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...

last day in the office

Thought to write a few lines as a conclusion to our period spent in the studio making work for Connections 2012. The whole process has been surreal: I have always desired for the company to have a score written especially for us, and when Jenny Jackson approached us...

#connectionstour2012

Hello All, I hope that you have enjoyed reading our blogs over the past three weeks of rehearsals. You may have noticed that we have all been quite quiet during the past week, this is due mainly to us working flat out to ensure that the Connections tour is the best...