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11 July 2009:: DANCE DAYS 2009 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! Dance DAYS is back! The fourth Dance Days festival will take place in Castle Square and in and around the National Waterfront Museum on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July.
This year's festival features contemporary dance from the award-winning Motionhouse Dance Theatre, street dance from Montréal based Solid State and UK favourites 2Faced Dance and Sin Cru.
You can also see tango direct from Buenos Aires, contemporary tap dance from Barcelona's Tapeplas plus much more from across the UK and homegrown talent from Swansea's community dance groups. As well as live action, the festival will feature a full programme of international dance films, both on the BBC big screen,
Castle Square, and inside the National Waterfront Museum.
For a Dance Days 2009 programme please visit the Taliesin Arts Centre website (link below) and click on Live Performances or contact the box office on 01792 602060
Tickets: FREE! Family friendly event
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6 October 2008:: Dance Shorts! at the Taliesin Dance Shorts!, a taste of new and exciting dance free in the foyer 30 minutes before both Hamlet & Exile Within. (9th October and 7th November.) Dance Shorts! is an opportunity for audiences to see 10 minutes of fresh hot dance from emergent dance artists. Arrive early to catch a stunning new Dance Short that’s sure to whet your appetite for the main event.
Open to all, you don’t even need a ticket for the main event, just come along and enjoy.
Dance Shorts! is a new commissioning initiative made possible with a grant from the Arts Council of Wales. A partnership between venues and artists, it aims to increase access for audiences to see quality Welsh talent and to provide opportunities for Welsh dance artists to show their work.
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30 June 2008:: DanceDays 2008 This year’s DanceDays promises to be bigger and better than ever. Featuring performances in Castle Square and in and around the National Waterfront Museum, DanceDays 2008 will encompass a wider variety of dance styles than ever before, to give the people of Swansea an entire weekend of free dance performances.
Download the latest information and read about the motivation behind the festival here. More»
17 June 2008:: DanceDays 2008 Schedule It's here at last! The schedule for DanceDays 2008 has been released and is available to download here. More»
5 July 2006:: Q&A with Sybil Crouch Here Sybil Crouch explains the importance of Dance Days for Swansea More»
5 July 2006:: dancedays biographies & event info This file contains biographies of all the companies taking part in dancedays and details of the work they will be performing More»
17 June 2006:: Dance Days Schedule PDF file featuring schedule of Dance Days performances More»
18 February 2005:: Dancing In The City The attached article first appeared in The Western Mail, Friday 11th February 2005 More»
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DANCE DAYS 2009 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! Dance DAYS is back! The fourth Dance Days festival will take place in Castle Square and in and arou...More »
Dance Shorts! at the Taliesin Dance Shorts!, a taste of new and exciting dance free in the foyer 30 minutes before both Hamlet & E...More »
St Petersburg Ballet Theatre Wales Millennium Centre
6th December. Ticket and information line 08700 40 20...More »
Swan Lake Wales Millennium Centre
5th and 6th December. Tickets and information line 08...More »
St.Andrews Scottish Country Dance Society Scottish Country dancing. Weekly social dancing on a Wednesday evening. No previous experience neces...More »
Victoria Ray A Time To Dance - Tap and Modern classes for children and adults. The classes with a 'Time To Dance'...More »
