MOSSBELLY: DanceAge Workshop

The workshop on Thursday, November 14 will take place in the Music Room (located on the second floor) and the workshop on Friday, November 22 will take place in the East Common Room (located on the first floor).

This workshop invites a group of intergenerational adults to dance together, creating a space to embody questions: How do we dance through inevitable transitions of ageing, whatever age you are? What can the ageing body teach us between generations? What does it need from us, and how can it support us in the society we live in?

Intergenerational spaces are among the oldest forms of learning and development across cultures. This workshop honours this tradition, beginning with meditation, grounding stretches and gentle breathing exercises to foster ease and mobility. Through creative movement guidance, participants will Dance while practicing intergenerational empathy, fostering understanding, connection and joy.

This inclusive workshop is open to individuals of all backgrounds, including participants with disabilities and those using mobility aids such as walkers, canes, and wheelchairs. No prior dance experience is needed. Join us in a supportive environment where we can explore and celebrate the wisdom and vitality of the ageing body together.

Note: Participants are not required, but are encouraged, to attend both workshops. See “Related Programming” below for more information.

—

MOSSBELLY is an intergenerational performance and choreographic meditation on our human connection to land, plant life, nature and time.

This program is part of Keeping Time, a workshop series that centres embodied learning by inviting intergenerational audiences of all abilities to pay special attention to time, space and movement through somatic learning and unlearning.

—

This program is presented in partnership with Hart House and the Institute for Dance Studies.