To complete the programme,
NYDW welcomes the 22 dancers of NYDC who make their first visit to Wales, performing an example of Jasmin Vardimon's unique, physical theatre style.
Odette, who was the associate director with the internationallyrenowned company Wayne McGregor I Random Dance, will create a brand new work with
NYDW.
But once I read in The New York Times that one of my friends and contributors, designer Takeshi Miyakawa, was arrested for hanging some outdoor lights in Brooklyn during
NYDW, I started to outright panic.
Two guest companies share the
NYDW performance platforms this summer: Coleg Sir Gar Academy at Sherman Cymru and NEW Dance Youth Company at Clwyd TS heatr Cymru.
Some of Wales' finest young dancers take to the stage with a programme of contemporary dance from
NYDW artistic director, Errol White, and guest choreographer, Theo Clinkard.
Pauline Crossley, expressive arts officer for the Welsh Joint Education Committee which manages
NYDW, said: ``The project has provided a breathtaking opportunity for young dancers in Wales.
U Dance Ensemble will be part of the programme which will premiere a new work by
NYDW's artistic director Errol White and feature the Welsh premiere of TANK by celebrated choreographer Hofesh Shechter.
The young dancers from
NYDW, who are all aged between sixteen and twenty-one, will be performing what choregrapher Wayne describes as ``a futuristic chess game.''
National Youth Dance Wales Background: The youngest of "the nationals",
NYDW was launched in 2000.
For full details, visit www.hofesh.co.uk YOUTH DANCE FOUR CHOSEN FOUR members of National Youth Dance Wales (
NYDW) have been selected to join the first UK-wide youth dance company, the U.Dance Ensemble, comprising 19 dancers from all over the UK.
Errol White is now artistic director of National Youth Dance Wales (
NYDW).
Having just finished my university course at Roehampton, London, National Youth Dance Wales (
NYDW) is a perfect opportunity for me to gain more experience within dance.