Thursday 22 October

An open session today. With thanks to everyone.

Dance programme for a ball, with inscribed names, 1847, 1922.1861.
Collage picture made from butterfly wings and card by a WW1 convalescent soldier, c.1920, 1922.1066.
Objects chosen by Rabia.

What a lovely session - we talked about where we like to dance and how it feels; making art from animals; butterflies in hot countries; big dresses being good for social distancing; making art to recover from trauma; and little pocket books being like phones now - something to do while you are nervous. Who was Edith - was she the best dancer? A diary of a night, why didn't the owner of the dance card have a final dance? The Moulin Rouge; rules of dance versus freedom in dance; social etiquette...oh and ghosts!