with their attention to detail and stunningly precise reproduction. Covering the beginnings at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, the frenetic, early TV appearances, conquering America at Shea Stadium, frenzied ‘Beatlemania’ in the early 60s, the colourful, psychedelic, Flower Power era of Sgt Pepper’s and The Magical Mystery Tour. Plus the landmark final performance in 1969 atop the Apple Building in London. ___ Sioe deyrnged sy’n mynd â chi ar daith trwy’r stori fwyaf anhygoel yn hanes cerddoriaeth roc a rôl.

By Chris Thorpe If you pinned me against a wall, I’d probably admit to being a liberal. Of course, pinning me against a wall is exactly what I’d expect from someone like you. Confirmation is a show about the gulfs we can’t talk across, and about the way we choose to see only the evidence that proves we’re right. Working with research into the phenomenon of Confirmation Bias, Confirmation attempts to have an honourable dialogue, real and imagined, with political extremism. From multiple award winning Chris Thorpe and Rachel Chavkin. Fringe First award winner – 2014 Developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin. Commissioned by Northern Stage and Battersea Arts Centre Age suitability 14+ Part of the Site 2 / Safle 2 festival. See page 4 for details Theatre for Change

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Dyma gais i gael dialog anrhydeddus, real a dychmygol, gydag eithafiaeth wleidyddol.

By Michael Morpurgo 1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother - and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied fire-bombing in the endgame of the Second World War. Escaping the Allies’ advance from the West - and also the advancing Russian armies from the East - this extraordinary trio of refugees meet: a downed RAF officer, cowering in a barn; a homeless school choir on the run and their Countess saviour, harbouring them from the Nazis; and the mechanised American cavalry, appearing over the horizon. It is Lizzie’s story – but Marlene, the elephant, is the heroine. Theatre for Change

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Addasiad newydd gan Simon Reade o’r nofel boblogaidd i blant gan Michael Morpurgo. Stori wedi’i gosod yn yr Almaen ym 1945 am Lizzie, ei mam a Marlene yr Eliffant.

February Chwefror

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Thursday 18 February Iau 18 Chwefror 8pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Thursday 18 February Iau 18 Chwefror 7.45pm / £10

Friday 19 February Gwener 19 Chwefror 7.30pm / £18

Friday 19 February Gwener 19 Chwefror 8pm / £23.50

Music Club

Little Wander

Opera Up Close

Ed Aczel: The Random Flapping of a Butterfly’s Wings

La Boheme

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

James Noble (clarinet) & Simon Callaghan (piano) Works by Arnold, Finzi, Ireland, Poulenc and others. This concert is funded by the Countess of Munster Trust as part of its recital scheme. ___ Darnau gan Arnold, Finzi, Ireland, Poulenc ac eraill. Daw’r cyngerdd hwn drwy nawdd Ymddiriedolaeth Gerdd Iarlles Munster.

Aczel is known for not following the rules of stand-up comedy and he aims to use his show, with the help of Chaos Theory, to change the world once and for all – although it may turn out to be too complicated. He asks whether you can have your cake and eat it – ie seek to change human consciousness forever and keep your weekends free. Ed includes a couple of amusingly circular stories about his life, which thankfully don’t last long. Bringing Maths, History and Improv to life for beginners, he explores his own inner psyche with a section analysing his dreams – and then tries not to get too paranoid. ___ Mae Aczel yn adnabyddus am beidio â chadw at reolau comedi ar ei sefyll ac mae’n anelu at ddefnyddio’i sioe i newid y byd unwaith ac am byth – er y gall hyn droi allan i fod yn rhy gymhleth. Noson ddifyr yn sicr! @EdwardAczel / @LittleWander www.littlewander.co.uk

This Olivier Award-winning version of Puccini’s muchloved weepie is a favourite with critics and audiences alike. One of the most accessible and moving operas ever written, La Bohème charts the ups and downs of a group of idealistic graduates as they bicker, party, try to make ends meet and follow their dreams. Aspiring novelist Rodolfo discovers a harsher reality when he falls for immigrant cleaner Mimi, while his best friend Marcello’s tempestuous relationship with his on-off girlfriend Musetta brings humour and fireworks to the stage. The comic elements of this hugely popular production heighten its tragic ending, with audiences saying this 21st century Bohème affected them like no other. New English Version by Robin Norton-Hale. ___

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac return with a stunning new stage production performing in meticulous note-for-note detail all the classic hits from one of the most outstanding and enduring catalogues in the history of rock music. This stunning show takes you on an epic musical journey through changing eras and styles, from the exciting sound of the sixties London blues scene right through to the staggering commercial success of the seventies and eighties, and beyond. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac perform all the classic hits live including ‘Black Magic Woman’, ‘Albatross’, ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Gypsy’, ‘Say You Love Me’, ‘Sara’, ‘Oh Diane’, ‘Little Lies’, ‘Everywhere’ and much much more. ___

Un o operâu mwyaf teimladwy a phoblogaidd Puccini sy’n dilyn hynt a helynt criw o raddedigion delfrydgar wrth iddynt ffraeo, partïo, ceisio cael dau ben llinyn ynghyd a dilyn eu breuddwydion. Fersiwn Saesneg newydd gan Robin Norton-Hale.

Mae’r band teyrnged talentog hwn wedi perfformio i dros filiwn o ffans ers iddynt sefydlu dros ddegawd yn ôl, ac maent yn dychwelyd gyda chynhyrchiad llwyfan newydd syfrdanol sy’n nodweddu holl glasuron poblogaidd y band gwreiddiol. Ymunwch â nhw ar daith gerddorol gyffrous!

Saturday 20 February Sadwrn 20 Chwefror 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Torch Theatre

Grav In October 2007 Ray Gravell, a man who for many embodied what it is to be Welsh, passed away after succumbing to complications resulting from contracting diabetes. He was 56 years old.    Known to millions for his legendary exploits on the rugby field, ‘Grav’ was and is so much more than that. An actor, a cultural icon, a father, a husband, a man with a life packed full of stories that deserve to be heard once more.  The Torch Theatre Company presents Gareth Bale as ‘Grav’ in a play written by Owen Thomas that celebrates the man and the legend. With the blessing of Mari, Ray’s widow, and contributions from his Welsh and British Lions team mates, this one man show will explore the life of a man who was as fascinating away from the rugby field as he was on it. Directed by the Torch Theatre’s Artistic Director Peter Doran, ‘Grav’ will remind the world once more of a unique life well lived and of a man who did so much more than eat soft centres. ___ Mae Cwmni Theatr y Torch yn cyflwyno Gareth Bale fel ‘Grav’ mewn drama wedi ei hysgrifennu gan Owen Thomas sy’n dathlu’r dyn a’r arwr. Gyda bendith Mari, gweddw Ray, a chyfraniadau aelodau o dimoedd Cymru a’r Llewod Prydeinig, mae’r sioe un-dyn hon yn ymchwilio i fywyd dyn a oedd yr un mor hudol oddi ar y cae rygbi ag yr oedd arno.

February Chwefror

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Tuesday 23 February Mawrth 23 Chwefror 8pm / £16 (£14)

Tuesday 23 February Mawrth 23 Chwefror 7.30pm / £15 (£14)

Wednesday 24 February Mercher 24 Chwefror 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Thursday 25 February Iau 25 Chwefror 7pm / £15 (£13)

Thursday 25 February Iau 25 Chwefror 8pm / £10

Friday 26 February Gwener 26 Chwefror 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

David O’Doherty:

Music Theatre Wales

Comedy Club

Dogstar Theatre Company

The Devil Inside

Helen Chadwick Song Theatre

NT LIVE

We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O’Doherty David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé, is delighted to present an evening of talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard from 1986. Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where somebody else has eaten all the chocolates. And replaced them with mouse heads and dishwasher tablets. As seen and heard on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Unbelievable Truth for BBC Radio 4. davidodoherty.com @phlaimeaux

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Noson yng nghwmni’r digrifwr David O’Doherty. Mae bywyd yn debyg i focs o siocledi, ond un lle mae pawb wedi eu bwyta nhw i gyd…

A new opera by Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh

The Devil Inside is a gritty, glittery, Faustian fairytale, set firmly in the twenty-first century. Inspired by The Bottle Imp, a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, this brand new opera contains many elements of Stevenson‘s famous shocker, The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The Devil Inside follows the outstanding success of composer Stuart MacRae and novelist Louise Welsh’s previous opera for Music Theatre Wales, Ghost Patrol. Winner of the South Bank Sky Arts Award and nominated for an Olivier. A co-commission and co-production with Scottish Opera. Free post show talk

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Daw’r opera newydd hon yn sgil llwyddiant ysgubol opera flaenorol Music Theatre Wales gan yr un tîm creadigol sef Ghost Patrol. Dyma stori dylwyth teg Ffawstaidd afaelgar, wedi’i gosod yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain ac wedi’i hysbrydoli gan un o straeon byrion Robert Louis Stevenson.

Songs for the Way Home Created and composed by Helen Chadwick A funny and moving performance inspired by interviews with East London residents about ‘home’. This female trio show is an adaptation of Dalston Songs, which was commissioned by the Royal Opera House.

“Pierces the heart” The Evening Standard “...an exquisite find” The Guardian Workshop available – see page ? for details

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Creuwyd a chyfansoddwyd gan Helen Chadwick Perfformiad doniol a theimladwy a ysbrydolwyd gan gyfweliadau gyda thrigolion Dwyrain Llundain ar y thema ‘cartref’.

As You Like It Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind. With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love. Showing live in our cinema. (Run time 4hrs)

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Daw comedi wych Shakespeare am serch a thrawsffurfiad i Theatr Genedlaethol Lloegr am y tro cyntaf mewn tros 30 mlynedd gyda Rosalie Craig yn chwarae rhan Rosalind. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

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Tom Wrigglesworth ‘A gift for comic storytelling, a lovely turn of phrase, an ear for allowable exaggeration’ The Daily Telegraph ‘Comedy is rarely this elegant’ Time Out Felicity Ward ‘Joyfully Funny’ ***** Edinburgh Evening News ‘Fizzes and flashes and bangs like an untethered Catherine wheel’ Chortle Joel Dommett ‘Hilarious… delightful tales’ The Scotsman ‘Young, sharp and clever’ The Sunday Times ___ Clwb Comedi poblogaidd y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno noson hwyliog yng nghwmni tri digrifwr talentog.

The Tailor of Inverness (Krawiec z Invernessu) Matthew Zajac’s stunning show has entranced over 26,000 people in 10 countries, most recently selling out for three weeks at New York’s Brits Off Broadway Festival in April 2015. The Tailor of Inverness is an unforgettable and moving story of displacement and survival in war-torn Europe, a powerful allegory for all victims of war. Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First, the 2008 Stage Best Solo Performer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe and the 2009 Best Actor Award from the Scottish Critics.

“A universal work of theatre.” Sunday Herald Part of the Theatre for Change series

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Mae’r sioe syfrdanol hon, sydd wedi difyrru cynulleidfaoedd mewn deg o wahanol wledydd, yn cyflwyno stori fythgofiadawy a theimladwy am ddadleoli a goroesi mewn Ewrop sydd wedi’i rhwygo gan ryfel. Alegori bŵerus ar gyfer pawb sydd wedi dioddef yn sgil rhyfel.

February / March Chwefror / Mawrth

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Saturday 27 February Sadwrn 27 Chwefror 8pm / £12 (£11), £9 (£8) £3.50 Students / Under 18s £2

The University Singers Fauré Requiem Haydn Nelson Mass Conductor David Russell Hulme The sublime Requiem by Fauré set in contrast with Haydn’s brilliant and exhilarating masterpiece offers a wonderful evening of choral greats. The University Singers – successors to Joseph Parry’s Choral Union – is one of Wales’s longest-established choirs. Bringing together singers from the University and the community, its concerts draw large and enthusiastic audiences. With professional orchestra and top-notch guest soloists, this is a great night of live music. ___ Cantorion y Brifysgol, sy’n olynyddion i Undeb Gorawl Joseph Parry, yw un o gorau mwyaf sefydledig Cymru. Yn cyfuno cantorion o’r Brifysgol a’r gymuned, mae eu cyngherddau yn denu cynulleidfaoedd mawr a brwdfrydig. Gyda cherddorfa broffesiynol ac unawdwyr gwâdd o safon uchel dyma noson wych o gerddoriaeth fyw.

Sunday 28 – Monday 29 February Sul 28 – Llun 29 Chwefror Sun / Sul 2pm (English perf) Mon / Llun 10am (Perfformiad Cymraeg) / £8 (£7)

Cyd-Gynhyrchiad Theatr Cadair | Canolfan y Celfyddydau Taliesin Arts Centre Co-Production

Windsongs of the Blessed Bay / Alawon Gwynt y Môr Memory, myth and history collide in this beautiful and compelling tale of a brave young Welsh woman, blind since birth, who sets out from Pembrokeshire’s St Brides Bay in her dead grandfather’s fishing boat to make the great catch he had always dreamed of. Windsongs of the Blessed Bay is a family show featuring a cast of top Welsh acting talent, the haunting original songs of Boys from the Hill folk favourite Andy Tamlyn Jones, and the extraordinary puppetry techniques of Singaporean puppet master Benjamin Ho. Suitable for all the family 8+ years.

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Mae cof, chwedl a hanes yn gwrthdaro yn y chwedl swynol a hyfryd hon am hanes Cymraes ifanc, sy’n ddall ers ei genedigaeth.

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Wednesday 2 March Mercher 2 Mawrth 7.45pm / £5 (£3)

Thursday 3 March Iau 3 Mawrth 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Friday 4 March Gwener 4 Mawrth 6.30pm / £7 (£5)

Friday 4 March Gwener 4 Mawrth 8pm / £24.50

Words&Words &Words

Jez Danks

Magdalena Mazur

Dai Versity

Opium

Magic of Motown

When retired farmer Dai Verse made his first appearance on the stage a few years ago, he talked wistfully about a vanished way of life and appeared to be a character who was living solely in the past. But there has been a change - verging on the seismic! Dramatic & unexpected events have forced him to take stock of everything and as a result he’s left the old farm, thrown away his cap and stick and enrolled on a course of higher education ‘to get a fresh perspective on life before it’s too late’. Jez Danks tells the story of a man who has decided that it’s never too late to change – but will it be for the better?

Have you ever crossed the line between love and obsession? Love and abuse? Love and... Opium ? This body and voice based performance examines emotional state of a woman who, due to emotional traumas form the past, becames a person craving love too much: The Love Addict. Spending her entire energy on love and not getting enough of it back, she starts to abuse it. Devised from personal experience, as well as from research on relationship addiction, based on the book ‘Women Who Love Too Much’ by Robin Norwood.

A fform Performance Night

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Pan ymddangosodd y cyn-ffarmwr Dai Verse ar y llwyfan am y tro cyntaf rhai blynyddoedd yn ôl, siaradodd yn hiraethus am ffordd o fyw sydd wedi diflannu. Ond erbyn hyn mae wedi newid ei agwedd. Jez Dankis yn adrodd stori am ddyn sydd wedi penderfynu symud ymlaen a chael persbectif newydd ar fywyd cyn ei bod yn rhy hwyr.

A fform performance night.

A ydych erioed wedi croesi’r llinell rhwng cariad ac obsesiwn? Cariad a chamdriniaeth? Cariad ac… Opiwm? Perfformiad, yn seiliedig ar y corff a’r llais, sy’n archwilio cyflwr emosiynol un ddynes sy’n crefu’n ormodol am gariad. Noson perfformiad fform.

The REACH OUT® 10th Anniversary Tour Join the party as this scintillating show celebrates its 10th birthday by honouring the 50th anniversary of charttopping single Reach Out I’ll Be There. All-new for 2016, the theatrical treat marks a decade of continuing the legend of solid-gold artistes the Four Tops, Supremes, Temptations, Jackson 5, Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie and more. Oozing with their style, sophistication and musical brilliance, more than 36 classics are revived amid a flurry of glittering costume changes and starring all the dazzling dance moves and superb musicianship of the original artistes. Join us in the theatre bar for a post show disco! www.easytheatres.com

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Dyma sioe sy’n llawn steil, soffistigedigrwydd a thalent gerddorol wych wrth i dros 36 o glasuron gael eu hadfywio yn erbyn cefndir o wisgoedd disglair, symudiadau dawns egniol a steil unigryw’r artistiaid gwreiddiol.

March Mawrth

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Saturday 5 March Sadwrn 5 Mawrth 5.55pm / £18

Saturday 5 March Sadwrn 5 Mawrth 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Wednesday 9 March Mercher 9 Mawrth 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Wednesday 9 March Mercher 9 Mawrth 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

NY MET Live

La Navet Bete

ENO LIVE

Pavilion Poets

Manon Lescaut

Dick Tracy

The Magic Flute

Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann star as the ill-fated lovers at the centre of Manon Lescaut, Puccini’s passionate adaptation of the classic novel about a free-spirited country girl who becomes the toast of Paris. Sir Richard Eyre’s new production, set in the 1940s, reunites him with set designer Rob Howell, his collaborator on recent Met productions of Le Nozze di Figaro, Werther, and Carmen. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi conducts the new staging, which also stars Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s cousin, Lescaut, and Brindley Sherratt as Geronte, her wealthy older lover.

Newsflash! Criminal mastermind Big Boy Caprice is released unexpectedly early from prison and is about to launch his dastardly plan onto the City. Since his incarceration his empire has depleted away to nothing and it’s all down to one man to stop him - the square jawed, hard-hitting, fastshooting comic book detective who will stop at nothing to keep the streets clean, the one and only, Dick Tracy. When good and evil come face to face who will finally win? Will Tracy be able to save the day, get the girl and get to the bottom of what’s going on? Or perhaps the truth is closer than he thinks.... Le Navet Bete are an award winning, internationally touring troupe of clowns based in Exeter, Devon, whose high energy, spectacular indoor and outdoor shows have wowed audiences globally. ___

The Magic Flute is one of the greatest and most popular operas ever written. Mozart’s timeless classic explores the search for true love and wisdom as the royal prince Tamino and the bird-catcher Papageno must overcome a series of trials in order to rescue Pamina from the grasp of the manipulative Queen of the Night. A wonderfully theatrical and imaginative staging from Complicite artistic director Simon McBurney where live sound effect and breathtaking animations help bring this captivating tale to life.

Showing in our cinema.

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Mae’r cynhyrchiad newydd hwn, wedi’i osod yn y 1940au, yn cyflwyno addasiad angerddol Puccini o’r nofel glasurol am ferch ifanc o’r wlad a ddaw’n destun edmygedd ym Mharis. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

Sioe yn seiliedig ar anturiathau ditectif y llyfrau comig. Mae Le Navet Bete yn yn gwmni twrio arobryn o glowniaid sydd wedi ennill enw da yn rhyngwladol gyda’u sioeau syfrdanol llawn egni.

Screening live in our cinema. Sung and subtitled in English. (Run time 2hrs 55mins)

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Dyma un o’r operâu gorau a mwyaf poblogaidd a ysgrifennwyd erioed. Llwyfaniad hynod theatraidd a dyfeisgar gydag effeithiau sain byw ac animeiddiadau trawiadol. Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 March Mawrth 8 – Mercher 9 Mawrth 7.30pm / £12 (£10) School Groups £6

Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch mewn partneriaeth â Chanolfan Mileniwm Cymru a Chanolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth

Cysgu’n Brysur Drama gerdd gyfoes, Gymraeg am fod yn ifanc yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain – yr affêrs a’r fflirtio, angst y dosbarth, y gangiau a’r partïon gwyllt yn y goedwig, moesau ac anfoesoldeb, rhwystredigaeth gydag oedolion a’r ofnau a’r gobeithion. Dyma gynhyrchiad mentrus graddfa fawr gyda chast o 11 actor ifanc egnïol, sgript fachog Bethan Marlow a choreograffi eiconig Eddie Ladd wedi’i seilio ar ganeuon gwych y band Cymraeg ‘Bromas’ Bydd ‘Cysgu’n Brysur’ yn un o’r cynyrchiadau mwyaf cŵl ers tro byd… Cerddoriaeth gan BROMAS Awdur: Bethan Marlow Cyfarwyddwr: Jeremy Turner Coreograffi gan Eddie Ladd Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd: Rhys Taylor ___ A contemporary Welsh-language musical drama about being young in the 21st Century – the affairs and the flirting, the angst, the gangs and the wild parties in the forest, morals and immoralities, frustrations with adults and the fears and the dreams. This bold large-scale production features fiery performances from 11 young actors, cutting edge scriptwriting from Bethan Marlow and Eddie Ladd’s iconic choreography based on the brilliant songs of the Welsh-language band ‘Bromas’. ‘Cysgu’n Brysur’ promises to be one the coolest Welsh shows for quite a while…

Sarah Corbett & Eleanor Rees Pavilion Poetry is a new contemporary poetry series from Liverpool University Press which seeks to publish the very best in contemporary poetry. This is poetry sure to challenge and delight. In ‘And She Was’ Sarah Corbett combines the fictional spell-making of Haruki Murakami, with the filmic neonoir of Atom Egoyan and David Lynch to push the boundaries of poetic genre, asking us to renegotiate the way we encounter and reconfigure ourselves through trauma, in desire, or as we seek to reassemble ourselves and our past. In her third full-length collection ‘Blood Child’, Eleanor Rees hones and extends her startling use of language and imagery to enact the many aspects of change as she roams through the landscapes of self and city. ___ Dyma gyfres farddoniaeth gyfoes newydd o Wasg Prifysgol Lerpwl sy’n ceisio cyhoeddi’r gorau oll o farddoniaeth fodern. Barddoniaeth sy’n sicr o herio a difyrru.

March Mawrth

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Thurs 10 March Iau 10 Mawrth 7.30pm / £10 (£9)

Thursday 10 March Iau 10 Mawrth 8pm / £18

Friday 11 March Gwener 11 Mawrth 7.30pm / £10 (£9)

Saturday 12 March Sadwrn 12 Mawrth 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Mr&Mrs Clark

Mark Watson

Forced Entertainment

Theatr Pena | The Riverfront Co-Production

Smash it Up In your hometown a symbol of equality, justice and freedom has been destroyed; a piece of art that stood for everything you know to be right. Its destruction makes way for a privately guarded shopping centre. What do you do? If you are Mr and Mrs Clark you start a campaign. In collaboration with the Newport art activists Bosch and with the guidance of the artist Andre Stitt, Mr and Mrs Clark developed a timeline of performances in public spaces that now make up a theatre show. Short-listed for the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Smash It Up is a destructive plea for some cultural conservationism. Part of the Site 2 – Safle 2 festival – see page 4 for more details. Theatre for Change.

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Dyma alwad heriol am gydraddoldeb, am obaith, am fwy o ryddid creadigol ac yn bennaf oll am ddealltwriaeth a chefnogaeth o’r dychymyg creadigol. Mewn cydweithrediad â’r gweithredydd celf o Gasnewydd, Bosch. Supported by Arts Council Wales

Mark Watson (multi-awardwinning star of numerous TV shows including Dave’s Road to Rio, BBC’s We Need Answers, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You, and his own cult Radio 4 series Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better and Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life) makes a very welcome return to Aber. A seemingly minor problem at an airport is the starting point for a spiralling examination of identity in the digital age and search for meaning in our lives. But with an enormous number of jokes, luckily, as well as Watson’s customary flailing, chaotic audience interactions and all sorts of other fun. In short: if you like comedy, but you don’t come and see this, you’re acting very oddly. ___ Estynnir croeso cynnes iawn i’r digrifwr poblogaidd Mark Watson wrth iddo ddychwelyd i Aber. Yn seiliedig ar ei ymweliadau yn y gorffennol, gallwn sicrhau noson o hwyl a chwerthin!

Image / llun: Kirstie Young

Tomorrow’s Parties International innovators Forced Entertainment present a powerful performance that looks forwards to futures both possible and impossible. Playful and, at times, delirious two performers with no psychic credentials imagine a multitude of hypothetical futures and compete to deliver a thought provoking survey of hopes, fears, surprises and inventions. Part of the Site 2 – Safle 2 festival – see page 4 for more details

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Perfformiad cymhellol sy’n dychmygu gwahanol ffurfiau ar y dyfodol. Dyma olwg chwareus, teimladwy ac weithiau gorffwyll ar y dyfodol, yn portreadu’r posibl a’r amhosibl. Dau berfformiwr yn cystadlu i gyflwyno arolwg sy’n gwneud i chi feddwl yn ddwys.

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams The story of a family struggling to survive on fragile dreams. Theatr Pena’s imaginative production promises to bring something fresh to this timeless American classic by one of the greatest 20th century playwrights. ___ Mae cynhyrchiad newydd dychmygus Theatr Pena yn addo rhoi gwedd newydd ar y clasur Americanaidd diamser a dirdynnol hwn gan un o ddramodwyr mwya’r 20fed ganrif. THE GLASS MENAGERIE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Services, Inc. on behalf of The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee Supported by the Welsh Government and the Arts Council of Wales through the National Performing Arts Touring Scheme

Saturday 12 March Sadwrn 12 Mawrth 8pm / £12 (£11), £9 (£8), £3.50 Students / Under 18s £2

Philomusica of Aberystwyth Holst THE PLANETS Grieg Piano Concerto Soloist/ unawdwyr Richard Simm Conductor / arweinydd David Russell Hulme Aberystwyth’s award winningsymphony orchestra present’s Holst’s brilliant orchestral showpiece. A rare chance to hear this huge score live. And experience all the immediacy and impact you only get by being there! Grieg’s magical piano concerto features Richard Simm, well-loved in Aber from his time as resident pianist at the University and now a leading soloist and chamber musician in Scandinavia. ___ Cerddorfa symffoni arobryn Aberystwyth yn cyflwyno campwaith cerddorfaol ysblennydd Holst. Cyfle prin i wrando ar y sgôr hyfryd hon yn fyw - peidiwch â’i methu!

Sunday 13 March Sul 13 Mawrth 3pm / £15 (£13)

Bolshoi Ballet

Spartacus In ancient Rome, Spartacus, a Thracian soldier, is captured by Crassus with his wife Phrygia. Forced to fight as a gladiator and kill one of his friends, Spartacus plots an unprecedented uprising. Grigorovich’s Spartacus was created at the Bolshoi in 1968, and has since remained the Russian company’s signature ballet. This most spectacular production is an epic tour de force, giving full expression to the strength for which the Bolshoi’s male dancers are renowned. Screening in our cinema. (2 hours 50 mins)

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Dyma un o gynyrchiadau mwyaf poblogaidd cwmni’r Bolshoi sy’n rhoi mynegiant llawn i gryfder a thalentau’r dawnswyr. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

March / April Mawrth / Ebrill

Wednesday 16 March Mercher 16 Mawrth 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Theatr Bara Caws

Hogia Ni – Yma o Hyd Gan Meic Povey. ‘Yn nhafarn yr Alexandria, Caernarfon ar ddiwedd 2014, yn dilyn ymadawiad terfynol byddinoedd Ei Mawrhydi o dalaith Helmand, Affganistan, daw tri o gyn-filwyr at ei gilydd i hel atgofion. Ar yr wyneb, mae Iwan Jones, Diane Taylor a Telor Roberts yn byw bywydau ‘normal’ erbyn hyn, yn rhan eto o gymdeithas war. Ond o dipyn i beth daw hi’n amlwg fod hynny ymhell o’r gwir, ac nad ydi profiadau hunllefus maes y gad byth yn eich gadael o ddifri’. Sylweddolant fod geiriau Plato - “dim ond y meirw welodd ddiwedd i ryfel” – mor berthnasol ag erioed, a fod y rhyfel ‘personol’ maent yn ymhel ag o o ddydd i ddydd mewn peryg o’u llorio’. ___ It’s 2014, and her Majesty’s Armed Forces have finally returned home from Afghanistan. Three former soldiers meet, and little by little it becomes apparent that it is impossible for them to return to their former lives.

Thurs 17 March Iau 17 Mawrth 7.30pm / £22 - £15 (concessions available) Students £5

BBC National Orchestra of Wales BIZET Carmen Suite POULENC Sonata (arr. L Berkeley) FAURÉ Pavane DELIBES Lakmé: Flower duet RAVEL Mother Goose (complete) THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD Conductor / Arweinydd ADAM WALKER Flute / Ffliwt We explore the flute as both a solo and orchestral instrument. Poulenc’s Sonata shows the versatility, variety beauty of the flute. The Orchestra’s own Principal Flute will feature in Fauré’s evocative Pavane, before the two flautists join together for Delibes Flower Duet. Alongside these we hear Ravel’s Mother Goose, in which Flute and Piccolo play important roles as the orchestra tell this classic fairy tale. ___ Yn y cyngherddau yma byddwn yn gweld dwy wedd y ffliwt fel offeryn unawdol ac offeryn cerddorfaol.

Friday 18 March Gwener 18 Mawrth 8pm / £20 (£18)

50 Shades of Burlesque Wickedly erotic, the art of burlesque is taken to the next, spine-tingling level. The fantasy world of burlesque – elegance, classic beauty, couture costumes, exotic themes all set to an oh so steamy score – has been revelling in a sizzling renaissance. Now Vaudeville gets volatile. Relish the chance to see burlesque all-stars as never seen before – in the hottest, most provocative extravaganza ever to grace the stage. Prepare to be teased to distraction, whipped to a frenzy in the all-new, X-rated sensation guaranteed to get you all a-quiver. Over-18s only www.easytheatres.com

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Sioe sy’n cyflwyno byd ffantasi bwrlésg - ceinder, prydferthwch clasurol, gwisgoedd couture, themâu egsotig, y cyfan wedi eu gosod i sgôr chwilboeth! Llwyfaniad tanbaid sy’n sicr o’ch pryfocio a’ch difyrru!

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Sunday 20 March Sul 20 Mawrth 8pm / £12 (£10) Students £3

Music Club Viv McLean (piano) Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations along with works by Busoni and Chopin. ___ Amrywiadau ar Thema Diabelli gan Beethoven yn gyflawn, yn ogystal â darnau gan Chopin a Busoni.

Thursday 31 March Iau 31 Mawrth 8pm / £10

Comedy Club Amir Khoshsokhan ‘One to watch 2015’ Time Out and The Independent “A very funny, unique act” London is Funny Sally Anne Hayward Sarah Millican Tour Support 2015 “Exceptionally funny” The Independent “Innate effusive likeability with straightforward but effective writing... a primetime act” Chortle Lloyd Langford “One of the sharpest comedic minds on the circuit.” The Guardian “A lugubrious Welshman with a knack of turning out juicy oneliners, Langford is a rising star.” The Guardian ___ Clwb Comedi poblogaidd y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno noson hwyliog yng nghwmni digrifwyr talentog.

Saturday 2 April Sadwrn 2 Ebrill 5.55pm / £18

NY MET Live

Madama Butterfly Kristine Opolais brings her heartbreaking interpretation of the title role in Madama Butterfly to Live in HD screens for the first time, in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production. Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butterfly’s dreams of love. Debuting conductor Karel Mark Chichon leads a cast that also includes Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. Showing in our cinema.

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Mae Kristine Opolais yn dod â’i dehongliad torcalonnus o brif rôl yr opera boblogaidd hon i’r sgrîn fawr am y tro cyntaf yn y cynhyrchiad meistrolgar hwn. Yn dangos yn ein sinema.

April Ebrill

Tuesday 5 April Mawth 5 Ebrill 11am & 2pm / £12 (£10) Family ticket £40

Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 April Sadwrn 9 – Sul 10 Ebrill 2.30pm & 8pm Free / Am Ddim

Sunday 10 April Sul 10 Ebrill 4pm / £15 (£13)

Bolshoi Ballet Live

The Chris & Pui Show

Band Cymru 2016

CBeebies’ favourite double act is coming to town! See Chris & Pui from ‘Show Me Show Me’ in their new stage show with the toys & characters from their hit TV programme. Incy Wincy, Twinkle, Old MacDonald, Humpty, Granny Humpty and many more of your favourite Chris & Pui characters will be dropping in along with the toys – Tom, Momo, Teddington, Stuffy and Miss Mouse. Bring your character toy along too but please look after it! With songs, comedy sketches, a dash of magic and heaps of joining in, this is a family show for children aged two to a hundred and two. Get a groovy move on and book today to see the freshest family show in town, ‘The Chris & Pui Show’. ___

Rowndiau cyn-derfynol y gystadleuaeth deledu i fandiau pres, chwyth a jazz. 12 o fandiau amrywiol yn perfformio rhaglenni adlonnianol ac yn cystadlu am le yn y rownd derfynol. Mynnwch eich sedd yn y gynulleidfa i brofi gwefr y cystadlu a mwynhau seiniau godidog byd y bandiau. Tocynnau am ddim ar gael o 10.00 ar fore Llun 29.02.16 trwy ffonio 029 2022 3456 neu ebostio bandcymru@ rondomedia.co.uk / ___

Dyma Chris & Pui o’r sioe deledu boblogaidd ‘Show Me Show Me’ yn eu sioe lwyfan newydd. Gyda chaneuon, sgetshis comedi, ychydig o hudoliaeth a digon o hwyl a sbri, dyma sioe deuluol a fydd yn apelio at bob oedran! www.chrisandpui.com

Semi-finals of the televised S4C competition for brass, wind and jazz bands. Twelve bands performing an entertaining programme and competing for a place in the final. Take your seat in the audience to enjoy the excitement of this competition and the rich sounds of the band world. Free tickets available from 10.00am on Monday 29.02.16. Please telephone 029 2022 3456 or email bandcymru@rondomedia. co.uk

Don Quixote Cervantes’ eccentric hero Don Quixote sets off with his loyal squire Sancho Panza on journey full of adventures in search of his perfect woman. Along the way he meets Kitri, the dazzling daughter of an innkeeper, who he thinks might be his ideal love. The Bolshoi’s panache and excellence are combined in Fadeyechev’s critically acclaimed staging of this exhilarating performance with Leon Minkus’ famous score.

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Tuesday 12 April Mawrth 12 Ebrill 8pm / £35

An Evening With Lulu

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The incredible Lulu still has plenty to shout about! The Grammy-nominated singer will be performing hits from her 50 year career, such as ‘To Sir With Love’, ‘The Man Who Sold The World’, ‘Relight My Fire’, and of course ‘Shout’. As well as performing songs from some of her musical heroes, such as soul legends, Ray Charles and Otis Redding, she will also be taking us on a musical journey recalling personal anecdotes, song writing experiences, and other entertaining stories.

Cyfunir steil a rhagoriaeth cwmni’r Bolshoi yn llwyfaniad gwych Fadeyechev o’r perfformiad bywiog hwn sy’n nodweddu sgôr enwog Leon Minkus.

“The thrill is there as Lulu relights the fire… outstanding as her voice soared the auditorium.” The Nottingham Post

Yn dangos yn fyw yn ein sinema.

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Screening live in our cinema (3 hours 10 mins)

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Mae Lulu yn ôl ar daith ac mae ganddi ddigon i weiddi amdano yn dilyn gyrfa sydd wed para am 50 mlynedd! Ymunwch â hi wrth iddi fynd â ni ar daith gerddorol sy’n cynnwys ei chaneuon mwyaf poblogaidd a digonedd o straeon difyr.

Weds 13 April Mercher 13 Ebrill 7.45pm / £7 (£5)

Friday 15 –Saturday 16 April Gwener 15 – Sadwrn 16 Ebrill 7.30pm / £8 (£5)

Steve Killick & Francis Maxey

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth and Community Theatre

Fool’s Gold Storytelling with the spirit of the clown. 30 years ago Steve and Francis were ‘The Spaghetti Brothers’ a clown and circus act. Now they are back and they have given up the circus to become storytellers – but the clown remains to colour their storytelling with humor and wise foolishness..

“Francis and Steve ushered in a mischievous atmosphere that warmed the heart and brought a smile to every face in the room.” ___

Dau berfformiwr sydd wedi ymadael â’r syrcas er mwyn datblygu act fel adroddwyr straeon - ond gydag elfen o hiwmor a ffolineb doeth y clown…

Alice in Theatreland – The Musical Alice is a typical teenager, preoccupied with computer games, social media and the pressures of becoming a teenager – so preoccupied that she loses her childhood imagination. Alice follows the white rabbit into musical land in search of her lost imagination and we join her on her musical adventure. The show combines well-loved songs and dance to create an uplifting show for all of the family to enjoy. Performed by the local community, and members of the Arts Centre Stage School and Youth Theatre. ___ Theatr Gymuned ac Ieuenctid y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno sioe gerdd sy’n cyfuno caneuon adnabyddus a dawnsio brwdfrydig er mwyn creu sioe galonogol y gall y teulu i gyd ei mwynhau. Ymunwch ag Alice ar ei hanturiaeth gerddorol!

April Ebrill

Saturday 16 April Sadwrn 16 Ebrill 5.55pm / £18

NY MET Live

Roberto Devereux The final opera in Donizetti’s ‘Tudor trilogy’ focuses on the older Queen Elizabeth I, who is forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves. Sir David McVicar returns to stage the final instalment in the series. Acclaimed bel canto soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will sing Elizabeth I; Matthew Polenzani stars as the title character; Elīna Garanča as Sara, the Duchess of Nottingham and the queen’s secret rival; and Mariusz Kwiecien as the Duke of Nottingham. Maurizio Benini conducts the first-ever Met performances of this work. Showing in our cinema.

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Mae’r opera olaf yn ‘nhrioleg Duduraidd’ Donizetti yn ffocysu ar y Frenhines Elisabeth 1 hŷn, sy’n cael ei gorfodi i arwyddo gwarant ddienyddio’r dyn y mae’n ei garu. Mae Syr David McVicar yn dychwelyd i lwyfannu rhan olaf y gyfres. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

Tuesday 19 April Mawrth 19 Ebrill 7pm

Ceredigion Schools Ensembles Ceredigion Intermediate Choir and Primary Ensembles Concert showcase their talents, under the inspired tutelage of the Ceredigion Music Service team. Tickets are available in advance from Cerdd Ystwyth Music, or on the door.

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Côr Canolradd ac Ensembles Cynradd Ysgolion Ceredigion yn arddangos eu doniau o dan nawdd ysbrydoledig tîm Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ceredigion. Tocynnau ar gael ymlaen llaw o Gerdd Ystwyth, neu ar y drws.

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Tuesday 19 April Mawrth 19 Ebrill 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Friday 22 April Gwener 22 Ebrill 1pm / £8

Cwmni Pendraw gyda Theatr Bara Caws

National Dance Company Wales:

Mr Bulkeley o’r Brynddu

Schools Interactive Matinee

Gan/by Wyn Bowen Harries Mae dyddiaduron William Buckeley yn rhoi darlun gwych i ni o fywyd cefn gwlad, bywyd y bonheddwyr ac astudiaeth o’r tywydd yng nghanol y 18fed ganrif. Bydd y cynhyrchiad bywiog hwn o ddiddordeb i holl fynychwyr theatr sy’n hoffi stori dda. Roedd bywyd William Buckeley fel opera sebon anhygoel. Nodwyd nifer o ganeuon yn y dyddiaduron ac fe gynhwysir digonedd o gerddoriaeth byw yn y perfformiad. Sgwrs am y tywydd a’r hisawdd cyn sioe

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Mr Bulkeley o’r Brynddu is an adaptation of William Bulkeley’s diaries which gives us a vivid picture of life and the weather in 18th century Wales . Pre show discussion on weather and climate 6.30pm Bar Oedran/Age 11+

Thursday 21 April Iau 21 Ebrill 7.30pm / £14 (£12)

National Dance Company Wales:

Folk, Tuplet and A Mighty Wind National Dance Company Wales returns this spring with three thrilling pieces by three of the very best European choreographers, including the World Premiere of Folk, by its new Artistic Director, Caroline Finn; Alexander Ekman’s witty and high octane, Tuplet, and the vibrant piece, A Mighty Wind by Jeroen Verbruggen that captures the intensity of a storm, set against the power generated by an alternative rock music concert. ___ Cwmni Dawns Cenedlaethol Cymru yn dychwelyd i’r Ganolfan gyda thri darn gwefreiddiol gan dri o’r coreograffwyr Ewropeaidd gorau oll.

National Dance Company Wales’s Schools Interactive Matinees are ideal for primary school children (ideally aged 7-12) as a fun, relaxed and engaging introduction into creativity and dance. As part of the 90 minute sessions, pupils get the chance to dance on stage with the NDCW dancers, ask questions and learn excerpts of the Company’s show, Tuplet, which uses wit and meticulous use of rhythm and timing to create a fun and uplifting experience for everyone involved. Recommend for age 7-12yrs. Education Packs, pre and post talks, school interactive matinees and workshops are available. Please contact megan@ndcwales.co.uk

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Mae Sioeau prynhawn Rhyngweithiol Cwmni Dawns Cenedlaethol Cymru yn ddelfrydol ar gyfer plant ysgolion cynradd (rhwng 7-12 oed) fel cyflwyniad hwyliog, ymlaciol ac atyniadol i greadigrwydd a dawns.

April / May Ebrill / Mai

Saturday 23 April Sadwrn 23 Ebrill 7.30pm / £12 (£10)

Saturday 23 April Sadwrn 23 Ebrill 8pm / £12 (£11), £9 (£8), £3.50 Accompanied child £2

London Classic Theatre

The Birthday Party By Harold Pinter “There’s a gentleman living here. He’s got a birthday today, and he’s forgotten all about it. So we’re going to remind him. We’re going to give him a party.” A shabby boarding house in a small English seaside town. An elderly couple take care of a solitary guest, who rarely ventures out. The arrival of two enigmatic strangers seems to offer a welcome distraction from their mundane existence. But when an impromptu, seemingly innocent birthday party abruptly turns in to a deadly game of cat and mouse, there are horrifying repercussions. By turns, cryptic thriller and macabre comedy, The Birthday Party was Harold Pinter’s first major work and is among the most unusual and absorbing of his plays. ___ Yn stori ias-a-chyffro ac yn gomedi macâbr ar yr un pryd, y ddrama hon oedd gwaith cyntaf sylweddol Harold Pinter ac fe’i hystyrir yn un o’i ddramâu mwyaf anghyffredin a gafaelgar.

Aberystwyth Choral Society Verdi Requiem Conductor / arweinydd David Russell Hulme A rare chance to hear Verdi’s powerful choral and orchestral classic in a vivid live performance. Full symphony orchestra and a cast of international soloists join Aberystwyth’s popular and thriving community choir for this great occasion. Be sure to put it in your diary – a date not to be missed! Aberystwyth and its Arts Centre offer what few places in Wales can match – full-scale performances of the great choral masterpieces – some of the most wonderful music ever written. Live music here and now! ___ Cyfle prin i wrando ar glasur corawl a cherddorfaol pŵerus Verdi mewn perfformiad byw disglair. Bydd cerddorfa symffoni lawn a chast o unawdwyr rhyngwladol yn ymuno â chôr cymunedol poblogaidd a llewyrchus Aberystwyth ar gyfer yr achlysur arbennig hwn.

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Friday 29 – Saturday 30 April Gwener 29 - Sadwrn 30 Ebrill 7.30pm / £8 (£5)

Thursday 28 April Iau 28 Ebrill 8pm / £10

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre

Comedy Club

Take Away by Jackie Kay ‘You don’t need onions! Don’t be silly. How can somebody need an onion?’ Take Away tells the story of a town which is in the grip of onions - everyone is doing what they can to get their fix. Darcus, a travelling poet, turns up and offers to rid the town of the onions with his rhymes, for a small fee. A poetic ensemble piece about the anarchy that ensues when a community pay the price for refusing to keep their promise. The production will be performed again at the National Theatre Connections Youth Festival at the Arts Centre on the weekend of May 7-8. Directed by Stephen Wright. ___ Theatr Ieuenctid y Ganolfan yn cyflwyno darn barddonol am beth sy’n digwydd pan mae cymuned yn talu’r pris am wrthod cadw ei haddewid.

Join us for a night of fantastic comedy brought to us by our friends Little Wander, who organise the fabulous Machynlleth Comedy Festival. The line up has still to be confirmed for this gig but it’s sure to be a cracker – check on our website for the latest details. ___ Yn gyflwynedig i chi gan y tîm y tu ôl i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, ymunwch â ni ar gyfer noson o gomedi eithriadol wrth i ni ddod â thri o ddigrifwyr newydd gorau’r DU i’r Ganolfan ar Nos Iau ola’r mis. Noson o comedi wych!

Saturday 30 April Sadwrn 30 Ebrill 5.55pm / £18

Sunday 1 May Sul 1 Mai 2pm / £8 (£7)

NY MET Live

Blunderbus

Elektra

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Strauss’s blazing tragedy about an ancient Greek princess hell-bent on revenge comes to the Met in the final opera production by the legendary director Patrice Chéreau, who died in 2014. Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to conduct an extraordinary cast headed by Nina Stemme as the obsessed and bloodthirsty title character. Waltraud Meier sings Klytämnestra, Elektra’s mother and the object of her fury, with Adrianne Pieczonka as Elektra’s sister, Chrysothemis; Eric Owens as her exiled brother, Orest; and German tenor Burkhard Ulrich as the corrupt monarch Aegisth. Chéreau’s longtime collaborator Vincent Huguet will stage the production. Showing in our cinema.

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Daw trasiedi danbaid Strauss am dywysoges Roegaidd hynafol sy’n mynnu cael dial i’r Met yn y cynhyrchiad opera olaf gan y cyfarwyddwr chwedlonol Patrice Chéreau. Yn dangos ar y sgrîn fawr yn ein sinema.

A brand new adaptation of a timeless tale, especially for little sorcerers aged 3–7 and their grown-ups! Charlie Hubble is a little boy with a very big dream, he wants to be a world-class magician. So, he saves up his pocket money to buy The Big Book of Magic for Trainee Magicians. Then he sets off to Mr Zacoor’s Toy Shop to buy his spellbook. But Mr Zacoor is no ordinary shopkeeper, he’s a real life Sorcerer! And he has a very special job for Charlie... This delightful new show comes to life with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and storytelling. There’s also an enchanting toy shop setting filled with all sorts of magical surprises! For ages 3-7

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Addasiad newydd sbon o stori ddi-amser, yn arbennig ar gyfer plant 3-7 oed a’u teuluoedd. Sioe hyfryd sy’n cyfuno cerddoriaeth, pypedwaith, adrodd straeon a set ar ffurf siop deganau sydd llawn pob math o syrpreisys hudolus!

May Mai

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Sunday 1 May Sul 1 Mai 2.30pm / £9 (£8) Students £3

Thursday 19 – Saturday 21 May Iau 19 – Sadwrn 21 Mai 7.30pm / £10 (£8)

Ensemble Cymru

Arts Centre Community Theatre

Peryn Clement-Evans (Clarinet), Jonathan Rimmer (Flute), Mary Hofman (Violin), Sara Roberts (Viola), Heather Bills (cello), Elisa Netzer (harp – Guest Artist Ensemble Cymru International Cultural Exchange Programme) Ravel – Introduction & Allegro Jean Francaix – Quintet no. 1 John Metcalf – Septet Debussy – Sonata Christopher Painter – Bagatelle op. 59 Rhaglen amrywiol yn nodweddu darnau ar gyfer y clarinet, ffliwt, feiolin, fiola, soddgrwth a’r delyn. ___ A programme of chamber music for clarinet, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp.

Tuesday 3 – Wednesday 4 May Mawrth 3 - Mercher 4 Mai 7.30pm / £15 (£13)

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Mrs Reynolds a’r Cena Bach

A Murder Is Announced

Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 May Sadwrn 7 – Sul 8 Mai £7 (£5)

NT Connections Festival

gan Gary Owen Cyfieithiad Cymraeg gan Meic Povey o Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian Cyfarwyddwr : Ffion Hâf Pan mae gardd hyfryd Mrs Reynolds yn cael ei difrodi, caiff y fandal ifanc, Jay, ei yrru nôl yno gan yr awdurdodau i helpu’r hen wraig i’w thrwsio. O ganlyniad, daw dau fyd benben a’i gilydd; byd parchus, twt yr hen wraig, a byd heriol, anghynnes y llanc ifanc. Wrth iddyn nhw ddod i ddeall ei gilydd, datgelir rhywbeth sy’n dipyn o fraw i’r ddau. Mae’r ddrama gyfoes hon gan yr awdur gwobrwyol Gary Owen – ac un o’n hawduron Cymreig mwyaf beiddgar - yn cynnig golwg newydd, ffraeth a chadarnhaol ar y natur ddynol ac ar berthynas dwy genhedlaeth a dau ddosbarth cymdeithasol yng Nghymru heddiw. Cast yn cynnwys Siw Hughes a Siôn Emyr ___

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is delighted to be a partner and host venue for the first time in the National Theatre’s prestigious Festival of Youth Theatre in the UK. Every year the National Theatre commissions new plays by leading playwrights for young theatre companies all over the country to perform, in the NT nationwide Connections Festival. This year the NT celebrates the 21st anniversary of Connections. 500 youth theatre companies and 10,000 young people from every corner of the UK, working with 44 partner theatres, will perform twelve outstanding plays drawn from the 150 works written for young people since the festival began in 1995. Connections celebrates great new writing for the stage – and the energy, commitment and talent of young theatre-makers. The Arts Centre will be hosting four guest youth theatre companies from across Wales and will also be contributing a production from some of our own youth theatre members. ___

When Mrs Reynolds’ lovingly tended garden is vandalised Jay, a guilty and troubled youth, is sent back by the authorities to help her fix it. Two generations locked in battle; little old Mrs Reynolds with her traditional values and ‘nice little life’ vs. the textbook hoodie demanding respect but offering little in return. Just as they think they have the measure of each other, something is revealed and they are both shocked by what they find out.

Mae’n bleser mawr gan y Ganolfan groesawu am y tro cyntaf Gŵyl Theatr Ieuenctid Theatr Genedlaethol Lloegr. Pob blwyddyn mae’r Theatr yn comisiynu dramâu newydd gan ddramodwyr blaenllaw i gael eu perfformio gan gwmniau theatr ifanc ledled y wlad. Mae Connections yn dathlu ysgrifennu newydd gwych ar gyfer y llwyfan – ac egni, ymrwymiad a thalent cwmniau theatr ifanc.

Sibrwd Take advantage of Sibrwd — a smartphone app guiding non-Welsh speakers and Welsh-learners through the performance. Download from App Store and Google Play.

Connections is supported by

Jacqueline and Richard Worswick With thanks for additional contributions from NT supporters and Trusts and Foundations

By Agatha Christie Adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon An announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house’s several occupants, but an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death, a determined Inspector grimly following the twists and turns, and Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation just before the final curtain. ___ Mae’n bleser mawr gan Gwmni Theatr Gymuned y Ganolfan ddychwelyd i’r brif lwyfan gyda stori ddirgelwch iasol arall gan Agatha Christie! Gyda Richard Hull yn cyfarwyddo.

May / June Mai / Mehefin

Sunday 22 May Sul 22 Mai 2pm / £8 (£7)

Pontadawe Arts Centre

The King of the Sky A magical tale with music for anyone over the age of 6 years A story of displacement and belonging about an Italian boy coming from Rome to the Welsh Valleys to open a café with his family in the 1920s. Everything is unfamiliar; he is miserable and lonely until the day he meets Mr Evans, a retired miner, and his flock of racing pigeons. This is a story about finding friends in unexpected places and what home really means. Schools Performance Monday 23 May 10am (Welsh Language version)

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Sioe hudol gyda cherddoriaeth ar gyfer rhywun dros 6 oed. Dyma stori am ddod o hyd i ffrindiau mewn llefydd annisgwyl a beth y mae cartref yn golygu o ddifrif.

Wednesday 25 May Mercher 25 Mai 8.15pm / £25 (£23.50)

Thursday 30 June Iau 30 Mehefin 8pm / £22 (£20)

Touch of Class

Talon – The Best of Eagles The Complete History Tour 2016

An Audience With Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe Ian and Natalie will deliver a night you will remember forever! The Strictly Come Dancing favourites will perform a dance showcase spectacular designed to dazzle and wow you. The pro-pairing are best known for their high intensity performances on the hit BBC show. On the night they will dance a mix of Ballroom and Latin, transporting you away to a place of wonderful moments with fun filled entertainment and a close up history of all things related to their life. In addition to the performance there are 60 higher-priced tickets for a meet and greet opportunity with Ian and Natalie for photos and autographs. Tickets for this meet and greet are available for an extra £10 for photos and autographs – this must be bought in conjunction with show ticket. Meet and greet 1: 6–6.50pm Meet and greet 2: 7–7.50pm

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Noson yng nghwmni Ian Waite a Natalie Lowe o’r gyfres deledu boblogaidd Strictly Come Dancing.

A brand-new production of Talon’s award winning ‘Best of Eagles’. This stunning production is a show of two halves with the first half delivering a world class laid back vibe with an in-depth look at the ‘early Eagles roots’ before visiting the brilliant ‘Hell Freezes Over’ and going right through to the critically acclaimed ‘Long Road Out of Eden’. The second half arrives in style with a complete change of mood and pace featuring those classic ‘Eagles Greatest Hits’ from their timeless back catalogue. Talon are a phenomenon and have truly transcended the tag of ‘tribute’. www.talonmusic.co.uk

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Cynhyrchiad trawiadol newydd sbon gan y band teyrnged arobryn a phoblogaidd hwn. Cyflwynir y sioe mewn dwy ran gyda’r ail hanner yn newid yr awyrgylch a’r cyflymder yn gyfangwbl. Noson i’w chofio!

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Wales Festival of Architecture

Gwˆyl Bensaernïaeth Cymru

The Wales Festival of Architecture returns to Aberystwyth in April and May, with a programme of talks, films, exhibitions and book launches, once again exploring ‘the power and pleasures of well-considered buildings and places’. Photographer James Morris gives us a fascinating glimpse of what it’s like for the residents, workers or students in recent awardwinning buildings in Wales, from schools to individual homes. A panel discussion explores innovative ways to reclaim neglected buildings to help solve the challenge of affordable housing in the countryside. With satellite events across Wales, we hope the 2016 Festival of Architecture will have something of interest for everyone who cares about the places and spaces around us.

Mae Gŵyl Bensaernïaeth Cymru yn dychwelyd i Aberystwyth yn ystod mis Ebrill a Mai, gyda rhaglen o anerchiadau, ffilmiau, arddangosfeydd a lansiadau llyfrau, unwaith eto yn archwilio ‘grym a phleserau adeiladau a llefydd a ystyrir yn dda’. Mae’r ffotograffydd James Morris yn rhoi cipolwg hynod diddorol i ni o brofiadau’r sawl sy’n byw neu’n gweithio mewn adeiladau yng Nghymru a enillodd wobrau, yn amrywio o ysgolion i gartrefi unigol. Ceir trafodaeth gan banel ynglyn â ffyrdd dyfeisgar i ail-hawlio hen adeiladau er mwyn datrys y broblem o ddarparu tai fforddiadwy yng nghefn gwlad. Gyda gweithgareddau lloeren ledled Cymru gobeithiwn y bydd gan Ŵyl Bensaernïaeth Cymru 2016 rywbeth o ddiddordeb i bawb sy’n ymddiddori yn y llefydd a’r adeiladau o’n cwmpas.

Organised by Royal Society of Architects in Wales with Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Trefnir gan Gymdeithas Frenhinol Penseiri yng Nghymru gyda Chanolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth

Photo: The Nook, Chepstow, by Hall + Bednaczyk Architects © Simon Maxwell

May Mai

Cinema and Live Screenings Sinema a Darllediadau Byw

The Arts Centre’s busy cinema showcases a mix of new releases, world cinema, classics, 3D, arthouse cinema and live links to leading arts events from around the world!

WOW Wales One World Film Festival 2016

Gwˆ yl Ffilmiau Cymru a’r Byd yn Un 2016

Friday 11 – Thursday 17 March

Gwener 11 – Iau 17 Mawrth

WOW Film Festival returns with an intriguing and eclectic selection of the very best in world cinema for you to enjoy. We’re delighted to screen Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s 1928 classic Arsenal, about the tragedy of the Russian Civil War, accompanied by an extraordinary new live soundtrack by Guy Bartell (Brondtt Industries Kapital). Other must-see films include Rams, a wonderfully wry portrait of farming life in Iceland in which two estranged brothers must unite to save their beloved sheep; and Patricio Guzmán’s stunningly beautiful The Pearl Button, about the fates of Patagonia’s indigenous water nomads and the political prisoners of Chile’s Pinochet era.

Mae Gŵyl Ffilmiau Cymru a’r Byd yn Un yn dychwelyd gyda detholiad diddorol ac eclectig o’r gorau oll yn sinema’r byd i chi ei fwynhau. Mae’n bleser mawr gennym sgrinio clasur 1928 Oleksandr Dovzhenko sef Arsenal, ynglyn â thrasiedi’r Rhyfel Cartref yn Rwsia, gyda thrac sain byw newydd eithriadol gan Guy Bartell (Brondtt Industries Kapital). Mae uchafbwyntiau eraill yn cynnwys Rams, portread hynod o fywyd ffarm yng Ngwlad yr Iâ lle rhaid i ddau frawd sydd wedi ymbellhau ddod at ei gilydd er mwyn achub eu defaid; a ffilm hynod brydferth Patricio Guzmán, The Pearl Button, am dynged nomadiaid dŵr cynhenid Patagonia a charcharorion gwleidyddol cyfnod Pinochet yn Chile.

Find the full festival programme on www.wowfilmfestival.com

Gweler rhaglen lawn yr ŵyl ar www.wowfilmfestival.com

Our programme is announced monthly so we can access the latest releases – full details are on our website, or pick up our special cinema leaflets. Screenings are every day with regular matinees including our popular Silver Screenings on Wednesday afternoons and regular Parent and Baby Screenings. Our exciting ‘Live Links’ to productions from the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Bolshoi Ballet and New York Met are proving to be a real hit with audiences – early booking strongly recommended! ___

Mae sinema brysur y Ganolfan yn arddangos cymysgedd o ffilmiau newydd, sinema’r byd, clasuron, 3D, sinema gyfoes a dolenni byw i weithgareddau celf blaenllaw o bedwar ban y byd!

Cyhoeddir ein rhaglen yn fisol fel y gallwn gael mynediad i’r ffilmiau diweddaraf – gwelir manylion llawn ar ein gwefan, neu codwch un o’n taflenni sinema arbennig. Dangosir ffilmiau bob dydd gyda ffilmiau prynhawn rheolaidd yn cynnwys ein Sgriniadau Arian poblogaidd ar brynhawn dydd Mercher a Sgriniadau Rhieni a Babis rheolaidd. Mae ein ‘Dolenni Byw’ cyffrous i gynyrchiadau o Theatr Genedlaethol Lloegr, y Cwmni Shakespeare Brenhinol, Bale’r Bolshoi a’r Met yn Efrog Newydd yn boblogaidd iawn gyda’n cynulleidfaoedd – fe’ch cynghorir i archebu’n gynnar!

Bolshoi Ballet Live The Taming of The Shrew 24 Jan, 3pm / Live / 2 hrs 5 mins / see page 8 Spartacus 13 Mar, 3pm / Recorded / 2 hrs 50 mins / see page 23 Don Quixote 10 Apr, 4pm / Live / 3 hrs 10 mins / see page 26

ENO LIVE

NY MET Les Pêcheurs de Perles 16 Jan, 5.55pm / Live / 3 hrs / see page 7 Turandot 30 Jan, 5.55pm / Live / 3 hrs 30 mins / see page 11 Manon Lescaut 5 March, 5.55pm / Live / see page 20 Madama Butterfly 2 April, 5.55pm / Live / see page 25

The Magic Flute 9 March, 7.30pm / Live / 2 hrs 55 mins / see page 20

Roberto Devereux 16 April, 5.55pm / Live / see page 28

NTLIVE

Elektra 30 April, 5.55pm / Live / see page 30

Les Liaisons Dangereuses 28 Jan, 7pm / Live / 3hrs 30 mins / see page 9 As You Like It 25 Feb, 7pm / Live / 4hrs see page 17

Exhibitions – Gallery 1 Arddangosfeydd – Oriel 1

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27 January – 12 March / 27 Ionawr – 12 Mawrth

23 March – 7 May / 23 Mawrth – 7 Mai

The Human Face

Hollow: Jenny Hall

An opportunity to see portraits by some of the 20th Century’s best known British artists, with works by many artists including Stanley Spencer, John Bellany, Jacob Epstein and Elizabeth Frink. With a wide range of technique and medium, this lively and inspiring exhibition reflects the diversity of approach possible towards a perennial subject, and offers a welcome opportunity to see works by well loved artists. This exhibition draws on one of the best private collections of modern British art, the Ingram Collection of Modern & Contemporary Art; which is owned by Chris Ingram, a media entrepreneur, and has been “created with exemplary visual flair and an unerring eye for quality”. (Robert Upstone, Director Fine Art Society and former Tate curator) The Lightbox Woking; with thanks to The Ingram Collection

Cyfle i weld portreadau gan rai o artistiaid Prydeinig mwyaf adnabyddus yr 20fed Ganrif, gyda gwaith gan artistiaid megis Stanley Spencer, John Bellany, Jacob Epstein ac Elizabeth Frink. Gydag amrediad helaeth o dechneg a chyfrwng, mae’r arddangosfa fywiog ac ysbrydoledig hon yn adlewyrchu’r amrywiaeth o dechneg sy’n bosibl yn y maes, ac yn cynnig cyfle i werthfawrogi gwaith gan artistiaid poblogaidd. Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn tynnu ar un o’r casgliadau preifat gorau o gelf Brydeinig fodern, Casgliad Ingram o Gelf Fodern & Chyfoes; a berchnogir gan Chris Ingram, entrepreneur y cyfryngau, ac sydd wedi’i greu gyda “dawn weledol benigamp a llygad ddi-ffael am ansawdd”. (Robert Upstone, Cyfarwyddwr Cymdeithas y Celfyddydau Cain a chyn guradur y Tate) The Lightbox Woking; gyda diolch i Gasgliad Ingram.

Taking a copper mine as a source of inspiration this exhibition explores the creative destruction involved in the act of construction. The mine is represented as a large hollow sculpture in the gallery and loose cardboard boxes represent the ‘ore’ that has been extracted from inside. The public are invited to move, stack, connect and build with this ore while occupying and considering the empty space left behind. The exhibition also explores displacement: of an idea, of a material. Cardboard boxes are the perfect material for expressing a thing displaced, these connect together with magnets. Jenny is the director of architectural design practice Craftedspace. Symposium exploring exhibition themes on Wed April 13th at 7pm in Gallery 1, hosted by The Centre for Cultures of Place Workshops available see page 54 for details

Image / llun: Peter Howson

Yn cymryd cloddfa copr fel ffynhonnell ysbrydoliaeth, mae’r arddangosfa hon yn archwilio’r dinistriad creadigol sy’n ymwneud â’r weithred o adeiladu. Cynrychiolir y gloddfa fel cerflunwaith gwag enfawr yn yr oriel ac mae blychau cardboard rhyddion yn cynrychioli’r ‘mwyn’ sydd wedi’i gloddio o’r tu mewn. Gwahoddir y cyhoedd i symud, stacio, cysylltu ac adeiladu gyda’r mwyn hwn tra’n llenwi ac yn ystyried y gofod gwag a adewir ar ôl. Mae’r arddangosfa hefyd yn archwilio dadleoliad: o syniad, o ddeunydd. Blychau cardboard yw’r deunydd perffaith i fynegi dadleoliad rhywbeth; cysylltir y rhain â’i gilydd gyda magnedau. Jenny yw cyfarwyddwraig y cwmni dylunio pansaernïol Craftedspace.

Exhibitions – Gallery 2 Arddangosfeydd – Oriel 2

Exhibitions Arddangosfeydd

41 Café Gallery / Oriel y Caffi To 30 January / Tan 30 Ionawr The Experimentalists Examples of work from the popular Experimental Painting and Drawing class led by artist Roy Marsden. ___

16 April – 18 June 16 Ebrill – 18 Mehefin

Ruth Thomas and Linda Alterwitz Inside Out: From Vegas to Wales

6 February – 9 April 6 Chwefror – 9 Ebrill To 30 January Tan 30 Ionawr

Royal Photographic Society International Print Exhibition 158 Arddangosfa Brint Ryngwladol 158 y Gymdeithas Ffotograffig Frenhinol This exhibition includes 100 works which were selected from some 5000 submissions by a panel including photographer Richard Billingham and picture editor of the Guardian Bridget Coaker. ___ Mae’r arddangosfa yn cynnwys 100 o ddarnau a ddetholwyd o ryw 5000 o geisiadau gan banel sy’n cynnwys y ffotograffydd Richard Billingham a golygydd lluniau’r Guardian, Bridget Coaker.

Image / llun: Lise Ulrich

Andrew McNeill Under the Bridge: being homeless in Cardiff Andrew McNeill is best known for his photographic work in South East Asia; looking closer to home he has now completed a project on the homeless in Cardiff. The Cardiff-born photographer spent months building relationships with those he photographed, sleeping rough on the streets with them to gain an insight in to their daily lives; resulting in this very powerful suite of portraits. Part of the Theatre for Change series

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Mae Andrew McNeill yn fwyaf adnabyddus am ei waith ffotograffig yn Ne-Ddwyrain Asia; gan droi ei sylw at thema sy’n agosach at gartref mae ‘nawr wedi cwblhau prosiect am bobl ddigartref yng Nghaerdydd. Treuliodd y ffotograffydd, a anwyd yng Nghaerdydd, fisoedd yn datblygu perthynas gyda’r sawl yr oedd yn eu ffotograffu, yn cysgu allan ar y strydoedd gyda nhw er mwyn deall eu bywydau o ddydd i ddydd. Y canlyniad yw’r casgliad hynod bŵerus hwn o bortreadau.

The latest in a series of joint exhibitions for American artist Linda Alterwitz and British artist Ruth Thomas. Both artists draw inspiration from their immediate environment and, through printmaking and photography, throw light on subjects which are generally hidden from view or simply go unnoticed. The collagraph prints of Ruth Thomas reflect the area of rural Wales where she lives, through the use of natural materials and organic structures. Linda Alterwitz often photographs her more urban surroundings, and by layering these with medical images such as radiographs and scans, she makes connections between art and science. ___ Y ddiweddaraf mewn cyfres o arddangosfeydd ar y cyd rhwng yr artist Americanaidd Linda Alterwitz a’r artist o Brydain Ruth Thomas. Mae’r ddwy yn tynnu ysbrydoliaeth o’r amgylchedd o’u cwmpas a thrwy greu printiau a ffotograffiaeth, maent yn denu sylw at wrthrychau sydd fel arfer yn cael eu cuddio o’r golwg neu sy’n osgoi sylw. Mae printiau colagraff Ruth Thomas yn adlewyrchu’r Gymru wledig lle mae hi’n byw, trwy’r defnydd o ddeunyddiau naturiol a strwythurau organig. Mae Linda Alterwitz yn aml yn ffotograffu amgylchedd mwy trefol, a gan gyflwyno’r lluniau hyn ochr yn ochr â delweddau meddygol megis radiograffau a sganiau, mae’n creu cysylltiadau rhwng celf a gwyddoniaeth.

Enghreifftiau o waith gan aelodau’r dosbarth Paentio ac Arlunio Arbrofol poblogaidd a arweinir gan yr artist Roy Marsden. 6 February – 16 March / 6 Chwefror – 16 Mawrth The Road to Peace This Exhibition charts the challenging road to peace over the past 100 years, engaging with themes of peace, tolerance and international understanding; focussing on iconic figures and the search for radical solutions to conflict. We are grateful to Tavistock Peace Group for the loan of the exhibition. ___ Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn cofnodi’r llwybr heriol i heddwch dros y can mlynedd diwethaf, gan ymwneud â themâu heddwch, goddefgarwch a dealltwriaeth ryngwladol; yn ffocysu ar unigolion eiconig a’r ymdrech i ddod o hyd i ddatrysiadau radicalaidd i wrthdrawiad. ‘Rydym yn ddiolchgar i Grŵp Heddwch Tavistock am fenthyg yr arddangosfa. 26 March - 21 May / 26 Mawrth – 21 Mai James Morris: Inhabitation These photographs by James Morris show the buildings on the shortlist for the 2015 Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod; including private homes, a small housing development and a school. The photographer was asked to focus on ‘inhabitation’. Part of the Wales Festival of Architecture 2015 ___ Mae’r ffotograffau hyn gan James Morris yn dangos yr adeiladau ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer y Fedal Aur am Bensaernïaeth 2015 yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol; maent yn cynnwys cartrefi preifat, datblygiad tai bychan ac ysgol. Gofynnwyd i’r ffotograffydd i ffocysu ar ‘breswyliad’. Funded by the Design Commission for Wales, sponsors of the National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture; in association with the Royal Society of Architects in Wales, RSAW.

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Exhibitions – the Box Arddangosfeydd – Y Blwch

Season 21 17 January – 14 May / 17 Ionawr – 14 Mai

David Wilson: Treleddyd Fawr: The Cottage Under The Hill This film by photographer David Wilson first explores the glorious River Cleddau where he lives and finds much of his inspiration. It then switches focus to cat-loving Glyn Griffiths and his beautiful old cottage Treleddyd Fawr, his lifetime home, now left to the National Trust. ___

1 February – 12 March 1 Chwefror – 12 Mawrth

Michèle Provost Artists’ books made by this Canadian artist during her residency here from September – November 2015 ___

Mark Lyken and Emma Dove: Mirror lands An exploration of the Black Isle, a peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. ___

The Photographers’ Wall Mur y Ffotograffwyr

James Morris: Inhabitation (see Gallery 2 for details) Part of the Festival of Architecture 2015 Funded by the Design Commission for Wales, sponsors of the National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture; in association with the Royal Society of Architects in Wales, RSAW. Images copyright James Morris

Ffilm brydferth a theimladwy am fywyd ac angau a’r pethau sydd o bwys.

Mae’r ffilm hon gan y ffotograffydd David Wilson yn archwilio cyntaf yr Afon Cleddau odidog lle mae’n byw ac yn dod o hyd i lawer o’i ysbrydoliaeth. Wedyn mae’n troi at Glyn Griffiths, sy’n caru cathod, a’i hen fwthyn hyfryd Treleddyd Fawr, lle bu’n byw erioed ac sydd bellach ym mherchnogaeth yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol.

Llyfrau artistiaid a greuwyd gan artist o Ganada yn ystod ei chyfnod preswyl yma yn y Ganolfan Medi - Tachwedd 2015.

26 March – 21 May 26 Mawrth – 21 Mai

Alan Holly: Coda A beautifully made and poignant film about life and death and the things that matter. ___

A rolling programme featuring work from members of the B&W photography courses and Open Access sessions, displayed outside the Arts Centre’s Darkroom. ___ Rhaglen dreigl yn nodweddu gwaith gan aelodau’r cyrsiau ffotograffiaeth Ddu a Gwyn a’r sesiynau Mynediad Agored, a arddangosir y tu allan i Ystafell dywyll y Ganolfan.

Archwiliad o’r Ynys Ddu, penrhyn yn Ucheldiroedd yr Alban.

Christopher M. Smith: M25 A short film about the sights and sounds at the edges of urban living, in this case London. ___ Ffilm fer am olygfeydd a synau ar gyrion bywydau trefol, Llundain. Nathan Kaso: Miniature Melbourne A short tilt-shift time-lapse film featuring the artist’s home town of Melbourne, Australia. ___ Ffilm fer yn nodweddu tref mebyd yr artist sef Melbourne, Awstralia.

Artists in Residence Artistiaid Preswyl

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WEDNESDAY / DYDD MERCHER

DAILY

Arts Centre Dance School Classes in ballet, streetdance, modern and tap. Sessions run from 4-9pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am-4pm on Saturdays.

MONDAY / DYDD LLUN Michelle Hall (January – March 2016) Michelle Hall is a soft sculpture installation artist from Australia, who has created site specific works internationally. Themes in her work often focus on social injustice and how that can affects personal experiences. Working mainly with textiles, light, paper and mixed media, Michelle intentionally uses ‘traditional women’s’ craft skills and media. ___ Artist gosodwaith mewn cerflunwaith meddal o Awstralia yw Michelle Hall, sydd wedi creu gweithiau ar safleoedd penodol yn rhyngwladol. Mae ei gwaith yn aml yn ffocysu ar annhegwch cymdeithasol a sut mae hynny’n gallu effeithio ar brofiadau personol. Yn gweithio’n bennaf gyda thecstiliau, golau, papur a chyfryngau cymysg, mae Michelle yn fwriadol yn defnyddio ‘crefftau a chyfryngau traddodiadol menywod’.

fform Associate Artists Artistiaid Cyswllt fform The Arts Centre offers space and resources to a number of associate artists and companies, some of whom will be performing and touring this autumn.

Studio Award 1 April 2016 – 31 January 2017 Following Jenny Hall’s successful studio award, Aberystwyth Arts Centre is offering two artists rentfree Studios within the Creative Studios complex for a period of nine months; starting on 1 April 2016. Application deadline 29 January For further details please visit the Arts Centre website or email etr@aber.ac.uk ___ Yn dilyn gwobr stiwdio lwyddiannus Jenny Hall, mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn cynnig dwy Stiwdio ddi-rent i artistiaid ar safle’r Stiwdios Creadigol am gyfnod o naw mis; yn dechrau ar 1 Ebrill 2016.

Adverse Camber James Baker Rebecca Collins Gwyn Emberton Joao Garcia Miguel Buddug James Jones Siriol Joyner Pendulum Theatre Production Studio Anna Sherratt Rebecca Smith Williams Scriptography Productions Peter Stevenson Anuyishe Yarnell

Creu Cymru Dance Buddies Gwyn Emberton Sirol Joyner Eddie Ladd Sean Tuan John

Voice Coaching 2-7pm Youth Theatre 4.30-6.30pm (YT2) Into Physical Theatre 5.30-7pm Pottery for Beginners 6.30-9pm B&W Photography 6.30-8.30pm Beginners Patchwork 6.30-9.30pm Quilting and Applique Samba a 6.30-8pm Go Go band Castaway 7-9pm Community Theatre Student Ballet 8-9pm

HipHop and Breakdance Darkroom Open Access HipHop and Breakdance Voice Coaching Sound Studio Poets

4-5pm

Age 6+

5-8pm

Adults

5-7pm

Age6+

7pm 6.30-8.30pm

All Ages Adults

THURSDAY / DYDD IAU All ages Age 14-21 Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults (14+) Adults (18+) Adults (18+)

TUESDAY / DYDD MAWRTH Haul Art and 10.30-12.30pm Friendship Group Advanced Adult 12.30-1.30pm Ballet Pottery - all levels 12.30-3pm Open Access Digilab 3-6pm Youth Theatre 4.30-6.30pm (YT1) Musical Theatre 6.30-7.30pm Singing Solo Dance 7pm Pottery 6.30-9pm Heartsong 7.15-9.30pm Community Choir Writing for 7.30-9.30pm Performance Line Dancing 7-8pm

Adults Adults 25+ Adults All Ages Age 12-13 Age 12-16 Age 6+ Adults Adults Adults Adults (16+)

Experimentation in Painting and Drawing Beginners Adult Ballet Screen Printing Photography for Young People B&W Photography Pottery (Advanced) First Class Creative Writing Beginners Adult Tap Improvers Adult Tap Adult Streetdance Intermediate Adult Tap

9.30am-12.30pm Adults

12.30-1.30pm

Adults 25+

1-3pm 4-6pm

Adults Age 10-16

6.30-8.30pm 6.30-9pm 6.30-8pm

Adults Adults Adults (16+)

6-7pm 7-8pm 7.45-8.45pm 8-9pm

Adults (18+) Adults (18+) Adults (18+) Adults (18+)

FRIDAY / DYDD GWENER Adult Jazz Clwb 1-2-3 Club

12.30-1.30pm 1.30-2.30pm

Adults (18+) Ages 0-5

SATURDAY / DYDD SADWRN Stage School Life Drawing Childrens Clay Modelling Guitar (Children’s Beginners) Guitar (Children’s Intermediate) Guitar (Children’s Advanced) Poetry Experience (1st Sat of month) The Word Distillery (3rd Sat of month) Improv

9am-6pm 10am-12noon 10am-12noon

Age 5-11 Adults Age 5-15

10.15-11.15am

Age 8-18

11.30am-12.30pm Age 8-18 12.45-1.45pm

Age 8-18

2-5pm

Adults

2-5pm

Adults

7-9pm

Adults (18+)

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol Places on all weekly courses can be booked through the ticket office. If courses have already started when you receive this brochure, but you would like to attend, please contact the ticket office as there are often places available. With the exception of Stage School, Youth Theatre and Dance School which follow school term dates, most weekly classes run for 10 weeks. ___

Stage school will begin working towards their annual show in the theatre. For further information please e-mail takepart@aber. ac.uk - or to join the waiting list, please visit www.aber.ac.uk/ artscentre ___

Gellir archebu llefydd ar yr holl gyrsiau wythnosol trwy’r swyddfa docynnau. Os yw’r cwrs eisoes wedi dechrau pan ‘rydych yn derbyn y llyfryn hwn, ond yr hoffech ymuno, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â’r swyddfa docynnau i weld a oes lefydd ar gael. Ag eithrio’r Ysgol Lwyfan, y Theatr Ieuenctid a’r Ysgol Ddawns sy’n dilyn dyddiadau’r tymor ysgol, mae’r rhan fwyaf o ddosbarthiadau wythnosol yn rhedeg am 10 wythnos.

Hyfforddiant drama strwythuredig gyda dosbarthiadau ar wahân mewn actio, theatr gerddorol, canu a dawnsio llwyfan. Trwy ddosbarthiadau unigol a gweithdai ar y cyd o dan arweiniad hyfforddwyr proffesiynol mae’r disgyblion yn dilyn maes llafur sy’n cynnwys y gwahanol sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar gyfer perfformio, ac fe’u paratoir hefyd ar gyfer clyweliadau. Ar ol hanner tymor bydd yr Ysgol Llwyfan yn dechrau ymarfer ar gyfer ei soie blynyddol yn y theatr. Am ragor o wybodaeth e-bostiwch cymrydrhan@aber. ac.uk neu i roi’ch enw ar y rhestr aros, ymwelwch â www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre

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Aberystwyth Arts Centre Stage School Spring term starts Sat 30 Jan (7 weeks) Summer term starts Sat 16 April (10 weeks) A structured approach to drama training with separate classes in acting, musical theatre singing and stage dance. Through individual classes and group workshops entirely led by theatre professionals, pupils progress as they follow a syllabus designed to lead them through the different skills in learning to perform and will also be prepared to audition for productions. This term the

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Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre Youth Theatre One Ages 12 -13yrs Spring term starts Tuesday 12th January 2016 Summer term starts Tuesday 19th April 2016 Youth Theatre Two Ages 14- 21yrs Spring term starts Monday 11th January 2016 Summer term starts Monday 18th April 2016 £60 per term (£55 second child from same family) The vibrant and popular Arts

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centre Youth Theatre offers weekly sessions focussing on actor and performance training. Members of these Youth Theatre groups are invited to audition for various Youth and Community Theatre productions throughout the year. Please book at the box office or online. No sessions during half-term. After halfterm term the youth theatre will be working towards their annual main stage show in the spring. Youth Theatre PLUS Following the success of Dreams of Ann Frank this company will be producing Takeaway by Jackie Kay, as part of the National Theatre Connections festival. If you wish to audition please contact laura lao8@aber.ac.uk ___

Theatr Ieuenctid Canolfan y Celfyddydau Mae Theatr Ieuenctid fywiog a phoblogaidd y Ganolfan yn cynnig sesiynau wythnosol yn ffocysu ar hyfforddiant actio a pherfformio. Gwahoddir aelodau o’r grwpiau Theatr Ieuenctid hyn i fynychu clyweliadau ar gyfer gwahanol gynyrchiadau Theatr Ieuenctid a Chymuned gydol y flwyddyn. Archebwch drwy’r swyddfa docynnau neu ar-lein. Dim sesiynau yn ystod hanner tymor. Ar ol hanner tymor bydd y theatr ieuenctid yn dechrau ymarfer ar gyfer ei sioe blynyddol yn y theatr. Theatr Ieuenctid PLWS

Open Access to the Arts Centre Digilab

Arts Centre Castaway Community Theatre Mondays 7-9pm Starts 22 February £60 (£55) For the Term Adults (18+) Castaway is the Art Centre’s well established community theatre group. New members and complete beginners are welcome to join the groupno theatrical experience necessary, just enthusiasm! This term the group are putting the finishing touches to their mainstage production of Wyrd Sisters in February. ___ Castaway yw grŵp theatr gymunedol y Ganolfan. Mae croeso i aelodau newydd a dechreuwyr llwyr ymuno â’r grŵp - ‘does dim angen profiad, jyst brwdfrydedd! Y tymor hwn bydd y grŵp yn gweithio tuag at ei gynhyrchiad o Wyrd Sisters ym mis Chwefror.

Ysgol Ddawns Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Dance School Aberystwyth Arts Centre Dance School aims to provide an enjoyable dance experience for pupils of all ages.Highly qualified teachers offer classes in ballet, modern and tap with the aim to develop an appreciation and love of dance. Former pupils have won places at professional dance schools and colleges. ___ Mae Ysgol Ddawns Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn anelu at ddarparu profiad dawns pleserus ar gyfer disgyblion o bob oedran. Mae athrawesau â chymwysterau uchel yn cynnig dosbarthiadau mewn bale, modern a tap gyda’r bwriad o ddatblygu gwerthfawrogiad a brwdfrydedd tuag at ddawns. Mae cynddisgyblion wedi ennill llefydd mewn ysgolion a cholegau dawns proffesiynol.

Every Monday 3–6pm (term time only) Re-opens Monday 18 January The Digilab is a computing suite which offers users access to multi-media computers with both Windows and iMac available for general use. They come with open-source and commercial graphic design and animation packages, such as Adobe’s Photoshop, Premiere Elements and Lightroom; DragonFrame and Gimp, as well as free internet access, printing and scanning facilities. So if you are having problems sending an email or would like to try your hand at Photoshop, pop on in, there will always be someone on hand for some friendly advice or help where needed.

Voice Coaching and Singing Bookable sessions for adults and for children aged 4+ £12 per session With Rachel Blair. These half hour sessions focus on singing, delivery and performance. To arrange a session contact trd@aber.ac.uk

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol

Tuesday Dydd Mawrth

Beginners’ Patchwork, Quilting & Appliqué Workshops

Black & White Photography 6.30–8.30pm Spring term starts 11 January Summer term starts 25 April £93 (£82) + materials Tutor: Stephen Bailey Learn how to take and develop your own black & white photographs using the Arts Centre’s darkroom facilities. Open to all levels, these popular classes focus on the principles of composition and the traditional technique of developing and printing your own images. Note: Whilst this course works with Black and White film and the darkroom, the photographic techniques covered in these classes should help anyone who wants to learn how to take better photographs with a digital camera.

Samba a Go-go Starts 11 January / Dechrau 11 Ionawr 6.30–8.30pm The Samba a go-go band meet on Monday evenings. For more information or to enquire about joining please email trd@aber.ac.uk

6.30–9.30pm Spring term only starts 11 January Cost £100 (£90 conc) Tutor Melanie Hughes This course is for stitchers of all levels but particularly aimed at beginners aged 14 years +. Experienced stitchers may bring along a new or existing project and receive help and guidance as needed. Beginners will be able to develop their own project whilst enjoying short modules over the first 6 weeks that will cover many aspects of this craft such as using your sewing machine, rotary cutting, machine-sewn Patchwork, Quilting and Appliqué and making simple items like cards, cushions and quilts. You will need to bring your own electric sewing machine to this workshop.

POTTERY FOR BEGINNERS 6.30–9pm Spring term starts 11 January Summer term starts 25 April £93 (£82) + materials Tutor Laura Hughes Fun and friendly classes which cover all the main making techniques you’ll need to progress in ceramics. Suitable for all levels.

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HAUL: The Art and Friendship Group

Student Ballet Spring term starts 25 January Summer term starts 11 April 8–9pm £35 (7 sessions) Adults 18+ This special RAD ballet class welcomes Aberystwyth University students, from beginners to more experienced dancers. Taught by Arts Centre Dance School ballet teacher Hannah Goodchild.

Into Physical Theatre Spring term starts 25 January 5.30–7pm £22 (£20) for 5 sessions A weekly course which introduces physical theatre skills and training. We will explore the connection between mind and body, and our own physical potential within a series of structured exercises and training techniques. Suitable for anyone interested in performance and body training with an average level of fitness. No previous experience required. Tutors Magdalena Mazur and Adrian Jezierski.

10.30am–12.30pm Spring term starts 12 January Summer term starts 26 April £4 per session or £35 for 10 weeks Tutor: Martine Ormerod Are you 50+ feeling isolated and would like to meet new people and try something different? The art and friendship group offers you a chance to explore different ways to make art, from painting to using new technologies such as digital cameras. No previous art experience necessary, come along and join in the fun. Perhaps you have some art or craft ideas you have not had a chance to do, this could be the opportunity. Contact Martine Ormerod on martine_arts@me.com for more information. Organised in collaboration with Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

Advanced Adult Ballet 12.30–1.30pm Spring term starts 19 January £35 (7 sessions) Summer term starts 26 April £40 (8 sessions) Adults (25+) RAD ballet classes for adults taught by Dance School ballet teacher Philippa Gilbert. Some previous knowledge of ballet is essential for this class.

Pottery for all

Solo Dance Lessons

Spring term starts 12 January Summer term starts 26 April 12.30–3pm £85 (£75) + materials Tutor John Reading Children at school? Take some time for yourself; expand your skills and creativity in the Tuesday afternoon Ceramics Class. All that’s needed is enthusiasm and the class finishes in time to still collect the children from school!

Bookable dance sessions for adults and children aged 6+ £12 per session One to one tuition improving technique and performance. From Jazz to contemporary and musical theatre, build confidence and style with IDTA qualified teacher Megan West.

Musical Theatre Singing Spring term starts 12 January Summer term starts 12 April 6.30–7.30pm Ages 12-16 £20 for 5 sessions Learn musical theatre songs, improve your performance and develop your voice in these sessions with Stage School voice tutor Rachel Blair.

Pottery – All Levels Spring term starts 12 January Summer term starts 26 April 6.30–9pm £93 (£82) + materials Tutor: Laura Hughes Fun and friendly classes which cover all the main making techniques you’ll need to progress in ceramics. Suitable for all levels.

NEW! Line Dancing Spring term starts 26 January Summer term starts 12 April 7–8pm £20 (£18) 5 sessions Adults (16+) Blast from the past – but it was so much fun the first time! All levels of ability are welcome in this fun, friendly class led by Megan West. Cowboy boots are optional!

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol Wednesday Dydd Mercher Hiphop and Breakin’

Heartsong Community Choir Starts 6 January 7.15–9.30pm / Pay on the door Adults (18+) An informal choir of local people singing a mix of world, gospel, modern and traditional music. All are welcome – even if you can’t sing! No need to read music. For further information contact takepart@aber.ac.uk or cymrydrhan@aber.ac.uk

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Writing for Performance Group 2nd Tuesday of every month 7.30–9.30pm Free Adults (18+) The group meets to share work, ideas and includes practical exercises. A positive and supportive environment to develop writing for performance. For all levels from beginners to experienced writers. New members welcome any time. Contact takepart@ aber.ac.uk or cymrydrhan@ aber.ac.uk if you are interested in joining the group.

Spring term starts 13 January Summer term starts 13 April 4.00–5.00 Beginners 6+ £20 (£18) for 5 sessions 5.00–7.00 Crew 6+ £30 for 5 sessions Taught by Rosa who lived and breathed London hiphop dance culture for 12 years. Rosa battled and performed solo and in groups with some of the leading hiphop dancers and choreographers in Britain. Credits- Bump&Grind, Throwdown, jumpoff, Dancers Delight, Breakin Convention Tour, set4set, London’s Best Dance Group, Get it on the floor, Funkinstylez UK Qualifier, Bsupreme, Got to Dance, World Hiphop Championships Las Vegas. Plus many UK music videos.

Open Access to the Darkroom Spring term starts 13 January Summer term starts 27 April Drop in between 5–8pm £3 per hour Revisit the joys of B&W film in the Arts Centre’s fully equipped darkroom. Users should have previous darkroom experience and be familiar with basic darkroom processes and etiquette. There is no teaching but friendly advice is available on request. Less experienced users may wish to attend a refresher or beginners course before or whilst attending the open access sessions. For information contact John Charles johncharles864@ gmail.com / 01970 626808

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Voice Coaching and Singing

Photography for Young People 10–16yrs

Bookable sessions for adults and for children (4+) / £12 per session These half hour sessions with Rachel Blair focus on singing, delivery and performance. To arrange a session contact takepart@aber.ac.uk / cymrydrhan@aber.ac.uk

Spring term starts 14 January Summer term starts 28 April 4–6pm £55 (6 weeks) Tutor: Stephen Bailey Fun and lively photography sessions – learn how to take, edit and print your own photographs (digital and B&W). Also suitable for those studying Photography or Art at GCSE level or above.

Sound Studio Poets Starts 6 January / Dechrau 6 Ionawr 6.30–8.30pm / Adults (18+) Free A relaxed and informal discussion of creative work produced by individuals in the group each week. Please contact Heather on 01970 612026 to enquire about joining.

Thursday Dydd Iau Experimentation in Painting and Drawing Spring term starts 14 January Summer term starts 28 April 9.30am–12.30pm Cost £100 (£90) for term or £13 per class Tutor Roy Marsden The title and intention of this class is aimed and designed to be experimental. It encourages its members to explore and use a wide range of mixed media techniques and applications, both in ideas and materials. Suitable for all levels but especially for those with some experience. Cost includes materials.

Beginners Adult Ballet Spring term starts 21 January £35 7 sessions Summer term starts 28 April £40 8 sessions / 12.30-1.30pm Adults (25+) These ballet classes are suitable for adults who danced as children or beginners who wish they had! Taught by RAD ballet teacher Philippa Gilbert this class offers a warm welcome to all.

Screen Printing Spring term starts 14 January Summer term starts 28 April 1–3pm / Cost £82 (£71) Tutor Becky Knight Learn how to print your own designs on fabric, t-shirts, tablecloths – whatever takes your fancy! This class concentrates on screenprinting onto fabric using non-toxic water-based inks. No experience necessary. A daytime class suitable for all abilities, which finishes in time to collect the children from school!

Tap Classes Beginners 6–7pm Improvers 7–8pm Intermediate 8–9pm Spring term starts 28 January Dechrau 28 Ionawr Summer term starts 14 April Dechrau 14 Ebrill £20 (£18) for 5 sessions Adults aged 18+ Free taster 24 September Come and learn tap dancing techniques, keep fit and have fun. Improvers level is for last term’s beginners and those with some tap experience. Intermediate is for those with more experience.

First Class Creative Writing Course Starts 28 January 6.30–8pm / £30 Adults 16 + First Class is a series of 6 creative writing classes specially geared for people who have a notion that they might like to do some writing as part of a group, but have never got beyond the notion. This series is made for you - whatever your circumstances or background. Everyone will be in the same boat. No one will have much experience, except tutor DAMIAN GORMAN who, as well as being a professional poet and playwright, has 30 years experience of encouraging other people in their writing.

Pottery – Advanced Class Spring term starts 14 January Summer term starts 28 April 6.30–9pm £93 (£82) + materials Tutor Laura Hughes A more advanced class for those wanting to take their ceramic skills to a higher level.

Black & White Photography Spring term starts 14 January Summer term starts 28 April 6.30–8.30pm £93 (£82) + materials Tutor: Stephen Bailey Learn how to take and develop your own black & white photographs using the Arts Centre’s darkroom facilities. Open to all levels, these popular classes focus on the principles of composition and the traditional technique of developing and printing your own images. Note: Whilst this course works with Black and White film and the darkroom, the photographic techniques covered in these classes should help anyone who wants to learn how to take better photographs with a digital camera.

Weekly Classes Dosbarthiadau Wythnosol Friday Dydd Gwener

Saturday Dydd Sadwrn

Clwb 1-2-3 Club

Life Drawing

Spring term starts 8 January Summer term starts 15 April 1.30–2.30pm / £3 per session A friendly, bilingual session for babies, toddlers and their adults. Music, movement and creative games with Hannah Goodchild. Due to popular demand Clwb 1-2-3 now runs alongside the school term!

Spring term starts 9 January Summer term starts 23 April 10am–12pm £100 (£90) for term or £13 per class Tutors Paul Webster and Teresa Jenellen In the life drawing class you will be working directly from the life model. This is suitable for all levels; if you haven’t drawn directly from the figure before or perhaps you’ve had a big break from drawing this class will give you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with some of the techniques and processes required to draw from life. If you simply want take the advantage of working from a life model this class is also for you and you can work in any way that fits with your own project or ideas. You’ll receive one to one friendly tuition in a relaxed but focused environment. All materials and equipment provided, but feel free to bring your own favourite items.

NEW! Adult Jazz

NEW! Adult Streetdance Spring term starts 7 January Summer term starts 14 April 7.45–8.45pm £37 10 sessions / Adults (18+) By popular demand! Streetdance classes with Aberystwyth Arts Centre Dance School teacher Rebecca Thomas for adults. Fun, friendly classes suitable for all levels.

Spring term starts 29 January 12.30–1.30pm £25 for 7 sessions / Adults (18+) A fun and energetic dance class that focuses on all styles of jazz dance, from creative movement to jazz technique and themed routines such as 80’s, Charleston, musical theatre. With Megan West.

Improv Spring term starts 16 January 7-9pm for 5 weeks Learn the art of improvisation through engaging personal exercises, thought provoking theories, and enjoyable games.Players will experience an array of enjoyable sessions, including exploring characters, building teamwork, and using verbal wit and storytelling to excel scenes. These inventive and innovative workshops are perfect for whether you are interested in sketch or stand-up comedy, keen to improve your acting skills, or simply feel you need a boost in confidence and character.

Clay Modelling Spring term starts 9 January Summer term starts 23 April 10am–12pm / 5–15yrs £72 + materials Tutor: Laura Hughes From sculptures to teapots, children can try out all aspects of ceramics and feel like a professional! All work that children make is put through the magical process of glazing and firing.

aberystwythartscentre.co.uk 01970 623232 Guitar Spring term starts 16 January Dechrau 16 Ionawr Summer term starts 16 April / Dechrau 16 Ebrill Children’s Beginners (8-18) 10.15–11.15am Children’s Intermediate (8-18) 11.30am –12.30pm Children’s Advanced (8-18) 12.45–1.45pm £45 (10 sessions) Electric Acoustic and Bass classes covering repertoire from 1950’s Rock’n’Roll to the present day with Tutor Mike Eades. Please bring your own guitar, and amp if required. An adult can remain with each child under 12. Check online for further details.

The Word Distillery Third Saturday of each month 2–5pm / Free / Adults (18+) A workshop giving an opportunity for local poets to discuss their work.

The Poetry Experience First Saturday of each month 2–5pm / Free / Adults (18+) A local group who meet to enjoy reading and discussing poetry. To enquire about either the Poetry Experience or The Word Distillery please contact Nigel Humphreys 01970 820636

Holiday Courses HALF TERM COURSES Elephant in the Garden Wednesday 17 February 10am-12:30pm / Ages 8-11 / £8 Have fun this half term with our creative workshops. Fun activities based around the book ‘Elephant in the Garden’ by Michael Morpurgo. Enjoy crafts, puppetry, storytelling, performing and lots of fun games as we bring the story to life. Friday 19 February 10am-12:30pm / Ages 5-7 / £8 Fun activities for the younger ones based around the story of ‘Elephant in the Garden’ by Michael Morpurgo. Take part in an exciting imaginary journey with drama, movement and creative games.

Creative workshops with HOLLOW Saturday 16 April/ 10-2.30pm Adults and accompanied children (ages 5+) Sunday 17 April/10-2.30pm Ages 8-16 £2 child/ £5 adult/ £10 family Playful workshops to link with the HOLLOW exhibition! In Gallery 1 we will make theatre sets, landscapes and worlds out of magnetic cardboard boxes and write stories to tell with our bodies and voices. Suitable for young children to adults we’ll be directing these workshops for all ages interested in play, theatre, construction and team work. Find out about the team of artists leading the workshop at at www.hollow.info

53 FREE TASTER SESSIONS!! After school ceramics with Laura Hughes Been inspired by the BBC’s pottery ‘Throw Down’? Come and have a go in our Ceramics Studio with experienced pottery tutor Laura Hughes! Open to ages 8-15 yrs. Numbers limited so please book in advance at the Ticket Office to avoid disappointment. Wednesdays 4 – 5.30pm January 20: Pottery painting February 24: Coil build a basket March 16: Throw a bowl

EASTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS Slip decorating techniques with Laura Hughes Saturday 9 April 10am–4pm / £40 (£35 conc) Explore different methods of decorating earthenware – feathering, trailing, marbling, stencilling and sgraffito. This course will allow to build your own vessel and decorate in favourite style. The work will be fired and glazed ready to collect at a later date. Suitable for all abilities, even beginners!

Special Workshops & Community Projects Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol Creative Family Fun 2016 Arts and Craft sessions for families, based on themes and exhibitions within the impressive Ceramic Collection of the University’s School of Art. Activities take place in the Ceramic Gallery downstairs in the Arts Centre. No booking required, drop in between 10am and 1pm. There is a voluntary small charge for materials (£1 per child, adults free) and events last 30-45 minutes and are suitable for families and children aged 3 and over. Babies are welcome in the gallery. For further information, please contact: Louise Chennell, loc@aber.ac.uk, / 01970 622192 ___ Hwyl Greadigol i’r Teulu 2016 Bydd yr Oriel Serameg yn cynnal sesiynau celf a chrefft i deuluoedd, wedi eu seilio ar themâu ac arddangosfeydd sydd yng Nghasgliad Serameg nodedig yn yr Ysgol Gelf, Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Fel arfer cynhelir y gweithgareddau hyn ar Ddydd Sadwrn olaf y mis yn yr Oriel Serameg ar lawr gwaelod Canolfan y Celfyddydau. Does dim angen archebu lle dim ond galw heibio rhwng 10am a 1pm. Codir tâl gwirfoddol bychan am gostau’r deunydd (fel arfer £1 y plentyn, am ddim i oedolion) a bydd digwyddiadau yn rhedeg am 30-45 munud ac yn addas i deuluoedd a phlant o 3 oed a hŷn. Am ragor o wybodaeth cysylltwch â: Louise Chennell, loc@aber.ac.uk, / 01970 622192

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Animal Mugs (based on Ardmore Ceramics) January 30 Mosaic Tiles February 27 Decorated Eggs March 19 Mygiau Anifeiliaid (yn seiliedig ar Serameg Ardmore) 30 Ionawr Teils Mosäig 27 Chwefror Wyau wedu eu Haddurno 19 Mawrth

Accredited Courses Run in Collaboration with the School of Education & Lifelong Learning (sells) Participants can use credits to build towards a Certificate in Higher Education. To book on these courses email learning@aber.ac.uk or phone 01970 621580. Further details contact Alison Pierse chp@aber.ac.uk Watercolour for Everyone (CA201) Wednesdays 10am starting 20 January Tutor: Angharad Taris Discover the exciting world of watercolour painting through this inspiring starter watercolour course. This course is ideal for students who wish to learn and develop skills in a variety of watercolour techniques and gain confidence with this medium in a supportive and relaxed environment. The sessions will also cover advice on materials, colour mixing and the exploration of a range of subject matter, including landscapes and flowers. Enjoy having time to be creative. Suitable for beginners, refreshers and those with gaps in their painting skills.

Honno Writing Workshops Symbols for Writers: Rosie Dub Sunday 13 March 2–5pm / £18 (£15) In a sense symbols and metaphors inhabit the world of poetry. They are the language of the heart rather than the head. However, this doesn’t limit them to poetic forms. As story tellers we can enrich and add greater depth to our work by consciously exploring their use. Through discussion, readings and writing exercises we identify the symbols in our stories and work on consciously developing their effectiveness. Rosie Dub is the author of two novels, Gathering Storm (Penguin 2008) and Flight (HarperCollins 2012). She has just completed a new novel and is also working on a nonfiction book called the Alchemy of Story. Rosie is also an editor and mentor, and is currently a Creative Writing Fellow at Aberystwyth University.

“You talkin’ to me?” Writing memorable dialogue in prose; Emma Musty Sunday 17 April 2–5pm / £18 (£15) This workshop will cover different methods for including dialogue within prose while referencing memorable moments of dialogue in fiction. To understand the mechanics of successful dialogue we will pick a part these examples in order to gain tools for our own dialogue construction. Working from life and workshop prompts we will then create our own memorable dialogue which successfully contains the illusion of reality while at the same time building tension. Emma Musty has just completed a Creative Writing PhD at Aberystwyth University. Her work has appeared widely both in print and online in publications including Aesthetica and Cheval 5, published by Parthian. Both of her novels were longlisted in the Mslexia Novel Prize 2014. She currently teaches at Aberystwyth University and provides creative writing workshops in the community.

Post Show Discussions An opportunity to meet members of the company and discuss the performance after the show. 23 Feb The Devil Inside Music Theatre Wales 6.45pm

55 Gallery Education Programme for Schools We run an extensive programme of activities for schools including discussion and practical Gallery Education sessions for all key stages working with our exhibition programme; practical and theory Ceramics sessions run in conjunction with the University Ceramics collection; Art Days where schools can bring up to 100 children to the Arts Centre to take part in a variety of activities and shorter sessions designed specifically for Key Stage 1 pupils. For details of sessions and activities available this term, please contact takepart@ aber.ac.uk or cymrydrhan@ aber.ac.uk

Rhaglen Addysg Oriel i Ysgolion Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn cynnal rhaglen helaeth o weithgareddau i ysgolion gan gynnwys trafodaethau a sesiynau Addysg Oriel ymarferol i bob cyfnod allweddol gan weithio â’n rhaglen arddangosfeydd; mae sesiynau serameg ymarferol a theori’n cael eu cynnal ar y cyd â Chasgliad Serameg y Brifysgol; Diwrnodau Celf lle y gall ysgolion ddod â hyd at 100 o blant i Ganolfan y Celfyddydau i gymryd rhan mewn amrywiaeth o weithgareddau a sesiynau byrrach a fwriedir yn benodol ar gyfer disgyblion cyfnod allweddol 1. Am fanylion ynglŷn â’r sesiynau a’r gweithgareddau sydd ar gael yn ystod y tymor hwn, cysylltwch â cymrydrhan@ aber.ac.uk

Special Workshops & Community Projects Gweithdai Arbennig & Phrosiectau Cymunedol

Downloadable Resources Teachers Notes We have a downloadable teachers’ pack on how to get the most out of a Gallery visit: www.aberystwythartscentre. co.uk These notes provide information, project ideas and suggest questions teachers might ask pupils in the Gallery.

Nodiadau i Athrawon

Special projects The forthcoming projects are planned for Spring / Summer – please get in touch with Amanda for more details amj@aber.ac.uk / 01970 622888 Gwanwyn: Celebrating creativity and well-being for the over-50s Flora Outreach on Tour schools project Roald Dahl ‘Gwlad y Gan / Land of Song’ with Wales Millennium Centre, for pupils age 7-11 Raising the Bar: a pilot project to provide high quality extra curricular masterclasses for MAT pupils in years 12 & 13.

Mae gennym becyn i athrawon y gellir ei lawrlwytho ar sut i fanteisio i’r eithaf ar ymweliad Oriel: www. aberystwythartscentre.co.uk Mae’r nodiadau hyn yn cynnig gwybodaeth, syniadau am brosiectau ac awgrymiadau am gwestiyn I ofyn i’r disgyblion yn yr Oriel.

Downloadable Resources for English and Drama Adnoddau y Gellir eu Lawrlwytho ar Gyfr Saesneg a Drama Education resources are available on our website for the following / Mae adnoddau addysgiadol ar gael ar ein gwefan: •–– The Merchant of Venice –– The Government Inspector –– Wuthering Heights –– Kindertransport –– Under Milkwood –– Y Fenyw Ddaeth o’r Mor

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Theatre for Change Symposium Aberystwyth Arts Centre and the Department of International Politics, Critical and Cultural Politics Research Group Symposium

Artists in Schools Testun Gosod / Set Text GCSE & A Level Workshops A day long workshop working on set text GCSE and A Level drama texts for English and drama. Tailored to meet your school’s needs. ___ Gweithdy am ddiwrnod llawn yn gweithio ar destunau gosod ar gyfer TGAU a Lefel A. Bydd y gweithdai yn ymateb i ofynion ysgolion unigol. Backstage Tours A free session for theatre studies students with Arts Centre creative and technical staff to explain how theatre works both front and backstage.

Creative Workshops in Primary Schools We are pleased to be working in partnership with Ceredigion County Council youth activities team and the Friends of Aberystwyth Arts Centre to hold our weekly Rock School for young people. To arrange schools visits, resources and workshops takepart@aber.ac.uk or cymrydrhan@aber.ac.uk

Lost in Transition: Perspectives on Migration and Displacement Tues 23 Feb / Mawrth 23 Chwefror 5-6.30pm Free / Am Ddim Main Hall, International Politics Building Europe is currently experiencing an extraordinary influx of people, a scale of which has not been witnessed since the Second World War. In a world where mobility is unparalleled and yet displacement is perhaps one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of our times, this symposium brings together diverse perspectives from Theatre, History, International Politics, and Geography on these contemporary issues. Topics include: Landscape of Detention; the drama of the image’; Historical context – Memory – Migration in WW2; Mobility and Displacement; Displacement through the eyes of an Asylum-seeker in Britain. The symposium is part of the Arts Centre’s Theatre for Change season featuring (list)

STRATA: Art and Science Collaborations in the Anthropocene Symposium Fri 15 January 8.30am–8.30pm / £25 including lunch and refreshments, £5 for students. A day of talks, films and discussions by academics and practitioners on the theme of art-science collaborations in the Anthropocene, a proposed new geological time interval that suggests that humans are now the dominant influence shaping the Earth system. Are human activities such as agriculture, mining and urbanisation leaving distinctive ‘footprints’ in the Earth’s strata that will endure into the future and so enter the long-term geological record? What are the creative responses to such propositions? The event

is a collaboration between Aberystwyth University School of Art and the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, and supported by the British Society for Geomorphology. For details and a full programme of the talks see: cargocollective.com/ artscienceclimatechange/ Strata-Art-and-ScienceCollaborations-in-theAnthropocene

Creative development Datblygiad Creadigol

Creative Studios Stiwdios Creadigol

The Creative Studios project was designed to develop Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s role as a creative hub for arts businesses, arts development agencies, artists and craft workers. The Creative Studios Project designed by Heatherwick Studio, worth £1 million, has been made possible by support from Aberystwyth University, the Arts Council of Wales Lottery Fund and the Welsh Assembly Government. ___ Bwriad yr unedau oedd datblygu swyddogaeth Canolfan y Celfyddydau fel man creadigol ar gyfer busnesau celf, asiantaethau datblygu’r celfyddydau, artistiad a chrefftwyr. Gwnaethpwyd y Prosiect Unedau Creadigol, sy’n werth £1 miliwn, yn bosibl yn sgil cefnogaeth gan Brifysgol Aberystwyth, Cronfa Loteri Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Llywodraeth y Cynulliad.

fform The Arts Centre’s new restyled artist project – a place to meet-work-create. Are you creating work locally and looking for a place to create/show your work/ meet other artists?

Prosiect artist diwygiedig newydd y Ganolfan - lle i gyfarfod-gweithio-creu. A ydych chi’n creu gwaith yn lleol ac yn edrych am rywle i greu/dangos eich gwaith/cyfarfod ag artistiaid eraill?

fform Associates We invite a limited number of young professionals to join us for collaborations, rehearsal space, platforms for your work, advice and support. If you’re developing interesting new performance work in any genre let us know and we’ll see if we can help. The Music Room A small simple space you can hire to practise musical instruments, hold read-throughs, develop ideas. Contact us if you’re interested.fform Performance Nights A programme designed to present and support new and emerging companies as part of our regular programme. Just contact us with a proposal. Meet the artists after the show in our lively bar. fform Scratch Nights A chance to try-out ideas and new work, discuss, meet and get feedback. fform Residencies We receive occasional funding to support funded residencies. Join the fform info list and we’ll let you know about these.

Cyd-ymgymerwyr fform Gwahoddir nifer cyfyng o bobl broffesiynol ifanc i ymuno â ni ar gyfer cydweithrediadau, gofod rihyrso, llwyfan i’ch gwaith, cyngor a chefnogaeth. Os ydych yn datblygu gwaith perfformio newydd diddorol mewn unrhyw genre gadewch i ni wybod ac efallai y gallwn helpu. Yr Ystafell Gerdd Ystafell fach syml y gallwch hurio i ymarfer offerynnau cerddorol, cynnal darlleniadau, datblygu syniadau. Cysylltwch â ni os oes gennych ddiddordeb. Nosweithiau Perfformio fform Rhaglen sy’n anelu at gyflwyno a chefnogi cwmniau newydd a’r rhai sy’n dod i’r amlwg fel rhan o’n rhaglen reolaidd. Cysylltwch â ni gyda’ch syniadau. Gallwch gyfarfod â’r artistiaid yn ein bar bywiog ar ôl y sioe. Nosweithiau Sgraffinio fform Cyfle i roi cynnig ar syniadau a gwaith newydd, trafod, cyfarfod a chael adborth. Cyfnodau Preswyl fform ‘Rydym yn derbyn arian yn achlysurol i gefnogi cyfnodau preswyl. Ymunwch â rhestr wybodaeth fform i dderbyn manylion.

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Resident Artists and Companies ––– G reenweeds Web Development Design & Digital Marketing ––– W ardens Dramatic Company ––– M usicFest International Music Festival and Summer School ––– T im Walley – Designer / Maker ––– H onno Welsh Women’s Publishers ––– B ecky Knight, Textile artist ––– H AUL Arts in Health ––– C lef-Tec Music services ––– T rioni Architects If you are interested in renting one of the Creative Studios please contact Gareth Lloyd Roberts on 01970 622881 / gar21@aber.ac.uk

Hynt Art and culture is for everyone. But if you have an impairment or a specific access requirement, often enjoying a visit to a theatre or an arts centre can be more complicated than just booking tickets and choosing what to wear. Hynt is a national scheme that works with theatres and arts centres across Wales to make things clear and consistent. Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a personal assistant or carer at the Arts Centre and all the theatres and arts centres participating in the scheme. Visit www.hynt.co.uk or www.hynt.cym to find a range of information and guidance about the scheme. You can also find out whether you or the person you care for are eligible to join the scheme and complete an application form.

Mae celf a diwylliant i bawb. Ond os oes gennych nam neu ofyniad mynediad penodol, yn aml, gall mwynhau ymweliad i theatr neu ganolfan gelf fod yn fwy cymhleth na dim ond archebu tocynnau a dewis beth i’w wisgo. Mae Hynt yn gynllun cenedlaethol sy’n gweithio gyda theatrau a chanolfannau celf ar draws Cymru i wneud pethau’n glir ac yn gyson. Mae gan rai â cherdyn Hynt hawl i gael tocyn yn rhad am ddim i gynorthwyydd personol neu ofalydd yn y Ganolfan y Celfyddydau a phob theatr a chanolfan gelf sy’n rhan o’r cynllun. Ewch i www.hynt.co.uk neu www.hynt.cym am wybodaeth ac arweiniad am y cynllun. Gallwch hefyd gael gwybod os gallwch chi neu’r person rydych yn gofalu amdano/i ymuno â’r cynllun a chwblhau ffurflen gais.

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Tickets reserved in your name can be held for four days, after which point they will be released for sale. Tickets cannot be reserved on the actual day of the event/screening, but must be paid for in full at time of booking. Any tickets not paid for by the day of the event/screening will be released.

Rates are shown in brackets throughout this brochure. The rate is available for: 60+ in full time retirement, under 16s, full time students, unemployed, and disabled people.

Gallwn gadw tocynnau a archebir yn eich enw am bedwar diwrnod. Ar ôl hynny, cânt eu rhyddhau i’w gwerthu. Os byddwch yn archebu tocynnau ar ddiwrnod y digwyddiad/ ffilm, bydd yn rhaid i chi dalu’n llawn wrth archebu. Os byddwch wedi archebu tocynnau a heb dalu amdanynt erbyn diwrnod y digwyddiad/ffilm, cânt eu rhyddhau i’w gwerthu.

Nodir y prisiau gostyngol mewn cromfachau trwy’r daflen hon. Mae’r pris hwn ar gael i bobl 60+ sydd wedi ymddeol yn llwyr, pobl ifanc o dan 16 oed, myfyrwyr amser llawn, pobl ddi-waith a phobl anabl.

Refunds and Exchanges If for any reason you find you are unable to make a performance or screening you have booked seats for, your tickets can be returned up to two days in advance of a performance, and we will issue you with a full credit note. Alternatively we can exchange your tickets for a more suitable performance of the same show or film, or in the event of a full house we will do our best to re-sell your tickets for you at no additional charge (although this cannot be guaranteed). This does not apply to courses.

Latecomers In order to minimise disturbance to other customers and performers, latecomers may be asked to wait until a convenient moment before being allowed into an auditorium. No refund will be given for customers who miss parts of performances due to lateness. Please note - it is often not possible to admit latecomers to the studio at all once the performance is underway.

If you would like a copy of this brochure in large print, please call 01970 623232.

Ad-dalu a Chyfnewid Os na allwch ddod iberfformiad neu ffilm yr ydych wedi archebu tocynnau ar eu cyfer, gallwch anfon eich tocynnau yn ôl hyd at ddau ddirwnod cyn y perfformiad ac fe anfonwn nodyn credyd llawn atoch. Neu gallwn newid eich tocynnau am berfformiad mwy cyfleus o’r un sioe neu ffilm. Os bydd y tocynnau i gyd wedi’u gwerthu, fe wnawn ein gorau i ailwerthu eich tocynnau i chi heb gost ychwanegol (ond ni allwn addo gwneud hyn).

Hwyrddyfodiaid Er mwyn tarfu cyn lleied ag y bo modd ar gwsmeriaid eraill a pherfformwyr, gellir gofyn i bobl sy’n cyrraedd yn hwyr aros tan y bydd yn gyfleus cyn mynd i mewn i awditorium. Ni fydd pobl sy’n colli rhannau o berfformiadau am eu bod yn hwyr yn cael ad-daliad.

Pe hoffech gopi o’r llyfryn hwn mewn print mawr, ffôniwch 01970 623232.

BUS SERVICE Look out for the 03 Bus Service

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Please note: No photography or video equipment is allowed in any performance. Sylwch: Ni chaniateir offer ffotograffeg na fideo mewn unrhyw berfformiad.

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Lleolir Canolfan y Celfyddydau yng nghanol campws Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Rydych yn troi i mewn i’r campws oddi ar yr A487 ar y ffordd i’r gogledd o ganol tref Aberystwyth. Ceir arwyddion clir. Gellir parcio ger y Ganolfan am ddim o 5pm ymlaen gyda’r nos a thrwy’r amser ar benwythnosau. Codir tâl bychan yn ystod y dydd.

The Arts Centre is situated at the heart of the campus of Aberystwyth University. The turning onto campus is from the A487 as you head North out of the main Aberystwyth town centre and is well signposted. Car parking is free from 5pm in the evenings and all weekends. During the day a small fee is charged. ___

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Access for Disabled Visitors Cyfleusterau ar gyfer Ymwelwyr Anabl If you would like to check on any access issues before you visit the Arts Centre please call 01970 623232. Parking is reserved next to the main entrance approach for drivers with limited mobility. Two spaces are also available at the rear of the theatre, with level access into the main foyer. Wheelchair access is possible to all auditoria and workshop spaces in the venue. Access at ground level to main foyer and box office, by lift up to the theatre foyer and by stair lift down to the lower level. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome. Toilet facilities are accessible on all levels except the lower foyer. Hearing loops are installed in the Great Hall, Theatre and Cinema. ___ Os hoffech holi am y cyfleusterau cyn dod i Ganolfan y Celfyddydau, ffoniwch 01970 623232. Mae lle wedi’i gadw ger y brif fynedfa i yrwyr sy’n methu cerdded yn dda. Mae dau le yng nghefn y theatr hefyd, ar yr un gwastad â’r prif gyntedd. Gall pobl mewn cadeiriau olwyn fynd i holl awditoria a gweithdai’r Ganolfan. Mae’r prif gyntedd a’r swyddfa docynnau ar yr un gwastad â’r tu allan a gellir mynd mewn lifft i gyntedd y theatr ac ar lifft grisiau i lawr i’r lefel is. Mae croeso i gwn tywys a chwn cymorth. Gellir mynd mewn cadair olwyn i’r toiledau ar bob lefel ag eithrio’r cyntedd isaf. Ceir dolenni clywed yn y Neuadd Fawr, y Theatr a’r Sinema.

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Beauty and the Beast T 6 Wardens Dramatic Company Winter Wilson & Brenig 7.45pm S 7 Science Cafe 7.30pm TF 5 Les Pêcheurs de Perles 5.55pm C 7 MY MET Live Murder She Didn’t Write 7.45pm S 7 Degrees or Error Crashtest 7.45pm S 8 Aberystwyth Wedding Fair 10am GH 8 The Taming of the Shrew 3pm C 8 Bolshoi Ballet Words Words Words 7.45pm S 9 Music Club 8pm GH 9 Les Liaisons Dangereuses 7pm C 9 MT LIVE Comedy Club 8pm S 10 Gwyn Emberton 7.30pm T 10 Turandot 5.55pm C 11 NY MET Live

February / Chwefror 1 Science Cafe 7.30pm TF 5 5 Milonga 7.45pm S 11 5-6 Wyrd Sisters 7.30pm T 11 Castaway Community Theatre 7 Ensemble Cymru 2.30pm GH 11 7 Chinese New Year 7pm T Celebrations 8 Ceredigion Schools 1.45pm GH 12 Ensembles & 7.30pm 10-12 Ockhams Razor 8pm GH 12 10 Cairns-Howarth 7.45pm S 12 15 Confirmation Chris Thorpe 7.30pm T 13 13 Upbeat Beatles 8pm GH 13 16 An Elephant in the Garden 7.30pm T 13 Poonamalleee Productions 18 Ed Aczel 7.45pm S 4 18 Music Club 8pm GH 14 19 La Boheme Opera Up Close 7.30pm T 14 19 Rumours of 8pm GH 15 Fleetwood Mac 20 Grav Torch Theatre 7.30pm T 15 23 David O’Doherty 8pm GH 16 23 The Devil Inside 7.30pm T 16 Music Theatre Wales 24 Songs for the Way Home 7.45pm S 16 Helen Chadwick Song Theatre 25 As You Like It NT Live 7pm C 17 25 Comedy Club 8pm S 17

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Key / Allwedd Theatre / Dance & Physical Theatre Music / Comedy / Spoken Word / Family Special Events / Live Screenings All tickets and discounts subject to availability. All information in this brochure was correct at time of going to press.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is a Department of Aberystwyth University.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn adran o Brifysgol Aberystwyth.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is recognised as a Regional Performing Arts Centre by the Arts Council of Wales.

Cydnabyddir Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru fel Canolfan Ranbarthol y Celfyddydau Perfformio.

The Arts Centre is part of the Creu Cymru Emergence project: developing the environmental, social and economic sustainability of theatres and arts centres in Wales, in a partnership with Julie’s Bicycle and Cardiff University. Funded by the Welsh Government SSL scheme, delivered by Environment Wales and Cynnal Cymru-Sustain Wales.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau yn rhan o brosiect Egin Creu Cymru, sy’n datblygu cynaliadwyedd amgylcheddol, cymdeithasol ac economaidd theatrau a chanolfannau celfyddydau yng Nghymru, mewn partneriaeth â Julie’s Bicycle a Phrifysgol Caerdydd. Ariennir y gwaith hwn gan Gynllun Grant Llywodraeth Cymru i Gefnogi Byw’n Gynaliadwy a gyflenwir gan Amgylchedd Cymru a Cynnal Cymru.

The Arts Centre gratefully thanks the following for their financial support: Ceredigion County Council and Aberystwyth Town Council. Aberystwyth Arts Centre is a member of the Mid Wales Circuit and Creu Cymru.

Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau’n ddiolchgar i’r canlynol am eu cymorth ariannol: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion a Chyngor Tref Aberystwyth. Mae Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth yn aelod o Gylch Canolbarth Cymru a Chreu Cymru.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth University Prifysgol Aberystwyth SY23 3DE

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