As humans, we all discover and experience life from our own point of view. In this theatrical dance performance like none other, Motus O will envelop your senses with dance, video, pathos and comedy. Exploring the intellectual, visual and cultural perspectives we all possess, this contemporary dance performance is like a collage of short works, each quirky, profound, bold and poignant in their own way, delivering a completely unique experience!

Dance Meets Science!
In the spring of 2007, Motus O Dance Theatre met with Dr. Thierry Chopin, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, who wanted to provide the world with a visual interpretation of a very complicated scientific topic Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), or rather a balanced ecosystem approach to aquaculture in our world’s waters.

Add science to the imagination of Motus O and you get purely delightful choreography, just short of fifteen minutes, in which six dancers — wonderfully morph into kelps, blue mussels and salmon - dance, swirl and interlace in a crescendo towards a harmonious co-cultivation in which each thrives better than if they were on their own!

The result is a stunning piece simply titled IMTA. Imaginative, physically risky and irrepressible in spirit and energy, IMTA is beautifully told through physical inventiveness, wonder and revelation.

About Motus O Dance Theatre
It is strange to think how a gymnast, a sheep shearer and a figure skater could have their paths meet and eventually become Co-Artistic Directors of a dance theatre company in Canada. Yet, as it turns out, that diversity has become the essence of MOTUS O: where backgrounds and talents collide and then reform, creating a dynamic team that explores the dramatic and relishes the physical - and all with a touch of humour.

Since its inception in 1990 by Artistic Directors James Croker, Cynthia Croker and Jack Langenhuizen, Motus O has created thirteen full-length productions for both family and adult audiences. The troupe continues to tour throughout North America, Europe and the South Seas, bringing with them their innovative and highly visual works to both small and large communities alike.

Trained in several artistic disciplines with decades of combined performing experience in both street theatre and stage, the diversity that exists between the three founding members, coupled with their collaborative style of creating, enriches the production values and constantly surprises the viewer. Each production displays their unique ability to be involved in the whole creative process. They create the story, design and build costumes and props, choreograph, shoot and edit film and if that is not enough, they perform.