QWERIN by Osian Meilir
PERFORMANCES
2:30pm - 3pm
5:30pm - 6pm
Charged with Joy, QWERIN is inspired by the weaving and flowing patterns of traditional Welsh folk-dancing, combined with the pulsating energy of Queer nightlife. QWERIN is back, commenting on notions of Queerness and Welshness through a contemporary dance performance which celebrates culture, identity and community. To an original soundtrack by some of Wales’ most renowned musicians and costumes that give a new edge to the Welsh traditional dress, QWERIN truly is a feast for the senses.
QWERIN was created in 2021 as a commission from Articulture and the Wales Outdoor Art Consortium and has been developed into a full-length work in 2022 with funding support from Arts Council Wales and additional support from the National Dance Company of Wales.
Yn llawn asbri, lliw a rythmau cyffrous, ysbrydolwyd QWERIN gan wead a phatrymau'r ddawns werin Gymreig, ynghyd ag egni heintus bywyd nos Cwiar. Daw QWERIN yn ôl eleni i gynnig sylwebaeth pellach ar y cysyniad o ‘Queerness’ a Chymreictod. Perfformiad dawns gyfoes sy’n ddathliad egnïol o ddiwylliant, hunaniaeth a chymuned yw QWERIN. Perfformir i sgôr sain wreiddiol gan rai o gerddorion amlycaf Cymru â gwisgoedd trawiadol sy’n rhoi blas newydd i’r wisg draddodiadol Gymreig. Mae QWERIN yn wledd i’r glust a’r llygad.
Cafodd QWERIN ei greu yn ystod haf 2021 dan gomisiwn arbrofol i Articulture a Chonsortiwm Celfyddydau Awyr Agored Cymru. Cafodd ei ddatblygu i fod yn ddarn cyflawn yn 2022 drwy gymorth ariannol Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a chymorth cefnogol Cwmni Dawns Cenedlaethol Cymru.
