Small World Theatre

New! Beginners Mixed Aerial Circus
2020-05-11 20:30 - 22:00, 2020-05-04 20:30 - 22:00, 2020-04-27 20:30 - 22:00, 2020-04-20 20:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Small World Theatre, Bath House Road, Cardigan, Ceredigion, SA43 1JY, United Kingdom
MONDAYS
Term dates 20th April – 13th July
Half term is 26th May
7:30-9pm
Sessions are £12 each but must be purchased in a block
Block of 5 x 1.5 hour sessions  £60
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)

Youth Aerial Circus 11-15
2020-05-11 18:15 - 20:00, 2020-05-04 18:15 - 20:00, 2020-04-27 18:15 - 20:00
A fun and exciting class where young people aged 11-16 can learn or expand on circus skills such as trapeze, aerial hoop, rope and silks in a friendly and inclusive group. Sessions take place Monday evenings, 5:15pm-7:00pm. Sessions are £12.00 each and are payable by the half term.
Please contact helen@smallworld.org.uk for more information.
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

POSTPONED - Welcoming All Writers Workshop
2020-05-09 14:00 - 18:30
Come to a day of invigorating writing workshops with Kaite O’Reilly and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch.
Kaite O’Reilly
13:00 – 15:00
In a series of structured exercises participants will be encouraged to explore voice, dynamic, lyricism and tempo-rhythm – letting the words rise up from the page. Whether writing dialogue, spoken word, or poetry, you will explore the power of language working technically and from the imagination.
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch
15:30 – 17:30
Translating sounds, smells and pictures into poems.
Translation isn’t only between different languages. In this hands-on workshop we’ll be translating smells, sounds and images into texts through playful and inventive techniques. Using an arts and crafts approach to uncover new writing, this workshop will offer insight to the process of designing a poem.
Evening Readings and Performances by Kaite and Samantha
18:30 – 19:30
Suggested donation £3
An evening of readings and short performances. Kaite and Samantha will present excerpts from their publications – acclaimed plays, dramatic monologues and prize-winning poetry in a celebration of the written and spoken word.
The evening will begin with 15 minutes of Open Mic from 2/3 writers on a first come first served basis. If you’d like to book a slot, please contact 01239 615 952.
Biogs
Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch is a poet who divides her time between Paris and New Quay. Her work has been shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award (2014), the Roland Mathias Prize (2013) and Wales Book of the Year (2009). She has taught at Oxford University and at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David University where she has just completed a PhD in Creative Writing.
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
£30 (entry to evening performance included in the workshop fee)
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

CANCELLED - Wild Spring Greens & Edible Blooms
2020-05-09 11:00 - 14:00
The hedgerows are bursting with wild Spring greens and edible blooms packed with vitamins and full of natural goodness. Join Jade Mellor on a stroll around Cardigan’s wilder side, learning about and gathering a rich variety of edible seasonal leaves and blossoms. Bring a basket, or something similar to carry your harvest in, which will be used to make into a tasty vibrant tonic to take home.
wildpickings.co.uk
@wildpickings
@wildpickings
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

Aerial Sling
2020-05-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-02 18:30 - 20:00
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.

Adults Mixed Aerial
2020-05-07 11:30 - 13:30, 2020-04-30 11:30 - 13:30, 2020-04-23 11:30 - 13:30, 2020-04-02 11:30 - 13:30
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
2020-05-07 10:15 - 11:30, 2020-04-30 10:15 - 11:30, 2020-04-02 10:15 - 11:30
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.

Pilates with Dee Olu
2020-05-05 10:15 - 11:15, 2020-04-28 10:15 - 11:15, 2020-04-21 10:15 - 11:15, 2020-03-31 10:15 - 11:15
Classes: Tuesday 9.15 am at Small World Theatre
Term-Time Only
Mixed Ability
Pilates is a exercise for the mind and body.
Its purpose is to improve strength flexibility and overall mobility.
Pilates enhances and restores body posture by strengthening core muscle and developing leaner longer muscles.
£8 a session
For more information on classes please call Dee on 07791835942

POSTPONED - Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer
2020-05-01 21:00 - 22:00
“Brilliant, hilarious, heartwarming and inspirational”
✭✭✭✭✭ British Theatre Guide
“A great storyteller, a mercurial trickster with an exuberant love of life”
✭✭✭✭ Voice Mag
We all present different faces to the world, but some are more different than most. In this funny and visually stunning one-man show, Shane Shambhu reveals the secret life he kept from his school friends, growing up in the cultural melting pot of East London.
Follow Shane’s transformation from “fat kid” to international performer as rips up ideas of race, language and culture in a bedazzling mix of theatre, dance and film.
This is no Bollywood “raga to riches” story, this is the real deal. Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer was originally developed with support from Arts Council England
website: alteredskin.org Twitter: @AlteredSkin
A Rural Touring Dance Initiative event supported by Night Out.
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

Express Yourself: Painting
2020-04-22 11:00 - 16:30, 2020-04-01 11:00 - 16:30
Aberystwyth Lifelong Learning presents Express Yourself: Painting
Break free from descriptive, representational painting using watercolours or acrylics. The emphasis will be on developing a more expressive, individual response through a variety of projects, building on existing skills. Suitable for those who have attended a beginners’ course.
Taking place on the following dates at Small World Theatre, Cardigan.
11, 25 March, 1, 22 April
10:00am – 15:30pm
For more details and to BOOK* visit aber.ac.uk or call 01970 621 580.

POSTPONED - WILD - GWYLLT
2020-04-18 19:00 - 20:00
Delight in and concern for the WILD are woven through this dance work performed and choreographed by young people aged 10 – 13, directed by Stirling Steward & Eeva-Maria Mutka. This project explores what ‘matters’ to each of us and in our world in the culmination of dance workshops and rehearsals over 10 months. Emphasis has been on building confidence and trust individually and as a collective.
Join us to celebrate the energy and intelligence of these young dancers as they lead us through a performance which enlivens the senses and ask us to trust our bodies as the wilderness; to tend the detail and expanse of the WILD within and without.
eventbrite link.
Supported by Arts Council Wales.
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

POSTPONED - Youth Ground Based Circus
2020-04-08 11:00 - 13:00
10.00 – 12.00
11-18 years
£9 | 2 people £15
Learn new ground-based skills, using your bodies in a positive and supportive way. We will have a look at basic tumbling, balancing ourselves and each other.
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

POSTPONED - Family Ground-Based Circus
2020-04-07 11:00 - 13:00
Family Ground-Based Circus
10:00 – 13:00
6 – 10 years
1 adult + 1 child £12 | 1 adult + 2 children £15
A unique opportunity for families to enjoy learning ground based circus skills in a safe and relaxed environment. Play theatre games, learn some acro-balance and have a go at hula hooping, juggling and other circus skills. These sessions will be suitable for most abilities and aimed at the whole family. A chance for parents and grandparents to use their creativity; a shared experience building confidence with skills to take away.
Booking
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closed for the time being and bookings are suspended. Read more

POSTPONED - BROKEN LINES/ TINGLE/ WHAT'S OCCURRING
2020-04-04 21:00 - 2020-04-05 00:30
BROKEN LINES – POSTPONED
David Wellan – guitar, vocals
Jack Jackson – drums, keyboards, vocals
Mark Briscoe – bass, samplers, vocals
New musical talent BROKEN LINES are a band with influences… from psychedelic, punk, rock, electronic, folk and just about anything else that floats their boat. Playing a set of original songs, these established musicians/ songwriters deliver an energetic, exciting performance that encompasses their passion, politics and love of music. Their core set of beliefs drives the content of the music. BROKEN LINES perform songs from their stunning debut album ‘Liberation’. brokenlines.co.uk
TINGLE
Phoebe Garland – Guitar & Vocals
Carys Hedd – Bass & vocals
Neil Edwards – Clarinet
Jeremiah King – Percussion
Ailsa Mair – Cello
Welcome to the Tingle experience. This rainbow tribe of seekers celebrate life through music and dance. This lively local band will be performing songs from their debut album ‘Girls and Boys alongside some new surprises; a lyrical collection of songs with a cosmic reggae flavour.tingleme.uk
What’s Occurring
Make their debut! Punky, funky, Ska-y music from a shed in the Preseli hills.
DJ Mr Hedd
There will be DJ sets between performances from DJ Mr Hedd. Expect some Electric, Energetic Great tunes.

13/3/20 Update on gig
Small World Theatre is actively monitoring the advice from Government and Public Health Wales about the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). As a precautionary measure, we have closed Syrcas Byd Bychan classes. Other regular classes are also being cancelled temporarily, so check with your teacher for confirmation. Some of our events are postponed/ cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. We will surely keep you posted about future changes to our opening times and programme on our website and social media. Ticket holders will be contacted.
Stay safe and follow the latest advice from Public Health Wales on Coronavirus to minimise the chances of getting poorly and spreading the virus. Small World Theatre wishes to act responsibly, quickly and in our community’s best interest. We will see you soon. Best wishes from the team.
info@smallworld.org.uk
01239 625 952
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