Working in Animal - London Workshop Weekend! - 31 OCT-02 NOV 2025

Working in Animal with Gabrielle Moleta -

Blurring the lines between the human and the non-human animal

OCTOBER 31-November 02

A weekend workshop with Gabrielle Moleta in her detailed method to creating character through working in animal.

“To act is to transform” and this approach gives the actor/performer a physical method of work, with an animal or bird as the source.  You can read about the approach,  ‘Transformation and Imaginative Improvisation’,’, here.

Timings:

Friday 31st October 6.30pm- 9.30pm

Saturday 1st November 10- 2pm

Sunday 2nd November 10- 5pm    

£209 (or £159 early bird if paid before 30 September 2025 - save £50!)                          

Who is it for: It’s for actors, performers, makers, writers, dancers, artists. All bodies are good bodies. There is no upper age limit, but participants must be over 18.

If you have worked with Gabrielle before and want a chance to dive back in, explore a new animal - or build on an animal you have already worked on with her - sharpening your instincts for character creation this is a perfect weekend for you.

If you haven't  worked with Gabrielle before, this is the workshop to start with - a rare chance to learn and instill the groundwork and open the way for transformation towards character creation.

Working with Gabrielle, a ‘master of her craft’, you will discover this detailed, imaginative approach to enabling transformation through her specific approach in animal. This approach has its roots in the work of Jacques Copeau, and has been developed over the last century through a direct lineage of teachers leading to Gabrielle.  

You will develop new habits, come to new discoveries for character creation – both physical and imaginative- through an intensive and nurturing process.

Gabrielle has an uncanny and astute knowledge of the body (and body-mind relationship) as a performance tool and is a master at guiding actors in how to access new ranges in their own work. Her work in (Animal) Transformation is unlike any I have come across. - Fay Simpson, Lucid Body founder

What we will cover:

·       Physical preparatory exercises

·       Approaches to animal observation

·       A step by step approach to working in an animal

·       Developing the human from the animal

About Gabrielle 

Gabrielle works as a movement coach and director, and has been helping develop actors and performers over the past two decades. She gives masterclasses internationally, and has taught at leading conservatoires in the UK. She teaches regularly at RADA and Gaiety School of Acting - The National Théâtre School of Ireland, and is part of the movement faculty at Shakespeare’s Globe. In her Transformation work she carries a unique legacy passed down from teacher to assistant, from Jacques Copeau through Michel Saint Denis, John Blatchley and Catherine Clouzot.You can read more about her coaching work here..

THE ANIMAL SPEAKS - London EVENING Workshop (LEVEL 2) - 10-11 NOV 2025

A 6-hour workshop with Gabrielle Moleta, spread over two evenings in London, to further the work of Transformation, developing the animal-human and working with text and speech. 

Timings:

Monday 10th November 6. 30pm- 9. 30pm

Tuesday 11th  November 6.30pm-9.30 pm

Cost: £150 (Early Bird offer only £120 if payment is made before 10 October!)

What we will cover:

·       Physical preparatory exercises

·       A thorough return to your animal including led structured improvisations and guided scenarios for rich investigation and full ‘workout’ in your chosen animal or bird

·       Varied ‘departure points’ – physical and imaginative from which to discover human activities and scenarios and expand into your human from the animal

·       Exploring Text and/or solo character situations alongside fellow actors and performers who ‘speak’ this same language of Transformation .

Who is it for: This is a ‘Level 2’ workshop and is ONLY open to participants who have EITHER previously trained in Transformation** in an actor/dancer training setting, OR who have previously completed at least one weekend 'Working in Animal' Workshop. It’s for actors, performers, makers, writers, dancers, artists. All bodies are good bodies. (**with Gabrielle Moleta, Catherine Clouzot, Birgit Nordby or Timothy Dodd.)

If you have worked with me before and want a chance to dive back into an animal you know  and sharpen your instincts and ability for character creation this is a perfect return for  you.

You will need to have returned to an animal you have worked in in advance of the workshop, as well as to bring some material/text you know,  or a solo character you are exploring.

About Gabrielle 

Gabrielle works as a movement coach and director, and has been helping develop actors and performers over the past more than two decades. She gives masterclasses internationally, and has taught at leading conservatoires in the UK, Europe and Australasia. She teaches at Rada and in Dublin at the Gaiety  School of Acting and is part of the movement faculty at Shakespeare’s Globe. She develops work with her Company Gabrielle Moleta and in this specific Transformation approach to character and story she carries a unique legacy passed down from teacher to assistant, from Jacques Copeau through Michel Saint Denis, John Blatchley and Catherine Clouzot.