At dusk on Friday 13th October a group of young people will build a house on Coedpenmaen Common (Pontypridd Common).
Welsh folklore tells that if the house has a roof with a smoking chimney by dawn, the builder can live there and may farm the land around as far as they can throw an axe from the front door.
Citrus Arts and our young Artworkers team will create their own Tŷ Unnos, which will stand for 24hrs as a temporary landmark for people to gather, families to play, and for interested citizens to discuss what it means to have a place in the land that they can call home.
On Friday there will be the Breaking Ground Ceremony starting at 6.30pm where you can see the house being built, with performances from the Citrus Arts Youth Circus, fire drawings, Stilt walkers and live music from Wales Folk Award winner Cerys Hafana. On Saturday afternoon we will be hosting the Breaking Bread community event from midday with family activities, food, workshops, live music, and campfire conversations.
As the sun sets on Saturday evening, international artist Mark Anderson’s playful and hypnotic sound experience, ‘Warning Notes’ will be shared looking across the Rhondda, Cynon and Taf Valleys.
Tŷ Unnos and Warning Notes are presented in partnership with Pontypridd Town Council.
All activities and events are free of charge.
Food and refreshments will be available.
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