RAFT 2022 - At A Glance

​RAFT 2022 will run from June 2nd to July 9th and feature a month long series of performances & events by leading local & visiting artists

Following a two year hiatus on live events, the focus for RAFT 2022 is firmly on our local community, and promoting and supporting local Rhondda companies and artists, and offering access to the arts across as wide an area of Rhondda as possible

Below can be found our D-RAFT 2022 event & exhibition listings to date

Events

​​Sunday May 1st
Turme der Freundschaft - Towers of Friendship
by Chris Marshall
*World Premiere Performance*
​Ravensburg, Germany
​commissioned by Rhondda Arts Festival (RAFT) with funding provided by Wales Arts International
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​Thursday June 2nd
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5
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​Wednesday June 8th
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Treorchy Library
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

​Thursday June 9th
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Morlais Hall, Ferndale
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

Saturday June 11th
RSD Dance Extravaganza
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
13:00 and 17:00
Tickets: £8 (£7.50 concessions)

Saturday June 11th
Rhondda Fach Gala Concert
with Gwawr Edwards, Pendyrus Male Choir & The Richard Williams Singers
Tylorstown Welfare Hall
19:00
Tickets: £12

June 13th to 17th
Treorchy Eisteddfod Project
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy

​Thursday June 15th
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Porth Library
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

Saturday June 18th
Armed Forces Family Fun Day
Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd
10:00 to 17:00
Tickets: FREE

Sunday June 19th
Father's Day
Rhondda Heritage Park
10:00 to 17:00
Tickets: FREE

Tuesday June 21st
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Soar, Penygraig
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

Tuesday June 21st
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)
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Wednesday June 22nd
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Schools Matinee Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy

Thursday June 23rd
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Bandroom, Treherbert
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

Thursday June 23rd
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)

Saturday June 25th
RAW Family Fun Day
featuring Holmes Funfairs, Art & Science Workshops, Sports Activities, Health Hub, Rhondda Radio, Live Bands & more!
Treorchy Comprehensive School, Rhondda Cynon Taf
10:00 to 14:00
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here

Thursday June 30th
WAM Night (Words - Art - Music)
Hope Chapel, Tonypandy
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £5

​July 8th & 9th
Avant Cymru - Macbeth
Welcome to Our Woods, Treherbert
July 8th 13:00 & 19:00
​July 9th 14:00, 19:00 & 23:00
www.ticketsource.co.uk/avantcymru/macbeth/e-dxgglb
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​Exhibitions

June sometime...?
BAGSY
Rhondda
At some point...
FREE
​For further information, click here
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Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
George Cole - The Watchman's Hut
Too Good To Waste
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here

Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
The Watchman Inspires...
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Recycled Art 
Treorchy Comprehensive
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here

​Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
Susan Williams
Cwm Farm Shop, Ynyswen TBC
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
​For further information, click here

​Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
Lucy Jane Purrington
Lili Wen, Treorchy TBC
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
​For further information, click here

​Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
Trevor James
High Street Social, Treorchy TBC
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
​For further information, click here

Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
Judith Beecher - By Our Hands
St Peter's Church
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here

​Thursday June 2nd to Sunday July 3rd
​All Is Not Well
Experimental Comics About Care
with Cardiff University
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here