22 / 10 / 2018
World première of a new work by National Youth Arts Wales features lyrics by former Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Rowan Williams has contributed lyrics for Sorrows of the Somme, a new orchestral and choral piece by the Welsh composer Brian Hughes. Commissioned by Cymru’n Cofio Wales Remembers 1914-1918, Sorr ...
26 / 01 / 2018
NOW THE HERO
MARC REES TEAMS UP WITH TWICE OSCAR NOMINATED JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON & BAFTA CYMRU WINNER OWEN SHEERS LANDMARK WELSH COMMISSION FOR FINAL 14-18 NOW SEASON FORMS THE HEADLINE EVENT OF SWANSEA INTERNAT ...
14 / 09 / 2017
Poetry of Loss, Y Gadair Wag (the Empty Chair)
Literature Wales, in partnership with the Welsh Government’s First World War Centenery Programme Cymru’n Cofio Wales Remembers 1914-1918, has commissioned a multimedia show about the life and work ...
19 / 05 / 2017
Barddoniaeth Colled | Poetry of Loss An Evening of Literature and Music in Brussels
Literature Wales will host an evening of poetry, prose, music and discussion at Passa Porta, the International House of Literature, in Brussels on 23 May 2017. The event forms part of Barddoniaeth Col ...
20 / 01 / 2016
Damon Albarn, Vivienne Westwood, Roksanda, Yinka Shonibare, Katie Mitchell, Rebecca Warren and Simon Armitage among artists creating new work in response to First World War Centenary
14-18 NOW, the UK’s official arts programme for the First World War centenary, today announced details of its 2016 season which centres on the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Artists from ar ...