Theatre – but not as you know it. Discover how The Big Movement LIVE proved that the best seat in the house is a shared one.
The Big Movement Live
November 2025
“The Big Movement is testament to the power of community and connection”
— Dancer in The Big Movement LIVE
“With our The Big Movement programme, we want to bring men’s mental health into the spotlight in ways that are honest, visceral and connecting. If even one man left feeling less alone on Saturday night, we succeeded”
— Zoie Golding MBE, Artistic Director
Southampton’s Mayflower Studios became a vibrant hub of connection, inspiration and courage on Saturday 8 November as ZoieLogic Dance Theatre’s The Big Movement LIVE — a heartfelt and unflinching event centred on men’s mental health — took over the venue.
The beautiful collision of fun, creativity and dance was designed to be a space in which men were valued, heard and seen, and in which the audience could experience the power of dance.
Act 1 saw the foyer and café transformed into an immersive theatre experience filled with poetry, creativity and performance, offering attendees a space to reflect, connect… and dance together!
The vibrant Act 2 performance by an all-male cast — many of whom had never danced or performed on stage before — was more than theatre, it was a call to arms. They lifted the roof off with their bravery and brilliance.
The headline statistics from The Big movement live
First steps on the dance floor
There were 29 performers, aged 14 to 64, and 93% identify as male. A third of them already engage in our regular male dance classes
Blame it on the boogie
80 brave audience members took on our dancing task and their smiles told a thousand stories
Bold and brave new work
It’s more than dance: ZoieLogic commissioned nine artists for the event, including writers, poets, dance artists and filmmakers
