Motionhouse turned 30 in 2018!
With 3 decades of ground-breaking creative work behind us, a thriving education programme to inspire the next generation and so many special memories with our audiences; take a look back with us on a wonderful continuing journey.

Explore this space for exclusive interviews with current and past Motionhouse crew, staff and dancers as well as seeing what we got up to for our 30th year celebrations.You can also look back at our celebrations on social media with the hashtag: #Motionhouse30 

A Curious Day was Motionhouse’s first major production and was also Southern Arts Board’s first dance and education project.The work looked at a day’s routine from a child’s perspective, from the home to the playground to the exam room. Kevin and Louise worked in conjunction with two musicians, trombonist Harry Dawes and saxophonist Simon Prince to create A Curious Day.Based on the philosophy of taking performance into teaching, A Curious Day was our first performance at The Purcell Rooms in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. 

Premiered 1989, UK

Our research for The Ticking Man took us into Grendon Underwood High Security Prison near Aylesbury, working with both staff and inmates in the special unit known as ‘B’ wing. Through a stunning array of visual imagery, The Ticking Man explored the mechanics of deception and the nature of truth and lies.The Ticking Man caused a stir with the national newspapers, take a look at the headlines! 

Premiered January 1990, UK

This is an extract from one of our earliest productions, House of Bones.The cast includes our Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan and our Executive Director, Louise Richards, performing alongside Verity Blackman and Dale Tanner.Kevin and Louise created The House of Bones in the context of the discovery of HIV and AIDS, exploring the great plagues of the past and our social attitudes to disease. The set was the second set built for us by Simon Dormon, who is still creating the sets for our shows today. 

Premiered in 1991

Speed and Light was a collaboration with film-maker Christophe Gowans and composers Ray Lee and Harry Dawes.Audiences saw movement, projected film and live music combine to create a world of motion, light and dreams – a world of speed and light, which the Birmingham Post called“completely hypnotic.” 

Premiered 21 January 1992