Number Stations

The idea behind the music for Gary Lambert’s Axiom Tangent sprang from some audio clips I found of Number Stations. Number Stations are a fascinating leftover from the Cold War. Most countries had a secret radio transmitter that broadcast series of numbers,...

Packed House

Last Saturday was our 5th annual Winter Dance Faktry Festival held at our home base in The Met in Abertillery. 64 community dancers, 10 professional dancers, 2 photographers, 6 volunteers and 3 technicians brought together a showcase performance that ranged from...

Partnerships

As part of our continuing commitment to new dance in Wales, our education and outreach unit, the dance faktry, recently underwent a youth project with Taikabox. Our senior youth dancers, Abertillery Youth Dance Company, worked with Tanja Raman of Taixabox, to make a...

Social Enterprise Day

It’s Social Enterprise Day and Catherine Evans, Wales Co-operative Centre Marketing Manager, is spending some time with Ffin Dance in Abertillery, South Wales. Ffin Dance performer takes flight! Ffin (pronounced Feen) Dance is a social enterprise which was founded in...

Wade In The Water 3

After another productive day down at TR2 in Plymouth the piece is finally finished! It’s been such a fun piece to make and both Emma and I have really enjoyed getting to develop our characters within the piece, letting our personalities come through.   Emma...