Common Wealth are based in Bradford and Cardiff and work around the world. We make site-specific theatre events that encompass electronic sound, new writing, visual design and verbatim. Our work is political and contemporary – based in the present day – the here and now. We make work that is relevant and addresses concerns of our times.
Common Wealth are looking for EIGHT creative people aged 18-30 to join our new Performance Collective based in Bradford.
The Performance Collective will collaborate with us to make and perform in new productions for audiences in Bradford and beyond. You will train as facilitators and performance makers in Common Wealth’s methodology preparing you to lead workshops in schools, youth centres and more. This is a paid, creative, practical training opportunity.
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We are researching for a new show about the experience of Welsh language, identity and class. We No Longer Talk will connect two communities that are similar, apart from one is first language Welsh and the other isn’t. We are interested in how we get taught language, how indigenous languages are fought for, what new languages are emerging, and what the relationship and assumptions about class and Welsh language are. As part of this we’re hosting radical, artistic, history tours and are looking for people who might be interested in joining us on the journey. If you were interested in the project and fancied chatting more please get in touch with [email protected]
Us Here Now, the reimagining
This summer, we are working with local people and artist Helen Bur to bring another inspirational artwork to life on the wall opposite the doctor’s surgery in St Mellons, East Cardiff. We’re exploring what St Mellons means to people – what it feels like to live here, work here, grow up here – to ‘be here now’. Check back here for details on the exhibition dates.
Fast, Fast, Slow opens at the British Textile Biennial at the Blackburn Cotton Exchange in October 2023 exploring fast fashion, waste and the personal relationship to our clothes.