DAYDREAMS and JELLYBEANS

Ballet Cymru and Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton present Daydreams and Jellybeans

6pm, Wednesday 18 December 2024

1pm, Thursday 19 December 2024

6pm, Thursday 19 December 2024

Riverfront Studio Theatre, Newport

 

Alex Wharton is an award-winning writer and performer of poetry for adults and children. His First Book of poetry for children, Daydreams and Jellybeans, was shortlisted for the Wales Book of The Year Award 2022, The North Somerset Teacher’s Book Awards, The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards and was named as a National Poetry Day Recommended Read.

This sparkling dance production showcases the talents of Alex Wharton himself, reading, rapping, and rhyming his way through mischievous adventures, melancholy musings, and Jellybean drama.

 

An outstanding ballet aimed at the young and young at heart with breathtaking dancers and music from international composer Frank Moon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performances include live integrated BSL English interpretation.

BSL Trailer

 

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Ballet Cymru is delighted to announce that participants of Ballet Cymru’s BALLET CYMRU 3 (BC3) programme will be performing in the foyer at the start of the evening performance on Wednesday 18th December.

TO BOOK

To book tickets, please visit the calendar, or contact Riverfront Theatre box office

newportlive.co.uk/riverfront

riverfront.boxoffice@newportlive.co.uk

01633 656 757

 

JELLYBEANS AND DAYDREAMS will also be performed at:

 

Corn Exchange, Newbury

3pm, Sunday 3rd November 2024

 

Hafren, Newtown

4pm, Saturday 23 November 2024

 

Pontio, Bangor

6pm, Saturday 30 November 2024

 

 

Visit Ballet Cymru's Calendar of Events for more details and to book tickets.

Daydreams and Jellybeans BSL video trailer by Liz May and Red Beetle Films

Music by Frank Moon, commissioned with funding from the Colwinston Trust.

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