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October Show The unique 2006 Son et Lumiére show combined art, music and drama in bringing Wales’s rich cultural tapestry to life. By projecting images onto the walls of the giant and impressive Caernarfon castle.

Telephone :
01248 67 9990

Email :
john@thegrail.wales.com

Plans are already underway for a new show, Merlin Quest Continues, to be shown Over the weekend of 14-16 September 2007.

At the end of the day, Son et Lumiére aim to make a lasting impression on a potentially wide ranging audience. Feel free to explore under the shadow of the Castle walls and see what we have in store... The ancient town of Caernarfon has a central place in Welsh culture and is the physical manifestation of a long and dramatic history. Seeing and hearing are human beings' two most powerful senses. Light and sounds convey more than 90% of our daily information. The ageless tradition of Son et Lumiére - from the shadows cast on the walls of prehistoric caves to the most recent world spectaculars on the surfaces of Buckingham Palace and Sydney Opera House - offers a medium to both attract and move large numbers of people united in a large-scale collective, cultural and location-specific experience. As an inspiring attraction for local people and visitors alike, it is second to none; as a stimulus to generate debate, hope and action around a specific theme or development, it is unrivalled. Its vision of a stunning vibrant urban space, waterfront promenade, with interpretive sculptures, all inextricably intertwined with an emblematic representation of the mythological motifs of the past, has excited the enthusiastic response and endorsement of the community. This vision will be achieved through the celebration and the imaginative and bold interpretation of the past.

Upcoming Events

LLUNIAU A GWRTHRYCHAU / PICTURES AMPERSAND OBJECTS GAN / BY SIÂN GREEN

10Aug

STATEMENT SIÂN GREEN PICTURES AND OBJECTS, 9 – 31 August 2007 Siân Green is a young, local artist from Pontrug, Caernarfon. In 2005 she completed a degree in Fine Art (Painting and Drawing) at Edinburgh College of Art and, after a period of living in Glasgow, returned home to live and work. Siân comes from an artistic background, and has enjoyed Art from an early age. Her father is Liverpool born artist Frank Green renowned for his lifetime dedication to recording the demolition programme which has destroyed so much of Liverpool since the 1960s. Oriel Dafydd Hardy’s curator, Glenys Davies regularly exhibited Frank Green’s work in the Liverpool Academy of Arts during the 1970s. In this exhibition is a range of work produced over the past few years, including a latex cast of patterned wallpaper and a large drawing of an imaginary Barcelona. The Last Supper (re-arranged) “A blank painting-by-numbers of The Last Supper, dissected and (the shape of) the colours re-arranged on a board. By re-arranging the painting-by-numbers the idea of finding/ creating a formula for art production has been developed further.” Punctured Canvas (Fetish Fone Filth) “A canvas, with a perforated surface, which depicts a page from a pornographic magazine (a crude graphic image not associated with art). By presenting the image in this way, the status of the image and the (fine art) canvas on which it sits have been elevated/ diminished accordingly.” Patterned Wallpaper (latex cast) “A latex cast of patterned wallpaper was taken to a beach. The pattern was imprinted on sand therefore transferring the comfort associated with domestic settings into a different environment.” If you would like to purchase a piece of work phone Siân on 07847 917 584 / 01286 677 149 or Glenys on 07774 730 325 Oriel Dafydd Hardy does not take any commission from work sold by young artists.

Band and Dancers from Landerneau / Band a Dawnswyr o Landerneau

21Jul

Dancers from Landerneau, our twin town, together with their traditional band, the Bagad, will be performing throughout the streets of Caernarfon from 10.30.

Historic walk with PAST PERFORMANCE

23Jul

Join us on a walk through the old town, and along the way we shall meet characters from Caernarfon's rich and varied history - Lloyd George, the men who helped to build the castle and some rather obliging ladies...

PAST PERFORMANCE are specialists in historical re-enactments, with current projects running in Beaumaris and Amlwch. They were featured in the Times newspaper's Top Ten re-enactments of 2006.

Meet by the Big Wheel each day at 5.30. The walk lasts about one hour.
Bilingual performance.
Free, but donations welcome.

Church service in Llanfaglan Church followed by a guided walk

22Jul

2:00
Gwasanaeth dwyieithog (Cymraeg a Breiz) yn yr hen eglwys 13g Llanfaglan, yn dilyn gyda taith gerdded o hanes a natur yn ol i Gaernarfon ar hyd y ffordd gyda Duncan Brown ac Ifor Williams

2:00
Bilingual Service (Welsh and Breiz) at 13th Century Llanfaglan Church, Y Foryd, then a nature and historlcal walk back to Caernarfon along the road with Duncan Brown and Ifor Williams