Goldspun

Goldspun is a short dance film created by Moving Minds in partnership with York Theatre Royal and filmmaker Jessica Jenyns. Born from our work with people living with dementia, the film explores the body as a site of memory, imagination and transformation. Through movement and collective expression, it invites audiences to reimagine ageing and dementia not as decline, but as a space for creativity, connection, and play.

At the heart of Goldspun is a commitment to seeing value in the everyday. The title is inspired by the idea of spinning gold from ordinary moments—transforming fleeting gestures, glances, and shared laughter into something extraordinary. The film blends dance, storytelling, and visual poetry to create a textured portrait of lives that continue to shimmer with agency and expression; it asks: what if ageing is not an unraveling, but another way of weaving? What if the body, even in its changes, can be a canvas for connection, mischief, and meaning?

Goldspun was created as part of Moving Minds' wider mission to use the arts to explore and communicate lived experiences of health, and to challenge stigma around dementia through joyful, person-centred creativity.

Photography by James Drury