Our Voice / Ein Llais 2026

Without risk, art cannot innovate; it cannot develop, and the artist cannot realise their full potential.

Our Voice Bursary recipients Shakeera Ahmun and Jadyn Bagayas are looking forward to offering you a glimpse into their choreographic processes. Over the past six months both Shakeera and Jadyn have spent time exploring and developing their choreographic practice, and with the support of Ballet Cymru Pre-professional dancers they will share examples of some of the things they’re exploring in their practice.

Following the sharing and after the sunset, join us for a chat over a meal and a cuppa.

Whether you’re a lover of dance, or just curious about the arts in general, Our Voice 2026 is for you!

We can’t wait to see you there!

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Heb risg, ni all celfyddyd arloesi; ni all ddatblygu, ac ni all yr artist wireddu eu llawn botensial.

Mae derbynwyr Bwrsari Ein Llais, sef Shakeera Ahmun a Jadyn Bagayas, yn edrych ymlaen at roi cipolwg i chi ar eu prosesau coreograffig. Dros y chwe mis diwethaf, mae Shakeera a Jadyn wedi treulio amser yn archwilio a datblygu eu hymarfer coreograffig, a gyda chefnogaeth dawnswyr Cyn-broffesiynol Ballet Cymru byddant yn rhannu enghreifftiau o rai o’r elfennau maent yn eu harchwilio yn eu hymarfer.

Yn dilyn y rhannu, ac ar ôl machlud yr haul, dewch i ymuno â ni dros bryd o fwyd a dishgled.

P’un ai a ydych chi wrth eich bodd gyda dawns, neu dim ond yn chwilfrydig am y celfyddydau’n gyffredinol, mae Ein Llais 2026 yn addas i chi!

Ry’n ni’n edrych ’mlaen yn eiddgar at eich gweld chi yno!

Shakeera Ahmun is a dance artist and choreographer with a passion for storytelling through movement and performance. She enjoys exploring movement that comes from the felt self, unfiltered and honesty, and how that can be shown through dance and movement as a medium for connection and healing.

Influenced by her current exploration of the Invisible Load, Shakeera’s duet work for the Our Voice Sharing will explore the weight of things that we carry, often without anyone noticing, and how we might bond through these shared experiences together.

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Mae Shakeera Ahmun yn artist dawns a choreograffydd sy’n angerddol dros adrodd straeon drwy symudiadau a pherfformiad. Mae hi’n mwynhau archwilio sut mae symudiadau’n dod o’r hunan ac o onestrwydd, a sut y gellir dangos hynny drwy wahanol themâu a gofodau perfformio.

Dan ddylanwad ei gwaith cyfredol ar The Invisible Load, bydd gwaith deuawd Shakeera ar gyfer Rhannu Ein Llais yn archwilio pwysau’r pethau ry’n ni’n eu cario, yn aml heb i neb sylwi, a sut y gallem ddod at ein gilydd drwy gyfrwng y profiadau rydym yn eu rhannu.

© Dan Green

Jadyn Arriola Bagayas is a Filipina dancer and creative from New Zealand. She trained in New York with Ballet Academy East and has danced with Ballet Rhode Island. She is now training with Ballet Cymru 2. Passionate about choreography, Jadyn aims to create inspiring and meaningful work that shares stories of human emotion, connection, and heritage.

Jadyn will be sharing examples of work in different stages. Firstly, showcasing the beginning stages of a piece, she will be exploring how the pathways and patterns of Filipino folk dance can be used to create contemporary duet phrases between dancers. Secondly, she will be sharing an excerpt from “In the Making …”, a piece debuting at the Ballet Cymru 2 Made in Wales performance, showcasing how she uses music as a prominent tool to inspire movement.

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Mae Jadyn Arriola Bagayas yn ddawnsiwr Ffilipina a pherson creadigol sy’n hanu’n wreiddiol o Seland Newydd. Hyfforddwyd hi yn Efrog Newydd gyda Ballet Academy East, a bu’n dawnsio gyda Ballet Rhode Island. Bellach, mae hi’n hyfforddi gyda Ballet Cymru 2. A hithau’n angerddol ynghylch coreograffi, nod Jadyn yw creu gwaith ysbrydoledig ac ystyrlon sy’n rhannu straeon am emosiwn dynol, cyswllt, a threftadaeth.

Bydd Jadyn yn rhannu enghreifftiau o weithiau ar wahanol gamau yn eu datblygiad. Yn gyntaf, trwy arddangos camau cychwynnol darn o waith, bydd yn archwilio sut y gellir defnyddio llwybrau a phatrymau dawnsio gwerin Ffilipino i greu symudiadau mewn deuawd gyfoes rhwng dawnswyr. Yn ail, bydd yn rhannu ychydig o “In the Making …”, darn gaiff ei berfformiad cyntaf yn Made in Wales, Ballet Cymru 2, sy’n arddangos sut y mae hi’n defnyddio cerddoriaeth fel dyfais bwysig i ysbrydoli symudiadau.

Image © Siân Trenberth Photography

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026

Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Location: Ballet Cymru, Unit 1 Wern Industrial Estate, Rogerstone, Newport NP10 9FQ

Catering: Desi Roots Catering

Ticket Price: £5.00*

*All income goes into covering the costs of the evening.

Prayer room and quiet spaces available.

Children Welcomed. Free ticket for children 16 years and under when accompanied by a parent/guardian.

British Sign Language/English Interpreted by Cathryn McShane.

Book Your Tickets NOW

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Dyddiad: Dydd Sadwrn, 14 Mawrth 2026

Amser: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Lleoliad: Ballet Cymru, Uned 1 Ystâd Ddiwydiannol y Wern, Rogerstone,

Casnewydd NP10 9FQ

Arlwyo: Desi Roots Catering

Pris tocyn: £5.00*

*Defnyddir yr holl incwm i dalu costau’r noson.

Bydd ystafell weddi a gofodau tawel ar gael.

Croeso cynnes i blant. Tocyn am ddim i blant 16 oed ac iau pan fyddant yng nghwmni rhiant/gwarcheidwad.

Dehonglydd Iaith Arwyddion Prydain (BSL)/Saesneg: Cathryn McShane.

Trefnwch eich tocynnau NAWR

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