Movema is seeking a Co-Chair, and up to three new Trustees, to guide the organisation through its next exciting stage of development in Liverpool and Bristol. We are seeking interest from people with a commitment to and interest in our core purpose and we welcome approaches from those considering their first Chair / Trustee role […] read more
We’re all about celebrating East & South East Asian heritage in accessible and creative ways! Movema’s goal is to bring public spaces and events to life with exciting performances while making sure dancers, especially those from ESEA backgrounds, are represented & visible. We also want to create meaningful experiences for our communities, building connections through […] read more
Everybody Dance Now, Again! We’re massively grateful to Quartet Community Foundation for awarding funding to our Filwood Family Sessions, Everybody Dance Now. With Quartet’s support, we can deliver another term of our free to access weekly dance and craft activities with our fantastic Filwood families. Sessions re-commence on Thursday 26 September, 6 – 7pm at […] read more
For the third year running, Movema, The Nest At Bean Tree Cafe and South Glouchestershire Race Equality Network hosted ‘Celebrate With Me’ – a day of festivities with global music and dance performances, family crafts and food tasters, helping to create a place of welcome for local refugee communities. We were treated to a beautiful […] read more
Dance around the world with Movema and guest artist at our weekly World Fusion classes in Bristol. World Fusion is a dance class introducing and showcasing diverse, artistic and social dance styles from around the world.We celebrate diversity and provide an energising experience with an emphasis on dance choreography and sequences. Level: Mixed dance levels […] read more
Wildfire Rising is an arts development programme that aims to remove barriers of inequality by investing in and supporting Global Majority Dance Artists to make way for the rising of their artistry, representation and development. Associate Artists As part of the Wildfire Rising programme, Movema will support three dance artists from the Bristol area who […] read more
We are continuing into our 4th year of running community dance and arts activities in Filwood Community Centre, Knowle West for children and their families.The weekly sessions now run on Thursdays 6-7pm and are free to all. During January and February 2024 the group are celebrating the Lunar New year and welcoming the year of […] read more
Pooja Argarwal, Dance Artist & Choreographer, reflects on Diwali 2023 Diwali is a really important celebration in my culture. It is an event that really brings everyone together and is our new year and the start of the Hindu calendar year. In my hometown of Jaipur we all dress up, do Pujas (the Hindu worship […] read more
Movema is currently looking to appoint up to three passionate and dynamic trustees to help our diverse charity navigate our next chapter. About Our Board Movema’s Board of trustees consists of up to ten people, bringing together diverse experience, skills and knowledge to work collaboratively to provide governance. The Board is supported in this, by […] read more
Supported by Bristol Refugee Festival and Arts Council England, Movema artists Keity Pook delivered a series of workshops and rehearsals with Refugee Women of Bristol. During the project the group worked collaboratively to create a dance piece celebrating many cultures and shared experienced, which was then performed to an audience at the Southmead Festival. The […] read more