{"id":25717,"date":"2017-11-20T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=25717"},"modified":"2017-11-20T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:10:00","slug":"exploring-cardiff-dance-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/exploring-cardiff-dance-festival-2017","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Cardiff Dance Festival 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>First held in 2015, this year&#8217;s festival wants to bring dance to a wider audience, says its founder Chris Ricketts.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_25800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25800\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25800 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/2-5-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25800 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/2-5-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> |Chris Ricketts is the founder of the festival<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe Cardiff Dance Festival 2017 try to show that dance is not far away from people and it could always be the inspiration for everyone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What do CDF 17 try to achieve?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_25828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25828\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25828 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/LRC_Wrongheaded_2_EwaFigaszewska-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25828 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/LRC_Wrongheaded_2_EwaFigaszewska-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> |<strong><em>Wrongheaded<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is the first show for the opening ceremony of the festival\u00a0\u00a9EwaFigaszewska<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWhat we trying to achieve with the festival is reaching lots of different audiences with different ages and background.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSometime I think there are a big audience for dance\u2026but sometime I think we look at that concern from a wrong side.\u201d<br \/>\nChris consider that maybe there is a large audience in fact but they do not join quite often, and thus the festival is trying to build a platform for the artists to program dance and improve their work in an international circumstance.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, Chris also want the audiences to think about the connections between life and art.<br \/>\n\u201cIf people in 5 to 10 years times can remember \u201cWow, I love that piece, sort of Cardiff Dance Festival!\u201d that may able to bridge the experience between the artists and audiences in a way to carry the meaning for them\u2026like inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s new?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_25859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25859\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25859 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/PausePlay-i-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25859 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/PausePlay-i-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> |<em><strong>Interruption<\/strong><\/em> is a special element under\u00a0the UK\/India Year of Culture \u00a9PausePlay i<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThis is the second Cardiff Dance Festival (CDF) and compare to the last one the organizers bring something new to the audiences.<br \/>\n\u201cThe big difference here is a project that we have been running called Interruption which is supported by Wales Arts International and the British Council as part of the UK\/India Year of Culture,\u201d Says Chris. \u201cSo it is a bit like inviting some artists to the city to run up the festival.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe bring more partnership I think this time and it feels like a growing festival.\u201d Chris added.<br \/>\nBesides, the CDF 2017 also have a new show called Poggle which is especially for the younger children who under 5 years old with their families.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Any challenges?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_25771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25771\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/CieSaire_BlackOut_111110-006_\u00a9PhilippeWeissbrodt-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/CieSaire_BlackOut_111110-006_\u00a9PhilippeWeissbrodt-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> |<em><strong>Blackout\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is preformed in a box-like stage which shows strong visual effect \u00a9PhilippeWeissbrodt<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHowever, there are some challenges for putting on dance shows in UK now.<br \/>\nRegarding the financial support, Chris said that for this stage it is hard to invite lots of artists from different regions, but the support under the UK\/India Year of Culture is a good start.<br \/>\nHowever, money is not the major concern.<br \/>\n\u201cMoney helps you to overcome the challenges, but the main challenge is being relevance to the audiences.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt is about sustaining audiences\u2019 interest and developing audiences\u2019 interest.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThere are lots of competitions, people have different choices,\u201d Says Chris. \u201cLots of people coming to see dance for a wide range of art, so only a really small audience want to see just dance.<br \/>\n\u201cSo how we play all of those gathering and build the audience, keep the people attending and make them think about dance is the continued challenge that we have to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In the future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_25826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25826\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-25826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/3-4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/3-4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> |The brochures of the festival are well-designed<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to change what the artists want to do, I think I am interest in changing the context in which they present their work.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cDance don\u2019t have to be difficult,\u201d Says Chris. \u201cThe biggest thing is changing the relationship with audiences and how we talk to them and what the languages and images that we use to tease them to buy ticket.\u201d<br \/>\nLast but not least, Chris said that he is looking forward to involve more forms of dance from other regions like East Asia in the nest festival.<br \/>\nTo find out more about Cardiff Dance Festival 2017 (8th \u2013 19th November), please explore their official website http:\/\/dance.wales\/.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff Dance Festival try to show people that dance is for 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