{"id":38692,"date":"2020-01-21T11:53:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38692"},"modified":"2020-01-21T11:53:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T11:53:23","slug":"open-mic-night-for-those-affected-by-mental-illness-returns-to-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/01\/21\/open-mic-night-for-those-affected-by-mental-illness-returns-to-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Open-mic night for those affected by mental illness returns to Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MaDCaff hosted its first event in Cardiff in July<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>A \u201cPRESSURE-FREE\u201d open-mic event for performers affected by\nmental illness returned to Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The event, MaDCaff, was held at Cathays Community Centre and organised by Disability Arts Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It aims to give those affected by mental illness a platform to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Cardiff event, which took place on Saturday, featured performances from actor and comedian Richard Newnham and poet Des Mannay.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>MaDCaff has been organising similar events across Wales\nsince 2014 and hosted its first event in Cardiff in July.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Open-mic night for those affected by mental illness returns to Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmIcqR2GvXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Open-mic night for those affected by mental illness returns to Cardiff\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmIcqR2GvXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The pop-up cafe and open-mic night originated in Ceredigion and has now expanded across Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been interested in comedy since I was a kid,\u201d said Mr\nNewnham, of Church Village. \u201cI first got involved in Merthyr in 2015 and the\ngig went down a treat. It was one of my best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI first became involved with MaDCaff in 2014, after seeing posts on social media,\u201d said Des Mannay, of Newport.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Mannay added that he will be releasing his poetry book\nnext month.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Last year, the event gained funding from Wales Council for Voluntary Action\u2019s Volunteering in Wales grant, allowing seven new groups to be set up across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt seems that there\u2019s so much choice in Cardiff, so the\nopportunity to perform wasn\u2019t as big a deal in Cardiff as it might have been in\nLampeter,\u201d said Rachel Stelmach, West Wales Regional Officer for Disability\nArts Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPutting something on in a small place can actually attract\nmore people than putting it on in a big place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/Richard-Newnham-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Comedian and actor Richard Newnham performs at MaDCaff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d been talking with a long-time friend about setting up a\nnetwork for people in music and dance who are living with some form of mental\nillness, because there seems to be a lot of them,\u201d Ms Stelmach said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere seems to be a very strong link between the creative industries and mental illness, so we thought we\u2019d put something together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Stelmach, from Ceredigion applied for funding from mental\nhealth charity Time to Change in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe realised that with the amount they were offering, we\ncould actually do more than one event, so we set out to do six over the course\nof a year. We named the event MaDCaff, which stands for Music and Dance,\u201d she\nadded.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The group were able to set up more than six events in their\nfirst year due to additional income from selling tea and coffee and borrowing\nequipment. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/01\/DesMannay-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Poet Des Mannay&#8217;s book will be launched next month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>MaDCaff won the Epic Award, for the achievements of creative groups, in 2015 which allowed them to gain further funding. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The open mic night is pressure free and, for this reason, does not feature the names of performers on posters. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe allow anybody who wants to turn up, to turn up, and if they feel ok to perform when they get there, that\u2019s great, they can do that. If they don\u2019t want to, they don\u2019t have too,\u201d said Ms Stelmach.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDisability Arts Cymru is largely funded by the Arts\nCouncil, but they are kind of leaning on all the revenue funded organisations\nto diversify their income stream\u201d Ms Stelmach added. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to find other ways of funding what we do, whether we like it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MaDCaff hosted its first event in Cardiff in July A \u201cPRESSURE-FREE\u201d open-mic event for performers affected by mental illness returned to Cardiff. The event, MaDCaff, was held at Cathays Community Centre and organised by Disability Arts Cymru. It aims to give those affected by mental illness a platform to perform. The Cardiff event, which took place on Saturday, featured performances from actor and comedian Richard Newnham and poet Des Mannay. 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