About Us
Founded in 1988 by Louise Richards and Kevin Finnan MBE, we create world class dance-circus productions that tour extensively to rave reviews across the globe. From full-length productions for theatre touring to flexible work for the outdoors and large-scale performance events, our sell-out productions integrate athletic physicality, powerful narrative, incredible digital imagery and emotive sound scores.
Our work takes its inspiration from common human concerns and our connection to the world in which we live, with recent works exploring flooding, the pressure of time, fear and captivity, and our relationship with water, the Earth and energy. Our dancers perform on stunning sets, with aerialists and singers, in incredible settings and to breath-taking effect.
We are committed to promoting equality in all aspects of our work, and to creating a culture that respects, values and champions diversity. We uphold equal opportunities and recognise and celebrate diversity. Treating everyone we work with equitably, fairly and with dignity and respect, ensuring that we do not discriminate on any grounds is one of our core values. Our team and the people we work with are at the heart of this commitment and we celebrate the opportunities we have to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
In everything we do we want to engage with people from all cultures and identities, and of all ages, including people who are underrepresented in the world of dance, circus and outdoor arts. This includes but is not limited to those from working class and ethnically diverse backgrounds, or who experience racism, people who are neurodivergent, people who are disabled and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. We are proud of our record of nurturing diverse artists and offering employment and exceptional opportunities for professional development. Inspiring the next generation of children and young people from all backgrounds across the UK has been part of our ethos since the beginning. We want to play our part in creating a better society, now, and for future generations.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are fundamentally important to us and are led from the top. We have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group bringing together board and staff members, who meet regularly to review our policies and action plans, report back to our board, and ensure we are listening, adapting, and being held accountable to our responsibilities in this area.
Motionhouse makes work about people, for people. We invite you to come and join us!