Why are Oxford’s streets full of morris dancers on May Morning? What’s the history of this centuries-old artform? And how did a momentous 1899 Boxing Day meeting in snowy Headington spark renewed interest in this ancient tradition?
Morris dancing has been a feature of Oxfordshire life for nearly half a millennium. This talk looks at some of the ups and downs of Oxfordshire’s morris history, how its dancers inspired the folk revival, and how to spot the different styles of the teams you might see on the streets of Oxford today, from men dressed in white to women in clogs and masked dervishes with whirling and clattering sticks.
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