YOUR NEWS (Youth, Student, Graduate) – A Decade of Innovation and Collaboration
RWCMD Fellow Kate Burton unveiled the bronze bust of her father, the great Welsh actor Richard Burton, opening the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s world-class facilities.
RWCMD Celebrates 10 years of its World-Class Performance Facilities
The award-winning new buildings included the acoustically outstanding Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, the Richard Burton Theatre, the Carne Foyer and The Linbury Gallery.
The college launches a year of celebration with ten selected events over the course of the next year, showcasing all that it has achieved over the decade and signposting its ambition for the next ten years.
“The college believes passionately in our sense of artistic community and our world-class new buildings have enabled us to welcome students, artists and audiences of all ages from around the world, uniting them in a shared and fundamental belief in making work of the highest quality and in the value of the arts and artists,” said Principal Helena Gaunt.
“While celebrating our achievements over the last ten years we are also focused on looking forwards and enhancing the potential of future generations of diverse young artists who can become the change-makers and lead the power of the arts into the future.”
The ten events to celebrate the past decade are: The Flying Bedroom; Amser JazzTime; Celebrating the music of Errollyn Wallen; WNO Opera Gala; A Song for Us; Anthony & Kel Matsena; NEW ’22; Balance; Musical Theatre show; World Harp Congress.
