Celebrating Diversity Through Dance
Impact
2024
| Community Participants | 15,000 |
| Participants from underserved backgrounds | 90% |
| Children and Young People | 2200 |
| Artists of the Global Majority | 56% |
| Value of work provided for 155 Dance Artists | £60,000 |
| Live audience members | 100,000 |
| Value created by every £1 invested * | £4.45 |
DANCE WITH US
Check out our timetable of classes and workshops.
We have activities for people of all ages and backgrounds including free classes in Bristol and Liverpool.
I’ve been coming for ten years. I feel SUCH a difference in my mood when I come to your classes!!
Class Participant/ Community Performer.
What people say
“A huge heartfelt thank you – you are offering something that is more important than many people realise, uniting people through communal dance with no barriers: congratulations!”
Project Participant
“It was amazing to see different generations & backgrounds all dancing together in the street! I never would have thought it was possible.”
Audience Member, The Great British Baraat, Milap
What We Do
Cultural Communities
Inclusive classes and projects that promote unity and wellbeing
Children and Young People
Services for schools, nurseries and community groups
Creative Productions
Shows and performers available for events
Creative Pathways
Strategic artist development programmes
news
Big Union, Liverpool
The Big Union FREE community event returns on Saturday 22 March at The Black-E!
Bringing people together to celebrate our shared humanity by connecting through culture, dance, food and more!
Support Movema!
The Movema team is feeling proud and blessed to celebrate our 15th Birthday!
We send our gratitude to participants, volunteers, artists and supporters who have been part of this amazing journey.
At this time we really welcome donations to allow our communities to thrive.
Company Administrator
Movema is seeking a highly organised and experienced part-time Company Administrator with excellent IT skills, to help maintain and develop our growing activities in North West and Southwest.
(21 hours / week) based in our Liverpool office at The Bluecoat.
Empowering Young people through dance
Movema has commenced an arts-based learning programme in two inner city schools in partnership with Trinity Community Arts.
The ‘Cultural Alliance’ aims to reduce inequalities through arts-education.
What Guides Us
Movema celebrates diversity through dance, creating safe spaces for different communities to come together and learn about each other through high-quality arts experiences.
recent highlights
Lunar New Year
We’re proud to have delivered a full programme of Lunar New Year events across Liverpool and Bristol region in January and February. Activities included dance, martial arts, storytelling, calligraphy and tea ceremonies!
Wildfire Rising Sharing Event
In January we were joined by an audience of supporters and partners at Trinity Centre, Bristol for a sharing of work from our three Associate Artists on the Wildfire Rising Artist Development project, Lildonia Lawrence, Divija Melally and Deepraj Singh.
Refugee Festival
We hosted Celebrate With Me for the third year in Page Park as part of the South Gloucestershire & Bristol Refugee Festival. Providing an uplifting programme of dance, music, arts and food from around the world.
Africa Oyé
For the 15th year, Movema produced the Oyé Active Zone as part of this amazing free festival weekend in Liverpool! We engaged hundreds of people from different backgrounds with dance, drumming and wellbeing activities.
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