The practical and discussion-based session will explore ideas from the exhibition and how working locally can inspire creativity in your own practice. Participants are invited to take the action outdoors where they will have time to take stills or recordings of moving in a different space using the Moving Beyond Perceptions stimulus. Participants will then have the opportunity to share their creative discoveries with the group and discuss how our creativity can be used to move in unusual spaces in unusual ways.
*Moving Beyond Perceptions exhibition was created by Movement for All, in collaboration with photographer David Severn.
This event is free of charge to People Dancing Members and £5.00 for non-members.
Bookings for this event are now closed
Booking deadline: Noon Monday 17 January 2022
About Karla Jones and Anne Sheldon
Karla Jones (Dance Lead)
I’ve been involved with Movement for All since its creation in 2009, first as a support artist then as lead artist from 2012. I work with older dancers across the East Midlands having previously led sessions at Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre.
I have lectured at Lincoln and Leicester Universities training students in best practice when working with older people. I trained with Diane Amans, a world leader in older people dancing, and Dr Richard Coaten specialising in making sessions dementia friendly. Movement for All is committed to proving that creativity and expression doesn’t end at 60, for some of us it begins.
Anne Sheldon (Chair of the Committee for the group)
I joined Movement For All as a volunteer, when it was a small community project, funded by Broxtowe Borough Council. Over the years I became Chair and main fundraiser, seeing the group grow to over 30 people and gaining charity status.
My background in health and education has enabled me to forge partnerships and make successful funding bids. Keeping a watch for studies into positive aging, and linking this to our groups philosophy, has resulted in exciting and fulfilling projects. Working with dancers, providers and community groups is why I love our group and believe dance is for everyone, regardless of age.