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Posts during June 2011

1. Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s visit
   The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s annual week-long tour of Wales began yesterday. This year’s tour is focussing on promoting tourism, supporting the royal couple’s charities, and the green economy. Today the Duchess of Cornwall will met contributors The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s annual week-long tour of Wal...
   
2. Strengthening the links with Wales’ Celtic Cousins
   Wales’ special relationship with Brittany will be given a further boost today when First Minister Carwyn Jones addresses the Breton Regional Council in Rennes, renewing the Welsh Government’s commitment to further cooperation between the two countries. Wales’ special relationship with Brittany will be given a furth...
   
3. Richard Burton tribute for Music and Drama College
   Richard Burton's daughter unveiled a bust of the late actor at the opening of the £22.5 million refurbishment of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Richard Burton's daughter unveiled a bu...
   
4. Indian poets come to exchange words in Wales
   Poetry from India will find a new Welsh voice later this month at the start of a unique collaboration between Indian and Welsh poets. British Council and Wales Arts Internationals India - Wales Writers Chain 2010-2012 project brings together eight renowned poets - four working in Welsh and four in a range of Indian languages, for an exciting program organised by Wales Literature Exchange. Poetry from India will find a new Welsh voice later this month at the start of a unique collaborat...
   
5. Welsh composer's new work premieres in Hungary
   New work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, will premiere in Hungary this week. New work by Welsh co...
   
6. Welsh Performances at Edinburgh Showcase 2011
   The British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2011 will give three of Wales’ most innovative companies along with 26 other UK companies, a global platform like never before – with 70% of all UK performers making their debut. The Showcase will present Welsh language New Writing as well as dance for the first time, and the opportunity to engage with audiences worldwide through digital media. The British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2011 will give three of Wales’ most innovative companies ...
   
7. Welsh flavour comes to Taste of London
   Foodies visiting this week’s ‘Taste of London’ event will be encouraged to make Wales their next culinary destination. Foodies visiting this week’s ‘...
   
8. Take That live in Cardiff
   Award winning music group Take That bring their Progress Live 2011 Tour to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium for two nights starting this evening (14 June 2011). Award winning music group Take That bri...
   
9. First Minister is guest of honour at Nehru Lecture
   This Friday First Minister of Wales, Rt Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, will be the guest of honour at a lecture by renowned Indian Jurist, Parliamentarian, Columnist and politician Abhishek Singhvi MP. This Friday First Minister of Wales, Rt Hon. Car...
   
10. National Poet of Wales is streamed live in Mexico
    For the first time, on 2 June 2011 British Council streamed an event live to an audience in Mexico to celebrate the launch of the inaugural Xalapa Festival in Mexico. The event was part of the British Council Series at Hay Festival Wales 2011 - Gillian Clarke’s ‘Nothing is until it has a Word’, in which she reflected on her Laureateship, and the place of poetry in the life of the nation. Following the live streaming, questions were then taken from the audience in Mexico as well as from Kerala a For the first time, on 2 June 2011 British Council streamed an event live to an audience in Mexico to celebrate the launch of...