The Spokes are an all-woman all-bike-loving bicycle dance troupe. Basically we want to entertain people by choreographing and performing synchronized bike riding/ dancing and tricks.
In a wider sense we want to:
Promote bicycle riding,
Promote riding bikes as a mode of transport that is safer, more sociable, more rewarding, more fun, less damaging to ourselves and the people and environment around us than this massive car culture,
Promote positive self image for people no matter what their body shape or appearance, and to celebrate the empowerment of women,
Encourage health and fun exercise that isn't in boring expensive gyms,
Encourage people and ourselves to live out our craziest dreams every moment,
Have masses of fun and encourage others to aswell..
we love bikes so much that we want to dance with them and celebrate their amazingness...
we don't like borders, sexism, racism, animal abuse, patriarchy, xenophobia, lgbTphobia, social control and lots of other horrid horrid things
we do love bikes, having fun, trees, dancing, vegan cakes, dressing up, pretending to be bicycling pirates and all sorts of other fun and mischief
bikes are fun...lets dance!
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday 19th October 1pm-5pm Whitworth Park, Manchester (opp MRI)
Sunday 21st October London Bicycle Film Festival
Saturday 27th October Manchester Temporary Arts exhibition cabaret see www.forbiddenartsmanchester.org.uk for info
