We offer regular creative dance, music and movement sessions, workshops and creative opportunities for older people with a special focus on age-related neurodegeneration.
Dance for Parkinson’s
Our weekly Dance for Parkinson’s classes combine movement, live music, creative exercises and vocal work and are always build around themes and stories. These classes are run in partnership with English National Ballet and Oxford City Council. Learn more about ENB’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme.
Wesley Memorial Church
Monday 12.30-1.45pm
Spring term 2025: 27.1.-31.3.2025.
Dance for Joy
This weekly dance class combines movement, live music, vocal work and creative exercises to enhance physical and mental health and well-being. Each term we focus on different themes from musicals to great ballets and other famous stories. The class is brilliant for those under a risk of age-related neurodegeneration and the newly diagnosed.
Wesley Memorial Church
Monday 2.15-3.15pm
Spring term 2025: 27.1.-31.3.2025
Mindful Movement for Parkinson’s
This weekly class combines mindful movement, breath work, yoga and mindfulness-based exercises aiming to support both the motor and non-motor symptoms related to Parkinson’s.
Wesley Memorial Church
Friday 1-2pm
Spring term 2025: 31.1.-4.4.2025
Singing for Parkinson’s
This new weekly choir sessions combines the joy of singing with the proven benefits of music therapy, designed specifically for individuals living with Parkinson’s. Tailored to support vocal strength and breath control, the sessions integrate movement and feature a diverse repertoire, including pop, folk, classical, jazz, and musical theatre, chosen based on participants' interests. The sessions are led by mezzo-soprano and neurologic music therapist Serenna Wagner.
Wesley Memorial Church
Tuesday 1.30-2.30pm
Spring term 2025: 28.1.-1.4.2025
Workshops Spring 2025
Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford Playhouse 16th January at 10.30am
Inspired by the Oxford Playhouse Pantomime, we explore the story of Sleeping Beauty through dance, singing and creative exercises. The workshop will be delivered as part of the Oxford Playhouse’s Social Thursdays.
Let’s Dance at OFS 2nd March at 2pm
Join us and our Dance for Parkinson’s group for a workshop to celebrate and raise awareness of the joy and benefits that dance brings. We will be joining thousands from right across the nation to celebrate all things dance as part of Let’s Dance (spearheaded by Angela Rippon).
Movers & Shakers at MOX
MuMo Creative runs a monthly dance class, the Movers & Shakers, at the Museum of Oxford.
Spring term 2025: 24th January, 21st February, 21st March
Past projects
Nutcracker at the Weston Library
In partnership with English National Ballet, MuMo Creative led a festive and creative dance workshop at the Weston Library, University of Oxford, together with our Dance for Parkinson’s group to mark the end of 2024 and our first year as a charity. The workshop was based on ENB’s new production of the Nutcracker. We were joined by members of the public and musicians from the Oxford University Graduate Orchestra.
MuMo Creative at the Jitterbug
In the summer 2024, MuMo Creative was commissioned to create and deliver a workshop, Transfiguration: the power of music and dance, at the Jitterbug produced by The Cultural Programme, University of Oxford, and Trigger as part of the Oxford Kafka 2024 celebrations. This workshop was inspired by Kafka’s Metamorphosis and co-created by MuMo Creative and our incredible Dance for Parkinson’s group. We combined live music, sound work, movement and creative tasks to explore the transformative effects of dance and music.
Kafka 2024 at the Weston Library
Drawing inspiration from Kafka’s metamorphosis, our workshop, Transfiguration: the power of music and dance, at the Weston Library combined live music, dance and creative exercises to boost physical and mental wellbeing, and to celebrate the transformative effects of dance and music. The workshop that offered a synergy of sound, movement and creativity was co-created with our Dance for Parkinson’s group.
Her Story
MuMo Creative and our Dance for Parkinson’s group were involved in an opera film featuring the creative talents of 85 members of the UK Parkinson’s community and produced by Cohere Arts.
MuMo Creative in Japan
In 2023, we developed and led a workshop on Leading Dance for Older People for students and faculty at the Ochanomizu University in Tokyo.
Dance for Health at MERL
Our artists were commissioned to develop a Dance for Health programme for the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading drawing inspiration from the museum collections and related stories.
‘You run an excellent ship with efficiency and warmth’
-Dance for Parkinson’s participant