Not on display

Shoes

mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of flat green dance shoes, worn in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoes
  • Shoes (Footwear)
Materials and techniques
Suede and leather
Brief description
Pair of flat green dance shoes, worn in a Natural Movement production



Physical description
Worn pair of green flat dance shoe with suede upper, fine leather lining and leather sole.
Dimensions
  • Sole length: 24.4cm
  • At widest part width: 8cm
Credit line
Given by Francine Watson Coleman on behalf of the Natural Movement organisation
Object history
Acquired as a part of the Natural Movement Collection.
Summary
Pair of flat green dance shoes, worn in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.
Collection
Accession number
S.11:1, 2-2020

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2020
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