Our next Wildfire Rising Artist Development day will be at The Bluecoat on Thursday 7th September. This event is now fully booked, if you are interested in attending andwould like to be added to the waiting list please contactjane.mclean@cheshiredance.org and connor@cheshiredance.org. Morning Session For the first part of the day Sonia Sabri will be leading a dance masterclass accompanied […] read more
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Knowle West Fest
Movema’s Everybody Dance Now family group are excited to be part of annual celebration Knowle West Fest. As part of the festivities the group will be part of the community parade outside the Filwood Community Centre and performing their own choreography for the crowds. This is just a part of the full day of free […] read more
Inquiring Bodies, Salford
Inquiring Bodies is a full day event by dance artists, for dance artists as part of the Wildfire Rising year 2 programme. Inquiring Bodies feature guest artists who identify as Global Majority who invite others to engage in their current research, the questions they’re asking themselves and their emerging interests, creating a mutually supportive environment […] read more
Inquiring Bodies
Inquiring Bodies Warrington is May 18th, 2023. We welcome dance artists to join us for two dance workshops led by Pei Yee Tong and Xiaowei Lu. Thank you to Culture Warrington for hosting the event, at the Pyramid Arts Centre. £100 bursaries are available to Global Majority Dance Artists. Global Majority refers to people who […] read more
Africa Oyé 2023
The Movema team are getting ready for another exciting year at Africa Oyé festival in Liverpool! African Oyé is the UK’s largest free festival of African music and culture! This year on the main stage catch Tanya Stephens, Kimi Djabaté, Sean Kuti & Egypt 80, Veeby and FRA! Movema will be back to run the […] read more
Bristol Refugee Festival 2023
Celebrate With Me Join us for a picnic with dance and music performances and participation hosted by The Nest at Bean Tree Cafe in collaboration with Movema Bristol and South Gloucestershire Race Equality Network. The activities will take part in and around the park’s bandstand and will be accessible for all people. Music and dance will fill the day […] read more
Eurovision Parade
Our Global Folk Project will be performing in Eurovision’s The Blue and Yellow Submarine Parade with @invisiblewindfactory@thekazimier! 🥳Come and experience a collaboration of Liverpudlian and Ukrainian talent! The parade is part of EuroFest, a two-week cultural festival that will take over Liverpool in the lead up to the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest! Movema […] read more
Artist Development Day
As part of the Wildfire Rising Programme, Movema and Cheshire Dance are offering free Artist Development Days, for dance artists who are keen to develop their practice at any stage in their career. The next will be Thursday 6th April at The Lion Salt Works in Northwich. The day will include: Bursaries available for Global […] read more
Boss Morris Workshop
We will be hosting 2 free masterclasses with the amazing Boss Morris on Sunday 2nd April at our home the Bluecoat! Boss Morris is a group of female creatives who share an artistic and progressive vision of Morris Dancing as a means to increase social engagement and interest in this unique and ancient folk dance. […] read more
Dancing In The Park
International Day of Dance in Birkenhead Park As the grand finale to Birkenhead Park’s 175th anniversary year, we are delighted to be part of the great celebration coming to the park on Saturday 29th April 2023. The event takes place on the International Day of Dance, and features dance performances animated by Movema, music, and youth activities organised by […] read more