Thursday, 14 February 2008

Gwyl Bollywood Festival

Daw Boliwood i Harlech! Cyfle i brofi bopeth sydd yn cyfrannu tuag at y diwydiant ffilm o Mumbai sydd mor boblogaidd rwan yn yr DU. Gwyl sydd yn cofleidio golygfeydd, seiniau ac arolglau y dwyrain pell.

Bollywood comes to Harlech! Everything you need to know about the globe’s largest film industry which is taking the UK by storm. A festival that embraces the sights, sounds and smells of another world.


Chwefror 27 February 7.30pm
Talk & Tiffin


Cyfle i brofi diwylliant rhemp Boliwood gyda’r archseren Raj Mayur Verma sydd bellach yn byw yn Nolgellau wedi symud yno i fyw o Llundain. Wedi’r sgwrs cawn gyfle i fwynhau a dysgu am y grefft o baratoi bwyd Indiaidd yng nghwmni y Pen-cogydd Noorie.

Experience the madness of Bollywood with Raj Mayur Verma, Bollywood superstar who has recently moved to Wales. An exclusive interactive session with a charming and erudite master of the form. Afterwards Chef Noorie prepares a variety of delicious authentic Indian tiffins live on stage and answers questions about the art of Asian cookery.


Chwefror 28 February 7.30pm
Om Shanti Om (12A)


Director Farah Khan. (India/2007/cert.12A/162mins)

Stori am yr actor Om sydd yn cael ei lofruddio yn y 1970au ond sydd yn cael ei ailymgnawdoli yn y presennol. Mae’n ceisio darganfod ei hen gariad Shanti a phwy ddaru ei ladd.

In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previous life.





Chwefror 29 February 7.30pm
(Indian Supper 6.30pm)
Bollywood Extravaganza & Pre-Show Indian Supper

Holl liw, cyfoeth a strafagansa Boliwood mewn sioe fyw o gerdd dawns a theatr sydd wedi ei gynhyrchu yn arbennig ar gyfer yr achlysur.

All the colour, glamour and extravagance of Bollywood - a live show of music, dance and theatre created especially for the festival.

Chwefror 30th February
Boliwood Amdani!! Let's Bollywood!!

Gwahanol agweddau ar Boliwood yng nghwmni Raj a Sneh Lata Verma gyda’r athrawes dawns Priya.

Acclaimed theatre and tv personality Sneh Lata Verma and dance teacher Priya join Raj to lead workshops in different aspects of Bollywood style.

Taith i Boliwood 10.30-11.30am A journey to Bollywood
Dosbarth Meistr 12.00-1.00pm Acting Masterclass
Gweithdy Dawns 2.00-3.00pm Dance Workshop


Tuesday, 12 February 2008

opera saturdays @ theatr harlech

opera saturdays @ theatr harlech

Tase chi yn hoffi bod mewn opera…
Ymunwch a chyfarwyddar cerdd Swansea City Opera ar Ddydd Sadwrn, Chwefror 16, 2yh-5yh i ddysgu cytganau o’r Ffliwt Hud a pherfformio yn yr opera fel rhan o’r cynhyrchiad ar Ddydd Sadwrn, Mawrth 15. Byddwch yn canu wrth eistedd y tu ol i’r gerddorfa. Ni fydd yn rhaid i chi wisgo yn arbennig a ni fydd yn rhaid i chi action. Bydd y gweithdy a’r ymarfer yn costio £10 ond cewch weld yr opera yn rhad ac am ddim.

If you want to be in an opera…
Join the musical director of Swansea City Opera on Saturday 16 February, 2pm-5pm to learn choruses from The Magic Flute and then perform with the cast on Saturday 15 March. You will sing as a choir from the auditorium behind the orchestra– no costumes and no acting. Tickets £10 for the workshop and you get to see The Magic Flute for free!




Chwefror 23 February
Opera Della Luna
Mikado


Gorgeous costumes, great singing and zany humour. A wonderful show for all the family.
Hanes yr ymeraawdwr o Siapan a’i lys wedi ei drosglwyddo i fyd cyfoes tai fasiwn modern...i gyd hefo caneuon bythgofiadwy Gilbert a Sullivan.




Mawrth 15 March
Swansea City Opera
The Magic Flute

Mozart’s glorious opera that has enthralled many a child and introduced them to the sublime beauty of this unique artform.
Cerddoriaeth fendigedig Mozart a fu’n ragarweiniad gwych i’r byd opera i sawl cenhedlaeth.


Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Her Harlech

Harlech Challenge

Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. Regarded as his best work, he wrote ‘For Sale: baby shoes, never worn’.

Theatr Harlech presents you with the same challenge. Write a short story using only six words in either English or Welsh. Email entries to clare@theatrharlech.com by 1st April and the best will be printed in the summer brochure.

If you need some inspiration, Wired Magazine asked famous writers to try their hand at the challenge, below are some of the answers they came up with.


Her Harlech

Cafodd Hemingway ei herio i ysgrifennu stori gyda chwech gair. Ystyried ei fod ei waith gorau a ysgrifennodd ‘‘For Sale: baby shoes, never worn’.

Mae Theatr Harlech yn cyflwyno chi gyda’r un her. Ysgrifennwch stori fer gyda 6 gair ar ynrhyw pwnc yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Cewch anfon eich cynnig at clare@theatrharlech.com erbyn Ebrill 1. Caiff y goreuon eu cyhoeddi yn nhaflen yr Hâf.

Os oes angen ysbrydoliaeth bydd ‘Wired Magazine’ yn gofyn am ysgrifennydd enwog i drio ei law ar y sialens, dyma rai o’r atebion doethyn i fynnu hefo.


Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.

William Shatner

Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
Joss Whedon

Automobile warranty expires. So does engine.
Stan Lee

Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
Alan Moore

With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
Frank Miller

1940: Young Hitler! Such a cantor!
Michael Moorcock

Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.
Richard Powers

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
Orson Scott Card

Corpse parts missing. Doctor buys yacht.
Margaret Atwood