About this event
When
Wed 16th Sep - Fri 18th Sep 2026
Booking Info
For ages 18 and over
sapta trio in the street Image courtesy of Jane Mason
Movement-based artist Jane Mason invites people to explore their experiences, sense of place and belonging through movement. Particularly those who have or are experiencing moments of change or transition in their life.
Jane is no stranger to the City and the people of Nottingham, having worked on projects such as Street Dance, and A Dance at Home commissioned by Dance4.
This September, we’re delighted to welcome Jane back to Nottingham to begin a creative process, meeting people, moving together, and unveiling people’s stories of place, periods of change and experiences of loss or growth.
Your Invitation from Jane:
Having had the privilege of working with people of Nottingham on previous projects, it means a great deal to me to reconnect with the rebellious spirit that runs through this city and the people who call it home.
As a movement-based artist, I’m struck by the ways movement can expand our awareness of ourselves, each other, and the places we inhabit, in profound ways.
My practice is rooted in choreography, as a way of thinking and being in the world. I’m interested in creative ways of seeing, sensing, and relating to one another, using movement to shape and frame our experiences.
At the heart of this project are moments of change: times when something in our lives is shifting. Maybe you’re experiencing periods of uncertainty, transition, adjustment; moments of loss or growth.
In my mid-fifties I’m interested in meeting people who find themselves at such a point; grappling with questions (more than answers), who may feel curious about what an embodied process of moving together might reveal.
How does our sense of home live in our bodies over time?
How might movement help to reveal buried connections between place, memory and our evolving sense of who we are?
This is the beginning of a wider artistic project that may develop towards a public performance or sharing in 2027.
We’re starting with curiosity, inviting you to explore ideas, experiences and perspectives with us. That may involve movement, conversation or other forms of creative exploration.
How to get involved
You don’t need to be a dancer, or to have any previous movement experience.
If you feel drawn to this invitation, or even a little curious, get in touch with Ruthba from the Fabric team; ruthba@fabric.dance or phone the Fabric office and ask for Ruthba on 0333 0913782 so we can tell you more.
If you have any access requirements you wish to share to help us facilitate your conversation with Jane then please let Ruthba know when getting in touch.
I would love you to join me in a joyful creative exploration through movement, conversation, and shared experience.
Let’s discover what might emerge together.
Jane Mason
About Jane
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Jane Mason is a choreographic artist, maker, performer, collaborator and facilitator.She has collaborated with varied artists including: Jules Maxwell, Sonia Hughes, David Williams, Sophia Clist, Lone Twin, Blind Ditch, Jason Singh, Quarantine, Grace Surman, Phil Smith and with Candoco in Jeanine Durning’s Last Shelter.Jane’s relationship with Fabric is rooted in a long history with Dance4 and their ongoing interest working in bespoke community contexts with the public. Projects include: choreographing Lone Twin’s ‘Street Dance’ Nottdance (2009), ’A dance at Home’ commissioned by Dance4 and the Commission Collective (2015) and facilitating a creative development staff team project for Dance4 (2016-2017).“As I get older I am even more drawn to the wonders and inherent stories in a person’s individual physicality. There is so much going on when a person is moving. I try to bring my fullest self to the creative spaces I’m in, repeatedly discovering that our bodies are extraordinary mediums for insight and learning.”
