Storytelling in Motion
A Technique for Embodied
Communication
The body speaks – are you listening? Performance that speaks on the level of the body has greater resonance and emotional impact. What we don’t say is as powerful – or more – as what we do. Storytelling in Motion is a technique that can be applied to any type of performance, including dramatic, movement, and speech.
Performer Training
Applicable for both actors and dancers as a way to increase expressivity and physical storytelling. Direct alternative to method acting.
Corporate training
Future proof yourself: Communication skills and human-to-human connection will be highly prized in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Embodied Wellness
Feeling isolated and detached? The technique provides a doorway back to the self and a way to physically move through emotions and challenges.
Applied to acting, the technique can help differentiate characters through their physical communication, while also improving emotional range and providing an alternative to acting methods that use memory or other intellectual approaches to summoning emotion. It provides a vocabulary for both actor and director around decisions related to actions and blocking by distilling the essence of the scene and/or the play into its physical version. Finally, it can provide a lens to explore the subtext or ‘what is not being said’ beyond the lines.
Applied to dance and movement work, emotional coding can help dancers add expression on top of existing choreography rather than relying on gestural expressions (such as drawing the firsts towards the stomach to represent sadness). Physical metaphors can act as a guide for adding in extra layers of meaning, while also offering possibilities for transforming concepts into tangible compositions.
Storytelling in Motion for corporates provides a practical and accessible technique for controlling the unspoken narrative, in meetings, presentations, interviews, and more. As more and more jobs are automated, these skills will be more highly valued. Great for HR professionals, leaderships & management positions, and sales teams.
Available for groups (up to 10 px), small groups, and individual coaching, with 3 key programs: Public (Un)speaking, Embodied Problem Solving, and Teamwork & Collaboration.
In a wellness environment, Storytelling in Motion explores embodied storytelling as a way to communicate, reconnect with the self, and express emotions.
Tailored programs for wellness explore how embodied practice can release stress and improve self-awareness by learning to speak without words.
It is excellent for wellness retreats and has three flagship programs: Embodied Problem Solving, Embodied Intelligence, and Embodied Expression.
What People Say
From deep perspective shifts to emotional catharsis, Storytelling in Motion resonates across cultures and backgrounds.
Ademi Lopeka
“The exercises seemed simple at first almost too simple. And that was the hardest part. Because instead of “just dancing,” I had to actually listen to my body, to move differently… and that honestly stopped me for a moment. But that’s where something shifted. I’m really grateful I got to experience it to see myself from another side, to rethink how I move, how I feel, how I show up. It gave me so many questions about myself, my body, my emotions. And that’s what made it so powerful. It’s not just about movement. It’s deeper. It’s work. Growth. And I’d honestly love to keep going. I really recommend trying it if you want to understand yourself more.”
Ananda Gonzalez
“What made it so special was the way it stripped everything back—layer by layer—until all that remained was the most essential element: movement. No words, no elaborate concepts, just the body and its ability to express.
It was fascinating to explore how much can be communicated without speaking, how emotion, intention, and narrative can live entirely in physical expression. The process felt almost like unlearning—letting go of habits, expectations, and overthinking—and returning to something instinctive and raw. There was something very freeing about that simplicity. It reminded me that storytelling doesn’t always need complexity to be powerful. Sometimes, going back to the basics allows for a deeper, more honest kind of expression.”
Solène Anglaret
“The embodied problem solving workshop was a soothing and valuable experience at an extremely challenging time. I came in carrying both fear and grief and left lighter – as if it had travelled through my body instead of staying stuck in my head. Gillian creates a safe and non-judgmental space in which it felt easy to open up and share with each other. If you’re looking for a completely different way to explore a challenge you’re facing (and to feel better in the process) – this workshop is for you.”
Ernika
“This class, and the experience of working with Gillian, made me more aware of how my body shapes the core emotion of the character I perform, and how even the slightest shift in my shoulders or the intensity of my posture can completely transform meaning.
I learned how to create and communicate stories not through words, not even through pantomime, but through the pure essence of motion—something that exists beyond language and beyond our usual ways of communication.
This whole journey brought me closer to expressing my emotions in performance, allowing me to build a deeper connection with the audience, as it is no longer only my voice speaking! Now my body is also whispering in the background.”
