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First Wednesday, The Riverfront

4:04pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

We have an anonymous drunk to thank for the name adopted by musicians Sion Russell Jones and Matthew Downer when performing together.

Circus Cirkor, Wales Millennium Centre

4:36pm Friday 13th August 2010

Cirkus Cirkör’s rich infusion of quirky humour, raw emotion, skilful performances and innovate design creates a breath taking piece of work! Exploring the fragility of life the performers successfully take the audience on a journey behind the scenes of a circus troupe and through parts of the body. The story is an examination of internal fear and overcoming the risk, whether it’s throwing yourself into open space, or allowing someone into your heart.

Summerdance 10, New Theatre

10:01am Tuesday 10th August 2010

Arts Active, in partnership with National Dance Company Wales and Welsh National Opera wonderfully displayed the high level work that young dancers can achieve in just a week! The dedication and concentration of the 14-25 year olds was astonishing and the work presented was dynamic and captivating.

Romeo and Juliet, Caerleon Amphitheatre

4:44pm Friday 6th August 2010

Taking Flights brilliant promenade performance was a funny and energetic piece of inclusive theatre that kept the audience engaged throughout. The 10 strong cast members worked fantastically together, and made the sometimes challenging text easy to understand and wonderfully entertaining. The production was a colourful and playful rendition of Shakespeare tragedy, with a strong 60’s costume design by Becky Davis. Samuel Bees, playing Romeo, and Anja Conti, playing Juliet, worked beautifully together and brought wit and strength to the usually powerless characters. Nikki Warwick made the male Mercutio into a strong female with wonderful conviction and the interplay between her, Romeo and Benvolio, played by Thomas House, was a joy to watch!

Welsh Proms, St David's Hall

2:57pm Wednesday 4th August 2010

It wasn't clear which was more privileged at this concert - BBC2's Friday Night is Music Night for choosing the 25th Welsh Proms as a live broadcast or the Proms themselves for making it on to the airwaves.

An Evening with Independent Ballet Wales, The Riverfront

4:32pm Monday 2nd August 2010

The Riverfront audience spent a wonderful evening in the company of Independent Ballet Wales as they offered up fragments of new and existing work from their repertoire. The informal evening was presented by artistic director Darius James who introduced us to the wonderfully talented dancers, choreographers, composers and visual arts team.

Calendar Girls, Wales Millennium Centre

4:35pm Thursday 29th July 2010

BASED on the heart-warming true story, which saw Women’s Institute members bare all for a charity calendar in memory of a friend, Calendar Girls will have you laughing and crying from beginning to end.

Terrorvision, Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff

9:05am Wednesday 28th July 2010

You wouldn’t have thought that Terrorvision hadn’t released any new material in almost 10 years, such was the crowd’s reaction as they took to the stage. The cheers seemed to go on and on, proving that this band are still well loved. Or at least they were in Cardiff.

Welsh Proms, St David's Hall

10:30am Thursday 22nd July 2010

Hang-ups about music that tells a story rather than makes a sound for its own sake are thankfully becoming wearisome among those other than diehard purists.

Welsh Proms, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, St David's Hall

11:06am Tuesday 20th July 2010

Every performance of Verdi's Requiem badly needs a bass-baritone whose vocal leaning is downwards towards the voice's Davy-deep reaches.

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