July 2022: the Met Office records the highest ever UK temperature.
40°C.
Prosiect 40°C is an ambitious long-term project from Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru responding to this critical moment in the climate crisis.
As we battle for a better world for future generations, we must challenge the old ways of responding to disasters in the natural world. We must look beyond the mainstream, rooting our ideas in the realities of contemporary Wales – in our land and our diverse communities.
The big question? How can live theatre help us to deepen our understanding of the climate crisis, to understand it not as something that exists not solely in a distant time or place, but as an intrinsic part of life in Wales today?
Gwreiddioli Residency
28 - 31 August 2023
In August 2023, Prosiect 40°C began with the Gwreiddioli residency, supported by Natural Resources Wales.
Guided by lead artist and curator Dylan Huw, 5 artists came together at the Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth to listen, challenge, co-imagine and develop creative ideas.
“Gwreiddioli” is a newly coined word which describes the process of creating original ideas with the ethos of deep rooting: in our land, our history and our community.
During the 4 day residency, the artists - Leo Drayton, Richard Huw Morgan, Steffan Phillips, clare e. potter a Talulah Thomas - were inspired to consider diverse perspectives on how the climate crisis intersects with everything else that defines life today.
Other projects
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ASHTAR Theatre x Theatr Cymru
As part of a project between Ashtar Theatre and Theatr Cymru, creative participants aged 16 – 25 from Palestine and Wales are taking part in a new cross-cultural project.
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Ysgol Bro Pedr Mural
Students from Ysgol Bro Pedr were given the opportunity to create a mural inspired by their hometown with artist Siôn Tomos Owen...
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National Intergenerational Week
A special project that brought together two generations of Welsh learners from west Wales