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Published on 20 May 2011 08:30 AM
The Gwanwyn Festival from Age Cymru is celebrating its fifth birthday today.
We're marking the occassion with a special event at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff - the venue where Gwanwyn was launched five years ago.
Philip Thomas, Age Cymru's Arts and Creativity Development Officer, says:
"Gwanwyn is an arts festival for over 50s and the word 'gwanwyn' means ‘spring’ in Welsh.
"It is a month-long celebration of older age as a time of opportunity for renewal growth and creativity.
"During May, groups and individuals join together in a wide range of venues and locations across Wales in an explosion of paint, clay, photography, theatre, dance, creative writing, film, storytelling, and much more.
"It is a time for performance, exhibitions, workshops, discussion, networking and most importantly, fun."
The birthday celebration kicks off on the Wales Millennium Centre's Glanfa Stage at 12.15pm with performances from selected winners of the Age Cymru over-50s Cardiff Eisteddfod.
Heledd Bianci will also feature on the bill and she will be taking us on a sentimental journey to a bygone era.
We'll also be screening a short film of our education project that saw two generations of contemporary dancers from Rubicon give a twist to the classic tea dance.
Gwanwyn is coordinated by Age Cymru and supported by the Welsh Assembly Government and The Arts Council of Wales.
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For all media enquries, please contact Iwan Rhys Roberts, Communications Officer - Age Cymru, on 029 2043 1562, 07739 894 923, iwan.roberts@agecymru.org.uk
The Gwanwyn Festival:
Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age.
The aim of the festival is to:
• Celebrate the opportunity of older age for renewal, growth and creativity, hence the connotations of new-life in the word ‘gwanwyn’ meaning ‘springtime’ in the Welsh language.
• Promote the benefits of exploring creativity, developing a critical voice and participating fully in the artistic and cultural life of local communities and Wales as a whole.
• Offer opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts, such as painting, photography, music, drama, storytelling, literature, dance or film during the month of May.
• Highlight existing artistic work and creativity of groups and individuals who are older people themselves or whose work revolves around the concepts of older people and creativity.
• Promote the participation of older people in the arts throughout the year and highlight existing or new opportunities available locally.
Gwanwyn is a collaborative initiative between key national organisations lead by Age Cymru, the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government; working closely with local arts groups, active retirement and community groups, public libraries, museums, schools and care centres.
Age Cymru:
• Age Cymru is the force combining Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales.
• Age affects us all in different ways. We cannot promise good health, but we should be able to ensure good care for all of us. When we find loneliness, we will reach out. When age becomes a burden, we will lighten the load.
• Age Cymru will campaign. We will fundraise. We will research. We will make the powers that be listen.
• Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436.
• Company limited by guarantee and registered by in England and Wales 6837284.
• Registered office address: Tŷ John Pathy, 13/14 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff, CF24 5PJ.
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For all media enquiries about Age Cymru, please contact our Communications Officer, Iwan Rhys Roberts.
07739 894 923
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