To Create. To Dream. To Excel

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1 Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru Wales Millennium Centre 2016 has been a tremendous year for Wales Millennium Centre and the continued generosity of our Supporters has made amazing things happen. Our ambition is to inspire our nation and impress the world. We will achieve this by delivering our three strategic goals. To Create to produce art and culture made in Wales to showcase Welsh talent, stories and values; To Dream to give opportunities, hope and inspiration to the people of Wales, allowing people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences to discover the arts; To Excel to present outstanding quality to the widest possible audience and provide a world class customer experience. To deliver all that we do, we must fundraise over 25,000 every week. We hope you enjoy reading more about the impact that your much-valued support has had this year; we look forward to extending a warm, Welsh welcome to you in 2017 and wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Diolch o galon a Nadolig Llawen, From everyone at Wales Millennium Centre

2 Only The Brave March 2016 Set during the Second World War and inspired by real people and events, Only the Brave was the Centre s first main stage musical production. With Welsh talent at the heart of this exciting new project, we wanted to tell a story worthy of being heard by audiences beyond Wales. After its debut success, the ambition, in time, is for it to tour and rival those West End productions that we all know well. We can then proudly say, We made that in Wales. Land of Song June 2016 Land of Song was one of the Centre s most significant and ambitious projects to date and focused on promoting singing to Key Stage 2 pupils of all musical abilities across Wales. Culminating at Festival of Voice and as part of the Dahl 100 celebrations, thousands of school children simultaneously gathered at Wales Millennium Centre, Venue Cymru (Llandudno) and Aberystwyth Arts Centre for a free bilingual singalong concert, where they performed ten songs based on Roald Dahl s stories and best loved characters. Festival of Voice June 2016 Capitalising on the nation s most valuable cultural asset the voice, Festival of Voice was the first of its kind in Europe, celebrating the best voices on the planet. The multi-venue programme filled days as well as nights with workshops, participation and cultural events across the city. Festival of Voice made creative interventions, presenting local, national and international artists on an equal footing, in exciting, unexplored and unusual spaces across the city. The Festival will be staged biennially, with plans for 2018 already underway. If you missed it this year, it s well worth putting June 2018 in your diary.

3 Radio Platfform June 2016 Radio Platfform will be the bedrock for how the Centre evolves its engagement with young people and their closest networks, to ensure we re delivering progressive programmes that meet the needs of those who need us most. Following its successful pilot in the run up to the Centre s inaugural Festival of Voice, the aim is to work with young people to develop an array of skills for broadcast including technical, producing, project management, interviewing, scheduling, marketing and public relations. More importantly these skills will support fundamental development in speech, confidence and all levels of social and professional communications and result in a formal accreditation. Tiger Bay Tales July 2016 Tiger Bay Tales is a digitally driven story gathering project based around the square mile of the old Tiger Bay (where Wales Millennium Centre stands). With the help of prominent and trusted community figures, the Centre has been able to permanently capture the rich, diverse and spirited history of Tiger Bay and its residents before living memory is lost. You can now explore the old Tiger Bay by following an interactive Blue Plaque Trail using a free-to-download mobile phone app which offers a fascinating snapshot of Tiger Bay and how it s influenced the present day. Project Summer Build Summer 2016 Our Creative Learning Team undertook a series of summer builds in conjunction with Roald Dahl s City of the Unexpected. Working with schools from communities in Wales Pembroke Dock, Ely, Caernarfon and Newport, four very different projects were undertaken, which focused on themes inspired by the works of the famous Welsh author. Motivated by a drive to improve literacy skills and encourage learning through free creative activity, the reach of such projects is extensive, in terms of beneficiaries and impact. The outcome delivered some fantastic results, from a permanent feature in the school grounds in Ely, to a giant Roly Poly Bird in Pembroke Dock.

4 Roald Dahl s City of the Unexpected September 2016 Over 200,000 people of all ages descended on the city of Cardiff to celebrate the centenary of the greatest children s literary author. With the help of over 13,500 participants, Roald Dahl s imagination was brought to life through large scale spectacles and intimate theatrical experiences, beautifully transforming everyday spaces across the city into a world of magic and mischief. As part of the centenary year, the Centre has also housed The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl, a gloriumptious interactive tour exploring Roald Dahl s extraordinary life and the surprising inspiration for his most famous characters and stories. If you weren t able to experience this incredible weekend first hand, you can watch highlights on BBC2 Wales on Friday 30 December, at 5pm, or on BBC iplayer anytime in the following 30 days. Behind the Label November 2016 Behind The Label was a collaborative outreach project between Wales Millennium Centre, Theatre Versus Oppression and The Wallich. Beneficiaries of the Wallich Charity who formerly experienced homelessness, were given a platform and opportunity to experience all aspects of the arts. From marketing and set building, to acting, script writing and even rapping, the end result culminated in a show produced and performed by themselves in the Weston Studio, which was both humbling and told stories of courage and determination. Tiger Bay The Musical November 2017 Following the success of Only the Brave, Wales Millennium Centre proudly presents our next home-grown production, Tiger Bay. A journey into the bawdy public houses and alleyways of old Butetown at the dawn of the 20 th Century, this new musical is a celebration of the flamboyant and diverse community which lies on our doorstep. With book and lyrics by Michael Williams, rousing music from Daf James and unforgettable characters including John Owen-Jones as the Third Marquess of Bute, this spectacular musical drama will bring Tiger Bay roaring to life on stage. We hope you can join us for its world premiere in November Surrounding this production will be a broad range of creative learning and community activity, including workshops for young people and the chance for Welsh children to perform in the show itself. To learn more about this element of the project and how you can support, please do get in touch with The Development Team on development@wmc.org.uk.

5 Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru Wales Millennium Centre Mae 2016 wedi bod yn flwyddyn fendigedig i Ganolfan Mileniwm Cymru ac mae caredigrwydd ein Cefnogwyr wedi sicrhau bod pethau anhygoel yn parhau i ddigwydd. Ein huchelgais yw ysbrydoli ein cenedl a chreu argraff ar y byd. Byddwn ni n gwneud hyn drwy gyflawni ein tri amcan strategol. Dyfeisio i gynhyrchu celf a diwylliant sydd wedi u creu yng Nghymru ac sy n rhoi llwyfan i dalent, straeon a gwerthoedd Cymreig; Dychmygu i estyn cyfleoedd ac ysbrydoliaeth i bobl Cymru, gan sicrhau bod pobl o bob oed, cefndir a phrofiad yn canfod y celfyddydau; Disgleirio i gyflwyno safon eithriadol at gynulleidfa sydd mor eang ag sy n bosib a darparu profiad o r safon gorau i n cwsmeriaid. Er mwyn cyflawni hyn oll yr ydyn ni n ei wneud, mae angen i ni godi mwy na 25,000 bob wythnos. Gobeithio y byddwch chi n mwynhau darllen am effaith eich cefnogaeth werthfawr yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf. Edrychwn ymlaen at estyn croeso cynnes i chi yn Diolch o galon a Nadolig Llawen, Oddi wrth bawb yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru

6 Only The Brave Mawrth 2016 Wedi i gosod yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd a i hysbrydoli gan bobl a digwyddiadau go iawn, Only the Brave oedd y sioe gerdd gyntaf i r Ganolfan gynhyrchu ar ei phrif lwyfan. Roedd talent Gymreig wrth galon y prosiect newydd cyffrous yma ac roeddem eisiau adrodd stori oedd gwerth ei chlywed gan gynulleidfaoedd y tu hwnt i Gymru. Ar ôl ei llwyddiant cychwynol, mae uchelgais i r sioe fynd ar daith yn y dyfodol a chystadlu â r holl gynyrchiadau West End sydd mor gyfarwydd i ni gyd. Byddwn ni n falch o allu dweud, Crëwyd honno yng Nghymru. Gwlad y Gân Mehefin 2016 Mae Gwlad y Gân yn un o brosiectau mwyaf pwysig ac uchelgeisiol y Ganolfan hyd heddiw. Roedd yn canolbwyntio ar hyrwyddo canu i ddisgyblion cyfnod allweddol dau ledled Cymru, waeth beth fo u galluoedd cerddorol. Gan ddod i ben yng Ngŵyl y Llais ac fel rhan o ddathliadau Dahl 100, daeth miloedd o blant ysgol at ei gilydd yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru, Venue Cymru (Llandudno) a Chanolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth ar gyfer cyngerdd dwyieithog, gan berfformio deg cân oedd yn seiliedig ar straeon a chymeriadau annwyl Roald Dahl. Gŵyl y Llais Mehefin 2016 Gwlad y gân yw Cymru wedi r cyfan ac felly roedd yn briodol fod ein gŵyl newydd yn manteisio ar rinwedd ddiwylliannol pwysicaf y genedl y llais. Fel yr ŵyl gyntaf o i math yn Ewrop, roedd Gŵyl y Llais yn dathlu lleisiau gorau r byd. Roedd y rhaglen aml-leoliad yn llenwi diwrnodau a nosweithiau gyda gweithdai, cyfloedd i gyfranogi a digwyddiadau diwylliannol ledled y ddinas. Gan greu cybolfa greadigol, roedd Gŵyl y Llais yn cyflwyno perfformwyr lleol ochr yn ochr ag artistiaid cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol mewn lleoliadau cyffrous ac anghyffredin. Bydd yr ŵyl yn digwydd bob yn ail flwyddyn ac rydyn ni wrthi n gweithio ar drefniadau 2018 yn barod. Cofiwch roi Mehefin 2018 yn y dyddiadur!

7 Radio Platfform Mehefin 2016 Rydyn ni n datblygu ein rhaglen gyfranogi er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn ateb gofynion y rheiny sydd ein hangen ni mwyaf a bydd Radio Platfform yn sylfaen i r ymrwymiad newydd yma rhwng y Ganolfan a phobl ifanc. Ar ôl peilot llwyddiannus yn ystod Gŵyl y Llais, rydyn ni n bwriadu gweithio gyda phobl ifanc i ddatblygu ystod eang o sgiliau darlledu gan gynnwys sgiliau technegol, cynhyrchu, rheoli prosiect, cyfweld, amserlennu, marchnata a chysylltiadau cyhoeddus. Yn bwysicaf oll, bydd y sgiliau yma n cefnogi datblygu sylfaenol fel lleferydd, hyder a chyfathrebu cymdeithasol a phroffesiynol. Bydd y cyfranogwyr yn ennill achrediad ffurfiol ar y diwedd hefyd. Hanesion Bae Teigr Gorffennaf 2016 Prosiect hel straeon ar ffurf ddigidol yw Hanesion Bae Teigr ac mae n seiliedig ar hanes ein milltir sgwâr yn yr hen Fae Teigr. Gyda chymorth aelodau blaenllaw yn y gymuned, bydd y Ganolfan yn cipio hanes cyfoethog ac amrywiol yr ardal a i thrigolion cyn i ni golli r atgofion. Gallwch nawr archwilio r hen Fae Teigr drwy ddilyn ein Llwybr Plac Glas gyda r ap ffôn symudol sy n rhad ac am ddim; mae n cynnig cipolwg hynod ddiddorol ar hen ddyddiau r Bae a sut y mae r hanes hynny n dylanwadu ar Gaerdydd y presennol. Prosiect Adeiladu r Haf Haf 2016 Aeth ein Tîm Dysgu Creadigol ati i gyflawni cyfres o brosiectau adeiladu fel rhan o Roald Dahl s City of the Unexpected. Gan weithio ag ysgolion ledled Cymru Doc Penfro, Trelái, Caernarfon a Chasnewydd, cyflawnwyd pedwar prosiect gwahanol iawn oedd yn seiliedig ar ar themâu llyfrau r awdur enwog o Gymru. Wedi i ysgogi gan nod o wella sgiliau llythrennedd a chalonogi dysgu drwy weithgareddau creadigol am ddim, cafodd y prosiectau hynny effaith sylweddol gan greu gweithiau celf gwych o ddarn parhaol ar dir yr ysgol yn Trelái i r Aderyn Roly Poly anferthol o Ddoc Penfro.

8 Roald Dahl s City of the Unexpected Medi 2016 Daeth mwy na 200,000 o bobl o bob oedran i Gaerdydd i ddathlu canmlwyddiant yr awdur hoffus i blant. Gyda mwy na 13,500 o gyfranogwyr, daeth dychymyg Roald Dahl yn fyw drwy ddigwyddiadau enfawr syfrdanol a phrofiadau theatraidd agos atoch; yn wir, roedd gofodau bob dydd y ddinas wedi u trawsnewid yn fyd o hud, lledrith a drygioni. Fel rhan o flwyddyn y canmlwyddiant, bu r Ganolfan hefyd yn rhoi cartref i Fyd Wondercrump Roald Dahl, sef taith ryngweithiol sblendigedig oedd yn mynd i r afael â bywyd hynod Roald Dahl a r ysbrydoliaeth annisgwyl y tu ôl i w gymeriadau a straeon enwocaf. Os nad oeddech chi n rhan o r penwythnos anhygoel yma, gallwch wylio r uchafbwyntiau ar BBC2 Wales ddydd Gwener 30 Rhagfyr am 5pm, neu ar BBC iplayer unrhyw bryd yn ystod y 30 diwrnod sy n dilyn. Behind the Label Tachwedd 2016 Prosiect estyn allan oedd Behind The Label rhwng Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru, Theatre Versus Oppression a The Wallich. Rhoddodd y prosiect lwyfan i fuddiolwyr o elusen y Wallich a oedd wedi bod yn ddigartref yn flaenorol, a chyfle iddyn nhw brofi nifer o elfennau o r celfyddydau. O farchnata ac adeiladu set, i actio, ysgrifennu sgript a hyd yn oed rapio, daeth y prosiect i ben gyda sioe a gynhyrchwyd a pherfformiwyd gan y cyfranogwyr yn Stiwdio Weston oedd yn adrodd straeon o ddewrder a golwg penderfynol. Tiger Bay The Musical Tachwedd 2017 Ar ôl llwyddiant Only the Brave, mae Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru yn falch o gyflwyno ei chynhyrchiad cartref nesaf, Tiger Bay The Musical. Fel siwrnai i mewn i dafarndai a strydoedd cefn aflan yr hen Butetown ar droad yr ugeinfed ganrif, mae r sioe gerdd newydd yma n dathlu r gymuned danbaid ac amrywiol sy n bodoli ar ein stepen drws. Gyda llyfr a geiriau gan Michael Williams, sgôr wreiddiol gan y cyfansoddwr o Gymru Daf James a chymeriadau bythgofiadwy sy n cynnwys John Owen-Jones fel y Trydydd Ardalydd Bute, bydd y sioe gerdd ysblennydd yma n dod â rhu r Teigr yn fyw ar lwyfan. Gobeithio y byddwch chi n ymuno â ni ar gyfer ei pherfformiad cyntaf yn y DU yn Nhachwedd Ochr yn ochr â r cynhyrchiad yma, bydd ystod eang o weithgareddau dysgu creadigol a chymunedol, gan gynnwys gweithdai i bobl ifanc a chyfle i blant Cymru berfformio yn y sioe. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y prosiect a sut y gallwch gefnogi, mae croeso i chi gysylltu â r Tîm Datblygu ar datblygu@wmc.org.uk