A 3-month distance learning programme for theatre directors and performing arts practitioners, focused on stage composition, mise-en-scène, blocking, and movement, with practical assignments, individual tutor feedback, and a final staging project.
Where: Distance learning, worldwide. Organising institution: NIPAI, Berlin, Germany.
When: 12-week programme (3 months). Rolling admissions, with start dates confirmed individually.
Deadline for applications: Application deadlines depend on the intake. Applications are reviewed individually. Please contact NIPAI for upcoming start dates and availability.
Description of opportunity:
NIPAI’s Choreography and Blocking in Performance is designed for theatre directors, choreographers, movement directors, assistant directors, stage managers, and performing arts educators who want to develop a structured approach to stage composition, movement, and mise-en-scène.
The curriculum explores blocking, physical action, spatial relationships, group dynamics, gestures, and visual storytelling. Students work with a play of their choice, developing groundplans, stage compositions, movement sequences, and practical staging solutions. Weekly assignments are accompanied by individual written feedback from a tutor.
By the end of the programme, participants develop a staging package for a selected scene, including an annotated groundplan, blocking notation, a movement score, and supporting composition studies. These materials can be used in rehearsal preparation and collaboration with performers. Successful participants receive a NIPAI Certificate of Completion.
The programme is delivered entirely through distance learning in English, with approximately 4–8 hours of study per week. No access to a theatre or full cast is required.
Applicants must hold at least a high school diploma and have prior experience in the performing arts.
About NIPAI
NIPAI (New International Performing Arts Institute) is a Berlin-based institute for contemporary performing arts, established in 2000. Its educational approach is based on the principle that knowledge becomes meaningful when applied in practice. NIPAI works with theatre directors, choreographers, performers, and arts educators from different countries, providing an international learning environment focused on practical training, artistic development, and the exchange of professional experience.
How to apply:
Complete the application form and submit your CV, examples of previous artistic work, and a brief description of the play or performance project you wish to develop. Each application is reviewed individually.
Application form: https://www.nipai.org/programmes/application
Costs for participants:
Tuition fee: €2,450 for the 3-month programme, including study materials, weekly assignments, individual tutor feedback, and a NIPAI Certificate of Completion.
The fee is payable before the programme begins.
Funding options may be available depending on the applicant’s circumstances, programme timing, and eligibility.
For individual funding enquiries, please contact NIPAI.
Contact details:
NIPAI, New International Performing Arts Institute
Breite Str. 43, 13187 Berlin, Germany
Admissions: admissions@nipai.org
General enquiries: info@nipai.org
For further information, please visit https://www.nipai.org/programmes/choreography-and-blocking-course
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