perfformiwr / cyfarwyddwr symudiad / artistiaid ddawns – performer / movement director / dance artist

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Mae Lara Ward yn berfformiwr, ymarferydd, creuwyr a chyfarwyddwr symud o Gymru. 

Aeth Lara ar daith o amgylch theatr yn helaeth fel perfformiwr gyda Earthfall Dance, (2008 – 2015) arobryn ac mewn gweithiau ar y safle ar gyfer National Theatre Wales gyda {150} & Branches, Light Ladd ac Emberton, Caroline Sabin a Jo Fong.

Mae Lara yn cyfrannu at ymarfer y Celfyddydau mewn Iechyd trwy ddatblygu a darparu prosiectau symud a ffilm ar gyfer Motion Control Dance ym Mro Morgannwg, gyda grwpiau cymunedol a’i gwaith gyda phobl hŷn a phobl â dementia. Fel perfformiwr, yn ymgorffori iechyd meddwl mamau trwy berfformiad ac archwilio creadigol gyda Phrosiect Gravida Aleksandra Jones, (2012 – 2018).

Mae gan Lara 20 mlynedd o brofiad yn datblygu, rheoli a darparu prosiectau dawns a’r celfyddydau ar gyfer sefydliadau a sefydliadau addysgol ledled Cymru a’r DU. Ymunodd â’r tîm Groundwork yn Haf 2017.


Lara Ward is a performer, practitioner, maker and movement director from Wales. 

Lara toured theatre extensively as a performer with award winning Earthfall Dance, (2008 – 2015) and in site located works for National Theatre Wales with {150} & Branches, Light Ladd and Emberton, Caroline Sabin and Jo Fong.

Lara contributes to Arts in Health practice through developing and delivering movement and film projects for Motion Control Dance in the Vale of Glamorgan with community groups and her work with older people and people with dementia. As a performer, embodying maternal mental health through performance and creative exploration with Aleksandra Jones’ Gravida Project, (2012 – 2018).

Lara has 20 years experience developing, managing and delivering dance and arts projects for organisations and educational institutions across Wales and the UK. She joined the artist-led collective, Groundwork in Summer 2017.