Llwyddiant Carnifal Cambria!

CARNIFAL CAMPUS CAMBRIA’N CYSYLLTU CYMUNEDAU

Roedd yn achos o fywyd yn dynwared celfyddyd ar Arfodir y Cambrian ar ddydd Sadwrn y 25ain o Orffennaf gyda digwyddiad Carnifal Cambria’n cymeryd blaen y llwyfan.

Cafodd y digwyddiad, a drefnwyd gan Theatr Harlech, ei ysbrydoli gan ddarn o farddoniaeth enwog Robert Graves ynglŷn â ‘phethau’ rhyfedd yn dod allan o’r ogofau glan môr ger Criccieth.

Bu nifer fawr o fobl yn gysylltiedig â’r digwyddiad a oedd yn cynnwys cyfres o weithdai lle cynhyrchwyd ystod eclectic o wisgoedd er mwyn bywiogu’r darn barddoniaeth. Ar y dydd Sadwrn cafodd ‘pethau’ rhyfedd 2009 ei ryddhau ar drefydd Abermaw, Harlech a Chriccieth fel rhan o dair Orymdaith Grand a oedd yn cynnwys digwyddiadau yng nghestyll Harlech a Chriccieth.

CRACKING CARNIFAL CAMBRIA CONNECTS COMMUNITIES

It was a case of life imitating art on the Cambrian Coast on Saturday the 25th of July as the ‘cracking’ Carnifal Cambria event took centre stage.

The event, organised by Theatr Harlech, was inspired by Robert Graves’s famous poem about strange ‘things’ coming out of the sea caves near Criccieth.

A large number of local people were involved with the event which had included a series of workshops where an eclectic range of costumes were produced to bring the poem to life. On the Saturday the ‘things’ of 2009 were unleashed on the towns of Barmouth, Harlech and Criccieth as part of three Grand Parades which included events at Harlech and Criccieth Castles.

Carnifal Cambria!

Gweithdai / Workshops

Am ddim / Free!

Gorffennaf 22 July - Neuadd Criccieth Hall @ 10am-4pm

Gorffennaf 23 July - Theatr Harlech @ 10am-4pm

Gorffennaf 24 July - Theatr Draig, Barmouth @ 10am-4pm

Carnifal Cambria Parade

Sadwrn, Gorffennaf 25

Saturday, July 25

10:00- Cyfarfod yng ngorsaf tren Bermo. Gorymdaith ogwmpas Bermo.

Meet at Barmouth Station- procession around Barmouth

11:52- Tren o Bermo i Harlech. Cerdded i'r Castell.

Train from Barmouth to Harlech/ Procession to Castell Harlech

14:30- Tren o Harlech i Gricieth. Gorymdaith ogwmpas Cricieth.

Train from Harlech to Cricieth. Procession around Cricieth.

16:00- Cyngerdd yng Nghastell Cricieth.

Concert in Cricieth Castle

TREN AM DDIM I BAWB MEWN GWISG!

TRAIN FREE TO ALL IN COSTUME!

Mabinogion

Mabinogion

Ar ôl misoedd o ymarfer a pharatoi, perfformiwyd y Mabinogion yng Nghastell Harlech ar yr 13 a 14 o Orffennaf, gan dros 200 o blant ysgolion uwchradd Gwynedd. Er y tywydd di-galon, roedd y plant a'r cynulleidfa yn llawn cyffro a bwrlwm, yn barod am y sioeau o'u blaenau. I gychwyn y perfformio, cafodd dros 200 o blant ysgol cynradd ac ymwelwyr ei diddannu ar y p'nawn dydd Llun, gyda drama, pypedwaith, cerddoriaeth a llawer llawer mwy! Ond yn anffodus, troi am y gwaeth wnaeth y tywydd, ac erbyn i'r nos gyrraedd, roedd gormod o lawer o law yn disgyn, ac roedd rhaid canslo'r sioe.

Er nad oedd y tywydd lawer gwell ar y dydd Mawrth, roedd y plant, yr artisitiaid a'r criw yn benderfynnol o berfformio sioe gwerth chweil i'r cynulleidfa, a dangos yn uion yr holl waith caled a'r paratoi oedd wedi mynd i fewn i'r sioe. A dyna yn union ddigwyddodd!

Cafodd y cynulleidfa wledd o berfformiad, o weld pobl yn cerdded ar stiltiau i weld tafluniadau anhygoel ar furiau'r castell; o weld pobl yn taflu tân a fflamau, i glywed cerddoriaeth byw gan fand pres a band samba; actio, dawnsio, pypedwaith a gormod o bethau o lawer i mi allu enwi i gyd.

Roedd y sioe yn lwyddiant anhygoel, a dylai pawb oedd yn rhan ohono fod yn falch iawn o'u gwaith caled a'u hymdrechion diddiwedd.

REVIEW: MABINOGION, Castell Harlech, Tuesday 14 July, 2009

Audience wowed by Magnificent MABINOGION at Castell Harlech.Those lucky enough to be at Castell Harlech on Tuesday night witnessed aspectacle-the like of which has never been seen.One member of the audience wrote to us:'It was a splendid event in a great setting. Talk about "animatingpublic spaces"....the towers, the walls, the battlements and everysquare yard of the green was used. In one particularly striking momentone of the young characters went up a ladder and disappeared through aarcher's slit window....! Even the car park was used.

The project is based on the ancient Welsh mythic tales of theMabinogion - told in four sections or branches and last night each wasgiven its own treatment by over 300 young people mostly from secondaryschools (Ysgolion Eifionydd, Ardudwy, Moelwyn, Berwyn, Tywyn and Gader) butincluding a contingent from late primary ages. All the secondary schools in the area have been working on the project for over18 months developing the storyline and the media for telling it. Added in were community groups - a circus group from a Communities Firstproject, athletes from a gymnastic club, fire jugglers, a samba band, abrass band, a solo double bass, a film projection which includedspecially made animated images plus computer generated effects, lightingeffects and a very imaginative audio track some of which had beenspecially composed by college students. Live film of the action wasprojected onto the castle walls along with the other images.

Artists had been working with the young people over several months toproduce props made of a great variety of materials - there were ships,banners, full costumes; there were also fight sequences, dance sequencesand choreographed crowd scenes. Solo singing was featured as well as acappella choral singing....A fantastic achievement, well done'

Midsummer Night's Dream Ballet

First ever presentation of a ballet at Castell Harlech

Independent Ballet Wales performed a wonderful production of Shakespeare's famous Midsummer Night's Dream at Harlech Castle on Saturday, 13th June. The sun was shining and the audience came in their droves with chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy the show in the historic castle! With choreography by Darius James, costumes by critically acclaimed welsh designer Yvonne Greenleaf, and music by Mendelssohn, it was a truly special and unique midsummer night !