Creating theatre through embodying the essence of animals with Gabrielle Moleta

We As Nature

Movement artist, director & theatre-maker Gabrielle Moleta invites listeners into a creative process that dissolves the perceived boundaries between humans and the natural world.

In this episode, Gabrielle shares her journey into Transformation and Imaginative Improvisation, and how this unique creative process helped her recognise the depths of her interconnectivity with the living world. Now the Founder of the Company Gabrielle Moleta, her work trains artists to fully absorb the essence of an animal and, through theatre, share the stories that emerge.

In Gabrielle’s We As Nature story, she shares:

• Her unexpected journey from being a dance-obsessed child, uninterested in animals, to discovering her life’s work as a theatre-maker who spends years observing a single animal.
• The actor training that led her to Catherine Clouzot and the Transformation and Imaginative Improvisation approach and how this lineage was passed down to her.
• A window into the process of observing and absorbing the essence of animals and how this unlocks theatre characters and stories.
• How this work has changed the way she perceives and senses the world around her.
• The qualities that emerge in both actor and audience from coming into contact with this approach

Find out more about Gabrielle’s work at Company Gabrielle Moleta and watch the Hawk Documentary here. Connect with Gabrielle on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Credits
Creative Producer & Host: Nathalie Joel-Smith on behalf of Flourishing Diversity
Music Composer and Sound Producer: Dom Martin
Live Event Production: Katy Molloy, Laura Tyley & Andrea Langlois
Illustrations: Rohama Malik
About Flourishing Diversity
We As Nature was recorded during an online gathering hosted by Flourishing Diversity.

Flourishing Diversity nurtures the human capacity to respect and uphold vibrant cultures and flourishing ecosystems. The events we produce, the narratives we amplify and the relationships we nurture seek to strengthen existing and emerging restorative cultures by supporting people to protect and deeply connect with the land on which they dwell and the multi-species communities they share these spaces with.

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