The latest production from the fearlessly innovative Electric Company Theatre, Studies in Motion is a mesmerizing and seductive exploration of the work and life of turn-of-the-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, whose obsession with capturing human motion on film led to the birth of cinema.

In 1885, surrounded by nude models, animals, and prying eyes, Muybridge is at the centre of a battle between art and science. In the midst of his work he is plagued with the horrific memories of his deceased wife, her infidelity, and the events that lead to his murdering her lover.

Written by Governor General award-winning playwright Kevin Kerr, with choreography by Crystal Pite, ground-breaking digital lighting, original electronica score, and sensuous period costumes, the play features Vancouver’s finest performers, in a physically and visually explosive spectacle, the breadth of which our humble stage has never seen until now.

“Production values don’t get higher than this. Feast your eyes.”
— The Vancouver Courier

“ A piece of theatre polished to brilliance, so complete and completely satisfying that this awe-inspiring oddity should be seen on major stages around the world.”
— The Vancouver Sun

“The vision is extraordinary.”
— The Georgia Straight

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