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Marcos Morau

Between Barcelona and New York, Marcos Morau studied photography, movement and theatre. He builds worlds and imaginary landscapes where movement and image meet and shallow one another.

For over ten years, Marcos has ran La Veronal, as director, choreographer, and set, light and costumes designer. He’s travelled the world presenting his pieces at festivals, theatres and international contexts.

Apart from his work with La Veronal, Marcos Morau is an invited artist for various companies and theatres to develop new creations, always half way between scenic arts and dance, with special attention to dramaturgy. 

As the youngest winner of the National Dance Award in Spain, his language is part of a heritage, from abstract movement and physical theatre, blended together in a surrealist and dark amalgam. A powerful body language based in the annihilation of any organic logic, dissecting movement and making it into a unique identity.

Faye Tan

Faye is a dancer and choreographer from Singapore and is currently a full-time dancer with National Dance Company Wales. Her choreographic practice is nourished by her extensive experiences of working with contemporary dance choreographers from all over the world and her explorations of different dance styles, cultures, methods and techniques. Her works often embrace the sometimes overwhelming complexities of human emotion, and are often odes to human experiences of the sublime.

Frequently collaborating with musicians and visual artists, she has created works for various settings and contexts with NDCWales, VERVE (UK), Frontier Danceland (Singapore), the Centre for Advanced Training (UK) and School of The Arts Singapore.

https://www.faye-tan.com/

Cecile Johnson Soliz

Cecile Johnson Soliz is a second generation American of Bolivian heritage who grew up in California, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Ghana and Italy before arriving to the U.K. to study fine art at Cardiff College of Art and Goldsmiths. Following 20 years in London, the Henry Moore Fellowship in Sculpture brought her to Cardiff in 1995 where she lives and works. Cecile has exhibited across 35 years in the U.K. and abroad in both solo and group exhibitions, winning the Gold Medal in Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod, Wales in 2017. She is currently collaborating with the National Dance Company of Wales.

www.cecilejohnsonsoliz.net

@cecilejohnsonsoliz

Osian Meilir

Osian Meilir is a performer, dance-maker and movement artist from Wales. Originally from Pentre’r Bryn, on the west coast of Wales, Meilir went on to train at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, attaining a first-class degree, before continuing his studies and completing his M.A. in Dance Performance as part of Transitions Dance Company.   

Meilir’s work as a performer has seen him working with artists such as Jo Fong, Lizzi Kew Ross & Co, Gwyn Emberton Dance, Satore Tech and Fearghus O’Conchuir at National Dance Company of Wales. His work also expands into working in theatre for young audiences, performing in works by Carlos Pons Guerra and Cahoot NI, touring across the UK and internationally, as well as his own solo work for Arad Goch Theatre Company - Palmant / Pridd (Pavement / Pasture). He premiered his first mid-scale production - Qwerin, as director and choreographer in 2021 and developed and expanded the work to its full length for touring in 2022. Qwerin has since toured internationally, appearing in festivals in Australia in 2023. Meilir also has extensive experience in leading workshops and classes for children, young people and adults alike.  

Meilir’s very early experiences and background of Welsh folk dance has led him to appreciate dance from all different cultures, and to enjoy how dance can build meaningful bridges between people from around the world.

National Dance Company Wales creates and presents ambitious, engaging dance work across the UK and internationally.

As a repertory company, they create work by a range of choreographers to reflect different perspectives. Their artistic programme is driven by a commitment to create new work, discover and develop new artists and to inspire audiences and communities through high quality and enriching dance experiences.

The company is made up of exceptional dancers, who have a rich physical understanding, and a sense of individual artistry and a highly talented creative and business team. The company performs at its home base, The Dance House in Cardiff Bay and at other venues in Wales, the wider UK and internationally.

Infinity Duet

Choreographer: Faye Tan
Artist:  Cecile Johnson Soliz
Composer:  Richard McReynolds
Costume Designer:  Cecile Johnson Soliz
Lighting Designer:  Will Lewis
Costume Maker: Elizabeth Catherine Chiu

With Thanks To: Luca Chiodini, Dan Clark, Elena Grace, Sam Gilovitz, Niamh Keeling, Mario Manara, Matthew William Robinson, Ds Smith, Will Barrett Soliz, Rachel Verner

Waltz 

Choreographer: Marcos Morau
Choreographers Assistants: Valentin Goniot and Marina Rodriguez
Music: Vals Triste, Op 44. (Berlin Philharmonic) by Jean Sibelius, Suspirium by Thom Yorke, Crawler by Holly Herndon and Pneuma by Caterina Barbieri
Costume Supervisor and Costume Maker: Elizabeth Catherine Chiu
Costume Maker: Danial Thatcher
Lighting Programmer: Will Lewis

Mabon

Choreographer: Osian Meilir
Costume Designer: Becky Davies
Lighting Designer: Marty Langthorne
Composer: Cerys Hafana
Design Assistant and Principal Costume Maker: Amy Barrett
Principal Mask Making Team: Rachel Merritt, Angharad Gamble (Rooftop Atelier) and Becky Davies.
Principal Prop Making: Rachel Merritt and Becky Davies
Costume Making Assistant: Katie Unwin, Nikita Verboon and Becky Davies.
Additional Mask Making Assistants: Elliott Ditton, Bethany Seddon, Ruby Aston and Ellie Rogers.

Costume Work Experience: Nancy Chen
Mask Making Work Experience: Nancy Chapple-Hale, Ethan Colwell, Zee Belle (Daisy Braithwaite-Muriel), Riah Betti, Abi Lee, Lea Binder.
Prop Making Work Experience: Zee Belle (Daisy Braithwaite-Muriel), Seohyun Park, Robin Smith, Lilly Wood.

Company Credits

Dancers: Alys Davies, Edward Myhill, Faye Tan. Jason Yip, Jill Goh, Pietro Mazzotta, Sarah ‘Riz’ Golden
Professional Placement Students: Isabella Knight, Maisy Gregory 
Artistic Director: Bakani Pick-Up
Rehearsal Director:  Victoria Roberts
Interim Executive Director: David Watson
Company Manager: Karen Thomas
General Manager: Chris Ricketts
Marketing Manager: Megan Pritchard
Head of Production: Geraint Chinnock
Lighting Technician: Will Lewis
Sound Technician: James Tomlinson
Stage Manager: Harvey Evans

With thanks to ColwinstonCharitable Trust and The Foyle Foundation.