Physical Theatre & Directing Labs at NIPAI ^expired

Designed for professionals seeking intensive, practical, new approaches to performance making and creation, this is an immersive, conservatory- and residential-style directing programs.


One-Week Summer Directing Labs in NIPAI, multi-disciplinary workshops, allow students to study and practice essential tools of directing with a faculty of accomplished professionals. It is open to professionals who are eager to refresh their knowledge of the basics and essentials of directing, as well as for those who are at the beginning of their directing career, who have staged several performances but still feel a lack of practical tools which will work for them.


Previous training in directing is required.



Teacher of the program: Sergei Ostrenko.

7 - 28 June 2021>


20 - 29 July 2021 >


25 - 30 August 2021 >



Who are our workshops for?
Our workshops are open to practicing theatre directors of the Drama Theater, Musical Theater, Physical Theater, Choreographers and Circus Directors, working in various genres, techniques, and styles interested to acquire reliable director's toolkit to create contemporary professional productions.


If you are a practicing director at the start of your career or feel the need to refresh and refill your directing arsenal, and wish to be in one group with other directors, choreographers, and dancers, NIPAI intensives offer a great chance to improve skills, to find new international network opportunities and collaboration.


Share and exchange your ideas with colleagues from different parts of the world, gain new helpful tools and professional tips under the competent guidance of NIPAI experts.



What To Expect?
intensive practical/physical and creative training

new techniques, tools and approaches

practice in multidisciplinary and multicultural groups

dynamic, unique, hands-on and professional environment for artistic growth



NIPAI programs aim to equip current and future directors, movement directors, actors coaches, choreographers, actors and dancers with specific working tools and skills which will definitely bring positive results to their careers in the Performing Arts industry.




If you are interested in participation, contact Viktor Kaplan at [email protected]


https://www.nipai.org/post/summer-directing-labs-at-nipai