"Hamilton" Touch Tour at Wales Millenium Centre

The image shows UCAN members standing on the stage of Hamilton, being invited to touch some of the fantastic costumes worn by the female lead character, Eliza Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton. A staff member is standing close by, audio describing. 

Big thank you to all the staff at Wales Millenium Centre for providing a Touch Tour and Audio Description of the fantastic musical theatre show Hamilton.  It is amazing that so many theatres are working so hard to make performances more accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences. 

We are proud and excited to to announce a new project - UCAN BACH!

UCAN Bach is a new creative arts project giving visually impaired and blind children a chance to explore and thrive in their creativity. Young children from 3 to 7 years old and their families will come together in an accessible, supportive environment to develop performing arts skills using songs, musical instruments, and drama games.

The earlier a child with sight loss engages with the arts, the sooner they will learn invaluable skills such as self-expression and communication and become more self-confident.

These free sessions will take place in Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc in Barry and Ysgol Gymraeg Pen-y-Garth in Penarth, starting on Thursday 16th January at 3.30pm.

Please book your place by emailing gwennan@ucanproductions.org

This bilingual pilot project is funded by Arts Council of Wales and Vale of Glamorgan Council.

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Mae UCAN bach yn brosiect celfyddydau creadigol sy'n cynnig cyfle i blant â nam golwg ac sy'n ddall i archwilio a ffynnu yn greadigol. Bydd plant ifanc o 3 i 7 mlwydd oed a'u teuluoedd yn dod at ei gilydd o fewn amgylchedd hygyrch a chefnogol i ddatblygu eu sgiliau celfyddydau perfformio gan ddefnyddio caneuon, offerynnau cerddorol, a gemau drama.

Y cynharaf y bydd plentyn gyda cholled golwg yn ymgysylltu â'r celfyddydau, y cynharaf y bydd yn dysgu sgiliau amhrisiadwy fel hunanfynegiant a chyfathrebu, a datblygu hunanhyder.

Bydd y sesiynau yma am ddim ac yn rhedeg yn Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc yn y Barri ac Ysgol Gymraeg Pen-y-Garth ym Mhenarth, yn dechrau ar brynhawn Iau 16eg Ionawr am 3.30yp.

Archebwch eich lle trwy ebostio gwennan@ucanproductions.org

Mae'r prosiect peilot dwyieithog yma wedi ei ariannu gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a Cyngor Bro Morgannwg.

*FREE* UCAN CREATIVE DAYS - SUMMER 2024

Are you aged 8 - 18, and have a vision impairment?

Come join the UCAN team for SIX days of fun and creativity:

• drama and games

• music and poetry

• sound recording and stories

And also the chance to hang out with friends, and make some new ones too!

Over 18s are also welcome to volunteer, help out and have fun!

WHERE AND WHEN

• Sight Life, Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BR

• Thursdays through the summer holidays, 10.30 am – 2.30 pm

• July 25th and August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th

In some workshops we will be joined by the fantastic Children’s Laureate for Wales, poet and good friend of UCAN, Alex Wharton!

For further info, and to book a place, please email: alex@ucanproductions.org