{"id":3788,"date":"2015-02-06T09:02:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T09:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2015-02-06T09:02:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T09:02:08","slug":"sequins-galore-exhibition-celebrating-25-years-of-cardiff-carnival-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/06\/sequins-galore-exhibition-celebrating-25-years-of-cardiff-carnival-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequins galore! Exhibition celebrating 25 years of Cardiff carnival launches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a feast of colours, feathers and glitter which has taken over the exhibition space of the Cardiff Story Museum.<br \/>\nIn celebration of its 25th anniversary, <a title=\"Swica Carnival\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swicacarnival.co.uk\/en\/cardiff-carnival-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swica Carnival<\/a>, which set up and organised Cardiff\u2019s first carnival in 1990, launched yesterday (Thursday 5) its first exhibition displaying its most incredible costume of the past three years.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival8_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3795\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival8_web.jpg\" alt=\"Women dancing at carnival\" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3795\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival8_web.jpg\" alt=\"Women dancing at carnival\" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nThe exhibition launch party last night\u00a0attracted people from all ages and works of life. Swica\u2019s carnival crew performed a traditional carnival dance to the rhythm of drums, which turned the Cardiff Story into a dance floor as people joined in the party and a cheeky but family-friendly burlesque group shook more tail-feathers as the evening unfolded.<br \/>\nSteve Fletcher, the artistic director of Swica Carnival, said: \u201c When people walk through this space, you can see their faces change \u2013 their smile. They then look around them and shrug off their wet coat and join in. The atmosphere is great.\u201d<br \/>\nAmong the pieces on display are magnificent long sequined dresses, feathered masks and heard-wears, but also human sized flowers and a moon, fantastic aquatic creatures, a dragon and even a huge rabbit head peeking over the balustrade. On the wall, a picture timeline takes the visitor through the history of the Cardiff carnival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival4_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3800\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival4_web.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Carnival Launch Party\" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3800\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_Carnival4_web.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Carnival Launch Party\" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nAmong the crowd of enchanted faces, Michele Leask, 48, was there with her daughter Rosie, 9, both participated in last years carnival. Rosie explained her favourite costume is the giant pink Kitty, standing in one corner of the room. Mrs Leask said: \u201cThe carnival is very important for Cardiff and its community, it brings a lot of people together. It\u2019s a very inclusive event.\u201d<br \/>\nJenny Bradley, the Administrator at Swica Carnival, said: \u201cThe exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for us: we have already met a lot more people and it is only the first week. Hopefully, it will raise awareness of this summer\u2019s carnival.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3804\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_carnival1_web.jpg\" alt=\"Guests chat at the Cardiff carnival launch \" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3804\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_carnival1_web.jpg\" alt=\"Guests chat at the Cardiff carnival launch \" width=\"887\" height=\"588\" \/><\/noscript>Adrian Spinola, 53, from Grangetown, is the official artistic designer for Swica. He made fancy dresses, worked as a cake decorator, a florist and an event organiser before he joined Swica for his first carnival in 2004, when he created his own costume and paraded in Cardiff. \u201cAfter that, I was hooked, absolutely hooked,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cCarnival is about light, music and dance. In the exhibition, we have tried to recreate that atmosphere with fans to bring movement to the feathers and costumes, disco lights and some carnival music. This represents a huge amount of work: it\u2019s not a job, it\u2019s a way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a feast of colours, feathers and glitter which has taken over the exhibition space of the Cardiff Story Museum. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Swica Carnival, which set up and organised Cardiff\u2019s first carnival in 1990, launched yesterday (Thursday 5) its first exhibition displaying its most incredible costume of the past three years. 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