During May and June 2004, Green Candle toured a new dance theatre piece Jack Be Nimble - for older people in London and the South East. The performance was specially designed to be seen in arts venues, sheltered housing projects, day care centres, community halls etc. It featured three dancers and live music and was based on the character of Jack, a candlemaker, who decides that older people are getting a raw deal and decides to do something about it.

The production and workshop was linked to the company's London-wide two year research and accredited training project Dance Upon the Level Shore, which aims to promote health and combat isolation for older people through their engagement with dance and movement activities with others.

"I will never forget 4 dancers and 8 HUGE umbrellas, or the sheer joy and delight which lit up people's faces and set toes tapping to the Lindy Hop!”
Carer, Old People's Home, Portsmouth