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Studies in Motion
Studies in Motion
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Author: Kevin Kerr Publisher: Talonbooks (cover image may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 144 Pub. Date: 2008 ISBN-10: 0889225923 ISBN-13: 9780889225923 Cast Size: 5 female, 7 male
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About the Play:
Studies in Motion is a full-length drama by Kevin Kerr.
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 leads to the birth of
cinema.
Studies in Motion is inspired by the life and work of 19th
century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, whose instantaneous
photography and exhaustive studies in animal and human locomotion
foretold the invention of the modern-day cinema. In 1885 Eadweard
Muybridge embarks on a mission of cataloging animal movement and
human gestures, dissecting time and in so doing, revealed a world
invisible to the naked eye. However, Muybridge is haunted by the
ghosts of his past actions; the man he killed, the child he
abandoned, and the woman he thought he knew. The play, a physically
and visually explosive spectacle, explores themes of memory,
identity, and the quest for meaning at the very beginning of our
culture's obsession with images.
Studies in Motion premiered in 2006 at the Frederic Wood Theatre on University of
British Columibia campus during the PuSh International
Performing Arts Festival in Vancouver.
Cast: 5 female, 7 male
What people say:
"A vivid demonstration of what
theatre can be but so seldom is, Studies In Motion
entertains, engages and concerns us with ideas that get to the root
of human existence." — Toronto Now
"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
"… a lucid, visually
compelling and forceful piece of theatre." — Calgary
Herald
"Studies in Motion
is always seductive to look at … the resulting complexity is
sublime … a lucid, visually compelling and forceful piece of
theatre ." — The Georgia Straight
"For Studies in
Motion, Kerr has written a complex, thoughtfully layered
script that makes us laugh and care about this deeply troubled man ."
— The Globe and Mail
"Studies in Motion
… takes a subject from the world of science and breathes theatrical
life into it with music, movement, imagery and text … production
values don't get higher than this. Feast your eyes." —
Vancouver Courier
About the Playwright:
Kevin Kerr is an award-winning playwright, director, actor,
and founding member of Vancouver's Electric Company Theatre. While he
was Writer in Residence at Touchstone Theatre, he developed Unity
(1918), which earned him the Governor General's Literary Award
for Drama. He is the recipient of four Jessie Richardson Awards for
Outstanding Original Play, and his work has been produced across
Canada, in the U.S., France, Australia, and the U.K.
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