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Proving that getting older can be liberating and life-enhancing!

The older body centre stage. 💛
We make attention-grabbing dance-theatre performances which are performed in theatres, festivals, high streets and shopping centres across the country.

08/06/2026

Moving Well returns to Dover and Folkestone this Wednesday 💛

Our free Moving Well workshops are back, offering friendly, creative movement sessions for older people - a space to move, chat and create at your own pace.

No experience needed, just come as you are.

📍 Folkestone
Wednesdays, 10 June – 29 July, 10.30am–12pm
Wood Avenue Library, CT19 6HS

📍 Dover
Wednesdays, 10 June-29 July, 2-3.30pm
Dover Library, Market Square, CT16 1PH

Find out more: www.movingmemorydance.com/event-category/workshops

05/06/2026

The latest instalment of Dears’ Diaries is here. This week, core company member Miranda Orton reflects on ageing, ageism and the process of creating We’ll Take It From Here, Dear.

She shares how being part of Moving Memory has helped her reclaim a sense of identity and why she wants audiences to question their assumptions about older women.

"It's given me an amazing identity."

🗣️ Read all about it: www.movingmemorydance.com/news

04/06/2026

We’re really pleased to be sharing a new film by Folkestone-based artist Sue Bridge as part of We’ll Take It From Here, Dear 💛

Created in response to the choreography and themes of the piece, the film was developed through in situ drawings made during rehearsals. Placing older women centre stage, the work celebrates their strength, power and grace.

“As a visual artist, I was very moved by the physical gestures of the performers at Moving Memory - women putting their hands up to be noticed, shrinking themselves, then suddenly taking up space unapologetically. Those moments translated very powerfully into animation because movement can express things words sometimes can’t.”

The film will be screened as part of We’ll Take It From Here, Dear on 17 June at The Grand, Folkestone as part of Wavelengths festival.

Generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

Secure your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-take-it-from-here-dear-tickets-1988395253730

01/06/2026

Good evening everyone! We're very busy at Moving Memory this month, but in the best way! 💛

Our new Moving Well workshops launch in Dover and Folkestone on 10 June - free, friendly creative movement sessions for older people.

🌊 Folkestone ~ Wednesdays, 10 June – 28 July ~ 10.30am-12pm
Wood Avenue Library, CT19 6HS
✨ Dover ~ Wednesdays, 10 June – 28 July ~ 2-3.30pm
Dover Library, Market Square, CT16 1PH

No experience needed, just come as you are!

And on 17 June, we’ll be sharing a work in progress performance of We’ll Take It From Here, Dear at The Grand, Folkestone as part of Wavelengths Festival.

The evening will also include a short film by Sue Bridge and a post-show Q&A chaired by Bobby Baker.

Limited tickets remain! Book yours today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-take-it-from-here-dear-tickets-1988395253730

29/05/2026

“It’s chaos, but it’s brilliant.” 💛

The latest edition of Dears’ Diaries is here - our series spotlighting the voices behind We’ll Take It From Here, Dear ahead of Wavelengths festival next month.

Next up is Glyn, who has been part of Moving Memory since the very beginning. In her conversation, she reflects on risk-taking, co-creation, and challenging assumptions about what older women can do.

🗣️ Read all about it! www.movingmemorydance.com/news

Generously supported by Arts Council England.

27/05/2026

Throwback to The Devil’s Doorbell, performed across Kent in 2024. 💛

'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 laced with laughter and the moving messiness of life.

Not afraid to delve deep, the unspeakable may be spoken.'

26/05/2026

We’re really pleased to share that performance artist Bobby Baker will be chairing the Q&A for We’ll Take It From Here, Dear on 17 June 💛

Bobby is a performance artist and long-term patron of Moving Memory Dance Theatre. Through her company Daily Life Ltd, her work explores lived experience, humour, mental health, and the everyday realities of being a woman and mother. We can’t think of a better person to hold this conversation with us.

This event is part of Wavelengths Festival. Join us at The Grand on 17 June - book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-take-it-from-here-dear-tickets-1988395253730

Supported Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grant.

23/05/2026

HOT OFF THE PRESS! 🗞️ “It’s nice to stand out and be counted at our ages.”

The latest edition of Dears’ Diaries is here - our new series spotlighting the voices behind We’ll Take It From Here, Dear ahead of Wavelengths Festival next month.

Next up is Wendy, who speaks about challenging expectations around ageing, finding strength through performance and why humour and play are central to the process.

🗣️ Read all about it! www.movingmemorydance.com/news

18/05/2026

We had a blast performing at Dover Fringe Festival on Saturday 💛

Our brilliant Dover and Folkestone Moving Well groups brought their original piece, Ebb and Flow, to Market Square - honouring the hands we have held, the journeys we have made and the hurdles we overcome.

Thank you to everyone who stopped to watch and supported the performance.

16/05/2026

Our Moving Well groups are performing 'Ebb and Flow' at Dover Fringe Festival today - come along and support!

💛 Market Square, Dover (CT16 1NU) - 1pm

"Ebb and flow: the movement of life. An autobiographical exploration honouring and celebrating the hands we have held, the journeys we have made and the hurdles we overcome."

The show explores connection and how this enables us to stand side by side, united and strong. The choreography has been co-created by participants from Dover and Folkestone Moving Well, drawing on their own stories, experiences and movement.

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The Grand, The Leas
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http://www.movingmemorydance.com/

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