Workshops with Barton Academy

Barton and Holyhead Workshops 2012 – A long but lovely journey from the very tip of North Wales in Anglesey back home to South Wales has left the company pretty exhausted but very satisfied with our work in Holyhead last weekend.  It was our 5th trip there in as...

A Sunny Saturday at Theatr Soar

It was the first time that the company has performed in Merthyr, and hopefully not the last. We had such a warm welcome that we felt instantly at home and had a really great day. The people that we met in the workshops were really enthusiastic about the repertory that...

Weekend in the life of the FFIN dance machine

FFIN DANCE and the dance faktry is gearing up for a weekend packed full of dance activity. It all kicks off this evening at Six Bells Community Centre where I will be leading a seminar on training 12 youth volunteers from Blaenau Gwent.  These youth volunteers aged...

Backstage at Richard Burton Theatre, RWCMD Cardiff

Back to Wales and performing at the newly opened Richard Burton Theatre in the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. It was a very tough day for the whole team with only one day getting into the theatre, however the audience really enjoyed the show and we...

Five Dances reviewed

“I loved the dancers’ relationship with the music, the stage never looked empty.  I didn’t see the relationship between the 5 dances and the walking patterns, I loved the walking and really enjoyed the silence but I didn’t see that the walking...

Cardiff awaits

So with a brilliant opening night under our belts, we move on to Cardiff this week.  The Laban opening was such a special one for us all, as we were treated like royalty.  Well, Gary Lambert is dance royalty isn’t he? Just about unpacked the travelling kit and...