Arts

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council hosts a number of arts venues and also provides a wide range of arts activities across the County Borough.

Blaenau Gwent has four main arts venues – Beaufort Theatre & Ballroom, Ebbw Vale, The Market Hall Cinema, Brynmawr and the newly refurbished Met Cultural and Conference Centre in Abertillery. All venues host shows and events throughout the year. The Market Hall Cinema, Brynmawr is an excellent venue to see all the latest blockbuster films on the big screen.

Blaenau Gwent Arts Development provides a great selection of structured programmes and projects throughout the year covering the visual arts, dance and drama.

For more information of what events are on at these venues, check out The Source - here

Dance

The International Dance Teachers’ Association is one of the world’s largest examination boards, covering the full spectrum of dance examinations on a global scale, with over 7,000 members in 55 countries. The Association celebrated its centenary in 2003.

The objectives of the Association are:
** To promote knowledge and foster the art of dance in all its forms.
** To consult.
** To maintain and improve teaching standards.
** To offer a comprehensive range of professional qualifications in all dance genres.
** To provide and maintain syllabi and technique in all dance genres to train dance for the profession.

Link: www.idta.co.uk

Blaenau Gwent Young Stars (BGYS) have been together since 1994, their aim is to introduce young people in South Wales to Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing and Dance.

Our headquarters are also our claim to fame, because after acquiring the old Willowtown school domestic science block a few years ago (after the building had been unused for 25 years) we put out an appeal which was answered by the BBC primetime program DIYSOS, hosted by Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner.

Secretary:
Mrs Carol Webb - Tel 01495 301049

For more information check out their website here http://bgys.homestead.com/Index.html

Head 4 Arts is the community arts organisation delivering community arts opportunities across the Heads of the Valleys East.

Based in Llanhilleth Institute, the organisation works with community groups to encourage the use of arts based activities in various areas of the region; whether this be training local volunteers to deliver arts based sessions, working to develop sustainable activities in community centres or assisting in larger scale events.

For further details contact Kate or Bethan on 01495 357816