COMING SOON. Grand Gesture is performing at Critical Moment on 23 September in London.
Andy Newman 1961-2026
Andy Newman was an inspiring dancer and a powerful force for redefining what it means to age.
As a proud "geri-anarchist," he joyfully upended societal expectations, proving that dance, passion, and creativity belong to every stage of life.
Andy possessed that rare, magnetic talent to make things happen. He wasn't just an exciting performer; he was a natural facilitator who brought people together and turned collective artistic energy into reality. His resilience, warmth, and flair enriched everything he touched.
Andy’s legacy remains alive in the rhythm, spaces, and dance community he helped build. He will be deeply missed, but his grand gestures will never be forgotten.
Thank you, Andy, for your energy and talent and the unforgettable connections you sparked.
It’s a wrap! Great fun working with Anders Larsson on Geri-Anarchists .
Thrilled to be finalists in the first national Advantages of Age Awards 2023.
69
In our work 69 we leap back into the culture-defining moments of an iconic year. The moon landing. The Stonewall riots. Woodstock. Colour TV. To name just a few. Oh, and sex was everywhere. Censorship in the theatre had ended and nude stage shows such as Oh Calcutta and Hair opened. It was a time when we questioned authority, demanded more freedoms, and dreamed of a better world.
Performers: Mary Cox, Bruce Currie, Gilly Hanna
Music: Soundscape: Alice Mills.
Grand Gesture song: Gilly Hanna/David Dutfield
Recording: 69
Recording Grand Gesture Groove by Gilly Hanna and David Dutfield, for 69, which premiered in June 2023 part of @CriticalMoment, an evening of dance theatre, at the Royal Academy of Dance in London SW11, produced by linda.foster.14289. #WAF2023
Costumes for ‘Happy Ever Older’, an original magical fairy tale about the pitfalls and pleasure of ageing.
Coming of Age at Resolution 2022
featuring Mary Cox examines the ageing body from an intergenerational perspective.
Feeling festive
“ We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.” Marilyn Monroe
Bruce Currie in Dance Me To Death , a film by Advantages of Age and Fubunation. The ten over-60s dancers honour the dead as they perform in Kensal Green cemetery June 2021.
Bruce and Mary starred in the ad for Generation Pale Ale, a Brixton Brewery beer.
Advantages of Age interview
Gilly playing at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross
Gilly was invited to reveal her thoughts on growing older for Advantages of Age, the social enterprise challenging media stereotypes around ageing.
TOO OLD TO DANCE ON STAGE?
In November 2018, fed up with the lack of opportunity to create and perform challenging and entertaining work, Mary Cox founded Grand Gesture, a new company of older dance theatre artists based in London. “We refuse to be consigned to the creative scrapheap just because we’re older,” says Mary Cox.