We are very excited to be part of the amazing Katumba Halloween Carnival again this year! Every autumn, the nights grow longer, the air turns colder, and the line between worlds begins to blur. Halloween has always been more than costumes and sweets, it’s a time to honour our ancestors, to gather in ceremony, to […] read more
Get ready for an exciting explosion of dance and music in Liverpool city centre on Sunday 19th October. Celebrating Diwali in partnership with MILAP as part of their INDIKA Festival. Keep up to date by checking out our socials! read more
Join us to celebrate love and light with a very special Diwali session in collaboration with The Reader and MILAP at the time of their INDIKA Festival. As well as storytelling, our Taking Flight Peacock will be dancing and there’ll be time to explore the magical Storybarn, and share Diwali inspired crafts. Best suited for 4-9 year olds. read more
Enjoy Taking Flight, a thought-provoking performance exploring freedom, flight and birds.Inspired by Movema artists’ experiences of migration – and informed by the refugee and asylum-seeker communities they work with – the dancers will explore both human and birds’ desires. The performance will happen beneath an installation by visual artist Maria Loizidou, which responds to the architecture […] read more
The Peacock, Feng Huang and Sankofa bird from Movema’s Taking Flight will be performing at the leading outdoor multi-cultural festival, Warrington Mela. You can expect a day of free street theatre, dance, music, food, and colliding cultures spread across Queens Gardens and Time Square. This year’s theme, “Home,” explores ideas of belonging, identity and community […] read more
The Sankofa and Feng Huang from Movema’s Taking Flight will be performing at the Merhaba Halal Food Festival in Rochdale. Created by the Islamic Arts Co-op, Merhaba brings everyone together for a day of community cohesion, togetherness and fun. Merhaba is a family-friendly festival with free activities and rides for the children, live entertainment for everyone including: Live art […] read more
Celebrate With Me will be happening for the first time in Kingswood Park, South Gloucestershire on Sunday 15th June! Come and join us for a day of celebration with world music and dance, family crafts, wellbeing & nature activities, sports, circus and food, helping to create a place of welcome for all people. This Community […] read more
We are excited to bring back our annual, FREE, community get-together event “Big Union” 11am-4pm on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at The Black-E, Great George Street, Liverpool city centre and everyone is invited! The Big Union brings people together to celebrate our shared humanity by connecting through culture. The event will be bursting with exciting […] read more
Join us to celebrate the East and South East Asian festival and Lunar New Year! Movema will be performing and leading workshops and walk-about costume parades throughout January and February in the North West. Timetable: Please visit our socials for further information 🙂 read more
Join Movema’s family group from Knowle West to celebrate the Year of the Snake at Bristol Museum and Gallery. The group who rehearse at Filwood Community Centre, will dance and show their dragon and snake crafts whilst performing with local East Asian musician KALA CHNG. As well as performing live, the dancers will also be […] read more