Monday 21 October 2024

Revival of the Redding Moreys project

We are back. COVID has had a heavy impact on us.  During the last 5 years, people have grown old and have retired from dancing altogether; other people have become chronically ill and can no longer dance and some have had accidents and termporary illnesses that kept hem off stage for a much longer time than they expected.

Nevertheless, we have survived as a group focused on the original reference point of the emergence of morris in England; particularly in Reading in 1513 CE. Beacuse of our intentionally narrow focus, we have resisted the temptation of merging into a broader spectrum historical re-enactment; therefore, we have had great difficulty recruiting new dancers through wide advertisement and painful selection and indoctrination. We have not aborted our mission and we intend to be there when theren is an opportunity to inform people on the origin of morris and the surviving similarities of modern forms. We have a strong identity and are uniquely qualified on the subject.  Please contact us if you see an opportunity for us to add value to your event beyond pure entertainment.