Cinderella: A Cultural Movement

Special Event

Cinderella: A Cultural Movement

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 Sunday 13 December 2026

  13.00–15.00

 At the Weston Library

  Free, just drop in!
 

About the event

Step into the timeless world of Cinderella in a unique event combining music, movement, and reflection. Through four engaging sections, writer and researcher Michelle Anya Anjirbag and the MuMo Creative team explore why this beloved tale resonates across cultures and generations and examines the themes of transformation, inner strength, conflict, and the role of helpers in our lives. 

Each talk is followed by an accessible movement activity, inviting participants to embody the story’s themes through creative expression.

Accompanied by music from Prokofiev’s Cinderella ballet and Massenet’s Cendrillon opera, this immersive experience encourages listening, imagination, connection, and wonder.
 

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Speakers

MuMo Creative is an Oxford-based charity that offers creative dance, music and movement sessions to promote the physical and mental health of older people with age-related health conditions. This workshop is led by MuMo Creative’s lead artists.

Michelle Anya Anjirbag is a lecturer in Children’s Literature and Creative Education at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research areas include fairy tales, children’s literature and media, and adaptation, and she is the author of Appropriated Tales: Race and the Disney Fairy-Tale Mode (Wayne State University Press, 2025).

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Event details

 13 December 2026

 13.00–15.00

     Free, just drop in!

 At the Weston Library


Contact

publicengagement@bodleian.ox.ac.uk


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