Community
COMMUNITY
Classes and Workshops
Avant have been running performing arts classes since September 2015. Avant practice constructivism, which means the learners are given opportunities to perform alongside us in professional work.
In the classes we teach dance and drama techniques and skills and we are often working towards a production or event where the learners can showcase their newly developed skills.
Current Classes :
Social Dance
Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm at the Cymmer Club Porth CF39 9AH £3 per person
working towards Live Bands and Social Dances
Monthy Script Writing Sessions
First Wednesday of every month 8-9:30pm at the Cymmer Club Porth CF39 9AH
Get in Touch to find out more hello@avant.cymru
Avant run a variety of workshops for all abilities.
Please do get in contact if your organisation would like Avant to join you for a dance, drama or Hip Hop workshop hello@avant.cymru
Training and development
Training and Development
We believe that all in our community are always learning.
There are lots of ways to get involved from lighting to costumes, to stage combat to writing.
We offer one of workshops which are for volunteers, community members, freelance actors, producers, creatives to get involved. The workshops are led by creative industry experts and offer pathways to future opportunities.
2023 training included:
- Fire Arms with RC-Annie - March 3rd
- Costume making with Julie Stitch March 12th and 26th
- Dramatic Combat March 27, 28th, 30th, 31st and 1st with Bethan & Robin BADC
- Intimacy April 3rd - with Bethan Clark
New opportunities coming soon, check out our social media for details.
All training will be held at Tylorstown Welfare Hall, RCT or Hip Hop Cymru Eagles Meadow, Wrexham
To confirm your spot please email hello@avant.cymru
#Positive Porth
Hip Hop Theatre is a growing art form in Wales. We see Hip Hop Theatre as a way to use hip hop techniques to tell stories in creative and exciting ways.
Previously Avant have created PPPP and Blue Scar which has been performed locally and toured nationally (see more on our Whats On page).
In 2020 we were awarded a grant by ACW to develop Wales's Hip Hop Theatre and we had exciting partners in place to help us Root Hip Hop Theatre in Wales.
We held a conversation in October 2019 to find out what Wales wanted for Hip Hop Theatre. Check out the video and findings in the blog Rooting Hip Hop Theatre in Wales Conversation One.
There are more upcoming workshop through the Hip Hop Cymru Wales project.
Festy
A celebration of Valleys art, music, theatre, business and community.
Festy is an event which takes place in Rhondda Cynon Taf every other year.
The first Festy - 'Festyrefail' - took place in Tonyrefail in 2016, where the company worked with the town to regenerate and celebrate the past present and future of Tonyrefail.
Festys host many artistic and community activities; from comedy nights to litter picking, to interactive visual art to dog shows by Friends of the Animals RCT. Festy's also host regeneration activities; for Festyrefail, this was a bus stop painting task, where the local schools and the local WI designed images to decorate bus stops in Tonyrefail and Coedely. This project was led by Claire Louise Prosser.
Our Street
During covid, we were aware that we had many older people in our street who did not have digitial connections with friends and family and would be isolated if nothing was done to connect with them during lockdown.
We set up a newsletter introducing ourselves and inviting them to share stories.
We have had stories for all ages have shared how we have used arts, craft and story telling to stay happy and health during lockdown.
Internships
As part of our Blue Scar
R&D funded by Arts Council Wales, we were able to offer an internship to Natasha Dawkes from Falmouth University. Natasha took part in rehearsals, attended meetings, met the community and helped with the all important admin. Have a look at what she thought about her first week.
Most recently we had Abbie and Owain join us for Forget Me Not our WWI play as our costume designer and as a technician.
Rhian is joining us for her work experience in March.
As firm believers in constructivism, we'd love to offer more internships. Our next production is the Blue Scar in July. Get in touch if you'd like to find out more.
