Cracking the Crinoline

Event Details

Cracking the Crinoline delivers a short, sharp, surprising sting.

  • 01/01/2011 - 24/08/2024
6 women dressed in striking black and yellow crinoline skirts and boxing boots stare at the camera. Their T-shirts say Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company.

Event Info

Combining crinolines, corsets and boxing boots, our Queen Bs remind us not to take older women for granted.

The piece is visually vibrant, uplifting and will leave audiences reaching for their Marigolds. 

Wonderfully witty performance. A real firecracker!

The combination of humour, resilience, choice of music, choreography and sheer panache was a pleasure to experience.

Inspirational

Performed over 60 times, including: 

  • Dreamland & Turner Contemporary, Margate (2011) 
  • B0ing! International Festival, Canterbury (2014) 
  • Streets of Paris (2017) 
  • People Dancing Festival, Glasgow (2017) 
  • Southbank Centre, London (2018) 
  • Trump March, Parliament, London (2018) 
  • Surrealist Picnic, Farley’s House & Gallery, Sussex (2024) 

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