Aberetwm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre

Artistic Director: Marc Rees

 

Lead Producer: Jacob Gough

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Production Design: Ruth Stringer

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Costume Design: Llinos Griffiths Gough

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Director of Live Performance: Roger Owen

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Lead Choreographer: Rosa Carless

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Sound Designer: Sion Williams

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A performance event to mark the 50th anniversary of Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberetwm combined digital storytelling and live performance to explore contemporary issues and imagine a postive future. In a celebration spanning the town centre of Aberystwyth across four days and encapsulating the beach, the Castle, the promenade, and the Arts Centre itself, Aberetwm draws upon the myth of Cantre'r Gwaelod, the sunken kingdom off Cardigan Bay, and the historical narrative of female peace campaigners Annie Hughes-Griffiths, Mary Ellis and Elined Prys, as well as the Pembrokeshire activist Thalia Campbell and the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. 

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Central to the production's theme was the human relationship with Nature's resources and the role that protest and activism plays in safeguarding our future. From sourcing second hand tents rescued from festival sites to finding sea shells as a by-product of the fishing industry, care and thought was taken to consider how the materials we used could contribute to this narrative. With special thanks to Camplight (camplight.co.uk) and Eco Hub (https://ecohubaber.com/) for their help and support.

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