TMC Kintsugi Programme
金継ぎ, "golden repair". The philosophy that repair is not something to be hidden; it is an essential part of history, making something more resilient and more beautiful than the original.
As a professional performer, your body is your instrument, your history, and your livelihood. The Kintsugi Programme is the ultimate investment in yourself.
Limited to just 20 people, we celebrate your recovery and maintenance as a high-art form. Created by The Movement Clinic to support the dance community.
The Kintsugi Programme
Elite, Physio-Led Conditioning & Structural Care for Performance Professionals.
Your body isn’t just your instrument—it is your livelihood, your capital, and your longevity. Yet, the current ecosystem forces independent performers to rely on generic gym memberships, guesswork, and patchwork drop-in classes.
The Kintsugi Programme replaces the noise. Designed strictly for professional dancers and performing artists, this is your clinical safety net. It gives you the foundational tools, recovery interventions, and elite conditioning you need to maintain your craft and build a resilient body.
Fluid Membership: Built for the Freelance Life
We know the performing arts schedule is unpredictable. You might be in heavy rehearsals this month, on a quiet contract break the next, or travelling for gigs.
Ultimate Flexibility: You can move up or down between these tiers month to month. Scale your care up when your physical workload demands it, and scale it down when your schedule shifts. No lock-ins. No penalties.
Choose Your Workload Tier
1. Kintsugi Core | £20 / month
The Foundational Safety Net.
Best for: Performers who want consistent clinical oversight, emergency priority, and elite community access, with the flexibility of a pay-as-you-go structure.
The Workflow: You get the complete Kintsugi foundational ecosystem, booking your Pro Pilates and Active Recovery sessions exactly when you need them at a heavily subsidised rate of just £5 per session.
2. Kintsugi Gold Thread | £45 / month
In-Season Maintenance.
Best for: Performers currently in a steady show run, consistent contract, or regular teaching/audition block who need proactive, built-in structural maintenance.
Includes everything in Core, PLUS:
4x Pro Pilates Reformer Classes per month (fully included).
1x Monthly 20-minute Rapid Recovery Intervention (fully included).
3. Kintsugi Sovereign | £75 / month
The Creation, R&D & Rebuild Phase (Your "Off-Season").
Best for: Performers in an intensive research & development (R&D) block, a heavy creation phase, or a between-contract training window. When you aren’t on stage every night, this is your window to rebuild. It is designed for deep-cleaning movement mechanics, fixing lingering niggles, and building serious physical armour before your next contract.
Includes everything in Core, PLUS:
Unlimited Pro Pilates Reformer Classes per month to maximise structural strength.
2x Monthly 20-minute Rapid Recovery Interventions (fully included) to manage the high volume of a heavy training block.
What’s Included: The Foundational Ecosystem
Every Kintsugi member, regardless of tier, receives full, uncompromised access to our clinical team:
Health Maintenance & High-Performance Conditioning
Pro Pilates Reformer Classes: (Normally £15–£25 per class elsewhere). These are highly specialised, pro-specific classes engineered strictly for the unique kinetic demands of performing arts professionals.
Quarterly Musculoskeletal Performance Screening: A dedicated, 1-on-1 diagnostic screening with John or Ashleigh to map your biomechanics, catch asymmetries, and nip imbalances in the bud before they cost you a contract (Normally £90).
Rapid Recovery Interventions: Exclusive access to rapid, targeted 20-minute clinical slots for instrumented taping, acute soft tissue tune-ups, or lower-limb lymphatic drainage.
Priority Clinical Access & Inner Circle Community
Early Access Student Physio Clinics: Jump to the front of the queue. You receive priority alerts to book these high-value clinical slots before they open to the general public.
Movement Professionals Invitational: An open invite to our exclusive Friday morning small-group training labs, led by John alongside hand-picked elite movement experts. An invite to the Move Pros WhatsApp group.
The Tea Ceremony: Fortnightlydrop-in sessions with Ashleigh or John. Have a cuppa, ask for advice on aches and pains, or strength and conditioning. and prehab/rehab.
The Alliance Referrals
We grow by word of mouth among elite professionals. When you support the community, we support your wallet:
For Your Peers: Anyone you refer to us receives a heavily discounted Initial Assessment (£70 instead of the standard £90).
For You: You receive a FREE Rapid Recovery Session credited to your account the moment your referral completes their assessment.
Future Offerings (The Roadmap)
We are actively building this ecosystem to shield and empower local performers. TMC is currently exploring dedicated gym-space partnerships at Dance City, expanding the frequency of specialised movement sessions, and pursuing institutional funding to subsidise dancer healthcare.
We're organising exclusive, closed-door masterclasses with world-class movement practitioners, with early interest from high-level parkour, circus, and martial arts experts. By joining today, you directly shape the future of this programme.