Small World Theatre

Adults Mixed Aerial
2020-01-23 10:30 - 12:30, 2020-01-16 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
THURSDAYS
Term dates 20th April – 13th July
Half term is 26th May
10.30am-12.30pm
Block of 5 x 2 hour sessions
£75
These classes are an inclusive and supportive introduction into Aerial Arts. After a dance warm-up, students learn the basics of static trapeze, rope, silks and beyond. You will familiarise yourself with each piece of equipment, build strength and learn core skills.
To book a block please select the appropriate ticket below
Gift Vouchers are available for this course
For more information email Helen at helen@smallworld.org.uk or call 01239 615952 (Tues – Thurs 10am – 4.30pm).
Phone booking is also available (Mon – Fri 10am – 4.30pm)

Aerial Circus for Home Educated Children
2020-01-23 09:15 - 10:30, 2020-01-16 09:15 - 10:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
A busy and active class where children can learn circus skills such as trapeze, aerial hoop, rope and silks in a friendly and inclusive group.
Sessions take place Thursday mornings 9:15am – 10:30am. Sessions are £8.50 each and are payable by the half term.
Please contact helen@smallworld.org.uk for more information and enrollement

This amazing project has been made possible through a larger building project to extend the facilities at Small World Theatre, Cardigan funded by The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Investing in Rural Areas and Arts Council Wales.

Just Pencils
2020-01-22 10:00 - 2020-02-26 15:30, 2020-01-15 10:00 - 2020-02-19 15:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Aberystwyth Lifelong Learning presents Just Pencils
A beginners’ course using pencil to create coloured drawings. You will be guided through drawing techniques, shading and tone using still life. Learn techniques that will form a solid ground for further art modules within the Certificate programme.
Taking place on the following dates at Small World Theatre, Cardigan.
15, 22 January, 05, 19 February
10.00 AM – 15:30 PM
For more details and to BOOK* visit aber.ac.uk or call 01970 621 580.

Aerial Sling
2020-01-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Aerial sling is a new and increasingly popular aerial circus discipline that uses a giant loop of aerial silk. It draws from both trapeze and aerial silks vocabulary to create beautiful static poses or dynamic sequences. Sling is a great entry point for aerial circus as it’s one of the more comfortable pieces of apparatus to start learning how to make shapes in the air!
Over the course of each half term we will work on developing strength, core, technique and vocabulary and learning short sequences.
Beginners are welcome and no experience necessary. £12 per session booked in advance by the half term
Booking is essential, please contact helen@smallworld.org.uk 01239 615 952.

NEW! Beginners Aerial Circus for children aged 6-10
2020-01-16 16:00 - 17:15 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
A busy and active class where children aged 6-10 can learn circus skills such as trapeze, aerial hoop, rope and silks in a friendly and inclusive group.
Sessions take place Thursday evenings, 4:00pm – 5:15pm. Sessions are £8.50 each and are payable by the half term.
Spring Term starts on the 16th January, please contact helen@smallworld.org.uk for enrollment

This amazing project has been made possible through a larger building project to extend the facilities at Small World Theatre, Cardigan funded by The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Investing in Rural Areas and Arts Council Wales.

Christmas Cabaret
2019-12-14 20:00 - 23:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT
Please leave us a message if you want to be added to the waiting list. The answer phone will record your details. Please leave a name and number and we’ll ring as soon as a ticket becomes available. Thanks. 01239 615 952.

Join your host Beyond Compere for a night celebrating the festive time with live music, aerial circus performances, DJ, delicious Christmas pie, cocktail bar, glamour, sprinkles and sequins. Booking an absolute must.
Introducing the band; The 3 Daft Monkeys‘ dynamic style of World Folk music reflects the global village in which we live. Their infectious dancing rhythms lead you through a musical journey and will leave you breathless, enthralled and exhilarated! Their music mixes genres from Celtic, Klezmer, Gypsy, Balkan, Latin, Ska, Dub Reggae, Indie, Rock and even a hint of Shostakovich.
With a brand new 4-piece line-up, the band weave enchanting melodies with catchy choruses, virtuoso vibrant fiddle, rhythmic 12-string guitar, 6-string bass, bespoke hand-percussion and 4-part vocal harmonies.
The band’s diversity is reflected in the acts for whom they have been invited as special guests, including touring across the UK and Europe with the Levellers, and opening for bands such as Hawkwind, Bellowhead, Show of Hands and Dreadzone, as well as headlining their own national tours.
3daftmonkeys.co.uk

Christmas Wreaths
2019-12-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Come and make your very own natural, mossed wreath filled with lots of seasonal foliages. You will have a chance to use ivy berries, pine, twigs eucalyptus, feathers and different ribbons. All classes will include mince pies. Suitable for adults.
£45

Yoga For All with Suzanne Curran
2019-12-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-12-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-11-29 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-11-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Reconnect Mind, Body and Soul
Led by senior yoga teacher trainer Suzanne Curran £7 / £5 concessions
Beginners welcome
No need to book – just drop in, mats available.
Matts available Bring a blanket 07549 650 955 facebook.com/YogaSpirit
Please arrive 10 minutes before start of class

Integrative Yoga Evening Class
2019-12-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-12-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-11-27 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Taught by Louise Cook
A deep and integrative yoga practice inspired by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli. A meditative practice that also strengthens core muscles, increases flexibility and lowers stress. This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
For more information, please contact Louise directly on 07760750507.

Integrative Yoga Morning Class
2019-12-10 11:00 - 12:30, 2019-12-03 11:00 - 12:30, 2019-11-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom

African Drumming for Beginners
2019-12-08 11:00 - 12:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
Rachel Hargrave
All welcome, particularly absolute beginners and those with a little experience. Rachel will introduce the basic techniques of hand drumming, easing you into beautiful, traditional rhythms to gladden the heart and broaden the smile. Drums can be booked in advance, but if you have one, bring it along on the day.
Dates are:
September 1, 8, 15, 22
October 13
December 8
11am -12.30
Reserve a drum
rhmojas@hotmail.com
01545 590 536

Festival of Light
2019-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Ceredigion
Info for Lantern Bearers UPDATE 3/12/19
Thank you for taking part in Lantern Making this year for Cardigan’s Giant Lantern Parade on 6 December 7pm. Here is some important information that will help you collect your lantern and find your place in the Parade.
Collection
Please arrive at Small World Theatre for 6:00pm – 6:15pm to prepare your lantern for the Parade. Small World Theatre will help you attach a stick to your lantern and once you are outside, we will light the candle. You will be asked to make your way in an order to the Parade start line at Pendre. Llandysul Youth Samba Band and a giant elephant will lead the circus-themed Parade this year.
Starts at 7pm
A slow procession along Cardigan’s Hight Street to Cardigan Castle.
7:30pm
Procession enters Cardigan Castle. The procession will follow the path around Cardigan Castle twice. There will be delicious food and hot drinks available to buy in the Castle grounds supplied by Kitchen 1176. Lanterns can be laid carefully on the green for half an hour to enjoy the food and fireworks.
8:00pm approx
Fireworks
END
You are invited to make arrangements to take your giant lanterns home after the Parade. We recommend that you enjoy our lantern outdoors, or replace the candle with a battery operated torch/ light if you display it indoors. You are welcome to bring lanterns along from previous years. Please attach a candle before arriving at Small World Theatre. Thanks.
Parking
Please use one of the public car parks near Small World Theatre – behind Mwldan, The Guildhall or next to the Swimming Pool. Road closure from 6:45pm – 7:30pm for the Parade.
Large Lantern Makers/ Community Groups
If you’ve made a large lantern in a group workshop, please meet Small World Theatre at Y Man a’r Lle, SA43 1AB at 6pm. Small World Theatre will help attach batteries to the lanterns. Please bring a small shoulder bag/ rucksack with you to carry your battery (something that can take the size and weight of a bag of sugar). You will be asked to make your way in an order to the start-line at Pendre.

4CG and Small World Theatre are delighted to announce Cardigan’s Giant Lantern Parade on Friday 6 December at 7pm, thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund. Past Parades have generated much excitement and created a community cohesion during the winter months. The Festival of Light is Cardigan’s celebrated annual event.
In its fourth year, this winter celebration promises to be bigger and brighter. Councillor Clive Davies said “Everyone’s planning around the Lantern Parade already! We’ve been approached by people in the street, community groups, youth groups and traders. It’s an important event in the town’s calendar and attracts visitors from across the U.K. Over 10,000 people visited Cardigan in 2018 and we hope to exceed those numbers this year.”
Small World Theatre will begin the Parade at Pendre and finish in the grounds of Cardigan Castle. Spectators can join the Parade as it meanders along the High Street with many of the shops opening late. Cardigan Castle will welcome the Parade and be a site of festive music and merriment, with delicious locally sourced food and drink supplied by Kitchen 1176.
Bill Hamblett, Director of Small World Theatre said, “We’re looking forward to deciding this year’s theme and getting creative in November.” Cardigan’s creative community is invited to join a Lantern Making Workshop with Small World Theatre in the run up to the event.
Book Lantern Making
November 10 (£2 per lantern. Suitable ages 8+)
November 24 (£2 per lantern. Suitable ages 8+)
December 1 (£2 per lantern. Suitable ages 8+)

Narratives in Art
2019-12-04 10:00 - 15:30, 2019-11-20 10:00 - 15:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
This course takes place over many months and is taught in a tutorial style. It is great for developing a portfolio for entry to art college or towards an exhibition. Can a narrative be displayed in one painting or does it need to be a series? Which contemporary artists work in the narrative and does this strengthen their voice? We will study the works of Giotto, Stanley Spencer and Sidney Nolan as starting points for sessions.
Taking place on the following dates at Small World Theatre, Cardigan.
20 November, 4 December, 29 January, 29 April
10am – 3.30pm
Lifelong Learning is 100 this year. The university is celebrating this momentous year with showcase courses, intensive and newly written modules in a wide range of subject areas. They are offering their loyal Lifelong Learning students and new students, special discounts. These can be claimed on top of a concession and an early bird discount.
Please see their website for more details and to BOOK*
learning@aber.ac.uk
01970 621 580
aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-learning
£110

Public Lantern Making Workshop
2019-12-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
**This workshop is now sold out. Thanks
1st December from 10am – 4pm (please arrive on time because it takes a day to make a lantern).

4CG and Small World Theatre are delighted to announce Cardigan’s Giant Lantern Parade on 6 December at 7pm, thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.
This year 4CG and Small World Theatre introduce a ‘Winter Circus’ theme for the giant parade. Think vintage circus with clowns, elephants, zebras, a strong man, jugglers and aerialists. Public Lantern Making Workshops will be 10am – 4pm (please arrive on time as it takes a whole day to make a lantern) on Sundays 10th and 24th November and 1st December. There will be a small charge of £2 per lantern to help cover material costs.
Lantern Making is suitable for ages 8+ and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Families with younger children are encouraged to work together to make a small lantern. Please bring an apron/ overall and packed lunch.
Spend the morning creating your lantern framework using sustainable materials. Get messy in the afternoon adding glue and tissue paper to your willow frame. All lanterns are stored safely at Small World Theatre until the Parade.
Lantern Making Guidelines for the Public

Lantern Making Workshop are limited to 70 people per Sunday and participants must book ahead.
Ages 8 + may wish to work on their own lantern while younger children ages 6 – 7 years must work with an adult.
We regret that due to high demand for places, we are offering one workshop per lantern maker/ family this year.

£2 per lantern goes towards materials. Suitable for ages 8+
Book lantern making session, please contact 01239 615 952. The Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4:30pm

Discovering the Creative Self
2019-11-30 10:00 - 17:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
For the LGBTQ+ community
Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Do you have a desire to express yourself creatively? Join writer and performer Kerry Steed and designer Di Ford in a unique day of workshops designed to free up your creativity.
Explore imaginative routes to ‘be-friend’ your creative self: experiment with playful wordy ways and reflective writing techniques; design and dress your creative character using a 12” mannequin and colourful fabrics; in a gentle, introductory voice workshop discover how your creative voice can sound. Throughout the day there will be invitation to share individual stories in a safe space. Expect to laugh, be moved and make friends. Take away your mannequin and a journal. The day will culminate in a sharing of creative output open to friends and family. Suitable for curious creative beginners and those already on their creative journey.
Ages 18+
Tea and coffee available. Bring a packed lunch.
BOOK* for FREE via steedkerry@yahoo.com, 07989 110 171
Supported and funded by Literature Wales, Literature for Well-being Scheme.

Public Lantern Making Workshop
2019-11-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
24th November from 10am – 4pm (please arrive on time because it takes a day to make a lantern).

4CG and Small World Theatre are delighted to announce Cardigan’s Giant Lantern Parade on 6 December at 7pm, thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.
This year 4CG and Small World Theatre introduce a ‘Winter Circus’ theme for the giant parade. Think vintage circus with clowns, elephants, zebras, a strong man, jugglers and aerialists. Public Lantern Making Workshops will be 10am – 4pm (please arrive on time as it takes a whole day to make a lantern) on Sundays 10th and 24th November and 1st December. There will be a small charge of £2 per lantern to help cover material costs.
Lantern Making is suitable for ages 8+ and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Families with younger children are encouraged to work together to make a small lantern. Please bring an apron/ overall and packed lunch.
Spend the morning creating your lantern framework using sustainable materials. Get messy in the the afternoon adding glue and tissue paper to your willow frame. All lanterns are stored safely at Small World Theatre until the Parade.
Lantern Making Guidelines for the Public

Lantern Making Workshop are limited to 70 people per Sunday and participants must book ahead.
Ages 8 + may wish to work on their own lantern while younger children ages 6 – 7 years must work with an adult.
We regret that due to high demand for places, we are offering one workshop per lantern maker/ family this year.

£2 per lantern goes towards materials. Suitable for ages 8+
Book lantern making session, please contact 01239 615 952. The Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4:30pm

Readings and Book Launch 'From Rowan Ridge'
2019-11-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
by Chris Kinsey with Kaite O’Reilly
Join us for an evening of readings and short performances, culminating in the launch of Chris Kinsey’s new poetry collection, ‘From Rowan Ridge’ (Fair Acre Press). Chris and Kaite will present excerpts from their publications – acclaimed plays, dramatic monologues and prize-winning poetry in a celebration of the written and spoken word.
Chris Kinsey’s work is inspired by the Mid-Wales borderland’s landscape, wildlife and people. She has won Natur Cymru’s Inspired by Nature competition and has been BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year. From Rowan Ridge, her fifth poetry collection, is commissioned and published by Fair Acre Press, 2019. She has extensive experience of teaching and was Oriel Davies’ Writer in Residence.
fairacrepress.co.uk
Kaite O’Reilly is a multi-award-winning writer and playwright. Prizes include The Ted Hughes Award for new works in poetry for ‘Persians’ (National Theatre Wales), best play of the year from Theatre-Wales, Manchester theatre awards and Peggy Ramsay Award. She is currently shortlisted for the international James Tait Black Prize for Drama. Her plays are published by Faber and Oberon and translated/produced in thirteen countries worldwide.
kaiteoreilly.com
kaiteoreilly.wordpress.com

Welcoming All Writers Workshop
2019-11-23 13:00 - 17:30 | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
fully booked
Spend a stimulating afternoon with award winning writers relishing words and honing craft in two distinct writing workshops, then finish off the evening with celebratory readings and a book launch. Chris Kinsey and Kaite O’Reilly will each lead a two-hour workshop, welcoming all writers from all forms – poetry, prose, spoken word, live performance – beginners and experienced.

Chris Kinsey – Blood from Stone
1pm – 3pm
Embodying the elemental & environmental. Writing the real using the senses and heightening impressions through metaphor and sound choices. Dig deep and mine the elemental world to write with passion and clarity. Engage with the natural world through a variety of guided prompts and shared experiences.

Kaite O’Reilly – Planting the Seeds
3.30pm – 5.30pm
Immersive writing from the senses, memory, and imagination. Writing is a process of discovery and exploration. In a series of structured exercises participants will be encouraged to investigate texture, dynamic, and the visceral when writing for the living voice, and along the way, plant the seeds for possible future work.
£30 (entry to evening performance included in the workshop fee)

BIOGS
Chris Kinsey’s work is inspired by the Mid-Wales borderland’s landscape, wildlife and people. She has won Natur Cymru’s Inspired by Nature competition and has been BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year. From Rowan Ridge, her fifth poetry collection, is commissioned and published by Fair Acre Press, 2019. She has extensive experience of teaching and was Oriel Davies’ Writer in Residence.
fairacrepress.co.uk/shop/from-rowan-ridge-chris-kinsey
Kaite O’Reilly is a multi-award-winning writer and playwright. Prizes include The Ted Hughes Award for new works in poetry for ‘Persians’ (National Theatre Wales), best play of the year from Theatre-Wales, Manchester theatre awards and Peggy Ramsay Award. She is currently shortlisted for the international James Tait Black Prize for Drama. Her plays are published by Faber and Oberon and translated/produced in thirteen countries worldwide.
kaiteoreilly.com
kaiteoreilly.wordpress.com
