In 2013 Motionhouse will be premiering our new festival piece Captive which we'll be touring from the summer onwards. We're asking for support for our first ever online giving campaign to raise money towards the specially designed costumes for Captive.
Watch our film to find out more about how you can help us reach our target of £1,500 and receive a reward in return!
Motionhouse heads out on the road throughout the summer months to perform at festivals all over the UK and Europe! Here's some behind the scenes footage of the dancers on tour, and includes footage from audience members at a cascade performance.
William Fallows films the final rehearsals for The Voyage at the NEC before we headed over to Victoria Square. Rehearsals involved Motionhouse, Legs On The Wall and the Quest Community Groups.
The Voyage was a major outdoor multimedia spectacle, which formed part of the official launch of the nationwide London 2012 Festival celebrating the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Voyage was an epic tale telling the dramatic story of passengers on board the HMS Olympia, a life-size cruise liner built against the prestigious backdrop of Birmingham's Town Hall.
Professional dancers and aerialists joined forces with a huge gospel choir, brass band and over 140 community performers to transform the Square and tell the story of The Voyage in Victoria Square from Friday 22 - Sunday 24 June 2012.
Created by Motionhouse in conjunction with Australian physical theatre company, Legs On The Wall, with film projections courtesy of Logela Multimedia and produced by Birmingham Hippodrome The Voyage was our most ambitious production to date.
One of the largest open air performance spectacles ever to be seen in Birmingham, The Voyage launches the London 2012 in the West Midlands from Thursday 21 June 2012.
Birmingham Hippodrome's Stuart Griffiths and Motionhouse dancer Claire Benson talk to BBC Midlands Today about the global collaboration behind the show with aerial performers, Legs On The Wall from Australia and exclusive rehearsal footage show the artists preparing for the show.
Film Students from Coventry University managed to get some time with Kevin Finnan 1 week before The Voyage docks in Victoria Square and see some exclusive rehearsal material.
BBC Midlands Today joined the creative teams from Motionhouse, Legs On The Wall and Birmingham to obtain behind the scenes sneak preview of the rehearsals for The Voyage.
The Voyage is the vivid, visual and extraordinary vision of Motionhouse's Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan and Patrick Nolan, Artistic Director of Legs On the Wall from Sydney. Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome, The Voyage launches the nationwide London 2012 Festival in the West Midlands and will be the largest free open air spectacle ever seen in Birmingham.
For four nights Birmingham's Victoria Square will become a giant film set as a life size cruise liner docks in front of the Town Hall. Highly physical dance, extraordinary aerial acrobatics, massive projections and the voices and bodies of hundreds of singers and performers will colour the Square from Thursday 21 -- Sunday 24 June.
The Quest rehearsals continued to be captured on film by the students of the Warwickshire College Extended Diploma in Television and Film Production. These clips show the different Quest groups rehearsing in weeks 3 and 4.
The students from the Extended Diploma in Television and Film Production Course at Warwickshire College have been filming the students taking a part in Quest. The have captured the first 2 weeks rehearsals from all the different community groups taking part.
Motionhouse's Quest rehearsals for The Voyage have been well underway since March. Film students from Warwickshire College's Extended Diploma in Television and Film Production Course were on hand to capture these rehearsals. The music is not from the original show and was supplied by the students and lecturers from Warwickshire College.
The Second Masterclass led by Kevin on 21st April 2012, at the Motionhouse studio.
The session was led by Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan and some of the Motionhouse dancers and explored the style, content and context of The Voyage, a major outdoor spectacle Motionhouse is creating to open the London 2012 Festival in the West Midlands.
Motionhouse Masterclass held on the 14th April 2012 in the Motionhouse Studio at Leamington Spa.
The session was led by Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan and some of the Motionhouse dancers and explored the style, content and context of The Voyage, a major outdoor spectacle Motionhouse is creating to open the London 2012 Festival in the West Midlands.
The Voyage - Quest, behind the scenes by William Fallows
The Voyage - Arts Council (Trailer)
The Countdown to Scattered in the USA begins!
Preparing for China with Anthony.
Motionhouse Developing Captive
Captive Set design Kevin Finnan & Simon Dormon
Help Motionhouse Costume the 'Captive!'
Festival Touring - Summer 2012
Final NEC rehearsals of The Voyage
The Voyage by Motionhouse and Legs On The Wall. Trailer by Logela Multimedia.m4v
The Voyage by Motionhouse and Legs On The Wall features on BBC 1 Midlands Today.m4v
The Voyage - Interview With Kevin Finnan
The First Build of The Voyage Ship - HMS Olympia
The Voyage Open Rehearsal NEC 01.06.12
The Voyage - BBC Midlands Today Coverage 23 May 2012
Motionhouse's The Voyage - Quest rehearsals Weeks 3-4
Quest rehearsals weeks 1 + 2 by Warwickshire College
Motionhouse The Voyage - Quest Rehearsals1
Rehearsal footage from the BOA students for The voyage
Motionhouse Masterclass 21-04-12.mp4
Motionhouse Masterclass 14th April 2012.mp4
Kevin Finnan, talks to BBC Midlands Today about The Voyage.
