SIZE OF COMPANY
10 Dancers, 3 Technicians, 1 Rehearsal Director, 1 Artistic Director

SCALE OF VENUE
Medium to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Ann Sholem
Deputy Director
David Wilson
Artistic Associate and Founding Artistic Director
Roy Campbell-Moore
Technical Director
Joe Fletcher
Rehearsal Director and Artist Development
Joanne Fong
Media and Marketing Consultant
Mike Smith
Marketing and Publicity Officer
Gemma Hughes
Company Stage Manager
Nia Thomson
Finance Officer
Jane Thomas
Participation Officers
Megan Pugh/Jess Mahoney
Executive’s Assistant
Charlotte Yuen
Administrator
Nia Siân Jones

ARTISTIC POLICY
Since its origin in 1983, the National Dance Company Wales (formerly known as Diversions), has developed into an award-winning company. The Company presents work from established international choreographers in a versatile and exciting repertoire of contemporary dance. From its prestigious home at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, the Company creates inventive, inspiring, and elegant dance, putting quality and creativity at the top of the agenda.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Sophisticated and slick…captivating from start to finish.
Dance Europe (Peeled)
On the dance stage, as on the rugby field, never underestimate the Welsh.
Observer (Silver)
New Yorker Stephen Petronio’s work is a polished gem.
Western Mail (Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
>>FORM<<
Choreography: Stijn Celis
Music: James Brown, Bretschneider, Steve Reich, Aka Pygmie
Each of the five each sections in >>FORM<< introduces a different physical idea, working from the group as a whole into the individual and personal.
27 minutes, no interval
Strange Attractors: Prelude and Part II
Choreography: Stephen Petronio
Music: Placebo with vocals by David Bowie (Prelude); James Lavelle (Part II)
Emotionally persuasive and fiercely energetic, Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II allows audiences to experience intense and energised movement enhanced by stylishly current music.
5 minutes (Prelude); 25 minutes (Part II); no interval
Sugarwater
Choreography: Stephen Shropshire
Music: Original composition based on Handel’s Water Music, by Anne Parlevliet
Intense physicality represents an emotional response to Handel’s Water Music, as a new composition based on the original score focuses on the concept of dance becoming the music itself.
30 minutes, no interval
Peeled
Choreography: Itzik Galili
Music: Percossa
Peeled is a combination of innovative lighting and dancers’ physicality set within an abstract and colourful lighting design with precision and timing working against a taut percussive musical score.
17 minutes, no interval

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
New work by Nigel Charnock
Production to be premiered in January 2009
New work by Roy Campbell-Moore
Production to the premiered in January 2009
New work by Andonis Foniadakis
Production to be premiered in September 2009

WRAP-AROUND
Participation
The dancers from the company teach an extensive range of classes and workshops when on tour. These can be masterclasses with professional dancers, classes with dance students or workshops for complete beginners. Every session is tailored to the needs of the participants and linked to the company’s performance.
Pre or Post-Performance Discussions
The artistic director will deliver pre or post-performance discussions as requested by the venue.
Lecture Demonstrations
The Company delivers an interactive matinee performance which is informative and fun, and suitable for all aged 9 upwards.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
October 2008 Bilbao, Spain: Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II, Peeled
August 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany: Sugarwater
June 2008 Milan, Italy: Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II, Sugarwater, Peeled, Practice Paradise
March 2008 Athens, Greece: Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II, Peeled
November 2007 Den Haag, Holland: Sugarwater, Practice Paradise
July 2007 Bytom, Poland, Athens, Greece: Practice Paradise, Peeled
July 2007 Athens, Greece: Practice Paradise, Peeled

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Productions available for touring from January 2009 are:
>>FORM<< by Stijn Celis
New Work by Nigel Charnock
New Work by Roy Campbell-Moore
Strange Attractors: Prelude & Part II by Stephen Petronio
Sugarwater by Stephen Shropshire
Peeled by Itzik Galili