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Moving Well at Folkestone

We're bringing a series of FREE Moving Well workshops for Folkestone’s over 50s!

  • 03/09/2025 - 10/12/2025
  • The Community Room, Wood Avenue
  • 10.30am-12pm

Free

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A group of people dressed in black dance in a library.

Our Performances

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Our Workshops

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A group of older adults in brightly coloured clothing energetically dancing together in a studio, arms raised and smiling in mid-movement.

28/04/2025 - 27/10/2025

Groovin Well at Southborough with West Kent Mind

Groovin’ Well workshops are led by and for people aged 50+, no experience needed. All shapes, sizes and levels of mobility welcome. Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through...
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A group of people dressed in black dance in a library.

03/09/2025 - 10/12/2025

Moving Well at Folkestone

Moving Well workshops are led by and for people aged 50+, no experience needed. All shapes, sizes and levels of mobility welcome. Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through...
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3 women stand in a line dancing with the arms stretched out.

28/10/2025 - 09/12/2025

Moving Well at Dover

Moving Well workshops are led by and for people aged 50+, no experience needed. All shapes, sizes and levels of mobility welcome. Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through...
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Archived Performances

5 women dressed in white, push a brass 4 poster bed while a woman lies in the bed fast asleep under white sheets.

08/03/2025 - 24/08/2025

Golden Slumbers

Gathered around a feather-filled golden bed, a vibrant mix of Movers and Musicians celebrate the endless toil, the juggling of priorities, the thankless tasks, alongside the joy and strength of...
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7 women in black slips with black jackets over their shoulders stare into the camera. They are stood in a line against a police line up background.

17/09/2024 - 29/10/2024

The Devil’s Doorbell

Drawing on the roles and personas ascribed to women throughout their lives, the show explores the absurdities and injustices conferred upon women’s bodies, serving up a surprising and provocative experience...
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3 women in a circle with their arms reached out. The Sacconi Quartet and Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company logo overlay.

06/10/2024

Shostakovich 8

Written in Dresden, 1960, ‘in memory of the victims of fascism and war‘, Shostakovich’s exquisite, 20-minute string quartet has an enduring resonance. With this sharing of work in progress, musicians...
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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.

01/01/2011 - 24/08/2024

Cracking the Crinoline

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...
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7 women's faces are superimposed on to raspberries floating in a giant trifle.

28/05/2021 - 29/05/2021

Busting Trifles

Busting Trifles is a powerful pop-up piece of performance for those of us who have missed some colour, hope and joy in our lives.    
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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.

13/03/2020

Beside Me

In ‘Beside Me’, expect smells, smiles and stuff that simmers, shocks and smoulders in a performance piece which also features a three-course lunch!  Performed as part of POW Thanet.  Performed at: ...
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6 women dressed as orange flower pots with flowers on their heads pose for a photo. They hold spades and one sits in a wheelbarrow next to a watering can.

24/08/2019 - 25/08/2019

Love Grows

In the Love Grows Garden, the generations are nurturing, cherishing and helping each other to grow — so in our very special ‘potting shed’ you will find stories of love...
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9 women dressed in frilly white dresses with red rose head dresses, scarves and gloves stare solemnly at the camera and wag their fingers.

25/10/2018 - 26/10/2018

Start Stomping

In order to investigate power, male-dominated society and the status quo, the company are joined by a vibrant group of young performers, stage managers and producers, drawn from Gulbenkian Arts...
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