SEFTON Park will be alight with magic and mystery tonight for the Hallowe’en Lantern Carnival. 6.30 – 8.30pm Sefton Park, Liverpool.Starts: The Obelisk Monument (Aigburth Drive/ Croxteth Drive). This year Movema community performance group will be dressed as scary fairies and dancing some wicked tribal moves. Hundreds of people from across the city will come […] read more
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Radio interview with trainees
Catch trainees James Furlong Tapiwa Mapfumo & Director Ithalia Forel on BBC Radio Merseyside this Sunday 3rd Nov 13. At 8.30pm with Ngunan Adamu! https://www.facebook.com/Movema read more
Award Winners!
We are delighted to have won the Arts and Media Award 2014 at Merseyside Black History Month Group’s Black Achievers Awards! Thanks to everyone who nominated and supported us and everyone who works with us, all of our volunteers and participants. We are pleased to accept this on behalf of all of of you wonderful […] read more
Ithalia wins Female in Business Award
Movema founding director Ithalia Forel has won the 2014 Merseyside Black History Month Group Female in Business award! Proud of her Liverpudlian and Caribbean roots, Ithalia is hoping to create more opportunities to explore her passion for culture, dance and education, whilst breaking down barriers and providing access for others to experience the power of […] read more
New Yoga Class
Movema are pleased to offer a NEW yoga class for all levels age 16+. The sessions are Shiva Yoga a form of Hatha Yoga and will run on Thursday evenings 7-8pm at The Women’s Organiation. The cost is £4.50 /£4. Participants should wear comfortable clothes, bring a bottle of water and a jumper for the […] read more
Cultural Food Feast
On Saturday 12th October Movema community dancers will perform their Afro Fusion dance piece at the Cultural Food Feast as part of Merseyside Black History Month celebrations at The Palm House in Sefton Park, Liverpool. The group will be on stage at 1.15pm. And from 12-6pm there will be a day full of family fun […] read more
World Mental Health Day
Today at 1.30pm Movema will be in Williamson Square in Liverpool to be part of World Mental Health Day. For global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. This day, each October thousands of supporters come to celebrate this annual awareness program to bring attention to Mental Illness and its major effects on peoples’ life worldwide […] read more
Afro Fusion Classes & Events
Wednesdays 6-7pm. A chance to learn African & Caribbean techniques mixed with commercial and street dance moves over 8 weeks, with opportunities to perform at local and international festivals. The dance classes will now be running in blocks of 8: 11th Sept to 30th Oct – Afro Fusion for Black History Month. Like the Sankofa […] read more
St Helens Summer Streets Festival
There was dancing in the streets of St Helens this weekend! Movema and partners provided a fun afternoon of dance, music and acrobatic performance and workshops for city centre shoppers and community. The programme included Bollywood and Flamenco performances, Movema’s Afro Fusion piece featuring various African Diaspora movement styles and special tricks and flips from […] read more
Part-Time Administrator
[box type=”pink”] Deadline 5pm Wed 2nd April 2014![/box] This is an exciting time for Movema. We have a busy class schedule, frequent workshop bookings and exciting projects and collaborations. We are working on Organisational Development supported by a range of partners. And our team of skilled artists, trainees, volunteers and participants is growing steadily. To […] read more