''Way of the Morris'' is a 2011 64-minute

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about

Morris dancing Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume, usually wearing bell pads on their shins, their shoes or both. A band or single musi ...

Tim Plester Timothy Marc Plester (born 10 September 1970) is a British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, best known for the documentaries '' Way of the Morris'' and ''The Ballad of Shirley Collins'' - plus a multifarious number of cameo roles for film and ...

and

Rob Curry Rob Curry is a British film director, best known for his work on theatrical documentaries. His films include TEMPEST (released in UK cinemas in 2012), and Way of the Morris (co-directed with Tim Plester), which premiered at SXSW and was released ...

. The film received preview screenings at the

Purcell Room The Purcell Room is a concert and performance venue which forms part of the Southbank Centre, one of central London's leading cultural complexes. It is named after the 17th century English composer Henry Purcell and has 370 seats. The Purcell Ro ...

in London's

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as part of an

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funded festival, "5,000 Morris Dancers." It premiered at the 2011

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Festival in

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. The film was self-released by Fifth Column Films in UK Cinemas in September 2011. Reviews were positive, with a

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rating of 100% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. It was later broadcast on Sky in the UK and New Zealand. Andrew Pulver of ''

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'' called it "undeniably charming."

References

External links

''Way of the Morris'' at IMDB

Official Website

Production Company listing

Buy ''Way of the Morris'' on DVD

Watch ''Way of the Morris'' on Vimeo
2011 films Documentary films about dance Morris dance 2010s British films British musical documentary films {{arts-documentary-film-stub