Surya Performance Lab – Auroville
In collaboration with CRIPA
presents
TRANS-FORMATIONAL THEATRE
A contemporary training in embodied acting
New theatre,dance classes and immersive workshops centered on the actor’s living body
Created and directed by
Philippe Pelen & Thierry Moucazambo
Inspired by Integral Yoga
Our Vision
Trans-Formational Theatre is a living, embodied approach to performance - where theatre becomes a path of awareness, joy, and inner evolution.
We explore the actor’s body as a field of memory, perception, vibration and creation.
A body that listens.
A body that transforms.
A body that plays.
Here, theatre is not only an art form
It is a practice of presence.
A space for consciousness in movement.
A theatre for peace, unity and human evolution.
We work with embodied memory and emotional imprints, transforming them into creative force, expressive clarity, and stage presence.
Training Axes
& Practices
The Actor–Yogi
A fusion of performance training and inner practice.
• Pranayama and conscious breathing
• Exploration of energetic frequencies activating chakras, nadis and emotional centers
• Deep relaxation, concentration and meditation
• States of presence and Oneness - being present to Presence
• Exploration of expanded states of consciousness
• Laughter yoga to shift mood and open creative flow
Bodywork for the Actor–Dancer
The body as instrument, landscape, and language.
• Physical training for theatre and performance
• Rhythm, spatial awareness, and dynamic expression
• Organic movement and sensory awakening
• Accessing and embodying multiple states of consciousness
Voice, Energy & Presence
The voice as vibration, intention, and living matter.
• Vocal training rooted in breath
• Voice–breath–body integration
• Sound, vibration, and generative silence
• The link between voice, emotion, and intention
• Emotional sound release - letting feeling become voice
• Vocal dialogue and sound interactions
• Humming and resonance - awakening whole-body vibration
Emotion & Expressive Intelligence
Emotion as creative current — energy in motion.
• Emotional awareness and transformation
• Channeling feeling into embodied expression
• From inner movement to performative clarity
Character Embodiment
From impulse to incarnation.
• Character construction and embodiment
• Improvisation as revelation
• Interpretation beyond psychology — through energy and gesture
• Archetypal and intuitive character work
Theatre of Body
& Movement
The body writes in space.
• Physical theatre practices
• Organic stage presence
• Dialogue between individual body and collective body
• Movement as dramaturgy
• The body as living script
Creation, Performance
& Text
Where word and body meet.
• A renewed and sensitive approach to text work
• Giving body to words — giving words to the body
• Actor–dancer text exploration
• Rhythm, flow, and spoken movement
• Collective creation processes
• Devising original performances
Theatre of Unity
& Relationship
Trans-Formational Theatre is a theatre of connection:
Connection to selfand Nature.
Connection to others.
Connection to the group field.
Connection to ancestors, cultures, territories, and invisible forces.
The stage becomes a living space of encounter, cross-fertilization, and reconciliation.
Performance becomes a practice of relationship.
“I am the bonds I weave” becomes a founding principle of play, presence, and creation.
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Location: CRIPA, Auroville
Facilitators: Philippe PELEN & Thierry Moucazambo assisted by Saman and different experts for dance, yoga and martial arts, music.
Philippe Pelen and Thierry Moucazambo are Aurovilians from Réunion Island (France) who have worked and performed in 82 countries at the world's biggest venues and festivals: The Opéra de Paris, the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris, La Villette, the Festival d'Avignon (France), the Edinburgh Festival (Scotland), the Spoleto Festival (Italy), festivals in South Africa, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav (New Delhi, India), and many more. They have won many international awards. In Auroville, they founded the Surya Performance Lab.
Contact:
+91 8903869078
suryaperformancelab@auroville.org.in