The rendezvous was made; a meeting with others. The night was dark and dank as the drizzle stormed down on our gathering. Black Gothic gates barred our entrance to the large stone building. We waited patiently. We were all strangers, curious about what lay ahead. We didn’t know just what to expect. At last, the … Continue reading Review Swarm, Fio Productions by Ann Davies
I don’t know about you but usually the mention of ‘immersive theatre’ brings about a slight sense of unease and dread. It’s a bit like when your team leader at work says there’s going to be a role playing exercise for the team. I am also still slightly annoyed/scarred about the Antonin Artaud-style absurdist … Continue reading Review: ‘Swarm’ Fio Productions by Gemma Treharne-Foose
‘A reminder that we are all human.’ As we congregate outside Butetown History and Arts Centre, our identity stripped back to little more than the number in our hand, Fio invite us to consider what life might be like if we were forced to leave everything we know and love behind in order to … Continue reading Review Swarm, Fio by Corinne Cox
Photo credit: James Ellis There is a hunger to perform Wagner from amateur orchestras. Perhaps the demands asked from this problematic composer seem less daunting today, though command in vocals and a robust orchestra must simply give all. Part of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the remarkable four part, 15 hours behemoth, The Valkyrie is … Continue reading Review, Die Walküre Act 1, City of Cardiff Symphony Orchestra, St Martin in Roath by James Ellis
In response to the lockdown triggered by COVID-19, many arts organisations have taken their work online, sharing content for audiences to view for free. However, creating participatory engagement online is much more challenging and, as a sector used to being face to face with people in their practice, it’s clear that the current restrictions change … Continue reading Participatory Arts – Capturing The Learning, A Response From Abdul Shayek, Artistic Director & CEO Fio.
Aka Disaffected Youth: The Musical When Green Day, the minstrels of jaded adolescence, released their rabble-rousing, game-changing manifesto American Idiot in September 2004, the world stood to attention. A brash rebuff to the powers that be, the bombastic battle cry was a defiant call to arms that enraged and enraptured many an angsty teenager, myself … Continue reading Review American Idiot (UK Tour), New Theatre Cardiff
Unless you have lived under a rock, everyone knows A Clockwork Orange, written by Anthony Burgess and hitting our screens in a feature film in 1971. The story features violence, rape, theft and a utopian type existence where everyone fears the youth gangs swarming the streets and committing such atrocities. Eventually this becomes … Continue reading Review A Clockwork Orange, Exeter Northcott by Hannah Goslin
We asked our team to choose their three cultural highlights of the year, along with a favourite event and/or organisation. Enjoy reading their individual responses below. Young Critic, Gareth Williams Junkyard: A New Musical (Theatr Clwyd, Mold) Real, raw, inventive, inspiring; provoking and entertaining social commentary; one of the most original pieces of theatre I think … Continue reading The Get the Chance team choose their Cultural Highlights of 2017
When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek is was with the concept that mankind had indeed reached a point beyond racism, sexism and it’s petty squabbles. The conflict was about to places and situations that they would meet out there in the big wide galaxy where no man has gone before. With the new Star Trek … Continue reading Review Star Trek Beyond by Jonathan Evans
Every year the Cardiff International Arena changes from a concert venue to a top convention hall crammed with swarms of TV and Film fans attending the Film and Comic Con, Cardiff. Converging on the centre of Cardiff is an assorted crew of Sherlock’s with Deerstalkers, Marvel and DC superheroes, Disney princesses, Imperial Storm troopers following … Continue reading Review Film and Comic Con, Cardiff by James Briggs
