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Dreamy time at @fourthmonkey with the Shapes in Motion Troupe. I obviously had to have a wiggle 🌀

Music: @lolayounggg

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NEW SUBSTACK POST!

This month I’m talking about how I keep finding new ways to fall in love with IMPROV:
⭐️ My upcoming intensive @sohotheatre (apply now!)
⭐️ Collaborating with @shapesinmotion
⭐️ The Power of Play @jollitycoaching

Link in bio or check ✉️

Stay tuned for more announcements soon…

📸 @elliekurttzphoto

#improvcomedy #improvlondon #sohotheatre

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Caroline Scott was my 1st ever #mocap / #facialrecognition & #voiceover role for a game and WHAT a game to start on! - ASSASSIN'S CREED: BLACKFLAG @assassins_uk @ubisoftmtl 🏴‍☠️☠️

I am forever grateful for @amyhubcast bringing me in for the original Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and for the script work of Darby McDevitt and the team's welcoming and adventurous spirit. I had the most wonderful time with the awesome team (you know you are!) at @liquidvioletuk working on this new resynced game! Thrilled to get back to my Edward. A pirate's wife is the life for me!

Resynced is out - stealing some wonderful clips and interview snippets to share from the @igndotcom article 'Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Exclusive Edward and Caroline Cutscene | IGN First' interviewing Darby himself.

Assassin's Creed series. Black Flag Resynced will be available on July 9 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

FULL ARTICLE: (https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-exclusive-edward-and-caroline-cutscene-ign-first)

#IGN #Gaming @michellebraidmanassociates

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⚡️ Equity & CMDN’s Meet the Member! ⚡️☕️

Grab your favorite mug and join us online for a relaxed Coffee Morning with CMDN and the amazing Movement Director and Movement & Performance Coach @sarah_perry_movement! It’s the perfect chance to hear more about Sarah’s incredible work in the industry across film, high end TV, Animation, VR and immersive productions. She is also an integral part of the Choreographer and Movement Director’s Network, being both Vice Chair for the Steering Group for CMD and Equity Dance Committee and therefore knows the issues we are facing and is deeply committed to change. This coffee morning is a great opportunity to ask more about the ins and outs of the CMD Network, what we’re doing and how you can be involved ⚡️

Her credits including His Dark Materials, A Discovery of Witches and Guardians of the Galaxy, and she leads her own movement training for actors @shapesinmotion. Sarah’s knowledge about movement and her commitment to the industry is unprecedented.

This is one not to miss!

Book your FREE place via the link in our bio and your zoom link will be sent nearer the time.

Event for Equity Members Only.

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Life is rhythm and shape. Everything moves together. Systemically. All at once and for eternity. I will always let myself be weird, wild and wonderful in the studio and on stage. Much love to my fellow movers and shakers. I see you ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Credits to @elliekurttzphoto & @shapesinmotion
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#shapesinmotion #sadlerswellstheatre #movement #physicaltheatre #clowning

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What a wonderful day exploring P R O X I M I T Y with @shapesinmotion at the beautiful studios in @sadlers_wells

Huge thank you to @sarah_perry_movement for facilitating and for giving me the opportunity to lead a section playing with Proximity through Improv Comedy and Clown.

I’m so glad I joined the troupe at the end of last year. Reconnecting with my body and movement has been challenging at times but the support and wisdom of the other members has been invaluable.

I look forward to more play days and exploration with this talented collective. ❤️

Big thank you @elliekurttzphoto for capturing such great photos of everyone! 🙏

(Photos in b&w posted @charlievmartin )

#movement #clown #improv #sadlerswells

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What a wonderful day exploring P R O X I M I T Y with @shapesinmotion at the beautiful studios in @sadlers_wells

Huge thank you to @sarah_perry_movement for facilitating and for giving me the opportunity to lead a section playing with Proximity through Improv Comedy and Clown.

I’m so glad I joined the troupe at the end of last year. Reconnecting with my body and movement has been challenging at times but the support and wisdom of the other members has been invaluable.

I look forward to more play days and exploration with this talented collective. ❤️

Big thank you @elliekurttzphoto for capturing such great photos of everyone! 🙏

(Photos posted in colour @jollitycoaching )

#movement #clown #improv #sadlerswells

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Moving, learning and clowning in one of my favourite spaces. With some of my favourite humans.
Wonderful snapshots by super 📸 @elliekurttzphoto of the Proximity workshop led by @sarah_perry_movement for the Movers and Makers of @shapesinmotion

#movement #community

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So you want to be a Movement Director… ✨

Truthfully, I didn’t grow up knowing this role even existed.
I found it after thanks to mentor & friend @marjoriemae dared me to dream bigger!

Almost 9️⃣ years ago, I took the leap from teaching drama, dance & technical theatre in San Diego and applied to the incredible course @cssdlondon MFA Movement Directing & Teaching combining my love of directing and choreography and storytelling, and all the things that live between the lines ✨ there was no Plan B, this was the next step! Moving to London to train and start a new career and adventure!

A few things I’ve learned along the way:

✨Movement direction is often about sculpting the unseen 🤍

✨It’s not about “adding movement” for the sake of it. It’s about listening deeply to the story, the people in the room, and what needs to be felt. And propelling the story forward!

✨My role is to support the director’s vision while bringing my own sensitivity, intuition, and creative language into the process.

✨And honestly? The room matters just as much as the final result 🌱

✨How people feel in the space affects the work. Building & cultivating trust is one of my greatest tools. The work is the work, and I gotta do the do 💃🏼✨

If you’re starting out, here are a few things that helped me:

Train. Read. Assist. Make your own work. Take workshops. Stay curious. Keep learning 📚

Say yes to rooms that challenge and stretch you. Protect your creativity, but don’t wait to feel “ready” before beginning ✨

And above all, be kind.

People remember how you make them feel long after rehearsal ends 💛

If you’re exploring this path, feel free to drop a question below or book a “pick my brain” 🧠 session with me. Link in bio. I’d genuinely love to support your journey ✨

#MovementDirector #CreativeCareers #TheatreIndustry #FilmAndTV #Teacher

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We don’t begin where we are now.

In the latest episode of The Shapes in Motion Podcast, we look back to childhood influences, teenage turning points, early risks, and the quiet worries that shaped our creative paths.

What formed you?
What moments nudged you forward?
What did you once doubt that later became your strength?

Episode 35 is live - ‘What Shapes Us: Looking Back to Move Forward’
with me @sarah_perry_movement and my fantastic co-host @stmoynihan

“In the end, you can’t change the past. Like you can’t, there’s nothing you can do, but I think you can learn from it and you can take that knowledge and do great things with it or better things.”
(Stephen Moynihan)

Aging doesn’t take us away from creativity, it deepens it. Experience gives texture, reflection gives clarity and change gives movement.

Listen now via your favourite podcast platform #theshapesinmotionpodcast
Link in bio @shapesinmotion

Comment below some of your key influences which nudged you forward into the Arts. For me one of my firsts was
dancing around the living room as a young child while my dad listened to his guitar rock music SUPER LOUD every Sunday … and I still dance around the living room now!

Happy Listening!
Sarah x

#shapesinmotion #creativepodcast

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Shaking off the year in style @shapesinmotion with the most incredible artists. So grateful for this amazing family✨🫶🏽❣️🪩
📸 Photos by: @sophielake.co

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