National Dance Company Wales, Pulse, The Place

National Dance Company Wales's motto, 'Let's change the world by dancing', gives a clear indication of the ambition of this small but very exciting Cardiff-based contemporary dance company, which ams to carve a niche for Wales in the UK dance scene.

So far, it's being doing exactly that,. Its previous two forays into London, as part of extensive UK tours – the post-Covid One Another at The Place last year and the 2019 Awakenings at the ROH Linbury Theatre – impressed, and Culture Whisper awarded both four-stars.

So, the expectation surround NDCWales's new double bill, Pulse, is great.

The first piece in the programme comes from the award-winning Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau, whose previous work for NDCWales, Tundra, was a sure hit. Now Morau authors Waltz.

Described by company director Matthew Robinson as 'full of Marcos's trademark razor-sharp physicality', Waltz transports us to a world beyond time and the emergence of a tangled new breed of shiny creatures.

Here's a taster:

The second piece in the programme, Say Something by Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui (SAY), presents a contrast with the previous one. Working with the beat boxers MC Zani and Dean Yhnell, it's billed as 'a relentlessly physical, visual and sonic feast', that explores the meaning of to represent.

The 10 or so dancers that make up NDCWales are among the most exciting performers in the UK today, Very physical and deeply expressive, they fearlessly tackle any choreographic challenges, and are adept at drawing audiences into their world.