Working in Animal with Gabrielle Moleta -
Blurring the lines between the human and the non-human animal
12th - 14th June 2026
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 12th June 6.30pm- 9.30pm
Saturday 13th June 10- 2pm
Sunday 14th June 10- 5pm
£209 Early Bird fee £159 if paid by 10th May. Please note these workshops often fill up before the early bird deadline.
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
· Discovering 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 taught at leading conservatoires in the UK for two decades. She teaches currently at Gaiety School of Acting - The National Théâtre School of Ireland. 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 theatre and coaching work here