Groundwork has recently secured £5000 funding from Surf The Wave Seed Generator fund for Surffio Cymru – Building a model for sustained and mutual Artist/Venue support for dance across Wales. We are currently meeting with 10 venues/programmers across Wales to understand their needs, resources and capacity for presenting dance. We are opening up conversations about how dance…
From the 16th to the 20th September Groundwork took over at I.D. A forerunner of Groundwork and one of a handful of organisations who’ve inspired us with their programming, innovation and artist led model for supporting the professional development of dance artists, I.D is a natural partner for this year’s program. We teamed up with…
Do you like writing? Do you like watching dance? Groundwork and Cardiff Dance Festival are offering two aspiring dance writers a festival pass in exchange for blogging about shows and workshops. You will have access to all shows and discussion events for free, and access to our workshops at our Bursary rate of just £10. In…
A two day workshop which we held in partnership with Dawns i Bawb in Caernarfon, North Wales. The River, our fluid bodies was a 2-day movement workshop that took its motivation from Caernarfon’s two rivers; a place of confluence, a place shaped by the movements and boundaries of water and the possibilities of fluidity- of…
After class with Ben McEwen at Chapter, Cardiff Please note, there will be no artists Surgery in September, but on 11th October, Zosia Jo will be available after class at Chapter. Do you have a question about our program? Do you want to have an informal chat about what we offer or how you can…
Groundwork offer paid residencies for Welsh dance artists or those who are based in or have a strong connection with Wales through their work. In December 2018 Shakeera Ahmun, was one of our residency artists at Chapter. ‘My diverse upbringing has strongly influenced me to explore a sense of community and bond, through movement and…
Zosia Jo will be on available on Friday July 12th, 11am – 1.30pm, after class with Laila Diallo. Do you have a question about our program? Do you want to have an informal chat about what we offer or how you can benefit? Or would you like advice on funding, management or artist development issues?…
Groundwork are releasing 1 bursary place for each of our Summer Series workshops. These £10 places are open to Wales based dance artists for whom the full rate limits their ability to attend. £10 bursary places are now available for: Sat 13th July / Space Mix with Karen Nelson / 10am – 5pm USWSun 14th…
Groundwork offered 2 bursary places for independent artists to support a week of choreographic practice under the mentorship of Lea Anderson at NDCWales. “Working with Lea was a great experience. It was a blessing to be able to explore, play and challenge my usual working practices in the confines of this supportive environment. I find…
Gather together on Midsummer’s Eve to witness, support and discuss an informal sharing of work from Groundworks Seeds Residency Artists: No tickets required! If you are interested in coming to the sharing, please email groundworkprocardiff@gmail.com to let us know you plan to attend. 6.30pm Artist sharings – witness, support and discuss @ Chapter Stiwdio and Lloft…
Writing for Cardiff Dance Festival – Eva Marloes
Writing for Cardiff Dance Festival – Eva Marloes