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Dears’ Diaries: Ginette Casey

Dears’ Diaries is a new series spotlighting the voices behind We’ll Take It From Here, Dear – our bold new theatre piece exploring the quiet ways older women are patronised,...
Close-up of a Moving Memory performer leaning back with eyes closed during a rehearsal.

Arts Council Funding Secured

We’re really pleased to share that Moving Memory has been awarded £29,850 from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants. This funding will support the research and development of a...
A group of performers in white and gold costumes perform with a golden bed on wheels outdoors.

Community in focus

We were very proud to have been selected for Kent Community Foundation’s Community in Focus exhibition, celebrating 25 years of funding with purpose. Matt Wilson’s image of our 2024 Golden...
A group of Moving Memory volunteers at Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for Kent's Volunteers Rochester

Celebrating our volunteers

Earlier this month, volunteers from Moving Memory were invited to attend a special thanksgiving service at Rochester Cathedral, hosted by the Lord-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Kent. The event brought...
A group of older women dance with their hands held out in front of them. A lady with grey hear stands in the centre, smiling and wearing a black Moving Memory t-shirt.

Arts for Impact

We’re very excited to announce that Moving Memory will be fundraising in the Big Give Arts for Impact this month. For one week only – from midday 17 March to midday 24...

Moving Memory’s 2025 Wrapped

Welcome to Moving Memory wrapped! 2025 has been a landmark year for Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company, with a new tour, a packed calendar of workshops and meaningful collaborations. This...
Moving Memory core company perform Golden Slumbers. The group surround a four-poster bed, wearing white. One performer sits on the best, wrapped in a cosy white blanket, smiling.

Annual Report & Accounts 2024-25

We were honoured to welcome so many wonderful people to our AGM last week. Thank you to our trustees, company members, partners, and supporters for your continued dedication – you...
A group of older women dance and hold up their arms during a movement workshop.

Southborough wraps up

After six months of weekly sessions, our Southborough Moving Well group (formerly Groovin’ Well) has come to a close. We asked our creative facilitators, MJ Stevens and Luci Napleton, to...
An outdoor performance of Golden Slumbers captures a moment where two women embrace in front of an audience. One wears a gold cape and headdress, hugging the other, who is dressed in a white nightgown.

Laura Bailey on creative health and Moving Memory – Trustees Week

It’s Trustees Week – a time to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK. At Moving Memory, our trustees do so much more than govern: they...