The Millenium Center Schedule

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The Centre has made numerous appearances in film and television including Doctor Who, whose new series was produced by BBC Wales.

and Kelsey Roofing Industries Ltd being the roofing contractor. Carr and Angier were the theatre consultants. Other contractors included Stent (foundations), Swansea Institute (glass), GH James Cyf (stonemasonry), Rimex (stainless steel), Alfred McAlpine (slate), Coed Cymru (wood), Ann Catrin Evans (door furniture), Amber Hiscott (etchings on glass walls).The architect's concept of the building was to design a building that expressed "Welshness" and that was instantly recognisable. The building was designed to reflect the many different parts of Wales with local Welsh materials that dominate its history; slate, metal, wood and glass. All the materials used come from Wales and was built from 1,350 tonnes of Welsh slate, 300,000 concrete blocks, a million metres of electric cable. Slate :Multi-coloured layers of slate.

The sea has, traditionally, been for Cardiff the means by which the Welsh export their best to the world and the route by which the world comes to Cardiff.

Awen suggests both poetic inspiration and the general creative vision by which people and societies form their aspirations.—Gwyneth Lewis In These Stones Horizons Sing Of the inscription, Gwyneth Lewis said:It was important to me that the English words on the building should not simply be a translation of the Welsh, that they should have their own message.

The evening ranged across all musical types from popular to classical. Day 2 – 27 November 2004 The second day was an open door for the public to explore the Centre with a continuous stream of hundreds of people filling through the building from early morning until the fireworks display out in the Roald Dahl Plass. Day 3 – 28 November 2004 The final day of the opening weekend began with the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and the Prince of Wales who met First Minister Rhodri Morgan and Lord Rowe-Beddoe, and marked the event by unveiling a plaque. Philip Madoc, Sià¢n Phillips, Gaby Roslin, Michael Ball, Charlotte Church, Catrin Finch and Only Men Aloud! were among the artists that entertained the audience during the first act.

The Welsh version is Creu Gwir fel gwydr o ffwrnais awen, which means "Creating truth like glass from the furnace of inspiration".

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