Mummers Plays online
Many of our teams who perform seasonal folk plays, often called Mummers Plays, have moved online this year, due to the pandemic. Here are some offerings:
Cotswold for Beginners Workshops online
Here is a review of our first Cotswold Morris workshop held over 3 weeks, for participants to learn ‘Jockey to the Fair’ in the style of Ilmington.
Morris in the Museum in Bedford
It is not often Morris dancing can be said to have made history but Redbornstoke Morris (1976-2018) and Bedfordshire Lace Morris (1981-2016) are the focus of a new display at The Higgins Museum in Bedford.
Archive Film of Morris Dancing in Horsham 1989
West Sussex Morris Unwrapped – Morris in Horsham 1989 On 21st July, Screen Archive South East, in collaboration with partners at the West Sussex Record Office, made available a variety […]
Liberation Lockdown in Guernsey
Are Belles and Broomsticks Morris in Guernsey the first morris side to dance out this season without having to social distance or follow any other restrictions? They gave us this […]
Play celebrates Sidmouth Women heroes and the Fatberger
New mummers/guisers play celebrates Sidmouth Women heroes and the Fatberger! A brand new traditional mummers/guisers play was released for Midsummer that celebrates Sidmouth Women across the ages. Local storyteller and […]
Clog dancers unite online for mass performance
With their traditional May Bank Holiday event cancelled, Hadrian Clog decided they would still take the opportunity to dance together, if only virtually. On Monday 25th May they gathered online […]
Zooming up the Sun
May Day is a popular day for Morris dancing, as a start to the morris ‘season’ of performing, rather than practising. Some teams get up and ‘dance up the sun’ […]
Learn the Sailor’s Hornpipe
The third solo dance to be released in the ‘Isolation Instructionals’ series of videos made during the Covid-19 outbreak is a Sailor’s Hornpipe. It is danced and taught by Martyn […]
St George’s Day Lone Morris #StGeorgesLMF
Following the International success of the #LoneMorrisFestival on Sat 21st March 2020, it was repeated as the St George’s Day bash on Saturday 25th April 2020, being the nearest Saturday […]
