About Blue | Glas at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
National Dance Company Wales brings its acclaimed double bill Blue | Glas to Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Aberystwyth on 18 and 19 November 2026. Wales’ national dance company arrives with an evening that pairs two very different works, both built around courage, loss and the very human need to keep moving.
The programme opens with Ordinary Courage, created by Theo Clinkard in 2012 and remade this year for the NDCWales company. It is a sincere, quietly powerful reflection on grief and the strength we find in one another, carried by a haunting score that weaves together Scarlatti and Bach. It then gives way to Untamed, a visceral new piece from Alesanda Seutin, a 2026 Olivier Award nominee and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, rooted in the human urge to run.
What to Expect
Untamed is athletic and commanding. Bodies charged with emotion coil like springs ready to release, set to a driving soundtrack that folds in traditional Welsh instruments and ancestral voices. Are we running away, or towards something new? Together the two works make an evening that is by turns tender and electric — warm, deeply moving and, by the final curtain, genuinely cathartic. It will linger with you long after the movement settles.
Performances begin at 19:30 and run to approximately 22:00, with an interval. Expect a full evening of contemporary dance rather than a single short piece, and a programme that rewards an open mind — no prior knowledge of the company is needed.
Getting There
Aberystwyth Arts Centre sits on the Penglais campus of Aberystwyth University (SY23 3DE), a short bus or taxi ride from the town centre and railway station, with parking on site. The venue is fully accessible, with step-free routes and accessible seating. If you are making an evening of it, see what else is on in our Aberystwyth events guide.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets for Blue | Glas start from £16.50. Booking ahead is recommended — the company’s one-night visits to regional venues regularly sell strongly. Book tickets at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and check the venue site for access seats, concessions and group rates.
More Dance in Aberystwyth
If contemporary dance is your thing, browse dance and electronic events in Aberystwyth, or see everything coming up across the country in our events overview. National Dance Company Wales is based in Cardiff and tours throughout Wales and the UK, so there are usually several chances to catch its work each season.
