Cardiff Attractions
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Venue: Wales Millennium Centre When: Daily
Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre benefits from breathtaking design and opened in late 2004 to become the new home of seven diverse and exciting cultural organisations - including Welsh National Opera and Diversions, the Dance Company for Wales.
Without a doubt one of the most exciting cultural initiatives in Europe, the centre both produces and hosts opera, ballet, theatre, dance and musicals all under one roof.
In addition to WNO and Diversions, the consituent companies housed in the centre are:
The Academi - Yr Academi Gymreig - the National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Writers.
Hijinx, an award-winning theatre company that takes professional theatre to communities throughout Wales and England.
Ty Cerdd offering Wales a complete music service, by bringing together the Welsh Amateur Music Federation, the Welsh Music Information Centre, National Youth Arts Wales and Composers of Wales.
The Touch Trust, which provides educational touch and creative movement therapy for children and adults with profound disabilities and autism.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru, one of Europe's largest youth organisations, providing cultural and sporting activity for thousands of young people in Wales aged between 8 and 25.
The centre hosted the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Wales in 2005 and will continue to do so every four years.
Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre benefits from breathtaking design and opened in late 2004 to become the new home of seven diverse and exciting cultural organisations - including Welsh National Opera and Diversions, the Dance Company for Wales.
Without a doubt one of the most exciting cultural initiatives in Europe, the centre both produces and hosts opera, ballet, theatre, dance and musicals all under one roof.
In addition to WNO and Diversions, the consituent companies housed in the centre are:
The Academi - Yr Academi Gymreig - the National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Writers.
Hijinx, an award-winning theatre company that takes professional theatre to communities throughout Wales and England.
Ty Cerdd offering Wales a complete music service, by bringing together the Welsh Amateur Music Federation, the Welsh Music Information Centre, National Youth Arts Wales and Composers of Wales.
The Touch Trust, which provides educational touch and creative movement therapy for children and adults with profound disabilities and autism.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru, one of Europe's largest youth organisations, providing cultural and sporting activity for thousands of young people in Wales aged between 8 and 25.
The centre hosted the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Wales in 2005 and will continue to do so every four years.
Cardiff Information
Cardiff Visitor Centre
Address: The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1WE
Email: visitor@thecardiffinitiative.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 29 20 227 281
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Looking for things to do around Cardiff? Here are some of the events and attractions happening in the area.
| Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival |
Jul 2009 (annual) Cardiff Bay |
| Artes Mundi Prize Exhibition |
Mar - Jun 2009; not Mon (annual) National Museum Cardiff |
| Wales Rally GB |
4 - 7 Dec 2008 (annual) Cardiff |
| Sparks in the Park |
1 Nov 2008 (annual) Bute Park |
| Elbow |
10 Oct 2008 Cardiff University |
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