What if time did not move at the same pace for everyone?

In Moving Through Time, you are invited to explore ideas of time through movement, speeding up, slowing down, looping, stretching and reshaping your body as we play with how time moves, bends and flows.

The workshop is inspired by a famous thought experiment by Albert Einstein, the German‑born physicist who showed that time is not fixed or universal. Depending on how fast we move, each of us experiences time differently, as if we each had our own personal clock. From this idea, the session makes a poetic leap, encouraging participants to take their own time and move at a pace that feels right for them.

Created by artists Geraldine Cox and Emma Bellerby, in collaboration with physicist Professor Mike Tarbutt (Imperial College London), the workshop blends scientific insight with guided dance and improvisation. Alongside Einstein’s ideas, it also draws inspiration from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who reflected on the value of the present moment: “Nothing is to be valued more highly than the worth of the day.”

Through movement, focus and embodied awareness, the session invites you to linger in the here and now and experience time not as something measured, but as something felt.

Whether you are curious about the nature of time, interested in creative approaches to scientific ideas, or simply want to move your body, join us to experience time a little differently.

Times: 

Saturday and Sunday 
13.45–14.25,
15.15–15.55,
16.45–17.25

Please note:

This is a ticketed event that is best suited for adults. There will be advance tickets released for this event closer to the Festival weekend.

For tickets and more info please see here: 
Moving Through Time - The Great Exhibition Road Festival