Biography:

Cai Tomos studied dance at Coventry University. He gained an honours degree and subsequently joined Earthfall Physical Theatre as a performer. He toured the UK and Europe with the company for four years, performing in “AD”, “I can’t stand up for falling down” and “At swim two boys”. Cai has worked as a choreographer / assistant director with Earthfall physical theatre on various projects from 2001 to 2008. During this time he was also the Dance co-ordinator for the Full Time Preliminary Dance training Course at Rubicon Dance in Cardiff.

Cai Has worked on many international projects including work with artists Marc Rees and Benedict Anderson on “En Residencia” 2009 Gijon, Spain, and “For Mountain, Sand and Sea” 2010. Cai will be part of “Adain Avion “ a commission by artist Marc Rees for the Olympic and paralympic games. The project incorporates ‘Avion’, a mobile arts space created from the recycled fuselage of a DC9 Aeroplane that will travel across Wales, interacting with local communities through contemporary dance and the visual arts.

Cai has presented two major works “ Breakdown” (2005) “Gwyrth” (2007) as part of the Horizons Dance festival in South Wales and as part of the Festival of Dance in non-conventional spaces, Uruguay, South America. He has performed his new work “Calon” in the Siobhan Davies’ Studios, (Open Space) and (experimentica) Chapter Arts Cardiff. He presented a full-length version of “Calon” (Heart) in autumn 2009 as part of a commission with Galeri Arts centre Caernarfon.

Cai has worked as Co –Director with Michael McCarthy of Music Theatre Wales on the Welsh language version of Stravinsky’s opera “ The Soldiers Tale” which was performed in the Millennium centre Cardiff in spring 2009

Cai has toured his short version of ‘Calon’ to Canada, Italy, Holland and the UK as part of the ‘Dance Roads Scheme’ with ‘Welsh independent Dance. He was awarded a creative Wales award of 10,000 (Arts Council) to develop his work. He has taught technique and performance projects at the place evening school and on the place’s (CAT) Centre for Advanced training program, and Adult beginners classes at Siobhan Davies studios.

He is currently researching his new work “Pobl/People” which will be performed in the UK and abroad in the coming year. He has just completed his Diploma in Therapeutic application of the Arts at the Institute for Arts and Therapy in education and is continuing his MA training in integrative arts Psychotherapy; he is currently associate lecturer at Chichester University.