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Poetry Residency

19 – 24 March

There are many pararells between Galeri in Caernarfon and Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. They have both recently opened, multi-art form centres presenting performing and visual arts, with resident companies working in the centres. To celebrate all these links, both centres have decided to embark on a journey of artistic twinning. All of this will start in March 2007, with a Poetry Residency with support from the Academi. Gillian Clarke will travel up to Arfon, while Gwyneth Glyn will come down to the capital for the week.

The poets will provide a fresh response to the centres through their creative work, and will be running workshops, performing their work and responding to the building and it’s creative activities. Here’s a taste of the activities you can be part of:

Thursday 22 March, 7.30 pm
Parallel events in Galeri and WMC will celebrate the week’s residency and give you the chance to hear new work created during the week, and Gwyneth and Gillian’s reactions to the centres and their activities.

Beti George will be quizzing Gwyenth Glyn in the Glanfa, Wales Millennium Centre and introducing performances of new and old work.  Free entry.  For more information contact Academi: 029 2047 2266 or post@academi.org.

Meanwhile, in Galeri Luned Emyr will be in discussion with Gillian Clarke, who will also read some of her work.  Tickets: £10 / £8 / £5.  For more information and to book your tickets contact Galeri: 01248 685 222 or www.galericaernarfon.com

Friday 23 March 10.00 am - 11.00 am
Creative Writing Workshop for GCSE’s students. Tickets: £3
To book your place, contact Galeri: 01248 685 222

For the full programme of activities, visit the Academi website: http://www.academi.org/.
For information about the Wales Millennium Centre visit www.wmc.org.uk, and for information about Galeri visit http://www.galericaernarfon.com/.