NEWS

A warm welcome to our new treasurer

We’re delighted to welcome Satish Mathur to Moving Memory as our new treasurer and trustee. A chartered accountant with a wealth of experience across healthcare, business and finance, Satish also ran his own business for nearly 25 years. He’s keen to use his experience to support organisations and causes he believes in, and it didn’t […]

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Three dancers dressed as flowerpots dance in a road

Delightful Deliveries

We want to bring some joy back into the lives of older people, so we’ve been experimenting with short (socially-distanced) pop-up performances that can be safely watched by individuals or...

Smart Ageing Prize 2020

We are delighted to be one of 15 semi-finalists in this unique, Europe-wide competition. The organisers are looking for digital solutions that support, empower and inspire older adults to engage...
6 women with big red bows in their hair, flowery skirts and white aprons sit at a table and strike a pose while 3 musicians, including 1 man playing an accordion strike a pose in the background.

Beside Me

The company have been working on ideas of intimacy –  the deeply knowing of another person and feeling deeply known – for a while now. They’ve explored its many aspects – physical, emotional, warmth, closeness, trust, friends, lovers, colleagues, family, motherhood, childhood, death. And thought about why some...
Faces of 6 women posing in blue boiler suits and headscaves

Kick Up A Fuss Collective

Moving Memory Dance Theatre is delighted to introduce Kick Up A Fuss Collective – a new company of older performers. Members of Kick Up A Fuss have been working with...
Dancers in green costumes in a shopping centre

Growing the love at Folkestone Living Advent Calendar

The whole Moving Memory crew, including Intergen31 and the Juniors, had a fantastic time leading a workshop and performing on 22nd December as part of the Folkestone Living Advent Calendar....
A group of six performers dressed in theatrical costumes resembling carrots and flowers, posing against a dark background. Five performers stand wearing orange crinoline dresses, green tops, orange gloves, and tall orange headpieces topped with large, colorful flower petals. One performer is seated inside an orange wheelbarrow holding a furry prop, wearing similar attire and a flower headpiece. Props on the floor include a watering can and a garden tool.

Celebrating 2018/19

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our 2018/19 Annual General Meeting on Friday 13th December. Thanks to John Baldock, who stood down as Chair, and to Sarah Fox...
An older woman with short, light hair performing on stage under a spotlight, wearing a dark top over a white shirt, with one arm raised and her eyes closed in concentration.

Could you lead Moving Memory as our Chair?

Moving Memory Dance Theatre is seeking a dynamic, engaged and influential Chair who will act as the company’s ambassador at a senior level and facilitate the development of the company...
A woman dressed in green dungarees looks and two school children compassionately. They are sitting down with their backs to us.

Making Love Grows

Enjoy watching the team in the process of making Love Grows – then come and see it at b0ing! festival 24 & 25 August
A school child talks to old people in an old people's home.

Love Grows blog 2

With a different perspective on the Love Grows workshop phase, here is a blog from Intergen31 member, Ursula Clancy. Don’t forget to come and meet the Love Grows team and...