A selection of testimonials
About Pasoatres
Alba Flores
Where is the future of the dramatic arts?
Carlos Moya
The wisdom of the body
A selection of testimonials
About Pasoatres
Alba Flores
Where is the future of the dramatic arts?
Carlos Moya
The wisdom of the body
A feeling of freedom
“This is a space where you can bring out what is inside you, mainly because there are no judgements, giving you the freedom to do what your body is asking you to do at each moment.
You get a feeling of freedom that dancers are not accustomed to experiencing.”
Mamen Tejedor
(dancer and Spanish dance teacher)
With the sensations that dancers experience
“Professionally speaking, I think this work can be extremely valuable, because I have always thought that performance is the dancer’s Achilles heel and that the world of dance has neglected this facet.
The good thing is that these are not performance classes aimed at actors. They are acting classes that work on movement, with the body, with the sensations that dancers experience. You learn how to use and understand these tools, transforming them into emotions that you feel and then transmit to others.”
Vicky Gómez
(dancer and choreographer for TV, singers, and musical theatre)
A feeling of freedom
“This is a space where you can bring out what is inside you, mainly because there are no judgements, giving you the freedom to do what your body is asking you to do at each moment.
You get a feeling of freedom that dancers are not accustomed to experiencing.”
Mamen Tejedor
(dancer and Spanish dance teacher)
With the sensations that dancers experience
“Professionally speaking, I think this work can be extremely valuable, because I have always thought that performance is the dancer’s Achilles heel and that the world of dance has neglected this facet.
The good thing is that these are not performance classes aimed at actors. They are acting classes that work on movement, with the body, with the sensations that dancers experience. You learn how to use and understand these tools, transforming them into emotions that you feel and then transmit to others.”
Vicky Gómez
(dancer and choreographer for TV, singers, and musical theatre)
Vicky Gómez
The Achilles’ heel of dance
Kiara Ramírez
Connected movement
Beatriz Barceló
Another way to see beauty
Alba Flores
Work with Carlos
To experience it freely and without judgement.
My work with Carlos “has helped me in many areas: from understanding dimensions, planes and rhythms and ways of working with my body, to challenging myself to let the body surprise me.
Also to trust my body, and trust the information in the body. And that the body knows ways beyond rationality.
And it has also helped me – although this is difficult to explain – to dance what I am going through. And to dance from a place and with more tools, which was difficult for me, because I had a lot of preconceptions, a lot of family burdens, and I had it associated it with aspects that stopped me from moving freely. Particularly with flamenco and a world which was both conflicted and deeply rooted in my body.
And it allowed me to experiment with it, to use it to express myself, to experience it freely and without judgement.
And that’s amazing.”
Alba Flores
(actress, graduate from Estudio Corazza and member of “La Extraña Compañía”)
Alba Flores
Work with Carlos
To experience it freely and without judgement.
My work with Carlos “has helped me in many areas: from understanding dimensions, planes and rhythms and ways of working with my body, to challenging myself to let the body surprise me.
Also to trust my body, and trust the information in the body. And that the body knows ways beyond rationality.
And it has also helped me – although this is difficult to explain – to dance what I am going through. And to dance from a place and with more tools, which was difficult for me, because I had a lot of preconceptions, a lot of family burdens, and I had it associated it with aspects that stopped me from moving freely. Particularly with flamenco and a world which was both conflicted and deeply rooted in my body.
And it allowed me to experiment with it, to use it to express myself, to experience it freely and without judgement.
And that’s amazing.”
Alba Flores
(actress, graduate from Estudio Corazza and member of “La Extraña Compañía”)
It’s basic to the work of an actor
“From the actor’s point of view, I believe that Carlos is doing some very significant work”. I think everything should start with the body, that acting comes from within and not from the head. And I think it’s basic to the work of an actor.”
Leonardo Salerni
(actor, graduate from the Lee Strasberg Institute, New York, and Gilles Foreman Centre for Action, London)
It’s basic to the work of an actor
“From the actor’s point of view, I believe that Carlos is doing some very significant work”. I think everything should start with the body, that acting comes from within and not from the head. And I think it’s basic to the work of an actor.”
Leonardo Salerni
(actor, graduate from the Lee Strasberg Institute, New York, and Gilles Foreman Centre for Action, London)
New ways of being on stage
“I was looking for body work and had heard of Carlos. I tried a class and realised it was different from the work I had done before.
How would I describe it? I would say that it’s a class where you explore types of expressive patterns which are different from the ones you already use.
The class combined different approaches and, personally speaking, it has helped me to look into new ways of being on stage. I recommend it to everyone who wants to explore movement, their difficulties, character and expressive patterns.”
Miqui Cela
(actor, graduate from RESAD (Royal High School of Dramatic Art), and Estudio Corazza. Río Abierto (Open River) System Motion Teacher and Gestalt Psychotherapist)
Rocío Pérez
How do you experience the work in this space?
Juan Auñón
How (APex)* helped me
Sara Sánz
My process with (APex)* training
Beatriz Gutiérrez
What is it about (Apex)* that leaves an impression on you?
The things I really need
“10 years ago I started my awakening by trying out different alternative therapies.
I have been doing Gestalt therapy with Carlos for about two years, which is the one that I feel most at home with and which is helping me most with my growth and self-knowledge.
I am a flamenco singer and dancer, so identifying my emotions in my body and in movement is easier for me, as well as being able to remember it in my day to day.
Gestalt for artists with Carlos has enabled me to get closer to the truth of the moment on stage and, above all, not to punish myself or demand so much of myself during the process and before the premiere, which is very liberating.
It is a loving and nurturing therapy in which I find my essential being, to connect with my heart with respect and love for myself, being able to recognise habits, beliefs, toxic cultural ideas and discover and be aware of I really need for my well-being, peace, and tranquillity.
I am happy and grateful that we have found each other.”
Naike Ponce
(Flamenco singer and dancer)
The things I really need
“10 years ago I started my awakening by trying out different alternative therapies.
I have been doing Gestalt therapy with Carlos for about two years, which is the one that I feel most at home with and which is helping me most with my growth and self-knowledge.
I am a flamenco singer and dancer, so identifying my emotions in my body and in movement is easier for me, as well as being able to remember it in my day to day.
Gestalt for artists with Carlos has enabled me to get closer to the truth of the moment on stage and, above all, not to punish myself or demand so much of myself during the process and before the premiere, which is very liberating.
It is a loving and nurturing therapy in which I find my essential being, to connect with my heart with respect and love for myself, being able to recognise habits, beliefs, toxic cultural ideas and discover and be aware of I really need for my well-being, peace, and tranquillity.
I am happy and grateful that we have found each other.”
Naike Ponce
(Flamenco singer and dancer)
My life is better than before
“You need to feel absolutely desperate, on the point of death, to relinquish yourself and trust Carlos, because his method is quite different. I wasn’t looking for a therapist when I called him, What I wanted was a hug. Someone who would say they understood, support, a hug.
I want to start therapy with you, I said. I trust you because I have no other alternative, I have failed.
It is a terribly slow and deep process. Because of the little pleasures I feel and the well-being I am experiencing for the first time, I am managing to contain my impatience and stop trying to achieve impressive results. I keep the pleasure and I am satisfied.
I was brought up in an environment where art was neither present nor valued and was even despised. I didn’t dare say I was an artist, I was embarrassed, and I felt very blocked.
I am grateful to Carlos for sharing his vision and philosophy of art with me.
Accepting myself has been very liberating. Now I am trying to change the way I work, my expectations and purpose, and to allow time for myself.
I understand that art is not just a business, it is more than that and I find it magical.
You are lucky when your therapist is an artist.
I have been seeing Carlos for a year and I want to continue because I feel good, my life is better than before; I deal with routine small issues and walk with more confidence and self-esteem.
When we complete the process I will update my opinion and show everything I have been able to create through rest, pleasure, and patience. I will show it because I know that with humans, seeing is believing. Although Carlos is teaching me that it is more important to trust in what you feel than what you see.
Thank you for your dedication from the bottom of my heart.
Fani Konstantinou
(film and advertising director. Writer and photographer)
My life is better than before
“You need to feel absolutely desperate, on the point of death, to relinquish yourself and trust Carlos, because his method is quite different. I wasn’t looking for a therapist when I called him, What I wanted was a hug. Someone who would say they understood, support, a hug.
I want to start therapy with you, I said. I trust you because I have no other alternative, I have failed.
It is a terribly slow and deep process. Because of the little pleasures I feel and the well-being I am experiencing for the first time, I am managing to contain my impatience and stop trying to achieve impressive results. I keep the pleasure and I am satisfied.
I was brought up in an environment where art was neither present nor valued and was even despised. I didn’t dare say I was an artist, I was embarrassed, and I felt very blocked.
I am grateful to Carlos for sharing his vision and philosophy of art with me.
Accepting myself has been very liberating. Now I am trying to change the way I work, my expectations and purpose, and to allow time for myself.
I understand that art is not just a business, it is more than that and I find it magical.
You are lucky when your therapist is an artist.
I have been seeing Carlos for a year and I want to continue because I feel good, my life is better than before; I deal with routine small issues and walk with more confidence and self-esteem.
When we complete the process I will update my opinion and show everything I have been able to create through rest, pleasure, and patience. I will show it because I know that with humans, seeing is believing. Although Carlos is teaching me that it is more important to trust in what you feel than what you see.
Thank you for your dedication from the bottom of my heart.
Fani Konstantinou
(film and advertising director. Writer and photographer)
A new, powerful, and loving way
“I heard about Carlos Moya’s work by attending one of his Gestalt Corporal group classes. I admit that I went there I was curious and had some preconceptions. I wondered whether it would be good for me, if I would feel comfortable in the group, what the other members would be like. This admission says a lot.
My commitment to yoga and the personal work in individual therapy has been and continues to be a great tool of transformation. That Gestalt Dance group class had a real impact on me and was the first of many.
Working with Carlos showed me my habits and behavioural in a new, powerful, and loving way. He opened a door in me that I had to look through to find clarity. New and forgotten states of consciousness, as familiar as they are inspiring and unknown. That was two years ago.
Right from the start, Carlos’ support has been constant but not invasive.
His suggestions for work are clear, specific, and open. He is highly observant and knows how to make use of the few moments when he intervenes because something is happening to the groups or to an individual.
He loves music and selects great soundscapes. From Monteverdi to John Cage, Steve Reich, Bicep, Carolyn Shaw, Julia Kent and flamenco, he picks the right soundtrack for each class according to the work to do and the twists and turns that may occur in the session.
I am writing these words with great affection.
I heartily encourage you to try Carlos’ method of work and to benefit from regular attendance.
Ana B.
(Bachelor of Fine Arts. Culture and art professional)
