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Sacconi Quartet & Moving Memory
Sacconi Residency
Sunday 6th October, 2024
2:30 pm
The Green Room @ The Grand, The Leas
Performance
Sacconi Quartet
Moving Memory Dance Theatre‘s Dover Groovin Well group
Sacconi Quartet and Moving Memory’s Dover Groovin Well group come together to explore what happens when Movers meet Musicians and Shostakovich’s String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, opus 110.
Written in Dresden, 1960, “in memory of the victims of fascism and war”, this exquisite, 20 minute piece of music has an enduring resonance. With this sharing of work in progress, musicians and dancers move through a sense of loss, towards resistance, resolution and restoration found within a community of care.
Moving Memory Dance Theatre is an innovative, collaborative & inclusive physical performance company which has been performing in town centres, public spaces, festivals and theatres for over 10 years.
Their key objective is to make and present striking, visual and meaningful performances, films and installations which surprise and entertain audiences and change peoples’ perspectives of ageing. In the past five years, Moving Memory has performed to over 10,000 people and involved nearly 1000 people in workshops.
Led by Creative Director, Sian Stevenson, (who has over 30 years’ experience as a performer, choreographer, director and educator) Moving Memory:
– Challenges people of all ages to change their perspective on ageing. The work they produce, and the way it is produced, addresses the ageism which “leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions” (UN report on ageism, March 2021). By showing that getting older can be liberating and life enhancing, and through working intergenerationally, we demonstrate the richness, value and importance of older people’s lives and contributions to local communities.
– Supports older people to have greater access to artistic and creative activities, especially creative movement. We provide arts activities which offer older people ways to find personal satisfaction, fulfilment, and creative ways to well-being.
Free but booking essential
