National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales), formerly Diversions, is the national dance company of

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. It was established in 1983 by

Roy Campbell-Moore Roy Campbell-Moore is a Scottish artist, dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his contributions to arts in Wales and for co-founding the internationally recognised National Dance Company Wales in 1983 with his spouse, Ann Sholem. In 2013, ...

and Ann Sholem and is funded by the

Arts Council of Wales The Arts Council of Wales (ACW; cy, Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru) is a Welsh Government-sponsored body, responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. Established within the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1946, as the Welsh Arts ...

. It was renamed in 2009. Matthew Robinson was appointed Artistic Director in 2020. National Dance Company Wales is a resident company at the

Wales Millennium Centre Wales Millennium Centre ( cy, Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 an ...

and is a

contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...

company which performs work from established international choreographers and tours throughout the UK and abroad. Programmes of dance are presented within the format of double and triple bills. The company also runs a wide range of participation, professional development and "engagement opportunities" for people of all ages. This includes open classes and rehearsals, Summer and Easter dance courses, the Associates programme, Dance for Parkinson's and support for Wales-based choreographers.

The Dance House

The Dance House is the home of the National Dance Company Wales in the

. It houses two production studios, office space and a lounge area. The main production studio, the Blue Room, includes 100 tiered and retractable seats. The second studio, the Man Gwyn, provides additional rehearsal space and is fitted with ballet barres and mirrors. The Dance House is a production facility and performance space for both NDCWales productions and other dance projects.

The Company

Repertoire

Current repertoire

*''Atalaÿ'' Choreographer: Mario Bermudez Gil (Spain) *''Tundra'' Choreographer: Marcos Morau (Spain) *''Folk'' Choreographer: Caroline Finn (UK) *''Animatorium'' Choreographer: Caroline Finn (UK) *''They Seek To Find The Happiness They Seem'' Choreographer: Lee Johnston (Australia / UK)

Recent repertoire

* ''Parade'' Choreographer: Caroline Finn (UK) * ''Profundis'' Choreographer: Roy Assaf (Israel) * ''The Green House'' Choreographer: Caroline Finn (UK) *''Walking Mad'' Choreographer: Johan Inger (Sweden) *''Tupet'' Choreographer:

Alexander Ekman Karl Wilhelm Alexander Ekman (born 1984) is a Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer. His choreographies have been performed by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, the Boston Ballet, the Semperoper Ballett, the Nederlands Dans Theater, the Norwegian ...

(Sweden) *''A Mighty Wind'' Choreographer: Jeroen Verbruggen (Belgium) *''Mythology'' Choreographer: Stephen Shropshire (Netherlands/USA) *''Water Stories'' Choreographer: Stephen Petronio (USA) *''Purlieus'' Choreographer: Lee Johnston (UK) *''They Seek To Find The Happiness They Seem'' Choreographer: Lee Johnston (UK) *''Dream'' Choreographer: Christopher Bruce (UK) *''Noces'' Choreographer: Angelin Preljocaj (France) *''Virtual Descent'' Choreographer: Eleesha Drennan (Canada) *''B/olero & Black Milk'' Choreographer: Ohad Naharin (Israel) *''Phantoms of Us'' Choreographer: Eleesha Drennan (Canada) *''Quixoteland'' Choreographer: Gustavo Ramirez Sansano (Spain) *''By Singing Light'' Choreographer: Stephen Petronio (USA) *''Romance Inverse'' Choreographer: Itzik Galili (Israel) *''Veil of Stars'' Choreographer: Andonis Foniadakis (Greece) *''Lunatic'' Choreographer: Nigel Charnock (UK) *''Hinterland'' Choreographer: Roy Campbell-Moore (Wales) *''>>FORM<<'' Choreographer: Stijn Celis (Belgium)

References

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