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MAYDAY Morris Workshop
A workshop with Dartmoor-based Morris dancers centred on dance as protest.
Presented by: Ashburton Arts Centre| 0 | ASHBURTON: Arts Centre |
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| P | Saturday 3rd May, 2025 |
| N | 10:45am |
Event information
In this workshop centred on dance as protest, members of MAYDAY Morris will share their history and ethos, and host a discussion on the importance of activism. You will discover how they bring positive energy to protest while bearing witness to loss, injustice, and inequality, using a medium that is the epitome of their common folk tradition.
They will be teaching everyone a few dance moves too, so perhaps you can set up your own rebel Morris side! All abilities welcome; wear whatever you are comfortable talking and dancing in.
MAYDAY Morris is a group of dancers and folk musicians from Dartmoor, Devon which has come together with a common cause. MAYDAY dances to drums, voice, flute, fiddle, guitar and any other instruments that are available. MAYDAY’s kit (costume), dancing and name communicate a rebellious pagan spirit alongside an honouring of our country’s workers and their traditions, whilst also signalling that we are in a state of social and environmental emergency.
This event is part of Summer is Ready! Field System’s Mayday Celebration run in collaboration with our neighbours, Field System gallery.
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Venue information
ASHBURTON: Arts Centre| 0 | 15 West St Ashburton TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk |
| ! | 01364 652781 |
| ` | Flat access from street. All who can, park in Town Hall Car Park, very close by. |
