our story
Shapes in Motion was founded by Movement Coach and Director Sarah Perry. We have been moving professional movers since 2010 and have built up extremely strong industry connections with a multitude of creatives, movement practitioners, companies, facilitators and all sorts of movers & makers of movement over the years.
We continually seek to provide a range of high quality and specialist movement trainings in all movement disciplines for actors, dancers, physical performers, movement specialists and performers who tell their stories through character, movement and performance.
our mission
Shapes In Motion works to raise the profile of movement in all areas of storytelling and performance. Offering a safe and inviting place for those who see the value of movement in performance.
about sarah
SARAH PERRY is a world renowned Movement Director; Movement, Character & Performance Coach and Motion Capture Director working in Film, TV, Animation, VR and Theatre, currently based in the UK.
Founder of Shapes In Motion a company dedicated to the professional development and training of all movers & makers of movement. Through Sarah Perry Movement, Sarah brings specialist direction, coaching and coordination to the production industry, Sarah works both on set and in the studio coaching, directing and mentoring performers and creatives on all aspects of characterisation through movement.
Sarah found the stage at age 9 and studied dance and drama at University before attending the Oxford School of Drama to further her studies in acting. In 2008 after several years of projects in theatre, film and TV Sarah began teaching animators and consulting on movement and she really found her niche.
Since then Sarah has coached scores of Actors, Movers and Dancers in Film, TV, Animation & Theatre, liaising with Directors, VFX Supervisors, Stunt Coordinators and all heads of department and is frequently called in to work with various renowned VFX/Animation companies including: Jellyfish Pictures, Framestore, MPC, Double Negative and Aardman. Her particular specialism is character performance and embodiment, bringing her vast experience in movement to support performers of all descriptions to develop their outward and somatic vocabulary and bring a truly realistic and creative interpretation to their work.
Very at home on the set of larger productions, Sarah is frequently invited to contribute as Movement coordinator, overseeing a team of varied Movement Specialists for complex projects. She recently wrapped as Movement Coach on ‘The Salt Path’ for Number 9 Films.
Her coaching extends to performers of all disciplines, professional and non, child and adult alike and she is relied upon for both her deftness of skill, high standards and attention to detail and her warm, encouraging and thoroughly effective approach.
Recent projects include as Movement Coach on a TBA project for Warner Bros/Universal, released 2024. Movement & Motion Capture Director for 3 VR Documentary Films for East City Film/Illinois Holocaust Museum, released 2023 and as Movement Coach for 6 part TV Drama ‘The Burning Girls’ for Buccaneer Media/Paramount+, released 2023.
Her love of movement extends to Yoga and, when not immersed in the world of performance, she runs a thriving studio as a Yoga Teacher and Therapist. Find out more at Sarah Perry Yoga.