In 1986, a dance company took shape inside Dundee Rep Theatre. Its dancers made work for the stage, but they also carried floors into community halls, led workshops and built relationships with audiences across Scotland. Forty years later, Scottish Dance Theatre’s influence reaches far beyond the city where it began.

Memory in Motion tells the story of that journey. Drawing on a catalogued and digitised archive and more than one hundred hours of oral history, Andy Henry follows the company through successive artistic directors, changing repertoires and tours internationally. The voices of dancers, choreographers, staff and participants illuminate the work behind the performances: rehearsing, teaching, touring, adapting to change and sustaining an ensemble over time.

The book recovers stories that programmes and photographs alone cannot tell. It explores how Dundee Rep provided a home for artistic experiment, how the company’s commitment to participation shaped its work, and how former members carried its influence into new careers and collaborations. It attends to the disagreements and difficult decisions that form part of any enduring organisation.

Rich in archival discoveries and firsthand testimony, Memory in Motion celebrates a collective achievement: four decades of making dance in Dundee and sharing it with the world.