Body Language

Movement, dance, physical education and gymnastics archives at University of Edinburgh and Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross. Funded by the Wellcome Trust.

[Jenny Steele @jennycsteele]

Burns Night Tonight. Margaret Morris Dancer's performing to the Skye Boat Song at Ted Shawn's Theatre, in Jacob's Pillow, U.S.A in 1954, from the book, Margaret Morris, Creation in Dance and Life, written by Margaret herself.

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@CPKMuseums Mark has been “critical” - sorry, typo!

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@CPKMuseums We love our @CPKMuseums colleagues over here at the @BodyLanguageUoE project - an absolute joy to work with. Mark has been to the import of new catalogue descriptions for the #MargaretMorris #archives Thank you 🙏 Mark!

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@CPKMuseums @culturepandk Lovely to see Amy’s face on the Twittersphere! We could not have managed our @BodyLanguageUoE project without her incredible collections knowledge and unremitting help! Thank you Amy 🙏🤗

[Sporting Heritage @sportinghistory]

We are so excited to be working with the @britgolfmuseum on this exciting @artfund project that will really look at how we can improve museum experiences for #neurodiverse people. https://t.co/9vdlSmfNQI

[SSSA @EU_SSSA]

Wonderful to see #SeaShanties taking social media by storm at the moment. On @TobarDualchais you can hear recordings from The People's Festival Ceilidh of 1953, where Ewan MacColl described the tradition of Shanties and performed some examples. SA1953.242 https://t.co/B9AlFVD23h

[WomensHistNetworkWM @WHN_WM]

More exciting news about our @WHN_WM and @BritSportHisSoc conf. #WomenInSport, Nov. 6 2021. The keynote address ‘“All work and no play makes a dull wife and a tired mother”: Women and Sport in SWW Britain’ will be delivered by @RafNicholson & @matthew_mtaylor

[Centre for Research Collections @CRC_EdUni]

Following the announcement by the Scottish Government of a national lockdown from 5th January 2021, the CRC has moved to a remote-only service to support essential teaching and research activities https://t.co/pJiMJdJpMt

[DanceDataProject® @dancedatap]

Instead of streaming the same old "Nutcrackers" this year, we'd recommend exploring something outside of the usual male-choreographed, big city productions...

Here's a selection of programs that might give you your women in dance fix this December!
https://t.co/SYQvxLwKKV

[Lori Watson 🎻 @LoriWatsonmusic]

Lori Watson plays "Banks of Spey" on William Marshall's fiddle (MIMEd 03... https://t.co/ClnByFXhiC via @YouTube

[Lori Watson 🎻 @LoriWatsonmusic]

Lori Watson plays Tain in the Rain on a Stroh violin (MIMEd 4533) from c... https://t.co/lAsX1O6eyX via @YouTube

[Lori Watson 🎻 @LoriWatsonmusic]

"The Left-handed fiddler" by James Scott Skinner. Lori Watson on a violi... https://t.co/YktdpV7aiQ via @YouTube

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@SuffolkGael Miss that window view and the changing seasons 🥶🤣

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@CRC_EdUni @ilikeoldbooks @ScotsArchives @SocietyDanceRes @wtimmons @MattLMcDowell @sportinghistory @EdUniLibraries 🤓👇🤩😃

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star Movement / Dance pioneer, Margaret Morris (1891-1980) aged 8, in theatre costume as ‘Twinkle Star’ from pantomime ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, at Plymouth by Ben Greet Company, 1899-1900 #Archives pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement @CPKMuseums @ARAScot

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star Movement / Dance pioneer, Margaret Morris (1891-1980) aged 8, in theatre costume as ‘Twinkle Star’ from pantomime ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, at Plymouth by Ben Greet Company, 1899-1900 #Archives pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement @CPKMuseums @ARAScot

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #snow photo illustrating ski-ing exercises for Margaret Morris & Hans Falkner’s ‘Ski-ing Exercises’ 1st published 1934. #Archives pic courtesy @MMorrisMovement (Ref:2010.718.4.8.2.1) @sportinghistory @CRC_EdUni @EdUniLibraries @CPKMuseums @ilikeoldbooks

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@CRC_EdUni @ilikeoldbooks @wtimmons @MattLMcDowell @RachelHosker1 @ARAScot @explorearchives @EdUniLibraries @sportinghistory @MorayHouse @SocietyDanceRes 🤓👇😁💃

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ExploreYourArchive #Health Margaret Morris founder of a system of physical movement, advocate of the profound effects of movement on health, deeply inspired by Art. Accomplished artist. #Archives Pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement (Ref: 2010.718.4.8.2.2) @CPKMuseums @ScotsArchives

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ExploreYourArchive #Health Margaret Morris founder of a system of physical movement, advocate of the profound effects of movement on health, deeply inspired by Art. Accomplished artist. #Archives Pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement (Ref: 2010.718.4.8.2.2) @CPKMuseums @ScotsArchives

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

@wtimmons @CRC_EdUni @CPKMuseums @ScotsArchives @ARAScot @sportinghistory @MattLMcDowell @ilikeoldbooks 🤓👇

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ExploreYourArchive dance-#science pioneer, qualified physio (1930) Margaret Morris developed Margaret Morris Movement Method - correct breathing/posture were critical to stamina/range of movement/health/vitality. #archives pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement 🙏 (Ref: 2010.718.4.8.2)

[Body Language @BodyLanguageUoE]

#ExploreYourArchive dance-#science pioneer, qualified physio (1930) Margaret Morris developed Margaret Morris Movement Method - correct breathing/posture were critical to stamina/range of movement/health/vitality. #archives pics courtesy @MMorrisMovement 🙏 (Ref: 2010.718.4.8.2)